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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed two men died in custody on Wednesday.

‘Skill development and personality development programmes are being conducted in prisons to help inmates emerge as responsible citizens’

The Public and Private Development Centre says about 55,000 inmates are awaiting trial in Nigeria, citing prolonged detention and high cost of legal servic Read More: https://punchng.com/55000-inmates-awaiting-trial-in-nigeria-ppdc/

The six convicted prisoners participated in Raja Satyavrata or Shani Prabhava, a three-hour play staged inside the prison; it was written, directed and enacted entirely by prisoners

Justice S.M. Subramaniam, the seniormost judge of Madras High Court, has ordered the inquiry in his capacity as the Executive Chairman of Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority

SHAH ALAM, Nov 2 — Police are investigating a trespassing case involving a group suspected of removing several inm...

Doctors working in Northern Territory prisons say difficulty accessing patients in custody is causing "moral injury" to health workers.

A pair of dramatic manhunts as authorities in both incidents acknowledge inmates, who should’ve been behind bars, escaped by simply walking out. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports.

President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the $35m mega-prison built to house up to 5,100 inmates near San Jose.

The Nigerian Correctional Service says all inmates are safe after an attack on their transport vehicle along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Read More: https://punchng.com/all-inmates-safely-returned-after-attack-on-escort-vehicle-official/

The Supreme Court has rejected an effort from the Trump administration to restrict some medical treatments for transgender inmates. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the ruling.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2706,w_4074/444338' alt='Prison cell block (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='Prison cell block (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />The court denied the Justice Department's emergency request to lift a federal judge's order blocking the

The former pilot is applying for bail while he awaits trial for the murder of camper Carol Clay.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison. The decision leaves in place a lower-court block on the policy.

The Supreme Court has rejected a Trump administration appeal seeking to immediately enforce medical care restrictions for transgender people in prison

In an unsigned order, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal seeking to revive a policy ending certain medical treatments for transgender inmates.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Trump administration cannot enforce a new policy that restricts treatment for transgender inmates in federal prison.

The Archbishop of Onitsha and Metropolitan of the Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Valerian Okeke, has celebrated his 73rd birthday with inmates at the National Correctional Centre in Onitsha, Anambra State. Okeke said the annual gesture was a way of showing love to the inmates, giving them a sense of belonging and expressing gratitude to Read More