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On Monday night (October 26), 17 remand prisoners, who were detained in a cell, escaped after telling the jail warder that one of the inmates was suffering from epilepsy

<p>ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday said prisoners from Islamabad will be shifted to the new model jail in the capital which is awaiting inauguration by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.</p> <p>Talking to media at the newly-built Islamabad Model Jail at H-16, Mr Naqvi, accompanied by State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry, said the jail

C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar rejects political vendetta charge over former DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh’s arrest

C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar rejects political vendetta charge over former DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh’s arrest

Security audit of all prisons had been ordered after the escape of a prisoner in Puzhal recently

Preliminary inquiries had revealed that all 17 inmates were locked in a cell when a few of them had called the warder on duty, claiming that an inmate had suffered a seizure (epilepsy).

Andre McKechnie, 55, is serving a life sentence for murder. He took his battle for the salty, sticky, black-brown byproduct of brewing beer to the court last year. He argued being refused Vegemite breached the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act.

A convicted killer fails to overturn a ban on Vegemite in Victoria's prisons after court hears it can be used to make alcohol and impair sniffer dogs from detecting contraband.

<p>Prohibition of salty, yeast-based condiment in Victoria’s prisons remains after convicted murderer claimed it denied him right to ‘enjoy his culture’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/26/australia-politics-live-helen-haines-tribute-anthony-albanese-labor-liberal-one-nation-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor-question-

Police warned the public not to approach an escaped prisoner who has been on the run from a medical facility for two days.

Ukrainians held alongside the American say they witnessed beatings and sexual humiliation by Russian guards during his detention.

Kyiv thanked the United States and the United Arab Emirates for facilitating the third stage of the swap.

Perth grandmother Donna Nelson, convicted of attempting to smuggle drugs into Japan, is back in Australia, according to official Japanese sources.

Accused High Country killer Greg Lynn tells a court he has had been attacked with faeces and bodily fluids during his time in custody, as he seeks bail ahead of a trial next year.

Russia has released a jailed US prisoner as Donald Trump's special envoy meets Vladimir Putin.

The vice president called Steve Witkoff "a diplomat" and said he was in Russia to get a job done.

The justices, for now, agreed to continue preventing the Bureau of Prisons from implementing a policy that would prohibit gender-transition medical treatments.

After Russia released an American prisoner, President Trump’s special envoy praised President Vladimir V. Putin as “a humanitarian.” Our White House and national security correspondent, David E. Sanger, describes how the release comes amid Mr. Trump’s broader shift toward Russia and away from Ukraine.

Russia on Wednesday freed an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

Authorities in Queensland say restraints are only ever used as a last resort on pregnant prisoners, while advocates call for bans on shackles.

The man failed to return to prison after being allowed to leave on compassionate bail last week.