Inside one of El Salvador’s sprawling prison complexes, rows of sewing machines operate in day and night shifts. Inmates produce clothing for public institutions as part of a state-backed prison labour programme that expanded in early 2025. The initiative, promoted by the administration of Nayib Bukele, is presented by officials as a way to make […]
UAE rulers pardon 1,079 inmates for National Day / Image: File In a beautiful display of compassion leading up to the 54th UAE National Day (Eid Al Etihad), the Rulers of Ras Al Khaimah and Ajman have granted freedom to more than a thousand prisoners. This generous royal gesture aims to provide a second chance, […]
Russia strikes Ukrainian prison (Representative image) Russia struck a prison in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region late Monday(local time), killing at least 17 inmates and injuring more than 80 others.Russia used four guided aerial bombs to target Bilenkivska Correctional colony, according to the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine, reported AP.At least 42 inmates were hospitalized […]
Shabana Mahmood (Source: X) In a move to ease the pressure on Britain’s overflowing jails, justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced emergency measures allowing recalled prisoners to be released after just 28 days.This step is expected to free up 1,400 prison places, reports the Independent.Speaking on Wednesday, Mahmood warned that the prison system is at […]
A team of inmates from Dubai Police Central Jail took fifth place at the first online edition of the Asian inmate chess championship. Photo: Dubai Police via The National A team of inmates from Dubai Police’s Correctional and Penal Institutions has earned fifth place in the first-ever Asian Inmate Chess Championship, a virtual tournament overseen […]
Troopers with Louisiana State Police escort Orleans Parish Prison escapee Lenton Vanburen to a waiting vehicle (Image credits: AP) Three more inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were re-arrested on Monday in separate states, more than a week after their bold escape.Louisiana State Police announced on X that one of […]
In what resembled a scene from a crime thriller, ten inmates pulled off a daring prison break last week at the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans.The prisoners escaped by cutting through steel bars behind a metal toilet and sink unit in their cell, squeezing through a small hole to freedom. Before fleeing, they taunted […]
Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans A prison staffer has been arrested after he reportedly admitted to have helped 10 inmates escape a New Orleans jail last week.Also Read | ‘To easy lol’: 10 inmates including murder convicts use blankets to escape through hole in New Orleans jailMaintenance worker Sterling Williams was asked by one […]
US to execute three death row inmates this week (Photo: AP) A man who pleaded guilty to killing a convenience store worker by setting her on fire is to be put to death in Texas on Tuesday, one of three executions to be carried out in the United States this week.Matthew Johnson, 49, is to […]
In a shocking lapse of security, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans by crawling through a tiny space.The prisoners disappeared into the night and left behind taunting graffiti for the police, reports the New York Post.The jailbreak occurred around 1 am Friday. The incident sparked serious concerns about conditions […]
