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Hyderabad activists demand investigation into Cherlapally prison incident involving mistreatment of fasting prisoners, seek legal action against violators.

Trouble broke out on April 12 night at the Cherlapally Prison premises as two inmates went berserk and allegedly started banging their heads against the walls and injured themselves demanding drugs from the jail officials.

Lawsuit accuses Nevada prison staff of covering up inmate's death after assault.

A former US ambassador who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba for over four decades was sentenced in federal court on Friday to 15 years in prison.

South Carolina prison supervisor indicted for accepting bribes and providing contraband cellphones, highlighting challenges in combating illegal phone use.

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Founding Saxon member Steve Dawson found guilty of historic child abuse at Sheffield Crown Court, given six year custodial sentence

Sources revealed that Oscar Pistorius has completely changed: "He’s not friendly, not outgoing," one said. " ... He’s just a shadow of what he once was." The post Olympic Runner Oscar Pistorius Now Can’t Find Job After Serving Prison Time For Girlfriend’s Homicide first appeared on Bored Panda.

Former billionaire crypto trader Sam Bankman-Fried has filed an appeal against his fraud conviction and 25-year jail sentence for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded in one of the biggest financial frauds in the history of the United States, which impacted victims all…

Liu Xiaoming, also fined more than $82,000, is one of the latest officials punished in an ongoing campaign against corruption in the field

In Nigeria, Chioma Okoli faces up to three years in prison and a fine of 7 million naira (around $5,600 U.S.) after posting on Facebook that she found a tomato puree made by local company Erisco Foods Limited to be too sweet. Police have charged her under the nation's cybercrimes…