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Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera set to be released after serving six months in prison for spreading false information. International outcry over his a...

Ohio mother sentenced to life in prison for leaving 16-month-old daughter to die of starvation and dehydration. Tragic incident underscores parental respon...

A girl in the United Kingdom's Wetherby Young Offender Institution twice had her clothes removed while being restrained by an all-male team of prison officers, according to a report by the Inspectorate of Prisons. The girl was reportedly trying to use her clothes to harm herself. Wetherby is a correctional…

Louise Powell says she hopes new guidance means fewer pregnant women are jailed and it can be the legacy of her child Brooke

The man was bailed to front court for the first time next month.

A Victorian coroner is investigating the death of notorious Finks bikie boss Brent Reker in 2019 after his body was found in his cell by corrections staff.

Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see, spending half his life in what amounts to a prison camp for jihadist families in an arid corner of northeastern Syria.

Re-elected Russian president makes first public comment on death of opposition leader, which he calls ‘sad event’

In 2022, MoJ data shows 34% of those targeted with synthetic Pava spray were Muslims, who make up 18% of prison population