US rule to allow some inmates to stay home after Covid emergency lifts
The regulations are expected to provide some relief to inmates, who feared they could potentially be hauled back into prison when the public health emergency expires on May 11.
Upgrades but no new prisons planned, says home minister Saifuddin
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says prisons that are over 100 years old will be redeveloped.
Philippine prisons chief denies digging escape tunnel for inmates
Estimated to be 60m deep and 40m wide, the gaping hole was found at the official residence of Gerald Bantag after he was suspended as director general of the Bureau of Corrections.
No campaign from behind bars for Najib
The Prison Department says no statements can be issued by prison inmates.
Once in prison, always a jailbird?
Many who are handed jail terms end up behind bars again for the same crimes after their release, raising questions about the effectiveness of prison programmes.
Sarawak first state to vaccinate inmates
More than 700 doses have been administered so far, with more to come for locals and foreign inmates alike.
NGO calls for action over Jelebu prison abuse
Sebaran Kasih says the police and prison officers must know the limits of their power.
Families claim Jelebu prison inmates beaten, sprayed with chilli powder in police custody
The wife of one of the inmates says her husband is traumatised and contemplating suicide in prison.
Singapore court rules govt immune from suit by 22 inmates over leaked letters
The suit was dismissed yesterday with costs of S$10.
Overcrowding the problem, not SOPs, rights group says on prison spikes
LFL says any SOPs in place are likely to fail without a significant reduction in number of inmates.
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