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Parent-Killing Menendez Brothers May Get Free After Over 30 Years
Lyle and Erik Menendez will appear before California's parole board to seek freedom this week, more than 35 years after the shotgun murders of their parents in the family's luxury Beverly Hills home.
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Ex-Judge Challenges Japan's "Unopenable Door" Retrial System After Hakamada Case
The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely determination.
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High-Security Jail To Come Up In Mumbai As State Passes Prison Reform Bill
The Maharashtra legislative assembly here on Friday passed a bill seeking to reform the prison system in the state.
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Did Gladiators Really Fight to the Death? Here's What You Need to Know
The concept of gladiators in ancient Rome often suggests that they routinely fought to the death, but historical insights reveal a more nuanced reality. While some matches did end fatally, particularly in earlier periods, reforms instituted around 27 B.C. reduced the overall mortality rate significantly. Gladiators could surrender, and only about o...
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"UP Prisons To Be Known As Reform Homes": Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while reviewing the condition of prisons in a high-level meeting on Thursday, gave important guidelines towards prison reform.
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Parliamentary Panel Expresses Concern Over Prison Safety And Security
Parliamentary Standing Committee for Home Affairs called a meeting on Tuesday in connection with the reform in the jails system.
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Malaysia Scraps Mandatory Death Penalty, Natural-Life Prison Term
Malaysia's parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death, and abolish natural-life prison sentences, a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups.
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In Historic Reform, Express Checkout From Jail For Prisoners With Bail
Chief Justice N V Ramana today launched a software, which will facilitate quick and secure communication of court orders through electronic mode.
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All Prisons In Uttar Pradesh To Have In-House Radio Stations By 2021
Uttar Pradesh prisons will now have their own in-house radio stations, operated by jail inmates, officials said. Director General (prison administration and reform services), Anand Kumar, recently inaugurated the 26th in-house radio station in Meerut district jail.
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Was Ready To Die To Save Lives, Says London Attack Hero
A reformed prisoner who fought London Bridge assailant Usman Khan with a fire extinguisher said Thursday he was ready to die because he believed the attacker wore a live suicide belt.
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Parent-Killing Menendez Brothers May Get Free After Over 30 Years
Lyle and Erik Menendez will appear before California's parole board to seek freedom this week, more than 35 years after the shotgun murders of their parents in the family's luxury Beverly Hills home.
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Ex-Judge Challenges Japan's "Unopenable Door" Retrial System After Hakamada Case
The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely determination.
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High-Security Jail To Come Up In Mumbai As State Passes Prison Reform Bill
The Maharashtra legislative assembly here on Friday passed a bill seeking to reform the prison system in the state.
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Did Gladiators Really Fight to the Death? Here's What You Need to Know
The concept of gladiators in ancient Rome often suggests that they routinely fought to the death, but historical insights reveal a more nuanced reality. While some matches did end fatally, particularly in earlier periods, reforms instituted around 27 B.C. reduced the overall mortality rate significantly. Gladiators could surrender, and only about o...
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"UP Prisons To Be Known As Reform Homes": Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while reviewing the condition of prisons in a high-level meeting on Thursday, gave important guidelines towards prison reform.
-
Parliamentary Panel Expresses Concern Over Prison Safety And Security
Parliamentary Standing Committee for Home Affairs called a meeting on Tuesday in connection with the reform in the jails system.
-
Malaysia Scraps Mandatory Death Penalty, Natural-Life Prison Term
Malaysia's parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death, and abolish natural-life prison sentences, a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups.
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In Historic Reform, Express Checkout From Jail For Prisoners With Bail
Chief Justice N V Ramana today launched a software, which will facilitate quick and secure communication of court orders through electronic mode.
-
All Prisons In Uttar Pradesh To Have In-House Radio Stations By 2021
Uttar Pradesh prisons will now have their own in-house radio stations, operated by jail inmates, officials said. Director General (prison administration and reform services), Anand Kumar, recently inaugurated the 26th in-house radio station in Meerut district jail.
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Was Ready To Die To Save Lives, Says London Attack Hero
A reformed prisoner who fought London Bridge assailant Usman Khan with a fire extinguisher said Thursday he was ready to die because he believed the attacker wore a live suicide belt.
