Prisoners

"Pak Terrorists Indoctrinating Prisoners": Plea Seeks Transfer To Tihar

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday February 22, 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir government has moved the Supreme Court to transfer 7 Pakistan terrorists from Jammu jail to Delhi's Tihar.

"He Let It Out On Me": Man Punches His Lawyer After Getting 47 Years In Jail

World News | Reis Thebault, The Washington Post | Friday February 22, 2019

A Cleveland-based lawyer turned to his client after a judge in Cuyahoga County Pleas Court issued a lengthy prison sentence: 47 years. Next thing he knew, he was on his back, under a courtroom table and beneath the man, who was biting him.

Saudi Crown Prince Orders Release Of 850 Indian Prisoners At PM Modi's Request

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has ordered the release of 850 Indian prisoners lodged in jails in his country on the request of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said this evening.

Pakistani Prisoner Killed In Jaipur Jail In Brawl Over TV Volume, Say Officials

Jaipur News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday February 20, 2019

A Pakistani convict serving a 20 year term in Rajasthan's Jaipur Central Jail was murdered allegedly by other inmates after a fight over TV volume, prison officials said on Wednesday.

Chinese "Ivory Queen" Smuggler Sentenced To 15 Years Jail In Tanzania

World News | Reuters | Wednesday February 20, 2019

A prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the "Ivory Queen" was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court on Tuesday for smuggling the tusks of more than 350 elephants, weighing nearly 2 tonnes, to Asia.

Saudi Crown Prince Orders Release Of 2,100 Pak Prisoners, Says Minister

World News | Reuters | Monday February 18, 2019

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered the release of about 2,100 Pakistani prisoners from the kingdom's jails during a high-profile visit to Islamabad, Pakistan's information minister said on Monday.

Bengaluru Businessman Arrested While Trying To Leave India: Tax Officials

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

A city-based businessman, who has defaulted on income tax payments with arrears of Rs 11.94 crore plus interest, was on Tuesday detained to a civil prison at Parappana Agrahara Central Jail for six months for failing to make satisfactory arrangement for payment of arrears, officials said.

UN Human Rights Body Slams Force-Feeding Of Detainees, Including Indians

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Amid concerns over the force-feeding of immigrant detainees, including Indians, at a "processing centre" in the US, the UN human rights office said forcible feeding of prisoners on hunger strike is "inhuman" and "unacceptable" and may amount to torture in violation of a UN convention.

Hanif Syed, Sentenced To Death In 2003 Mumbai Blasts, Dies At Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2019

Mohammad Hanif Syed, one of the three convicts sentenced to death in the 2003 Mumbai twin bomb blasts and currently lodged in the Nagpur Central Jail, died at a hospital, a prison officer said on Sunday.

Quebec Mosque Shooter Sentenced To Life, No Parole For 40 Years

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 9, 2019

A 29-year-old who shot dead six worshipers at a Quebec City mosque in the worst anti-Muslim attack in the West got life in prison Friday.

7 Get Life In Jail For Killing 2 Men That Led To 2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday February 8, 2019

Muzaffarnagar Riots 2013: Seven people who were found guilty of killing two men in an attack that is said to have triggered riots in western Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar in 2013 have been sentenced to life in prison today. The Muzaffarnagar riots were one of the worst communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh's history.

US Justice Department Orders Probe Into Frigid New York Jail: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday February 7, 2019

The US Department of Justice late on Wednesday ordered an investigation into a Brooklyn jail where inmates said they spent days in frigid, dark cells after a fire cut power and heat during a cold snap in New York City, media reports said.

Uber Driver Who Killed 6 On Shooting Rampage In US Jailed For Life

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 6, 2019

An Uber driver who killed six people on a shooting spree in the US Midwest was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Madhya Pradesh Man Commits Suicide In Prison, Four Cops Suspended

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 4, 2019

A man arrested on Sunday night allegedly committed suicide in the Dimni police station lock-up in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, an official said.

Murder-Accused US Martial Artist Flees As Prison Van Stops For Breakfast

World News | Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Monday February 4, 2019

The prisoner transfer van stopped at a McDonald's north of Houston for a quick breakfast Sunday morning. Cedric Joseph Marks saw an opening.