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UK's 'Hannibal The Cannibal' Locked In Fortress Cell Behind 17 Doors: Report
Robert Maudsley, dubbed "Hannibal the Cannibal," has been held in solitary confinement at Wakefield Prison for 45 years due to his extreme danger, locked behind 17 steel doors resembling conditions akin to Hannibal Lecter.
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Court Rejects Plea Seeking To Repeal Laws On Solitary Confinement In Jails
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to Parliament to repeal the penal law provisions enabling the jail authorities to keep prisoners in solitary confinement.
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Solitary Confinement Of Prisoners
The Delhi High Court sought the Centre's stand on Tuesday on a petition against solitary confinement of prison inmates.
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Alone In My Cell, Practically In Solitary Confinement: Umar Khalid Tells Court
Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with north-east Delhi violence in February, told a Delhi court on Thursday that he was not allowed to step out of his cell and it was sort of a "solitary confinement".
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Barack Obama Bans Solitary Confinement For Juveniles
President Barack Obama announced a ban on solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons on Monday, citing the "heartbreaking" case of a teenager who spent two years in solitary after stealing a backpack and later killed himself.
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Freed Belarus Opposition Leader Unbroken After 'Slow Murder' in Jail
Jailed for daring to stand against authoritarian Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko in 2010 elections, Mikola Statkevich walked free this month after five years behind bars, most of it in solitary confinement.
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US Man Ordered Freed After 4 Decades in Solitary
A US federal judge ordered Monday the release of the country's longest-serving solitary confinement prisoner, who was imprisoned as such almost 43 years.
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US man gets USD 22 million for solitary confinement
A US man has been awarded USD 22 million for inhumane treatment after being jailed in solitary confinement for 22 months for drink driving in the southern state of New Mexico.
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Norway rampage culprit held in isolation
The self-described perpetrator of Norway's deadly bombing and shooting rampage was ordered held in solitary confinement on Monday after calmly telling a court that two other cells of collaborators stood ready to join his murderous campaign
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UK's 'Hannibal The Cannibal' Locked In Fortress Cell Behind 17 Doors: Report
Robert Maudsley, dubbed "Hannibal the Cannibal," has been held in solitary confinement at Wakefield Prison for 45 years due to his extreme danger, locked behind 17 steel doors resembling conditions akin to Hannibal Lecter.
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Court Rejects Plea Seeking To Repeal Laws On Solitary Confinement In Jails
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to Parliament to repeal the penal law provisions enabling the jail authorities to keep prisoners in solitary confinement.
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Solitary Confinement Of Prisoners
The Delhi High Court sought the Centre's stand on Tuesday on a petition against solitary confinement of prison inmates.
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Alone In My Cell, Practically In Solitary Confinement: Umar Khalid Tells Court
Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with north-east Delhi violence in February, told a Delhi court on Thursday that he was not allowed to step out of his cell and it was sort of a "solitary confinement".
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Barack Obama Bans Solitary Confinement For Juveniles
President Barack Obama announced a ban on solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons on Monday, citing the "heartbreaking" case of a teenager who spent two years in solitary after stealing a backpack and later killed himself.
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Freed Belarus Opposition Leader Unbroken After 'Slow Murder' in Jail
Jailed for daring to stand against authoritarian Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko in 2010 elections, Mikola Statkevich walked free this month after five years behind bars, most of it in solitary confinement.
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US Man Ordered Freed After 4 Decades in Solitary
A US federal judge ordered Monday the release of the country's longest-serving solitary confinement prisoner, who was imprisoned as such almost 43 years.
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US man gets USD 22 million for solitary confinement
A US man has been awarded USD 22 million for inhumane treatment after being jailed in solitary confinement for 22 months for drink driving in the southern state of New Mexico.
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Norway rampage culprit held in isolation
The self-described perpetrator of Norway's deadly bombing and shooting rampage was ordered held in solitary confinement on Monday after calmly telling a court that two other cells of collaborators stood ready to join his murderous campaign
