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Another Prison Riot Kills 33 Inmates in Brazil
| Frances Diana Roullo | | Jan 07, 2017 11:59 AM EST |
Days after Brazil has witnessed one of the goriest penitentiary mayhem, another prison killing spree in the nation's Amazon region occurred on Friday, with at least 33 inmates reported dead.
Prison Riot Kills at Least 60 in Brazil
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 03, 2017 10:43 AM EST |
At least 60 people have been killed, with many getting beheaded, after a 17-hour prison riot broke out on Sunday afternoon in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus in Brazil.
Angie Vu Ha, Asia's Sexiest DJ, to Remain in Prison Following Child Abduction Charges
| Cybelle Go | | Dec 13, 2015 07:38 AM EST |
Vietnamese DJ Angie Vu Ha held back emotions when a Brooklyn judge informed her that he cannot approve bail for her to face parental abduction charges in France, according to Lollipop SG.
Xu Ming, A Chinese Businessman Linked to Corruption Scandals Dies in Prison, Reports Say
| Cybelle Go | | Dec 07, 2015 01:14 PM EST |
Xu Ming, founder of Dalian shade, who was convicted of bribery three years ago, has passed away due to a heart attack in Hubei Prison last Friday, according to SCMP.
Texas Prison Set on Fire by Protesting Inmates
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 22, 2015 04:26 AM EST |
The Willacy County Correctional Center has become uninhabitable after inmates set the facility on fire Saturday, following disruptive behavior after they prisoners became upset with medical services.
Egypt Imprisons Men In 'Gay Wedding' Video
| David Perry | | Nov 02, 2014 08:39 PM EST |
Lawyers accuse the courts of caving to public pressure.
Mississippi Imprisons More People Than Russia and China Combined
| David Perry | | Oct 23, 2014 02:02 AM EDT |
In a recent comparison compiled by the Centre for Prison Studies and Prison Policy Initiative, it was found that the state of Mississippi locks up more people per capita than China and Russia combined.
Juvenile Inmates Get Second Chance at Fashion Show
| Mitch de Leon | | Oct 14, 2014 12:47 AM EDT |
Getting locked up behind bars was no match for the desire of the city's young offenders to start anew. In a visit by fashion industry bigwigs invited to take part in the fashion show organized by 15 inmates from the Shanghai Juvenile Reformatory, hope had once again shone through despite the bleak circumstances surrounding the situation.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Suggests Victim is Partly to Blame in Prison Rape Case
| Erika Villanueva | | Sep 26, 2014 09:11 PM EDT |
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane expressed regret in a recent statement after finding out about a controversial filing from her office which implied that a victim was partly to blame in her own rape case.
Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Launches '@Large' Exhibit at Famous Alcatraz
| Erika Villanueva | | Sep 25, 2014 02:37 AM EDT |
In his latest protest, notorious Chinese rebel and artist Ai Weiwei used the United States' most popular former prison to lay focus on activists' plights while they are detained.
Connecticut Man Fatally Stabbed While on the way to Propose to Girlfriend
| Tara Scott | | Sep 03, 2014 03:16 PM EDT |
Kevin Adorno, 28, was fatally stabbed when embarking on his "bucket list" bike ride from Maryland to Miami, where he planned to propose to his girlfriend.
Brazilian Inmates Behead Two During Prison Uprising
| Erika Villanueva | | Aug 25, 2014 02:55 AM EDT |
Inmates in a Brazilian jail killed four fellow prisoners, beheading two of them, during an uprising held to protest for better facilities, local authorities reported.
Heartbreaking Video Shows Al Jazeera Journalists' Reactions After Receiving 7 Year Prison Sentence in Egypt
| Katie Collom | | Jun 25, 2014 02:37 AM EDT |
A video released recently shows the reactions of the three Al Jazeera journalists who were detained in Egypt and accused of spreading false news and supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. Two of the journalists were leveled with a seven-year sentence in a maximum security prison while a third was given 10 years for reportedly being in possession of a weapon.
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