An Australian woman was sentenced to six years of imprisonment by a court in Japan after they found her guilty of smuggling methamphetamine into the country. The woman claimed that she was a victim of an online romance scam, however, the court chose to ignore it.

Japan court gives prison sentence to 'once love scam victim' for smuggling drugs

The earliest inscription of 'Jesus is God' was found on the floor of an Israeli prison and has been put on display in the United States. The discovery has been called "the greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls" by the researchers.

Archaeologists find first 'Jesus is God' inscription in Israeli prison, call it 'greatest discovery'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's longtime ally Steve Bannon has been released from prison on Tuesday (Oct 29), after serving a four-month sentence for defying subpoenas in the congressional investigation into the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol.

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon released after serving four months in prison, week ahead of election day

The billionare Oswal family has released a disturbing audio of their last call made by Vasundhara Oswal while in detention in Uganda. Vasundhara, the daughter of Swiss-Indian billionaire Pankaj Oswal, has been allegedly illegally detained for nearly three weeks.

Oswal family shares disturbing audio clip of Vasundhara in detention

In an exclusive interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, billionaire Tesla and X owner Elon Musk on Monday (Oct 7) said that he would be thrown behind prison if former President Donald Trump loses to Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential elections next month.

Elon Musk claims if Trump loses to Harris he is 'f***ed', will be thrown in prison

A court in Japan acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, half a century after he was arrested and sentenced to death on the basis of some 'blood-stained cloths' found near the site of the quadruple murders. Watch to know more.

Japan: World's Longest Serving Prisoner Iwao Hakamada Acquitted

A man accused of committing blasphemy was killed by a police officer while in custody in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Thursday, authorities said.

Pakistan police kills blasphemy accused inside the lock-up

Nigeria's Maiduguri is the grip of fear and confusion after 200 prisoners escaped a prison facility ravaged by massive flooding. Among those who escaped are commanders of the terrorist group Boko Haram who were directly responsible for deadly violence in the country's northeast.

Nigeria floods: Animals escape after water destroys zoo

Nigeria floods: Over 1 million affected by severe floods

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that some Boko Haram commanders held at the Maiduguri New Prison were among those who escaped. Not fewer than 200 inmates have escaped after a devastating flood pulled down a prison wall in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Nigeria floods: Jail break after wall collapses due to floods

The Israeli organization arguing in court for the military prison's closure, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, had alleged that detainees at the facility are punished with severe violence, including with attack dogs and sexual assault; made to sit on the ground blindfolded and handcuffed 24 hours a day.

Violence, sexual assault in Israeli prisons; right-wing Israeli groups protest

Iran carried out a mass execution of at least 29 people on Wednesday morning in two prisons located near the capital, Tehran, as the world was busy following news of a possible attack on Israel.

Iran hangs 29 convicts in a single day; biggest group execution in one prison

The Democratic Republic of Congo released 420 prisoners from its largest and most overcrowded prison, after images of dire conditions posted to social media by a recently freed journalist sparked widespread outcry. However human rights advocates are denouncing the government's knee jerk reaction, as too little too late and a lot of reforms need to be done in the prison system of the country.

Images of emaciated prisoners in the DR Congo goes viral

In South Africa the police raided Johannesburg's main prison amidst warnings of a new crackdown on Prisoners. The authorities say that contraband items including knives and smartphones have been seized. Watch in for more details!

Johannesburg main prison raided: Nexus between prison officials and inmates under scanner

In South Africa the police raided Johannesburg's main prison amidst warnings of a new crackdown on prisoners. The authorities say that contraband items including knives and smartphones have been seized. Watch in for more details!

A Canadian serial killer, convicted in 2007 of murdering six women after taking them to a pig farm during a crime spree near the city of Vancouver back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was killed after being attacked by another inmate in a maximum-security prison, authorities said on Friday (May 31).

Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer who fed his victims to pigs, dies after prison attack

UK: A watchdog has warned that the prison system is "creaking at every level" as government prepare to commute certain offenders' sentences by up to 70 days to relieve overcrowding. Watch to know more.

Where will UK send its culprit as prisons become full

Iran's acclaimed filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof announced that he had fled from his country to Europe after he was given a prison sentence by a court on national security charges.

Iran's acclaimed filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof flees country to avoid prison and flogging sentence

A man in Idaho, United States was sentenced to 30 years of prison after he was found guilty of purposely trying to spread HIV to dozens of victims. Thirty-four-year-old Alexander Louie accepted that he had sexual intercourse with 30 to 50 different men and boys, which included a 16-year-old, and that he never informed his partners that he was HIV positive and could infect them with the disease, said the Ada County Prosecutor's office, in a news statement.

Idaho man had sex with nearly 50 males purposely to infect them with HIV

Iraqi authorities have executed at least 11 people convicted of "terrorism" this week, security and health sources said Wednesday, with rights group Amnesty International condemning an "alarming lack of transparency".

Iraq hangs 11 convicted of 'terrorism' in a week, confirms security and health sources

State and federal prisons emerged as hotbeds for the COVID-19 virus in the wake of its outbreak in the US as there was a heightened risk faced by incarcerated individuals.

US prisons were Covid hotbeds, inmates died nearly 3.5 times more than those outside

India on Thursday launched 'Operation Indravati' to evacuate its citizens stranded in war-torn Haiti amid the intense fighting between the armed groups and the government, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said.

‘Operation Indravati’ to evacuate stranded Indians in Haiti launched

Jimmy Cherizier, the elite police officer-turned-gang leader known as “Barbecue,” has risen through Haiti’s political vacuum to become one of the country’s most powerful men...the island country is in chaos due to the recent developments. Watch to know more!

Haiti Gang Violence Escalates: Healthcare ransacked, doctors murdered

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