Thousands of Ohio prison guards will begin wearing body cameras for the first time this year, bringing more transparency inside prison walls at a time when the coronavirus pandemic and guard shortages are making many prisons more dangerous.

In a first, Ohio moves to put body cameras on guards in every prison

The 11th of January, 2022 marked 20 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay, the infamous US prison in Cuba.

20 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay, the infamous US prison in Cuba

January 11 2022 marks 20 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay, the infamous US prison in Cuba known as a symbol of injustice and torture across the world. When and why this product of the United States as war on terror was set up and will it ever shut down our next report get you more.

20  years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay, the infamous US prison

Three white men have now been convicted of murdering a black man Ahmaud Arbery in the United States. The three men have been sentenced to life in prison.

US: Three white men sentenced to life in prison for murdering a black man Ahmaud Arbery

At the end of October a presidential candidate starred up old memories when proposing to send corrupt politicians to Colombia's notorious former island prison of Gorgona. No one took the threat seriously but it did pick interest about a little known part of Colombia's history that could be compared to Alcatraz or Robben island.

Gorgona Island, where an infamous prison once stood

Panettone is the Italian national Christmas cake, and it is notoriously tricky to perfect. So when the version from Pasticceria Giotto was named one of the 10 best in Italy, it was a real honor.

A Panettone baked in prison, and it’s one of Italy’s best

Hundreds of prisoners set fire to a Thai jail during a two-day riot over the handling of a coronavirus cluster, with some inmates wounded as officers sought to restore order.

Riots over better medical facilities amid COVID-19 pandemic results in Prison fire in Thailand

Riots over COVID-19 medical facilities, Thailand prison set on fire

To decongest overcrowding in jails, Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso on Monday granted pardon to prisoners with serious illnesses and those jailed for minor traffic violations.

Ecuador President pardons some inmates to decongest jails after violence

Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina on Friday granted a pardon to a man who spent more than 24 years in prison for murder before a judge vacated his conviction in 2019, finding that a key witness had “entirely made up” her testimony.

Man pardoned after spending 24 years in prison for murder

As the British government examines new legislation to tackle online abuse, internet "trolls" might face two years in prison for words or material that cause "psychological injury.

UK's online safety bill: Internet trolls could face two years in prison for psychological harm

Four people were wounded and police were shot at on Saturday in a new clash between prisoners at the Ecuadorian prison where 118 people were killed just days earlier in the country's deadliest inmate riot.

Four wounded in fresh inmate clash at riot-hit Ecuador prison

Nearly 30 prisoners were killed in a battle between inmates equipped with firearms and grenades at a prison in Ecuador's largest city Tuesday, officials said. It was the latest in a series of deadly prison clashes between rival drug gangs that have killed over 100 inmates this year.

29 dead in Ecuador's latest prison violence: officials

A former Rwandan army colonel who was accused of masterminding the slaughter of 800,000 people during the 1994 genocide has died in prison in Mali, Malian officials said on Saturday.

Rwandan genocide 'kingpin' Bagosora dies in Mali prison: Sources

South Africa's highest court has denied bail application by South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma to rescind his sentence of 15 months in jail; he was held on the charges of contempt of court earlier and was sentenced to imprisonment.

South Africa: Top court upholds ex-president Jacob Zuma’s prison sentence

6 Palestinian prisoners escaped from a high-security Israeli jail leading to the launch of a massive manhunt by authorities. On The West Asia Post this week, Ghadi Francis decodes this Hollywood-style prison break.

The West Asia Post: A tunnel, a napping guard and a massive manhunt

Forty-one inmates have died and more than 70 others have sustained injuries after a fire swept through an overcrowded jail in Indonesia. The blaze at Tangerang prison broke out on Wednesday as most of the inmates slept.

Fire in Indonesian prison kills 41 inmates, 80 others sustain injuries

A fire at a prison at Indonesia's Java island on Wednesday killed 41 inmates and injured dozens of others as per an official. The prison is located just outside Indonesian capital Jakarta.

Prison fire in Indonesia kills 41 inmates

With next year's presidential election in mind, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he sees only three alternatives for his future: prison, death or victory. In the polls, the right-wing populist leader is still trailing left-wing former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.

For future, Bolsonaro sees only three alternatives, prison, death or victory

A former Air Force intelligence analyst who helped find targets for deadly US drone strikes has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking top-secret details about the program.

Former intelligence analyst who leaked information sentenced to prison for 45 months

Ecuador on Friday raised to 27 the number of inmates killed in prison riots in two jails this week that forced the government to declare a state of emergency. President Guillermo Lasso had issued the order "to mobilise all necessary human and economic resources to re-establish order" in Ecuador's prisons after violence erupted on Wednesday at jails in Guayas, in southwestern Ecuador, and Cotopaxi, in the centre of the country.

Ecuador prison riot death toll rises to 27

Ecuador on Thursday declared a state of emergency in its penitentiary system after riots at two prisons left 22 dead and 57 wounded. President Guillermo Lasso issued the order "to mobilise all necessary human and economic resources to re-establish order" in Ecuador's prisons.

Ecuador declares emergency after 22 killed in prison riots

South Africa has slipped into anarchy. It's no longer about Jacob Zuma. Looters say they're stealing because others are. Mob justice is rising with armed vigilantes on the streets and Indians are facing the worst of this. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: South Africa slips into Anarchy

The Constitutional Court has agreed to hear former President Jacob Zuma's rescission application which means Zuma will no longer be going to prison on Sunday.

South Africa's top court to hear Jacob Zuma's plea again

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