Govt considers shorter terms for lifers, release of elderly inmates
The government is considering reducing the 30-year jail term for life-sentenced prisoners and releasing some elderly inmates after reviewing their sentences...
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Ecuador deports 600 Colombian inmates as Bogota cries foul
Colombian authorities said Saturday that Ecuador had deported about 600 Colombian prisoners via a land border crossing, after Bogota protested the action came without prior agreement...
200 inmates escape Pak jail in quake panic
More than 200 Pakistani inmates escaped from a jail in the mega coastal city of Karachi on Tuesday after several earthquake tremors, government officials said...
15 inmates killed in new Ecuador jail massacre
At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest in a series of massacres blamed on a war between drug cartels...
6 inmates killed in Jamalpur jail shooting
At least six inmates died as the army opened fire to prevent an attempted jailbreak at the Jamalpur district jail on Thursday...
3,000 Ukrainian inmates seek to join military
Thousands of Ukrainian inmates are seeking to join the military, Kyiv said on Tuesday, following a decision by lawmakers enabling some categories of prisoners to join the armed forces...
