New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): A total of 41 prison personnel from across the country have been selected for the President's Correctional Service Medal to be awarded on the occasion of Independence Day this year.
Tokyo [Japan], August 14 (ANI): A Japanese woman convicted for espionage in China has been released after serving six years in prison in Shanghai, Japanese media reported on Thursday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 13 (ANI): A friendly game of Volleyball between prisoners and jailers was held on Friday at Chanchalguda jail to relieve the stress of the prisoners.
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that it has re-arrested 45 accused out of 3,200 undertrials prisoners, who were out on interim bail on account of the second wave of COVID-19, for different offences.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): As the Taliban captured key cities from the Afghan government, the terror group has released nearly 1000 criminals, drug traffickers among others from at least six cities it took control of in recent days.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): A court in Islamabad has summoned the interior secretary in a case pertaining to 41 Pakistani prisoners who were awarded sentences in drug smuggling cases in Sri Lanka.
Beijing [China], August 11 (ANI): Canadian Michael Spavor, detained by China in 2018, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court in Liaoning Province on charges of espionage, local media reported.
Johannesburg, [South Africa], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): South African former president Jacob Zuma's corruption and money laundering trial at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal was postponed to September 9 and 10 this year due to his hospitalization, said Judge Piet Koen Tuesday.
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], August 10 (ANI): A police van en route to AIIMS Rishikesh carrying prisoners for medical treatment got stuck in a flooded road in Pauri district on Monday.
Al-Hasakah [Syria] August 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US military have transported 40 terrorists of the Islamic State terrorist group from prisons to its base in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah, Syrian state media reported.
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): After taking the action on the death of prisoner Ankit Gurjar in Tihar jail later this week, the Director-General of Tihar jail (Prisons) on Friday shifted the Deputy Superintendent along with five jail staff from jail number 3 on Friday.
Lhasa [Tibet] August 5 (ANI): A Tibetan teacher who was detained by Beijing on the charges of 'separatism' has completed his 20-year prison term but no news of his release has been heard.