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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' is moved to jail near US border

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was moved from a jail in central Mexico on Saturday to a prison in Ciudad Juarez near the US border, in a move that appears

07/05/2016

Norway

Killer Anders Breivik's human rights have been breached, court rules

Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has partly won a court case over his prison treatment. He is serving 21 years for murdering 77 people. The

20/04/2016

Norway

Mass killer Breivik wins court case over 'inhuman' prison conditions

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has partly won a court case against the Norwegian state, in which he claimed his human rights were

20/04/2016

Myanmar

Dozens of political prisoners released in Myanmar

It marks the first such wave of releases pledged by Aung San Suu Kyi as a top priority for the new government.

08/04/2016

Canada

[Watch] Inmates escape Canadian jail by helicopter

Two inmates at a Canadian jail created their own version of “The Great Escape”, fleeing Quebec’s St-Jérôme jail by clinging to a cord attached to a

17/03/2016

World News

Former leader of banned Basque party freed from jail in Spain

The former leader of the outlawed Basque separatist party Batasuna, Arnaldo Otegi, was greeted by supporters shouting independence

01/03/2016

Israel

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert starts 19-month jail term for corruption

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert began a 19 month jail term for corruption on Monday – making him the country’s first ex-head of government

15/02/2016

Mexico

49 detainees dead after Mexico Topo Chico prison riot

Angry relatives gathered outside Mexico’s Topo Chico prison, notorious for its violence, after 49 detainees died during a deadly riot inside the

12/02/2016

Mexico

Dozens dead in Mexico prison violence

At least fifty two people have died in a riot and fire at a prison in Mexico. A dispute between rival drug gangs is said to have triggered the

11/02/2016

World News

Lawyers for 'El Chapo' Guzman to resist his extradition to US

The lawyer for Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman said he will resist extradition to the United States for his client. The kingpin known as El Chapo is

10/01/2016

Mexico

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' recaptured

He made headlines around the world when he tunneled out of a maximum security prison through a long tunnel, but now he’s been recaptured. The

09/01/2016

USA

Thousands of US prisoners freed early because of computer glitch

More than 3,000 prisoners have been released early in Washington because of a computer glitch. Sentence reductions for good behaviour were

23/12/2015