Prison sentence

Inmates forced to survive by eating each other in Rwanda's Gitarama prison

It was later repurposed as a prison, initially designed for around 400 inmates. Shockingly, this facility now crams up to 8,000 prisoners within.

Prisons to release 120 inmates to alleviate overcrowding

IPS said that it was continuing to search for solutions to the overcrowding problems, and to ensure that detainees and prisoners had proper living arrangements.

Ghislaine Maxwell identifies as Jewish in prison, tapping resources for incarcerated Jews

Religious services are being provided through Reaching Out, one of several organizations operated by people affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement to serve those who are incarcerated.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
08/08/2023

US urges appeals court to uphold Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction

Maxwell is behind bars in Florida after a Manhattan jury convicted her in December 2021 on five charges for recruiting and grooming four girls for Epstein to abuse between 1994 and 2004.

By REUTERS
30/06/2023
Islamic State

Libya court sentences 23 to death for Islamic State campaign

Islamic State's Libyan branch was one of the militant group's strongest outside its original territory in Iraq and Syria, taking advantage of the chaos and warfare.

By REUTERS
29/05/2023

Palestinian terrorists sentenced to life in prison for Elad ax attack

The indictment against the Palestinian terrorists had been amended following the 2023 passing of one of the injured victims. 

Two men sentenced for planning to attack US electric substations

Their plan was to attack substations with powerful rifles, which they believed would result in millions of dollars in damages while causing civil unrest, but they never carried out any attacks.

By REUTERS
22/04/2023

Russia attacks UN envoy for 'political bias' over jailed Putin critic

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk sent a letter in which he condemned the 25-year prison sentence given to Vladimir Kara-Murza.

22/04/2023

Soldier sentenced to 27 months in jail for leaking secrets, IDF intel

The soldier had been arrested and interrogated by the Shin Bet and the police, along with a variety of other civilians back in March and April 2022.

Israel jail crackdown sets up showdown with Palestinian prisoners

The looming showdown between the prisoners and Ben-Gvir comes days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on both sides to do everything to lower tensions.

By REUTERS
02/02/2023
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