Prisoners
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UK
Foreign prisoners cost UK taxpayer bombshell £630MILLION a year | UK | News
Foreign criminals held in British prisons cost taxpayers almost £630 million a year. Official figures released last week show that…
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Australia
Ukraine and Russia swap 193 prisoners of war each
Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner of war exchange, sending back 193 captured personnel, in an exchange that both sides…
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Australia
ASEAN chair urges Myanmar to free more prisoners
The Philippines, president of regional bloc ASEAN, is encouraging the release of more prisoners in Myanmar, including ousted former leader…
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UK
Staggering number of prisoners let out by mistake revealed in new justice crisis | Politics | News
New figures show a shocking almost 180 criminals were wrongly released from prison. The Ministry of Justice said 179 prisoners…
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UK
Almost 200 prisoners released ‘in error’ last year, new figures show
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Australia
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Australia
Cuba releases prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups
Cuba began releasing prisoners from prisons just hours after the communist-run government announced a sweeping amnesty that coincided with the…
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UK
Cuba begins to free more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade | Cuba
Cuban authorities began releasing prisoners after announcing they would pardon 2,010 prisoners; This is the second evacuation in less than…
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UK
Cuba to release more than 2,000 prisoners, as pressure from US mounts
The embassy statement also said eligibility for release is based on a “careful analysis” of the crimes as well as…
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USA
Israel Passes Widely Condemned Death Penalty Law For Palestinian Prisoners
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis;…
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