Lawmakers hand Myanmar leader prisoner list
1 day ago
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and three other Democrats handed Thein Sein a prisoner list and called for an end to attacks on minorities.
Myanmar leader frees prisoners ahead of US visit
5 days ago
Myanmar's president has pardoned political prisoners just ahead of a state visit to the United States, maintaining the momentum of warming ties between the countries.
Cuban prisoner settles lawsuit against Md. company
5 days ago
Cuban prisoner settles lawsuit against Md.
Thailand limits shackles to improve inmate rights
7 days ago
Under the pilot project, 563 well-behaved inmates out of 800 prisoners at Central Bangkwang Prison have had the shackles removed from their ankles since January.
Gitmo prisoner: Obama has 'abandoned' detainees
8 days ago
To date, only two prisoners have been convicted in a trial by military tribunals at Guantanamo, and both were reversed by the federal appeals court in Washington (although one remains under review).
Uruguay general gets 28 years in prisoner's murder
12 days ago
Uruguay general gets 28 years in prisoner's murder
Pakistani prisoner dies in northern India hospital
13 days ago
A Pakistani man who was serving a life sentence in an Indian prison died Thursday, less than a week after he was beaten by another inmate and slipped into a coma, an official said.
Guantanamo hunger strike at 100 prisoners
19 days ago
Lawyers for prisoners have disputed the military's tally since the strike began in February as a protest of conditions and indefinite confinement at Guantanamo.
Report: Unclear prisoner release standards
21 days ago
Report: Unclear prisoner release standards
Inmate suicide casts shadow on model Indian jail
70 days ago
One visiting prison lawyer told of watching guards hit inmates with iron bars and seeing an inmate hung upside down and beaten on the soles of his feet.