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UN tribunal for Rwandan genocide transfers nine prisoners to jail in Benin 
Modern Ghana
Modern Ghana
1 July - The United Nations tribunal set up to try those responsible for the worst crimes committed during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 has announced that it has transferred nine prisoners to Benin to serve the...
Former jail guard gets 4-year sentence for drug traffickingMan was paid $2,000 by prisoner after ...
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
Released from prison, Alaska's Kohring supportive of private jails
The News & Observer
The News & Observer
Former Rep. Vic Kohring says he still supports private prisons even as his enthusiasm clashes with his own observations from inside one, where he said equipment went unrepaired, meals lacked fresh produce and prisoner...
Prison guards find 80 bombs in British jails over 12 years
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
Eighty bombs have been found inside jails, it has emerged. The ‘viable explosive devices or components’ have been discovered in prison since 1997, while a further 254 suspect devises were spotted by...
UN Tribunal for Genocide Transfers Nine Prisoners to Jail in Benin
All Africa
All Africa
The United Nations tribunal set up...
Delaware County jail inmates allege sexual assaults Delaware County sheriff sued over allegations by female prisoners
The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman
Jharkhand to give open jail system a trial
The Times of India
The Times of India
26 Jun 2009, 1219 hrs IST, IANS Text: RANCHI: Taking a cue from Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan in operating open jails, Jharkhand will also experiment with the...
New tech to help jails create national database
The Times of India
The Times of India
28 Jun 2009, 0442 hrs IST, Sanjeev Shivadekar, TNN Text: MUMBAI: Taking a cue from Tihar jail, all prisons across the nation will be connected via computers and...
Construction of open jail delayed
The Times of India
The Times of India
30 Jun 2009, 0502 hrs IST, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, TNN Text: PATNA: Jail inmates expecting to get a seat in the first open jail of Bihar would have to wait for now....
