Tag: prison
USAfrica: Gunmen invade Imo prison, Inmates freed; concern for public safety mounts
Gunmen invade Imo prison, Inmates freed; concern for public safety mounts.... The Correctional Center in the Imo State capital…
Winnie publishes prison journal
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela publishes a collection of her journal and letters written during her time in prison.
Winnie publishes prison journal
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela publishes a collection of her journal and letters written during her time in prison.
Egypt: Prison for female protesters
Lengthy sentences handed down to 21 women and girls who were arrested at a pro-Morsy demonstration have highlighted…
British firm denies abuse at South African prison
A British private security firm is denying claims its employees administered electric shocks and injected inmates with anti-psychotic…
Dozens at large after prison break in Tunisia
At least 49 inmates broke out of a prison in Tunisia on Sunday night, the country's state-run Tunis…
Mubarak leaves prison for house arrest
Egypt's former president, Hosni Mubarak, left prison for a military hospital where he will be under house arrest,…
1,200 inmates escape Benghazi prison after riot
Libyan authorities are trying to round up a sea of inmates who escaped from a Benghazi prison.
Obama to visit prison where Mandela held
U.S. President Barack Obama wraps up his South Africa tour by visiting the prison where Nelson Mandela spent…
Obama to visit prison where Mandela held
U.S. President Barack Obama wraps up his South Africa tour by visiting the prison where Nelson Mandela spent…
Justice commissioner KILLED in his home; national prison official shot to death
It was not immediately clear who was behind the killings, but they occurred after security forces on Monday…