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| May. 15 |
 North Korea |
North Korea says jailed American now in 'special prison' North Korea said Wednesday that Kenneth Bae it sentenced last month to 15 years of hard labor has begun his stay at a 'special prison'
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| May. 8 |
 Kashmir |
Pakistan prisoner dies in India 
Sanaullah Ranjay, who was attacked by a fellow inmate at a high-security prison in Indian-administered Kashmir has died in hospital
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| May. 2 |
 Pakistan |
Hero doc who helped find Bin Laden on hunger strike in prison On the second anniversary of the raid, Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA hunt down the Al Qaeda leader is no closer to being freed from pris...
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| May. 1 |
Lahore |
India 'spy' dies after prison attack
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| Apr. 30 |
Washington |
Obama renews vow to close Guantanamo
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| Apr. 29 |
Guantanamo |
US acts over Guantanamo strike
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| Apr. 27 |
Mexico |
11 reported dead in Mexico prison battle
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| Apr. 26 |
 Massachusetts |
Boston bomb suspect moved to prison 
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been transferred from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to a facility at Fort Devens
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| Apr.22 |
Guantanamo |
Half of Guantanamo on hunger strike
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| Apr.21 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil police guilty of jail deaths
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| Apr.17 |
Guantanamo |
More prisoners join Guantanamo hunger strike
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| Apr.13 |
Guantanamo |
Hunger strike clashes at Guantanamo
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 France |
French robber stages dramatic escape Map of Lille France Redoine Faid, notorious convicted armed robber, is being hunted by police in northern France after staging a dramatic escape from prison
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| Apr.4 |
West Bank |
West Bank mourns Palestinian inmate
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| Mar.25 |
 Afghanistan |
US army hands over Bagram prison The US has handed over to Afghanistan the only prison still under American control, resolving an issue that has strained ties between the co...
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| Mar.20 |
Colorado |
Colorado prisons chief shot dead
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| Mar.17 |
 Montreal |
Canada inmates in helicopter escape Map of St-Jerome Canada| Two inmates have made a daring escape from a prison in Canada by climbing up a rope into a hovering helicopter | |
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| Mar.11 |
New Delhi |
India laments rape case 'lapse'
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| Mar.10 |
New Delhi |
Delhi rape accused is found dead Ram Singh, a suspect in the abduction, rape and murder of a student in the capital, Delhi, has been found dead in prison, his lawyer has confirmed
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| Feb.18 |
Belgium |
Marc Dutroux denied early release
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| Feb.17 |
 Jerusalem |
Israel to launch Prisoner X inquiry Israeli parliamentarians are to hold an intensive inquiry into the death of Ben Zygier, an Australian-Israeli believed to have had links to ...
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| Jan.25 |
Venezuela |
Deadly prison riot in Venezuela |
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| Nov.23 |
Ural |
Pussy Riot woman in solitary cell |
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| Nov.18 |
Turkey |
Jailed Kurds end hunger strike
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| Nov.9 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka jail death toll rises |
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| Oct.2 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil vigil marks jail massacre |
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| Sep.29 |
Guantanamo |
Youngest inmate leaves Guantanamo
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| Sep.28 |
Sunni Triangle |
Scores freed in Iraq jail raid |
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| Sep.18 |
North Mexico |
Manhunt after mass Mexico jailbreak
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| Sep.10 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. presses pause in handover of Afghan detainees |
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| Sep.9 |
Afghanistan |
US to hand Bagram back to Afghans The US military is set to hand control of a controversial prison housing 3,000 Taliban fighters and terrorism suspects to the Afghan authori...
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| Aug.20 |
Venezuela |
20 killed in Venezuelan prison violence |
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| Aug.2 |
Uganda |
Ebola outbreak spreads to prisoners |
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| Jul.7 |
Yemen |
High alert after al Qaeda threatens prison break |
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| Apr.14 |
NW Pakistan |
Pakistan attack frees prisoners Map of Khyber West Pakistan Almost 400 prisoners have escaped from a Pakistani jail after it came under attack from heavily-armed militants
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| Feb.19 |
North Mexico |
44 dead in Mexico jail fight |
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| Feb.15 |
 Honduras |
Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire Map of Comayagua Honduras At least 272 inmates were dead and the fate of 105 others was unknown as families clamored to learn whether their loved ones perished
| Many victims were burned or suffocated to death in their cells in Comayagua, north of the capital Tegucigalpa
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| Nov.7 |
Mexico |
Prostitutes found in Mexico jail |
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| Oct.25 |
Turkey |
Aftershock 'sparks jail riot' |
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| Oct.17 |
Israel |
First of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners leave Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is due to be freed from five years' captivity in return for the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoner...
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
Israel publishes prison swap list
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| Oct.11 |
Jerusalem |
Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal for the release of Sgt Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held hostage by Palestinian militants for five years
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| Aug.16 |
New Delhi |
India activist on fast in prison| Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has spent a night in Tihar jail in the capital, Delhi, despite the government decision to free him | |
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| May.16 |
New York |
IMF chief jailed on Rikers Island jail
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| May.8 |
Baghdad |
Al-Qaeda boss in Iraq jail revolt |
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| Apr.24 |
Kandahar |
Hundreds escape from Afghan jail |
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| Jan.15 |
Tunisia |
Prison riots amid Tunisia unrest |
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| Dec.8 |
Chile |
Prison fire kills 81 in Chile |
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| Nov.15 |
London |
Payout for ex-Guantanamo UK inmates |
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| Jul.25 |
North Mexico |
Prisoners 'freed for killings' |
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| May.23 |
Cuba |
Cuban prisoners 'win concessions' |
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| Feb.23 |
Cuba |
Prison hunger striker Zapata dies
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| Jan.22 |
USA |
Guantanamo detention plans condemned |
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| Dec.23 |
England |
Jailbreak fugitive updates Facebook page |
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| Dec.12 |
 Southern Philippines |
Islamic militants' raid frees 31 from jail About 30 armed men described as 'lawless elements' broke a wall of a jail and freed dozens of inmates in a jail break that left two dead
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| Nov.30 |
Beijing |
State media reveal secret, illegal jails |
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| Nov.11 |
China |
China 'running illegal prisons' |
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| Sep.15 |
Baghdad |
Bush 'shoe thrower:' I was tortured' |
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| Aug.23 |
CIA |
CIA report alleges prisoner abuse
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| Aug.14 |
North Mexico |
19 killed in prison riot |
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| Aug.12 |
Scotland |
Lockerbie bomber to be released
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| Jul.23 |
Belgium |
Convicts break out by air
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| Jun.18 |
Myanmar |
Suu Kyi turns 64 in prison
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| May.13 |
Washington |
Obama stopped to detainee photo releases
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| Apr.2 |
Venezuela |
Chavez is willing to take Gitmo inmates |
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| Feb.23 |
Washington |
Guantanamo detainees treated humanely |
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Greece |
3 quit in wake of helicopter prison break |
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| Feb.20 |
Baghdad |
New jail opens at Abu Ghraib site |
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| Jan.2 |
Australia |
Canberra rejects Guantanamo cases |
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| Jun.13 |
Kandahar |
Taliban jail raid frees hundreds Map of Kandahar Southern Afghanistan About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape
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| May.7 |
Guantanamo |
Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber |
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| Feb.28 |
Singapore |
Interpol alerts on terror suspect |
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire |
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| Jun.8 |
European Union |
CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed'
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| May.30 |
Guantanamo |
Saudi detainee killed self at Gitmo |
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| Oct.12 |
Guantanamo |
Sources: Red Cross visits top detainees |
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| Jun.11 |
Guantanamo |
Dead detainee 'was to be freed' |
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Guantanamo |
Suicides spur criticism The suicides of 3 inmates at the prison camp spurred renewed calls for changes at the facility
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| Jun.7 |
Iraq |
Iraq begins releasing 592 prisoners |
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| May.19 |
Guantanamo |
U.S. military: suicide attempt a ruse |
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| May.15 |
Sao Paulo |
State's prison revolts end |
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| Apr.19 |
Guantanamo |
List of detainee names released |
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| Mar.11 |
 Hague |
Milosevic found dead in cell Former Yugoslav President has been found dead in Hague where he was being tried on war crimes charges
| He was 64.
Milosevic was found dead for several hours.
He rose to the top of Yugoslav politics in the 1980.
Elected Serbian president in 1990, Milosevic ruled with an iron grip until his overthrow in 2000.
Next year he was transferred to the Hague and went on trial in 2002.
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| Mar.3 |
Washington |
Pentagon releases Gitmo prisoners' names |
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| Feb.28 |
Afghanistan |
Armed inmates roaming free |
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| Jan.5 |
Honduras |
Prison rioting kills 13 |
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| Dec.28 |
Baghdad |
Eight dead in prison clash |
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| Nov.15 |
 Baghdad |
Detainees 'found starving' The government begun an investigation into the abuse of more than 170 detainees held by Iraqi forces
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| Jul.21 |
Guantanamo |
Detainees refuse food |
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| Jun.3 |
Guantanamo |
Detainees, not soldiers, flushed Quran
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| Mar.15 |
Manila |
21 die as police storm Manila jail |
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| Mar.14 |
Manila |
Police launch Manila jail assault |
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| Mar.7 |
Dominican Republic |
Prison fire 'kills 140' |
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| Feb.21 |
Israel |
Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners Convoys of buses carrying shackled inmates left prison camp of Ketziot, and arrived on the edges of the West Bank
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| Feb.19 |
Haiti |
350 inmates escape prison |
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| Jan.31 |
Southern Iraq |
U.S. troops fire on prison riot as 4 die |
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| Jan.24 |
Iraq |
Iraqi forces 'committing abuse'
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| Jan.14 |
Baghdad |
Prisoners from Iraq's Abu Ghraib escape |
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| Dec.17 |
Kabul |
8 die in jailbreak bid |
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| Aug.19 |
U. S. Midwest |
U.S. medics' accused in prison abuse |
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| Jun.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Jail revolt leaves 34 dead |
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| May.20 |
Iraq |
Shocking prison pictures emerge |
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| May.13 |
Iraq |
Prisoners freed from Abu Ghraib |
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| May.8 |
Iraq |
Abu Ghraib prison to remain open |
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage| A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees | |
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| Apr.22 |
Brazil |
Police ring riot prison |
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| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
Red Cross visits Saddam
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| Feb.13 |
Guantanamo |
Guantanamo inmates get new rights |
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| Jan.13 |
England |
Anger as 'Dr. Death' found hanged |
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| Sep.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
Prison fire kills 67 inmates |
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| Aug.6 |
Israel |
Israel frees 339 Palestinian prisoners |
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| Jul.27 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to free 500 Palestinians |
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| Jul.14 |
Manila |
Terror suspects escape from jail |
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| Apr.11 |
Yemen |
Cole bomb suspects in jailbreak |
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| Jan.11 |
Illinois |
Governor clears Illinois death row |
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| Nov.1 |
Morocco |
Jail fire kills 49 |
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| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
Prisoner amnesty |
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| Jan.11 |
Guantanamo |
Afghan captives start detention The first group of 20 prisoners are now in a detention camp at a military base at Guantanamo
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| Dec.19 |
West Pakistan |
13 Killed in Al Qaeda Prisoner Revolt |
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| May.21 |
Chile |
28 die in prison riot fire |
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