Cyprus 6th among EU countries with lowest prison population
With 69 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, Cyprus ranks sixth among EU countries with the lowest number of prisoners, according to a Eurostat report published on...
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Prisoners to get an additional visit for Christmas
Prisoners will be allowed an additional visit during the holidays from their close relatives in order to strengthen family bonds, the Prison Department said on...
New parole board sworn in
The president and new members of the prison parole board were sworn in on Wednesday in a ceremony at the presidential palace attended by President...
Some 400 prisoners escape prison in Tripoli chaos
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in Libya‘s capital on Sunday while fighting between rival armed groups raged nearby, a judiciary official said as the...
State is failing released convicts, say MPs
The state needs to do a lot more to enable convicted persons to reintegrate into society once they are released from prison, lawmakers said on...
Three freed American prisoners leave Iran as Rouhani hails nuclear deal (Updated)
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Lesley Wroughton Three Iranian-Americans left Tehran on Sunday under a prisoner swap following the lifting of sanctions on Iran that is...
Rouhani hails “golden page” in Iran’s history as sanctions lifted (Updated)
President Hassan Rouhani hailed on Sunday a nuclear deal with world powers as a “golden page” in Iran’s history, and looked forward to an economic...
Volunteer parole board has ‘massive workload’
By Evie Andreou THE CENTRAL Prisons’ parole board cannot continue to operate on a voluntary basis, because parole applications are taking too long to process,...
Islamic State releases video it says shows British journalist John Cantlie
By Alexander Dziadosz Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video on Thursday that they said shows British journalist John Cantlie in...
Prisoners get new health wing
By George Psyllides AFTER a wait of many years, the Central Prison yesterday saw the inauguration of an in-house health centre along with facilities to...
Attack on bus in Iraq kills 52 prisoners, nine police
By Raheem Salman A shooting and bombing attack on a bus near Baghdad killed 52 prisoners and nine policemen on Thursday, Ministry of Justice and...
Kerry meets Israeli, Palestinian leaders over troubled peace process
By Lesley Wroughton U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, faced with grim Israeli and Palestinian assessments of progress in peace talks, said on Wednesday that...
