Justice ministry supports the use of electronic tags
The justice ministry said on Friday it supports the introduction of electronic tagging as an alternative to serving a prison sentence, with the exclusion of...
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Supreme Court rejects prisoners’ appeal over search of wing
The Supreme Court has rejected a request by 54 prisoners for permission to file a motion to cancel a search warrant of their wing executed...
Prisoners get early release as part of RoC 60th anniversary
Fourteen prisoners have been released early following a reduction of their sentence to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus,...
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...
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...
