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Nicolas Maduro held in Brooklyn MDC Jail: Dangerous conditions and high-profile inmatesNicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan president, and his wife Cilia Flores are now in Brooklyn’s MDC jail after being captured by the U.S. militar...
Detaining prisoner without trial amounts to pre-trial punishment; bail is rule, says HCThe Bombay High Court stresses that bail is a norm. Refusal is an exception. Prolonged detention without trial equates to pre-trial punishm...
Outsourcing gone too far? Anand Mahindra hopes India stays away from this opportunityA new startup, Topmate.io, introduces a 10-minute delivery service for professional expertise instead of groceries. The platform connects u...
Trump wants to transfer jailed US convicts to 'dangerous' prisons in El Salvador. But legal challenges face himEl Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has proposed housing U.S. prisoners in his country’s overcrowded and dangerous prisons, presenting leg...
El Salvador offers to house criminals deported from the U.S. in its jailsEl Salvador offered to house dangerous criminals deported by the U.S., including U.S. citizens and legal residents, in its jails. This arra...
Elon Musk hits out at Britain after reported summit snubElon Musk criticized Britain after reports that he was not invited to an investment summit due to his social media posts about recent anti-...
Hamas strikes Tel Aviv with 'M90 rockets', city left shakenHamas fired two rockets at Tel Aviv on Tuesday, though no casualties were reported in Israel as the rockets missed their targets. In retali...
Fewer prisoners make a cooler worldIn August 2022, Alaska's Lemon Creek Correctional Center encountered severe issues due to heavy rains that caused the ground to give way. N...
Alabama is building the most expensive prison in US history at a cost of $1 billionAlabama's Elmore County has approved the construction of a $1.08 billion, 4,000-bed prison, making it the most expensive prison in US histo...
FTX founder Bankman-Fried consents to extraditionBankman-Fried decided to agree to extradition in part out of a "desire to make the relevant customers whole," according to the affidavit, w...
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried's Bahamas case to resume as extradition loomsFederal prosecutors in Manhattan last week charged the 30-year-old cryptocurrency mogul with stealing billions of dollars in FTX customer a...
FTX's Bankman-Fried appears at Bahamas court; expected to waive extraditionBankman-Fried initially had said he would fight extradition after his arrest a week ago in the Bahamas, where he lives and FTX is based. He...
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried to appear in Bahamas court; expected to waive extraditionBankman-Fried initially said he would fight extradition after his arrest a week ago in the Bahamas, where he lives and FTX is based. He was...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to reverse decision on contesting extraditionThe cryptocurrency mogul was indicted in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday and accused of engaging in a scheme to defraud FTX customers...
SC to pass orders on decongestion of prisons in view of 'alarming' COVID situation"The present situation is very alarming. The prayers raised last time (in March 23) needs to be considered now again," a bench headed by Ch...
Overcrowded jails cause for worry: CJI SA BobdeSocial distancing in such places is difficult, Justice SA Bobde said, even as he sought an action plan from prison authorities throughout t...
Not a very Happy Holi for Nirav Modi in UK jailNirav Modi was arrested by Scotland Yard on Tuesday and presented before District Judge Marie Mallon at Westminster Magistrates' Court in L...
Nirav Modi to be held in one of England's most overcrowded jailsNirav Modi will be lodged at the prison until he appears for his first case management hearing on March 29
Jail moves convicts to new building, frees under-trials of stressDue to the overcrowding, prison authorities are moving convicts out of the main facility to two buildings being constructed to accommodate ...
- 'Land in jail' will mean something else for govt now
Plans to unlock prime prison land; high-capacity coolers in outskirts to overcome crowding.