This Monday, July 8, The rapper Morad (25 years old) has entered the prison of Brians 2 of Barcelona for a crime of reckless driving. The artist He will have to serve a six-month sentence in this famous penitentiary center for events that took place in 2022 and that had not been revealed until now. … Read more
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According to the Office of the Rapporteur against Torture, in 2023, the Penitentiary System spent approximately Q22,516.58 for each prisoner in its custody. While analysts see the need to move from evaluations to actions to create a true mechanism for social reintegration and also attack the crime that originates in prisons. Carlos Solórzano, chief rapporteur … Read more
Prisons An indefinite strike in Belgian prisons will start tonight at 10 p.m. The three major prison staff unions called for the strike after consultations with Minister of Justice Paul Van Tigchelt (Open VLD) last week failed. Source: BELGA Today at 6:08 PM The unions left the negotiating table when the minister said he would … Read more
Disbarred Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh, once a prominent attorney in South Carolina, appeared in court again on Monday, this time to face sentencing in federal court. Murdaugh, who is already serving a life sentence without parole in a state prison for the murder … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams marked Good Friday by receiving a jailhouse baptism from the Rev. Al Sharpton, joining in on the religious rite with a group of men incarcerated at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex. The ceremony came as part of a visit to the jail complex where Adams was scheduled to … Read more
An exceptional court in Egypt on Monday issued a death sentence against Muslim Brotherhood guide Mohamed Badie and seven of the group’s leaders, convicting them of organizing violent acts for “terrorist purposes” about 11 years ago. The Giza Criminal Court had previously sentenced 14 of the group’s leaders, including Badie, to death after convicting them … Read more
LATEST NEWS – Heavily Armed Gangs Target Haiti’s Main International Airport Heavily Armed Gangs Target Haiti’s Main International Airport Escalating Violence Grips Haiti as Gangs Attack Essential Infrastructure PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — In a surge of violence that continues to engulf Haiti, heavily armed gangs launched a daring attempt to seize control of the country’s … Read more
Justice On March 1, there were 12,316 detainees in Belgian prisons for 10,743 places. Despite extra capacity, there is 15 percent overcrowding. Places have been added in Belgian prisons over the past year. But there is still almost 15 percent overcrowding, according to figures from the Federal Public Service of Justice. A year ago the … Read more
It was already in the air after the announcement of the overcrowding figures in Belgian prisons, but now it is official: there will be a 24-hour strike in the prisons, starting from March 14. The unions have submitted a strike notice for a 24-hour strike in Belgian prisons from March 14 at 10 p.m. ACV … Read more
ANPThe women’s prison in Nieuwersluis NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 00:49 Measures are needed to combat inappropriate behavior in women’s prisons. This is the conclusion of Mariëtte Hamer, the Government Commissioner for sexual misconduct and sexual violence, in an advice to the House of Representatives. Victims can be female prisoners, but also employees. Due to the power relationship … Read more