Prisoners deemed "an immediate risk" to a specific person or members of the public by governors earlier this year may be released under proposals to be fast tracked through Holyrood this week. A ...
The government's prisons minister Lord Timpson says the backlog of offenders who need electronic tags “has now been reduced ...
The remaining members of the “Bali Nine” drug ring could be released from Indonesia and returned to Australia if “ongoing” ...
In the summer of 1944 Kathleen Oates - a Wren assigned to the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War - was ...
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Dozens of people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have been released, according to ...
How expansive the pardons would be, including whether they cover those accused of attacking police, will determine the impact ...
What connects a loopy geologist, the Welsh Government and the hounding of Allison Pearson? Well, the lines between these dots ...
Iran is talking to the Taliban to hand over some 1,000 Afghans convicted on drug charges. The Taliban wants Tehran to deport ...
Experts say the release of some political prisoners may be an attempt by Venezuela’s autocrat to send a signal to ...
Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners ...
Almost 40 prisoners collapsed in just 24 hours and one was rushed to hospital after a batch of drugs were snuck in through ...