On April 7, the Uganda Prisons Service revealed a post-mortem that showed Kahangire died due to illness (lobar pneumonia and anaemia), adding that he had been weak since the start of his ...

and another from the Uganda Prisons Service were seriously injured during the confrontation. One attacker was shot dead by a UPDF soldier, while others are believed to have escaped into the nearby ...

The Republic’s prison system has returned to the “bad old days” of a “pack ‘em, rack ‘em and stack ‘em” culture, including a revolving-door early-release policy, due to ...

The Director of the Prison Service Caron McCaffrey said the service is currently trialling body worn cameras for officers and supports the introduction of incapacitant spray The POA said attacks ...

About the swap Implementation of the transfer instruments will involve the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, the Uganda Prisons Service and foreign counterparts. Eligible inmates must consent to ...

The Prison Service will launch its probe following the incident involving bomb plotter Hashem Abedi at HMP Frankland on Saturday, in which the guards are said to have been attacked with hot oil ...

Electronic tagging could replace remanding certain people in custody when they are charged with an offence as a measure to take pressure off overcrowded jails, the Irish Prison Service has said.

A spokesperson for HM Prison Service said it would "carefully consider" the judgement. When Mr Mbonu first began working at HMP Swaleside in 2018, he said he was thrilled and wanted to make a ...

Uzo Mbonu said he joined the prison service to make a difference to the lives of inmates A former prison officer at HMP Swaleside who suffered racist abuse from colleagues has won an employment ...

The Prison Service will conduct a snap review into whether protective body armour should be made available to front-line staff, the justice secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood's announcement comes ...

President Donald Trump said Sunday he will direct several federal agencies to "reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt Alcatraz," a facility that for decades was a federal prison and is now a ...

Settle said they faced “not only loss of employment, income, and reputation, but also a career dedicated to military service.” A federal appellate panel refused to block the trial court ...