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Exiled Russians who have fled to France since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine have few illusions about the outcome of Russia's presidential election. Voting began this Friday, with the main aim being to ensure a high turnout, rather than deciding on Vladimir Putin's re-election, which is a certainty. The vote…

The Supreme Court limited eligibility Friday for a “safety valve” for defendants to avoid mandatory minimum prison sentences.

Senegal waited Friday for key opposition figures Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye to take their place on the presidential campaign trail, after their release from prison sparked jubilant scenes 10 days before the key vote.

Paid labour lies at the heart of the prison reform system but wages are far below the minimum in nearly every State.

Thousands of supporters of the Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating on Friday after the pair emerged from prison in Dakar.

Art and craft initiatives such as carpet weaving and kalamkari give prisoners a break from routines and encourage new skills  

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison in Dakar on Thursday, 10 days before the country's election.

Instead of searching for gentle execution methods, states should just stop killing prisoners.

Prisoners are being released early because jails are overflowing. We know what better policies would look like – but politicians won’t act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The man illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep killed by hunters to breed the “giant” hybrid sheep species. The post Man Faces Prison Time For Creating ‘Giant’ Hybrid Sheep To Offer Bigger Hunting Trophies first appeared on Bored Panda.

Michael Christian Green faces up to year in prison after pleading guilty over incident in town of Pearl in December