Prison
Victims of sexual, violent crimes gain right to address parole boards in new regulations
The rules, announced Sunday, allow victims to choose whether to explain in person or in writing how an offender’s release could threaten their safety.
IDF raids West Bank charities linked to Hamas, PFLP, arresting five, seizing terror funds
Kremlin sentences Russian-Israeli scientist to prison over donation to Navalny foundation
Pakistan president imposes emergency in province ruled by ex-PM Imran Khan’s party
IDF court sentences terrorist who killed Staff Sgt. Amit Ben Yigal in 2020 to life imprisonment
Ben Yigal was killed after a half-brick was thrown from a rooftop during a security operation in the West Bank Palestinian village of Ya'bad in May 2020.
'You picked the wrong minister': Ben-Gvir threatens terrorists with execution in prison footage
The footage shows a meeting he held about a month ago with terrorists who, he claims, belonged to one of the cells that planned to assassinate him and harm members of his family.
After botched execution attempt, death row inmate Christa Pike awakes 'angry and confused'
She is the first person known to have survived a "completed execution attempt" in the US, her lawyers say, calling it a violation of the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments.
Two men sentenced to prison for stealing Nova victim’s sound systems
Ram Shahin received a seven-year sentence; Daniel Hasson was sentenced to three years and four months.
Iran demolishes Gohardasht Prison watchtower, putting evidence of regime’s crimes at risk
Human rights advocates warned that redevelopment of Gohardasht Prison could erase evidence from a site linked to the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and decades of abuse.
Tennessee prison chief resigns after second failed execution this year
Department of Correction commissioner Frank Strada said that although he believes his agency followed proper execution protocol, "stepping aside is in the best interest of Tennesseans."
Christa Pike getting 'life-saving medical care' after surviving Tennessee execution
Her lawyers repeated their calls for Pike's sentence to be commuted to life in prison after enduring what they called "chemical torture."
'I'm responsible for hell': Ben-Gvir threatens Hamas terrorist behind 1996 bus bombings
In a video posted on X/Twitter, Ben-Gvir told the terrorist, Hassan Salameh, that he had protested after the 1996 terror attacks against the 18 bus line in Jerusalem, which Salameh had helped plan.
Myanmar female prisoners face torture and neglect, rights group says
Prison authorities beat some prisoners with sticks, chains, metal pipes, and slingshots, with some subjected to electric shocks and cigarette burns, according to Human Rights Watch.
Court bars solitary confinement for Agam Tsarafi, rebukes IPS over prison video
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had defended the IPS after the footage emerged, alleging that Tsarafi disrupted order and mistreated prisoners and staff.