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Court upholds 17-year sentence for former South Korean president Lee
South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced former president Lee Myung Bak to a 17-year prison term on embezzlement and...
Protesters breach prison, free inmates in southern Nigeria
Dozens of inmates were set free by protesters who broke into a prison on Monday in Nigeria's southern Edo state, an official confirmed.
The incident...
Uganda offers cash rewards for recapture of over 200 prison escapees after massive jailbreak
Ugandan prison service on Tuesday offered cash rewards for information leading to the recovery of firearms and recapture of over 200 inmates who escaped...
South African experts urge president to send corrupt officials to prison
As South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa conceded the ruling party was "deeply implicated in corruption" and promised to dismantle...
Mexican drug cartel leader sentenced to 50 years in prison for murder of journalist
A federal judge in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua has sentenced an organized crime leader to 50 years in prison for the murder...
