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New Yorker declared innocent after doing 25 years for murder A New York man savored his first full day of freedom on Wednesday after spending 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.

10 April 2014 12:15

Bin Laden son-in-law found guilty on US terror charges A New York jury on Wednesday found Osama bin Laden's son-in-law guilty of conspiracy to kill Americans and supporting terrorists as an impassioned Al-Qaeda spokesman in 2001-2002.

27 March 2014 14:47

French court sentences Rwandan over genocide A French court sentenced a former Rwandan army captain to 25 years in prison over the 1994 genocide Friday, in a landmark ruling just weeks ahead of the massacre's 20th anniversary.

15 March 2014 12:10

Turkey frees all suspects in corruption probe A Turkish court on Friday released the last five suspects, including the sons of two ministers, detained in a corruption probe that has struck at the heart of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.

01 March 2014 11:42

'Die Hard' director released from jail "Die Hard" director John McTiernan was released from prison Tuesday after nearly a year behind bars in connection with a wire-tapping scandal, his wife said.

26 February 2014 17:41

Police reject Breivik prison 'torture' complaint Police in Norway said Monday they closed a preliminary investigation into a complaint by mass murderer Anders Breivik that his prison conditions amounted to "serious torture".

25 February 2014 14:11

$6.4 mn payout for man who spent 23 years in US prison New York City said Thursday it will pay out $6.4 million to a man who spent 23 years in prison for the murder of a rabbi that he did not commit.

21 February 2014 11:45

Nun, 84, gets three years in US prison for nuclear break-in An elderly nun who broke into what was supposed to be one of the most carefully guarded nuclear facilities in the United States was sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

19 February 2014 17:48

Kazakhstani sentenced to life imprisonment in US facing retrial Kazakhstan national Asel Abdygapparova convicted for life in prison in the US is awaiting retrial and possible reduction of jail sentence.

12 February 2014 16:44

Man charged over murder of N.Ireland prison officer Police in Northern Ireland on Tuesday charged a 33-year-old man over the murder of a prison officer who was shot dead near Belfast as he drove along a motorway to work in 2012.

05 February 2014 14:45

Uzbek activists jailed for backing Ukrainian protests An Uzbek court has sentenced a group of activists including a well-known photographer to 15-day prison sentences and fines for rallying in support of anti-government protests in Ukraine, the activists said.

01 February 2014 10:25

50% of Kazakhstan’s prison population out of work According to the Kazakhstan’s General Prosecutor’s Office, prison population stood at 42 000 as of the end of 2013.

13 January 2014 17:03

Nine dead after gunmen storm Mexico prison: official Gunmen stormed a prison in southwestern Mexico on Friday in an attack that left five of the assailants and four inmates dead, officials said.

04 January 2014 10:27

Kazakhstan has highest incarceration rate in Central Asia Kazakhstan has the highest incarceration rate in Central Asia.

02 January 2014 18:18

Khodorkovsky to stay out of Russia, help jailed dissidents Russia's former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Sunday after walking free from a decade in jail that he would stay away from his homeland but help to free Russian political prisoners still behind bars.

23 December 2013 13:35

Putin pardons Khodorkovsky after 10 years in jail President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree granting a pardon to Russia's former richest man and bitter Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, allowing his release after more than a decade in prison.

20 December 2013 14:01

Kazakh teen released on bail is electronically tagged in London The Kazakh teenager, arrested on charges of sexual harassment, was released on bailed but has to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet.

20 December 2013 12:50

Russia court orders review of Pussy Riot verdicts The Russian Supreme Court has ordered a review of the guilty verdicts handed to two members of punk band Pussy Riot, three months before the pair are due to be released from prison, it said Thursday.

12 December 2013 16:51

Nazarbayev ratifies treaty with China on transfer of convicted Kazakhstanis President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has ratified the treaty with China on transferring Kazakhstani convicts to Kazakhstan.

25 November 2013 14:51

Penal Reform International to change lives of prisoners in Kazakhstan Penal Reform International will change the lives of prisoners in Kazakhstan, helping the country in its effort to humanize the penal system.

16 November 2013 02:12

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