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The head of Tennessee's corrections department is stepping down following a failed execution. A 50-year-old death row inmate survived the administration of two lethal injections. An independent investigation has been launched.
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Luxurious living units with air conditioning and large screen TVs, a gym, and a golf simulator under construction were discovered in an Indonesian prison. Five correctional officers, including the prison director, were temporarily suspended pending an investigation into the use of the facilities and potential payments for preferential treatment.
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Russian historian Juri Dmitrijew, sentenced to 15 years for sexual acts with minors and other offenses, was diagnosed with a suspected stroke in penal colony No. 18 in Potma, Mordovia, and transferred to a medical facility. Doubts exist about the facility's treatment capabilities and his lawyer's ability to visit him.
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Russia plans to build seven new prison complexes by 2035 for over 20,000 inmates, despite a significant drop in prisoner numbers since 2021. This aims to reduce costs and enable modern surveillance, with one complex to be built in Russian-occupied Kherson.
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37 miners died in an overcrowded and overheated cell in Nigeria after being arrested for illegal mining. The security authority cites diphtheria as a possible cause of death, while protests following the deaths were ended by police.
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Since 2022, 6,839 mobile phones have been confiscated in North Rhine-Westphalian prisons, with 1,011 devices seized this year alone. A significant number were found in open correctional facilities, such as Bielefeld-Senne prison, with 1,141 devices since 2022.
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Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić, sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide and war crimes, has died in custody at the age of 84. He was held responsible for the deaths of over 8,000 Bosniaks and the siege of Sarajevo.
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The public prosecutor's office is investigating 23 individuals, including six prison officers, on suspicion of smuggling mobile phones and drugs into Bremen prison. Ten apartments and eleven prison cells were searched.
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Sweden and Estonia have agreed to transfer up to 600 Swedish prisoners to Estonia. The first inmates have arrived in Tartu, with Sweden covering the accommodation costs.
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Lebanon's parliament has approved an amnesty law to reduce prison overcrowding, which stands at 300 percent. Sentences will be shortened, life sentences limited to 17 years, and pre-trial detainees will be released.
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