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(South Africa) Child prison hell
Georgian amnesty for 3,000, halve sentence for 14,000
Number of women and teenager prisoners drops in Azerbaijan
Indonesia announces plans for first executions in four years
(Lebanon) Shakib plans transfer of prisons to Justice Ministry
Taiwan condemned over executions
Surprise visits to prisons in Argentina to prevent torture
China permits prisoners in Beijing jails to order food online
UN committee deplores Yemen juvenile offender execution
(Chile) Out of the ashes of San Miguel: Chile's prisons two years later
(Georgia) Law on amnesty passed with first reading
New York is sued over use of isolation in its prisons
Russia: Book reveals plight of female prisoners
Are whole-life prison terms and infringement of human rights?
Japan: Strong support for death penalty due to biased polls, say experts
Georgia: Amnesty plan modified out of concern for consequences
Justice lost in Mongolia's prisons
UN criticises Russia over torture allegations
Once more to the gallows: the death penalty in South Asia
(Ukraine) New criminal code a step towards civilisation
(Malawi) Thousands unlawfully held in substandard prisons
(Ireland) Invisible victims of the prison system
(South Africa) Number of lifers in prison has jumped 2400 percent since 1995
(New Zealand): Longer prison terms don't solve social problems (Baroness Vivien Stern)
(South Africa) Children in Pollsmoor