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Prison break in Uzbek jails for inmates who do required reading

Uzbekistan has approved a law that allows prisoners to reduce their jail sentences by up to 30 days per year, by reading several books, included on a special list. But the educative exercise is not an option for all inmates.

13 September 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

State of emergency in Trinidad after plot to kill officials uncovered

Under the state of emergency, police can conduct searches and make arrests without a warrant. A curfew has not been put into effect.

Europe News

French police catch fugitive who escaped from jail in cellmate's bag

Elyazid A, detained for gang-related murder and firearms offences, slipped past prison guards during his cellmate’s release on Friday.

Estonia

Estonia's plan to rent prison space to Sweden sparks fears

Through the agreement, Estonia hopes to generate at least €30 million in additional revenue.

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Europe News

Sweden reaches deal with Estonia to rent prison cells to house inmates

Renting prison places abroad was a key component of the Tidö Agreement, the aim of which was to remedy the shortage of places in Swedish prisons, caused by a stream of inmates arising due to escalating gang crime.

Culture news

French street artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan is freed after 14 months

Théo Clerc was submitted to “discriminatory treatment," according to French authorities, who have advised citizens against traveling to Azerbaijan because of the risk of “arbitrary detention and unfair sentencing."

Europe News

French prison staff doubt renting cells abroad will solve overcrowding

With prisons overflowing, France is considering renting cells abroad. But will this solve the problem or just shift it to other countries?

Europe in Motion

What is the state of prisons across the EU?

In the EU, 13 member states reported overcrowded prison cells. Poland, Hungary, and Czechia have the highest prisoner rates in the EU.

Europe News

Trump needs prison space - can Europe help him out?

As the European Union scrambles to find bargaining chips for future trade talks with the Trump administration, there is something Brussels could offer to catch the US president’s attention: prison space.

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Tourists roam Alcatraz ruins as Trump floats prison comeback

US President Donald Trump has said he would like to see Alcatraz Island return to its former role as a high-security prison, more than 60 years after it closed.

USA

Trump says he wants to reopen and expand infamous Alcatraz prison

The notorious jail on a hard-to-reach island off San Francisco has been closed for more than 60 years.

Europe News

French justice minister wants to make prisoners pay for jail time

The announcement follows a series of violent attacks that targeted prisons and prison guards over a two-week period in April.

Europe News

French police detain 25 suspects in prison attacks investigation

Fifteen attacks on French prisons occurred over a two-week period in April.

Europe News

Vatican notes 'exchange of opinions' in meeting with JD Vance

The Holy See, which has a tradition of diplomatic neutrality, has expressed alarm over the Trump's administration's crackdown on migrants and cuts in international aid while insisting on peaceful resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Europe News

Why is France's Saint Pierre and Miquelon making global headlines?

From Donald Trump handing the remote islands off Canada's coast the steepest tariffs in the world, to a French politician calling for foreign prisoners to be sent there, this French overseas territory has been topping international headlines.

Russia

Russian court cuts jail sentence of US soldier as diplomatic ties thaw

US Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was jailed by a court in Vladivostok last year for three years and nine months for theft and making threats of murder.

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Kristi Noem visits El Salvador prison holding US deportees

Visiting a high-security El Salvador prison, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reinforced the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown while inspecting deported Venezuelans held under harsh conditions for alleged gang ties.

Europe News

Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili handed second prison sentence

Saakashvili was found guilty of illegal border crossing and given a second prison sentence of four and a half years on Monday, in addition to his existing sentence on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement.

Iran

Iran targets Azeri minority activists to 'silence dissent,' HRW says

Tehran has issued heavy sentences against the activists without actual evidence, all to suppress civil society and ethnic minorities, according to HRW.

16 February 2025

Russia

US teacher freed by Russia, White House cites diplomatic progress

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said, “We were treated very nicely by Russia, actually. I hope that's the beginning of a relationship where we can end that war.”

12 February 2025