A fire erupted Sunday at the prison where former Israeli President Moshe Katsav is serving time, but he was not among the 11 people who suffered light injuries, authorities said.
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France Jail Break: Prisoner Uses Explosives
Police and helicopters are hunting Redoine Faid, one of France’s most dangerous gangsters who is known for robbing vehicles carrying cash in transit. State prosecutor Frederic Fevre said Faid was a “particularly dangerous prisoner” who was armed and still in possession of explosives. He said Faid, 40, had four hostages with him during the jail [...]
Escaped prisoner had history of violence
Saskatoon police sent more than two dozen officers to Royal University Hospital Tuesday morning when convicted armed robber Steven Eric Best escaped custody—and it appears they had a good reason. Best had a significant history of violence dating back to 2002. CBC News has learned that Best was at the hospital under guard by two [...]
FBI investigating killing of inmate in federal lockup in Puerto Rico
The FBI is investigating the killing of an inmate in a federal lockup on the U.S. Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico. In a Sunday statement, Puerto Rico police identified the murdered inmate as 51-year-old Glaston Smith. He was stabbed multiple times in the back and the head. Smith was taken to a nearby hospital where [...]
Two women arrested in anti-smuggling operation at Isle of Sheppey prisons
Two women have been arrested during an operation to clamp down on drugs being smuggled into prisons on the Isle of Sheppey. Police and prison officers searched visitors and vehicles heading into the three jails where around 3,000 inmates are held. A 32-year-old woman, from Deal, was arrested on suspicion of possessing what is thought to be [...]
Guantanamo hunger strike numbers soar says prisoner
A hunger strike at the US prison camp at Guantanamo has grown to include 130 of the 166 inmates, according to the lawyer for one of the prisoners. Clive Stafford Smith says he has been told by his client Shaker Aamer that camp officials have been trying to break the hunger strike without success. The [...]
Palestinian prisoner dies of cancer, sparks unrest
A Palestinian prisoner serving a life sentence in Israel who had been suffering from terminal cancer died at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba on Tuesday, setting off unrest in a number of prisons. The prisoner, 64-year-old Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh, was a Hamas member from the West Bank who was sentenced to life in prison in [...]
Inmate makes short-lived escape after snatching pistol
An inmate managed to go on the lam for two hours on Thursday, after he escaped from Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba where he was taken for treatment. The convict, Michael Yeroslavski, 50, snatched the pistol off one of his guards at the hospital and had he and another guard place each other in handcuffs [...]
Mass jail break in Sebha, one prisoner dead
A major search is under way this evening following a mass break out from the prison in Sebha, during which one escapee was shot dead. A security official reportedly told Associated Press that early today, 50 inmates had broken out following a riot at the jail in protest at their conditions. Doors had been smashed [...]
Inmate charged in assault and kidnapping case
Police have charged a prison escapee allegedly involved in a Friday morning kidnapping and assault in Kapolei. Leslie Dabis, 38, was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree escape, and second- and third-degree criminal property damage. His bail was set at $400,000. According to the Department of Public Safety, he is still in police custody but will [...]
DoD Mulling Additional Funds for Gitmo Amid Prisoner Hunger Strikes
The Department of Defense is considering plans for an additional $150 million toward upgrading facilities at the Guantanamo Bay detention center on top of the current $177 million already budgeted for the controversial prison. These additional funds would go to building a new dining hall, hospital, and a meeting space for lawyers and detainees, including [...]
Jail calls in riot police after protest
About 400 riot police have been mobilised at Samut Sakhon prison following a riot by a group of inmates yesterday. The protest involved about 50 inmates and erupted about 6am yesterday. It ended peacefully about 30 minutes later after negotiations were held between inmates and prison authorities, Samut Sakhon prison commander Sophon Yimpreecha said. About [...]
