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5,000 Prisoners Granted Presidential Pardon In Tanzania

April 27, 2021 2:47 am

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has pardoned no fewer than 5,000 prisoners as the East African country celebrates Union Day.

President Samia urged the released inmates to put into practice the lessons they learnt in prison and lead responsible lives when re-joining their communities.

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Union Day which is commemorated annually marks the coming together of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form the Republic of Tanzania on 26 of April 1964.

Pardoning prisoners on Union Day is an annual tradition ever since the event was instituted.

Last year, the late President …

Eleven Shot Dead In Papua New Guinea Prison Break

August 18, 2020 1:59 pm

Eleven prisoners have been shot dead following a mass jailbreak in Papua New Guinea and 36 others remain on the run, authorities said Tuesday.

The detainees escaped from Buimo prison in the Pacific nation’s second-biggest city Lae after rushing a gate when a sick prisoner was being moved for medical treatment.

The group overwhelmed a duty officer and attacked him with a knife before running from the prison compound.

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Correctional Service Commissioner Stephen Pokanis said 11 prisoners were shot dead by guards and police during attempts to apprehend the …

Massive Jailbreaks In Brazil Ahead Of Coronavirus Curfew

Coronavirus Curfew Causes Massive Jailbreaks In Brazil

March 17, 2020 6:16 am

Hundreds of prisoners broke out of four Brazilian jails on Monday, the day before their day-release privileges were due to be suspended over the coronavirus outbreak, Sao Paulo state prison authorities and local media reported.

The Sao Paulo state prison authority said it could not say how many inmates had escaped as it was “still tallying the exact number of fugitives.” Local media reported that as many as 1,000 had fled from four jails – Mongaguá, Tremembé, Porto Feliz and Mirandópolis – ahead of the lockdown.

A video on social media showed a long stream of prisoners purportedly fleeing a …

Kim Kardashian helps to secure the release of 17 prisoners

May 7, 2019 6:08 am

American media personality, Kimberly Noel Kardashian West, has helped to secure the release of 17 prisoners in the U.S.

She has in the past 90 days helped to secure release of 19 prisoners, who were being detained for lesser crimes.

The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that a few months ago, Kardashian hinted that she was deep into her new found love for criminal justice when she helped foot the rent bills for a man who was recently released from jail.

According to reports, the reality TV star and mother of three has been spending a lot of money to …

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Edo grants clemency, parole to 84 prisoners

March 26, 2019 11:08 am

The Edo State Government has granted clemency and parole to 84 inmates in various prison formations in the state, in alignment with the Federal Government’s commitment to decongest prisons across the country.

Edo State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, said the move has the backing of Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Salihu Isah, with the aim of tackling overcrowding in Nigerian Prisons.

Prof. Omorogbe said the state government in conjunction with the Attorney General of the Federation and a donor agency raised the sum N9 million to secure the release of …