Prison

Recent data shows prisons in 8 EU countries are overcrowded

Prisons in Cyprus, Italy, France and Sweden are among the most crowded, according to the latest data. According to the latest data released by Eurostat, the number of prisoners in…

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Schools to move online until end of week / Malta News Briefing – Friday 31 December 2021

Updated 1550 - Schools to move online until end of week Students will physically return to schools on 10th January, the Education Ministry said, with any lessons due to be…

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Malta: Inmate was in solitary confinement for 10 days before attempting suicide

The 30-year-old inmate who attempted suicide at the so-called Corradino Correctional Facility was kept in solitary confinement for at least 10 days, TV host and journalist Peppi Azzopardi said. Azzopardi…

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Malta: Prisoner hospitalised after suicide attempt, government appoints inquiry board

The government has appointed a board to look into the correctional services' internal procedures after a 30-year-old prisoner attempted suicide at the prisons on Sunday afternoon. The inmate, a Maltese…

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Malta: Prison ‘uninterested in safeguarding prisoners’ wellbeing’, Graffitti charge

Prison should be a place of rehabilitation, not torture, Moviment Graffitti said in a statement on Tuesday, as it reacted after a female prisoner who had attempted suicide last June…

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Malta: Fined €500 after calling former partner from prison

39-year-old Miloud Elforjani, who hails from Tripoli and is facing charges of the attempted murder of his ex-partner through multiple stab wounds, has been fined 500 euro after admitting to…

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Malta: Inmate claims solitary confinement after complaint on “campaign of terror” in prison

An inmate who has filed an application claiming inhumane treatment at Corradino Correctional Facility, targeting him and other prisoners, has filed a fresh application claiming he has been placed in…

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Malta: Sack prison director, NGO Repubblika says

NGO Repubblika has called for the removal of Prisons Director Col. Alexander Dalli over a number of unexplained deaths at the Corradino Correctional Facility. This after Ihtisham Ihtisham, a 25 year-old…

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Malta: Beppe Fenech Adami condemns government silence over prison inmate death

Beppe Fenech Adami has criticised Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri's silence in the wake of another death at the Corradino Correctional Facility. The Nationalist Party home affairs spokesperson said on Thursday…

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Malta: Fenech’s lawyers seek court protection after prison director disrupts meeting

Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers are seeking the Court’s protection over an incident which took place at the Corradino Correctional Facility last Monday, in which director of prisons Alex Dalli disrupted a…

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Six year old girl discovers chilling plea from inmates of Chinese prison, part of Tesco’s Christmas cards supply chain

UK supermarket giant Tesco has said it has stopped production at a factory in China after one of its Christmas cards was found to contain a cry for help reportedly from…

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Malta: 30 year-old prisoner dies in hospital after found unconscious in prison cell

A 30 year old man from Zabbar, who fell ill at the Corradino Correctional Facility, died on Sunday after collapsing in his cell on Saturday. An official News Release said…

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£100 million crackdown on crime in British prisons

Prison security will be boosted by a £100 million investment as part of a crackdown on crime behind bars, the government announced today (13 August 2019). The investment will target…

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In-Nazzjon Headlines – Tuesday 14th May 2019

In-Nazzjon says that parliament has been lifted until after the elections at the end of the month. The paper says government took the sudden decision to avoid a scheduled discussion…

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400 detainees escape from Tripoli prison after riot

Some 400 detainees escaped after a riot on Sunday at a prison in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli, theatre of a week of deadly battles, the police…

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