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Indonesian government pledges to fix overcrowded prisons

Two jailbreaks that happened in Sumatra in July alone have exposed how poor and vulnerable the condition of ...

Pakistan elects Mamnoon Hussain president: State tv

Pakistan on Tuesday elected businessman Mamnoon Hussain as its 12th president, state TV said, to replace deeply ...

Bombings kill at least 54 in Iraq

Attacks including car bombs mainly targeting Shiite-majority areas of Iraq killed at least 54 people on Monday, ...

103 inmates from Tanjung Gusta still at large

Police are still searching for 103 out of 212 inmates including four terrorism prisoners who recently escaped from the ...

Indonesians urged to protect children and fulfill their rights

On the occasion of the National Children`s Day on July 23, the Indonesian people were urged to protect children and ...

Indonesian govt to build 40 more new prisons

An official from the ministry of justice said the government would build 40 new prisons to accommodate all ...

Police conduct manhunt for escaping prisoners in Batam

Police are searching 11 prisoners who escaped from a prison in Batam, Riau Islands province, on Wednesday. "The ...

All escapees from Batam penitentiay are drug suspects

All 11 escapees from the Baloi detention house in Batam on Wednesday morning are drug suspects. They include ...

Police capture 102 escapees from Tanjung Gusta prison

Police have captured 102 escapees from the Tanjung Gusta prison in Medan, North Sumatra, since the July 11 mass ...

Indonesia prays for peaceful, democratic Egypt

Given its close relationships with Egypt and the fact that thousands of Indonesians are in Egypt, Indonesia has ...

240 inmates escape from Medan prison after riot

A total of 240 prisoners have escaped from Tanjung Gusta penitentiary in Medan, North Sumatra province, following riot ...

Police capture five jail breakers

Police in North Sumatra`s Langkat district captured five inmates who escaped from the Tanjung Gusta correctional ...

President orders investigation of Medan prison riot

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation of rioting at the Tanjung Gusta prison in Medan, North ...

Pentagon reveals "indefinite detainees" list

The Pentagon released Monday the names of Guantanamo Bay`s 46 "indefinite detainees," terror suspects considered too ...

Correctional center destroys 150 hand phones of inmates

The Kotabaru correctional center in South Kalimantan has destroyed 150 mobile phones of various brands seized from ...