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Lotte chairman faces a suspended 20-month prison sentence

ASeoulcourtsentencedLotteGroupchairmanShinDong-binto20monthsinprison,withatwo-yearsuspension,onFridayforcorruptionandbreachoftrust.ShinKyuk-ho,ShinDong-bin'sfat

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Libyan authorities investigating official over allegations of torturing

SecuritydirectorateofthewesternLibyancityofMisurataisinvestigatingasecurityofficialsuspectedoftorturingaprisonertodeath,asecuritysourcetoldXinhuaonWednesday."Th

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Philippines prison: Two dead in riot over spilt water

AriotatanovercrowdedprisoninthePhilippinesthatkilledtwoinmatesandinjuredatleast10othershasbeenattributedbyofficialstoanoverturnedbucketofwater.Authoritiesinchar

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Novel software helping inmates find a home

AuniversityengineeringdepartmenthasdevelopedwhatamountstoaTinderappforcriminals–acomputerprogramthatmatchesinmateswithsuitableprisons.Thesoftware,uniqueinthecor

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Death toll rises to 16 after prison riot in northern Mexico

ThedeathtollfromTuesday'sriotattheCadereytaprisoninnorthernMexicoroseto16onWednesday,theprosecutor-generalofthestateofNuevoLeonannounced.Inapressconference,Bern

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At least 13 killed in prison fight in northern Mexico

Atleast13peoplewerekilledinafightbetweenrivalgangsinaprisoninthenorthernMexicanstateofNuevoLeon,statesecurityspokesmanAldoFascisaidTuesday.Thefightoccurredinthe

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Iranian nuclear negotiator gets 5-year sentence: Report

AmemberofIran'steamofnuclearnegotiatorsthatstruckthe2015dealwithworldpowershasbeensentencedtofiveyearsinprisononespionagecharges,asemi-officialnewsagencyreporte

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China jails 26 over $7.6 bn Ponzi scheme

Twoseniorexecutivesofacollapsedpeer-to-peerlenderweresentencedtolifeinprisonand24otherspunishedoverwhathasbeencalledChina'sbiggest-everPonzischeme,statemediarep

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If convicted, Samsung's Lee could be c/o Uijeongbu Prison

Ifconvictedandgivenajailsentence,homeforJayY.Lee,thebillionairedefactoheadofSouthKoreanconglomerateSamsung,couldbeacrowdedprisonsetinwoodedhillsjusttothenorthof

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28 people killed in prison riot in Mexico

At least 28 people were killed in a prison riot on Thursday between suspected members of rival gangs in a prison in southern Mexican state of Guerrero, according to local authorities.

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U.S.-led airstrike kills dozens in IS-held prison

TheSyrianObservatoryforHumanRightssaidonTuesdaydozensofpeoplewerekilledinanairstrikebelievedtohavebeencarriedoutbytheU.S.-ledcoalitiononanIslamicStateprisoninea

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Four foreign inmates escape Bali jail using tunnel

FourforeigninmateshaveescapedfromKerobokanprisonontheIndonesianresortislandofBaliusingatunnel,theheadoftheprisonsaidonMonday.TonyNainggolannamedthefourasAustral

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11 dead, 900 escape after DR Congo jail attack

Elevenpeoplewerekilledandmorethan900inmatesescapedSundayafterunidentifiedassailantsattackedajailinDRCongo’srestiveeast,anofficialsaid.“TheKangwayiprisoninBeniwa

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Four dead after prison riot in Mexico's Tamaulipas state

FourpeoplewerekilledandsixwereinjuredonTuesdayinariotinaprisonintheMexicancityofVictoriainthedruggang-ravagedstateofTamaulipasontheUSborder,authoritiessaid."Tho

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Brazil prison break: Nearly 90 prisoners escaped

Authoritiesaretryingtofindnearly90inmateswhoescapedfromaprisoninBrazil'snortheasternstateofRioGrandedoNorte.Localofficialssay88prisonersescapedbycrawlingthrough

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Drone operators jailed for flying drugs, cellphones into British prisons

TwomenwhouseddronestoflydrugsintoprisonsinLondonandHertfordshire,havebeenjailedforatotalofmorethantenyears,London'sMetropolitanPolicesaidTuesday.TomasNatalevici

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Sri Lanka prison bus shooting kills seven

At least seven people were killed when gunmen in Sri Lanka opened fire on a prison bus outside Colombo.