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# Jail

All time
Inmates poured boiling water and sugar down throat of Melanie killer
12 Sep 2013
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248
Castro family claim body as investigation continues
6 Sep 2013
8.9k
19
Here's the gun a criminal smuggled into jail in his bum
5 Sep 2013
20.2k
77
Woman jailed after kicking maid's 'private parts'
8 Aug 2013
16.3k
30
Brazilian police officers sentenced to life over 1992 prison massacre
3 Aug 2013
9.1k
22
Student 'forgotten' in cell for four days to get $4 million from US
31 Jul 2013
20.4k
46
Irish prison system 'over-reliant' on prolonged solitary confinement
23 Jul 2013
5.6k
54
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for freeing militants from Iraqi prisons
23 Jul 2013
3.6k
17
Ohio woman sentenced to five Christmases in jail
23 Jul 2013
19.8k
27
Dubai pardons alleged rape victim who was sentenced to 16 months in prison
22 Jul 2013
23.4k
106
Italian court jails five over Costa Concordia ship disaster
20 Jul 2013
14.7k
31
Woman in Dubai handed 16 month jail sentence after reporting rape
20 Jul 2013
38.6k
184
36 per cent of prisoners in Irish jails serving at least five years
13 Jul 2013
3.1k
14
200 hand letter to gardaí demanding Anglo charges
3 Jul 2013
16.4k
114
Column: For bankers, summary justice is no justice at all
Aaron McKenna
22 Jun 2013
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31
Tom Meagher: Justice system failed Jill, Bayley was "unrepentantly evil"
19 Jun 2013
11.8k
18
Women prisoners line up fashion label
9 Jun 2013
8.4k
15
Poll: Should there be a mandatory prison sentence for uninsured drivers?
27 May 2013
14.5k
121
Egypt court confirms 21 death sentences over football riot
9 Mar 2013
4.6k
11
The Dredge: Irish fans lie on the ground for One Direction... literally
6 Mar 2013
3.3k
2
Oscar Pistorius to spend night in jail
14 Feb 2013
24.2k
56
Breivik files complaint over "aggravated torture" in prison
31 Jan 2013
13.5k
92
Man 'broke out of jail cell to go for a beer'
31 Jan 2013
9.4k
17
The Evening Fix... now with added photos of unsuspecting commuters
24 Jan 2013
12.3k
3
Report into prisoner death finds multiple mistakes were made
24 Jan 2013
9.5k
15
Poll: Should sex offenders be electronically tagged after prison?
3 Jan 2013
12.2k
135
Two thirds of Mountjoy cells now have toilets – but many still slopping out
26 Dec 2012
9.2k
79
226 prisoners granted temporary release for Christmas
21 Dec 2012
8.1k
54
US hacker who leaked nude celebrity photos jailed
20 Dec 2012
14.9k
37
Jailed Pussy Riot member slams routine in 'grey' camp
18 Dec 2012
9.3k
30
Killer of newlywed jailed for life in South Africa
5 Dec 2012
6.1k
7
Activists slam Myanmar amnesty ahead of Obama visit
15 Nov 2012
3.2k
1
PHOTOS: Seán Quinn Jr visits his father after first night in Mountjoy
3 Nov 2012
16.4k
Freddie Starr 'released on bail'
2 Nov 2012
8.3k
24
Column: Politicians have no place in deciding who gets freed from prison
Liam Herrick
23 Oct 2012
63
32
Man tries to rob $1 from bank in prison bid
10 Oct 2012
11.1k
25
Putin hails Pussy Riot jail terms: report
7 Oct 2012
8.2k
17
Fiona Apple arrested for hash possession in same town as Snoop and Willie Nelson
20 Sep 2012
9.5k
27
Justice Department insists no decision made on Catherine Nevin release
19 Sep 2012
7.0k
24
In photos: Lindsay Lohan arrested again... a troubled timeline
19 Sep 2012
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22
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