BuCor lobbies for Asean prisoner swap

Following the transfer of drug convict Mary Jane Veloso from Indonesia to the Philippines last year, the Bureau of Corrections is pushing for the adoption of a policy that would allow individuals imprisoned in any Southeast Asian country to be repatriated to their home countries to serve their sentences.

PHL confident Asean-wide TSP accord will soon pass

businessmirror.com.ph - 16/Feb 16:11

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan—Correction officials of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Natio ns (Asean) are backing the Philippine initiative...

Health concerns and outrage mark fifth Gaza ceasefire prisoner swap

aljazeera.com - 09/Feb 14:06

At least eight Palestinians were taken to hospital upon their release from Israeli jails during the fifth prisoner swap.

EDITORIAL - Decongesting prisons

philstar.com - 18/Feb 16:00

After hosting the 2nd ASEAN Regional Correctional Conference last week in Palawan, the Bureau of Corrections is reportedly considering the expansion...

Namibia pursues SADC protocol on prisoner transfer

economist.com.na - 20/Feb 10:11

The government is seeking approval for the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) protocol on the Inter-state Transfer of Sentenced Offenders,...

‘WPS row won’t affect plans for penal farm mega ecozone’

businessmirror.com.ph - 16/Feb 16:11

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan–The dispute between China and the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) would not affect the government’s plan...

US to Deport Convicted Nigerian Prisoners, Immigration Offenders to Lagos

akelicious.net - 16/Feb 21:10

The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., has announced that individuals being deported from the U.S. will be dropped to Lagos, Nigeria....

Increased EO data use to elevate Asean GDP by US$100 billion

nst.com.my - 11/Feb 22:45

SINGAPORE: The increased adoption of Earth Observation (EO) data across Southeast Asia is estimated to contribute an additional US$100 billion to the...

Corrections officer pleads guilty to two counts of drug supply

nynganobserver.com.au - 16/Feb 17:30

He pleaded not guilty to bringing drugs into the jail.

Hamas, Israel complete fifth hostage-prisoner swap under Gaza deal

nst.com.my - 08/Feb 21:47

DEIR EL-BALAH, Palestinian Territories: Israel and Hamas completed their fifth hostage-prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday,...

Turkmenistan: Second Conscientious Objector Sentenced To Corrective Labor – Analysis

eurasiareview.com - 17/Feb 00:56

By Felix Corley A second Jehovah's Witness conscientious objector is serving a corrective labour sentence, where the state takes a fifth of his...

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