US Teens Charged With Gang Raping a Woman
...by his side, to face charges that could put him in prison for the rest of his life. Walker made a first court appearance on Friday, after which his father, also named Nathan Walker, spoke briefly. Walker's mother, Ruby Walker, cried at the sight of her son. She declined to talk about the case. Walker'...China Cracks the Whip Against Drug Manufacturers Who Fail Quality Norms
...ed death sentences are usually commuted to life in prison if the convict is deemed to have reformed. Cao, who oversaw the pharmaceutical registration department, was secretary to Zheng Xiaoyu, the head of the agency, in the 1980s. Zheng was sentenced to death in May for taking bribes to approve substandar...Rumours About Paris Preferential Treatment in Prison to Be Probed
LA prison authorities are going to probe into claims that Pa... of probation, was given several privileges by the prison authorities. It is said that the Simple Life star was allowed to use her cell phone, and that she...Pain Doctor in Virginia Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment
...inic was sentenced Friday to nearly five years in prison on federal drug charges. Thats more time than his supporters and some of the jurors were hoping for, but its still a major victory for him and for the scientists who testified at the trial. The prosecutors had asked for a life sentence. Prosecutor...Prostitutes Fume as Norway Bids to Criminalise Sex Purchases
...oportion to their income. No one has yet gone to prison for the offence, but one person was fined 50,000 Swedish kronor (5,455 euros, 7,535 dollars), according to police. "The law has been very good," said Karin Svedlund, a detective inspector at the Swedish National Criminal Police. "It's more diffic...Prison Healthcare Continues to Fail Despite Emergency Measures, Warns BMA
...has failed to solve the crisis that is undermining prison healthcare and prisoner rehabilitation programmes...the penal system and improve conditions across the prison service. Despite these assurances, the BMA has been in contact with doctors in the prison and pol...Dog Fighting in the US: Bloody, Illegal and Booming
...icted, the football star faces a possible six year prison sentence and 350,000 dollars in fines. "It does go with the gang culture, in every urban area," said Laurie Maxwell of the Humane Society. In recent years, animal shelters have been "inundated" with injured or scarred pitbulls, she said. The woun...Around the World in 86 Days ... on Motorbike With Double-hand Transplant
...ime of his arrest and later took his life while in prison in 2000. "Of course I forgive him. Otherwise I would be filled with hate and vengeance like Fuchs. I wouldn't be here," he said. Kelz plans to publish a book on his life and travels in the autumn. A televised movie on Franz Fuchs, featuring inter...Jail Visit Left Paris' Sis Nicky in Hysterics
Visiting Paris Hilton in prison left the socialite's younger sister Nicky in hyste...cry," she added. Kathy also said that the entire prison scene looks like 'directly out of the movies'. "It's sad. It's like right out of the movies. The g...Now, Paris Resorts to Constant Praying With a 100-count Thread
... with a 100-count thread to help her deal with her prison ordeal. According to Law Enforcement sources, Paris' medical condition has calmed down, but she is psychologically still very weak and is holding on to a 100-count thread to give her strength. The hotel heiress, according to sources, is seen pray...Taiwan Bans Circuses from Importing Protected Animals
...unishment for animal abuse with a maximum one-year prison term for harassing, hurting or abandoning animals that results in their death or serious injury. Under current legislation animal abusers face fines of between 10,000 and 50,000 Taiwan dollars (303-1,515 US)....Jail Authorities Warning Makes Paris Start Eating Prison Food
...for an intravenous drip if she continued to refuse prison food, as the hotel heiress health began to worry t...on as the socialite was transferred back to the LA prison after correctional treatment for her medical condition, the socialite turned jailbird refused to eat...France Celebrates Summer With All-night Music Fest; NY Swings Along
...ne of France's top artists, Renaud, performed at a prison in the northern Pas-de-Calais region, one of the 150 concerts organised in detention centres across the country. A concert in Montmartre supported calls for the release of Franco-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt, a former presidential candidate ...Paris Hilton to Be Released on Tuesday
...hol-related reckless driving case, and started her prison term on June 3....Paris Hilton to Get a Facial the Minute She is Out of the Slammer!
...nt has announced that Hilton will be released from prison on June 26, after spending 23 days in the slammer....The Doctor Parents of a 15 Year Old surgeon Arrested
... lead actors in the story could have to spend some prison term too. A doctor couple in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have been remanded to 15-day judicial custody for allowing their 15-year-old son to perform caesarean section on a pregnant woman sometime ago. The couple are charged with endan...Paris Suffered from 'life-threatening' Psychiatric Condition, Says LA Sheriff
... said that there are lots of people who die in the prison because their health condition isn't identified. "We've had plenty of people die in the county jail system, not because of anything we did, but because we didn't understand the medical problem," he said....HIV Prevention to Thai Prisoners
...Thailand. In June 2003, at the invitation of the prison health services, MSF began providing clinical supp...ogrammes in other settings. 'The attitude of the prison health care staff towards the rights of prisoners to access antiretroviral therapy is very positive,...Same Sex Pair Get Relief in Pakistan
...ry last month and sentenced them to three years in prison and a fine. They also fined them 10,000 Pakistani rupees ($165). But the countrys Supreme Court came to their rescue. On Thursday it suspended the Lahore verdict and agreed to hear an appeal by Shamile Raj, lawyer Babar Awan told reporters. The t...... were jailed in 1964. Temprana spent 18 years in prison and 12 more under house arrest. Immediately upon his release he obtained a refugee visa and flew to Miami, where he likes to spend his time cruising his neighborhood in his motorized wheelchair, chatting with neighbors and, since his wife died three ...