Jail

A jail is a correctional facility where individuals convicted of crimes are confined as punishment. It serves to incarcerate offenders for specified periods, separate them from society, and provide rehabilitation programs.

Why it’s in the news: Jails are in the news due to the sentencing of high-profile criminals for severe offenses including sexual assault, murder, and fraud.

Latest on Jail

• New York’s notorious Rikers jail awaits elusive closure
• Wuhan’s Covid mayor Zhou Xianwang jailed for 14 years for corruption
• Former university student jailed for 7 years for rape, sexual assault on 5 women
• Teacher who sexually abused pupil back in Indonesia jail after BBC investigation
• Man sexually abused 4 of his 5 daughters and stepdaughters, gets jail and caning
• Drunk man killed 71-year-old man in back alley, gets jail and caning

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