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Some inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Law

Major reforms that shaped the justice sector in 2023

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali. Prisoners can now apply for parole after completing just a quarter of their sentences. Photo/Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Parole: What you need to know about eligibility as gov’t cuts application time

Thursday, December 14, 2023
Inmates in various correctional facilities in the country can now apply for parole after serving only a quarter of their jail terms. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Rwanda: Inmates eligible for parole after serving a quarter of their terms

Monday, December 11, 2023
Minister of Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja during an interview. COURTESY
Rwanda

Justice Minister explains rising number of people sent to prison

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Delegates at the 25th International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Annual general meeting
International

Prisons boss in Belgium for international corrections meet

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Dieudonne Ishimwe, also known as Prince Kid - the former organizer of Miss Rwanda - has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined Rwf2 million. Courtesy
Crime

Prince Kid sentenced to five years in prison. What's next?

Saturday, October 14, 2023
Participants follow a presentation during the session on the newly designed curriculum that has been created to promote positive masculinity and positive parenting in the country. All photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

New curriculum to foster positive masculinity and parenting

Friday, October 06, 2023
All the 25 juveniles who sat for the 2022-2023 national examinations passed; with one scoring the highest marks in Primary. Courtesy
Education

Juvenile inmates pass national exams but no child deserves to be in jail – official

Thursday, September 14, 2023
Some inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. Statistics from Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS) show that there are a total of 89,034 inmates in the 13 correctional facilities in Rwanda. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Prison population on the rise despite decongestion efforts

Friday, August 25, 2023
Prisoners undergo a vaccination exercise at Nyarugenge Prison. RIB has arrested a medic at Nyarugenge prison for offences including alleged sale of medicine meant to treat inmates. CRAISH BAHIZI
Crime

Prison doctor arrested for selling inmates’ meds

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Prisoners during IT course at Nyarugenge Prison on May 26, 2022. Rwanda Correctional Services plans to implement virtual visits in prisons. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Law

Rwanda to introduce virtual visits in prisons

Friday, June 30, 2023
The Minister of Interior, Alfred Gasana, lays a foundation stone during the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction works on halfway houses in Rwamagana District, on Thursday, May 25. The new facility, expected to be completed by April 2024, will cost more than Rwf1 billion and host 2,000 male and 500 female inmates. Photo: Emmanuel Nkangura.
Infrastructure

Halfway homes will lessen recidivism rates, says Minister Gasana

Friday, May 26, 2023