Prison-reform

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "Prison-reform" (102 articles)
AI-generated image showing two adolescents share a light-hearted moment outdoors, highlighting the importance of healthy communication, mutual respect and informed choices in adolescent relationships.

Why Rwanda needs ‘Romeo and Juliet law' for consensual adolescent relationships

Monday, August 10, 2026
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Mageragere Sector in Kigali. The Minister said that Plea bargaining also has become another tool for reducing pressure on courts. Since the new policy, 35,878 criminal cases have been resolved through plea bargaining. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

What has Rwanda achieved four years after new criminal justice policy?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Juvenal Habyarimana, former President of Rwanda.

Juvenal Habyarimana: The “Umubyeyi” and Genocidaire-in-Chief

Thursday, May 14, 2026
A Genocide suspect stands before the committee of Inyangamugayo judges as members of the community look on during a Gacaca trial. The community-based courts tried nearly two million Genocide cases before they were closed in 2012. File
Rwanda

How Gacaca courts still shape justice 32 years after Genocide

Sunday, April 12, 2026
Some of the men who were granted release on parole at Nyarugenge Correctional Facility on Thursday, March 5. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Crime

Who gets release on parole and how is it different from pardon?

Friday, March 06, 2026
Some juvenile inmates who sat for national exams pose for a photo with RCS officers at Nyagatare Juvenile Prison in Nyagatare District. This is the only facility exclusively built to accommodate young offenders in the country. Photo: Courtesy
Law

Inside major proposals for a child-friendly justice system

Friday, February 27, 2026
Lawyers offer support during a past plea bargain proceeding at Nyarugenge Prison. Photos: Courtesy. 
Law

Plea bargain: Over 800 criminal cases settled in week-long drive

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Inmates follow Chief Justice Domitilla Mukantaganzwa's remarks while explaining the plea bargaining’s role in promoting restorative justice.  Courtesy
Law

PHOTOS: Inmates praise plea bargaining for offering hope and healing

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Dr. Yvan Butera, the Minister of State for Health addresses senators on mental health situation in Rwanda
Health

From one psychiatrist in 1995, Rwanda's mental healthcare comes of age

Sunday, July 06, 2025
Some of the 106 ex-combatants repatriated from DR Congo in March, part of the group that returned alongside FDLR’s Brig Gen Gakwerere, were officially discharged at Mutobo Demobilization Centre on Thursday, June 26.

Mutobo: You came to fight. We sent you to class

Thursday, July 03, 2025
The New Times

Constant Mutamba: Outstanding diversion as reformist martyrdom

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali. Phto by Craish Bahizi

Can the pen heal? Media’s role in the reintegration of Genocide perpetrators in Rwanda

Monday, February 24, 2025