Tag: prison

20 inmates killed after Madagascar prison riot

Published on August 24, 2020 by Face of Malawi

Twenty prisoners were killed in Madagascar as the authorities attempted to stop a riot in a prison in the south […]

Mother Single-Handedly Digs 35-Foot-Long Underground Tunnel to Bust Son Out of Prison

Published on August 13, 2020 by Mc Noel Kasinja

A 51-year-old Ukrainian woman was recently arrested after it was discovered that she had been digging an underground tunnel near […]

Malawi Prison Suspends Admission, Detention of New Remandees Prisons

Published on July 17, 2020 by Flora Mitumba

Malawi Prison Service (MPS) has suspended admission of new remandees to all prisons and detaining new remandees in the four […]

‘We’ll be back, We Got business to take care Outside’, Prison Escapees Promise To Return

Published on June 10, 2020 by Face of Malawi

Two inmates who escaped from a prison in Rome, Italy last week left guards a courtesy note, saying they had […]

DRC prison records 100 coronavirus cases

Published on May 7, 2020 by Face of Malawi

One hundred inmates have tested positive for coronavirus in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s military prison, according to the health […]

Prisoners Set The Facility On Fire

Published on April 28, 2020 by Face of Malawi

There was pandemonium on Monday April 27, as Nigeria, Sapele Prison was set on fire by protesting inmates of the […]

BREAKING NEWS: GOVT Promotes All Prison Wardens

Published on April 24, 2020 by Face of Malawi

REPORTS reaching Faceofmalawi indicate that Government has with immediate effect promoted all prison wardens to the rank of Sergeant, all […]

Teenage Girl Cries Outside Prison as her Dad is Sentenced to Death for Joining Christianity (Video)

Published on November 29, 2019 by FACE OF MALAWI

A heart touching video has emerged online in which a girl who is said to be 13-years-old is seen crying […]

Prisoners hired for Sanitation in the Capital City

Published on February 16, 2018 by FACE OF MALAWI

Few days after residents in Lilongwe have spoken out about the dirty looking of some parts in the city; the […]

You know Tupac but Do you know Mutulu Shakur?

Published on December 1, 2015 by FACE OF MALAWI

Mutulu Shakur (born Jeral Wayne Williams, August 8, 1950) is an American black nationalist and acupuncturist. He was a proponent […]

Pastor Sentenced to Jail for Using Church Money on His Wife

Published on November 25, 2015 by FACE OF MALAWI

The co-founder of a megachurch and five other leaders have been sentenced to jail terms of up to 8 years […]

Woman Sentenced To Life In Prison For Holding Disabled People Captive

Published on November 8, 2015 by FACE OF MALAWI

Linda Weston has been sentenced to life in prison plus 80 years for holding multiple mentally disabled people captive in […]

RUSSIAN MAFIA BOSS CAUGHT ON CCTV HAVING SEX WITH LAWYER IN HIS CELL

Published on September 17, 2015 by FACE OF MALAWI

A Russian mafia boss has been caught on camera allegedly having sex in his jail cell with his ‘human rights […]

Funding cuts keeping hundreds in Prison-there is no money for their prosecution in court #Malawi

Published on June 10, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Over 400 manslaughter suspects are languishing in jail in the Southern Region alone, a development created partly because there is […]

Convict commits suicide in Ntchisi

Published on June 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

A 76 year-old man in Ntchisi has committed suicide after being found guilty in a defilement case. According to Ntchisi […]

Taiwan’s former president attempts suicide, currently jailed for corruption, stopped by guards as he tried to use a towel to kill himself.

Published on June 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Taiwan’s imprisoned former President Chen Shui-bian tried to kill himself but was stopped by guards, the Justice Ministry said. A […]

Malawi prisons run out of food

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Prisons across Malawi have run out of food and the situation is very dire that some of them have even […]

Joyce Banda pardons 279 prisoners

Published on December 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda has pardoned 279 prisoners as part of celebrations marking Christmas and the New Year. The pardoned […]