Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Inmates' teenage children allowed visitation when accompanied by younger siblings

Teenage children of inmates will now be allowed to join special prison visits with their younger siblings, after the government eased a rule that had previously barred anyone 13 or older from participating.

2026-05-03

Eat, rinse, repeat: Ex-President Yoon returns to jail cell, prison meals after verdict

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol returned to a jail cell on Thursday as a life-term inmate after a court sentenced him to life in prison for leading an insurrection for his Dec. 3, 2024 declaration of emergency martial law.

2026-02-19

3,500 inmates evacuated as wildfire nears North Gyeongsang prisons

Some 3,500 inmates from correctional facilities in North Gyeongsang were evacuated as a wildfire from Uiseong County spread near local prisons, the Ministry of Justice said Tuesday evening.

2025-03-25