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Con air? Gov't doubles down on taxpayer-funded air conditioning in prisons after backlash.

The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday defended its plan to install air conditioning in correctional facilities, calling it "the very least they could do to protect the lives and physical safety of inmates vulnerable to extreme heat."

2026.6.2

Police stand guard in front of the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, on July 15. [YONHAP]

Two inmates receive additional sentences for assaulting fellow inmate in detention center

Two inmates in their 20s already serving time received additional prison sentences for repeatedly abusing and assaulting a fellow inmate at a detention center who was locked up for statutory rape of a minor.

2025.9.28

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The entrance to Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi is seen on Feb. 3. [NEWS1]

Inmates granted temporary release often fail to return, raising concerns over monitoring practices

Inmates temporarily released from detention centers or prisons for reasons such as the death or hospitalization of a parent have repeatedly failed to return on time — and some have committed additional crimes while at large.

2025.6.29

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inmates

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Con air? Gov't doubles down on taxpayer-funded air conditioning in prisons after backlash.

Two inmates receive additional sentences for assaulting fellow inmate in detention center

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Inmates granted temporary release often fail to return, raising concerns over monitoring practices