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Teen Inmates Pursue New Life in College Entrance Exam behind Bars

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — When nearly half a million students sit down across the country for the all-important once-a-year college entrance exam this week, a group of 10 teenage inmates will join the test in their separate test room set up behind bars. The exam takers are students of Mandela Boys’ School, the [...]

Court Rules Jailing Inmate in Small Cell is Illegal

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A court has ruled that the government should offer compensation for placing an inmate in a jail cell too small to conduct everyday life. In a recent lawsuit filed by a local inmate against the government, Seoul Central District Court ruled that the government should pay 4 million won [...]