SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A former tutor of the English-language test TOEIC was sentenced to three years in prison for secretly giving exam answers to 18 test-takers in exchange for some 80 million won (US$57,776), court records showed Thursday. The 27-year-old, identified only by the surname Hong, was indicted on charges of luring [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of phone calls allowed for inmates at South Korean prisons will be greatly increased. The Ministry of Justice announced a plan to increase the number of phone calls allowed for inmates at six prisons on a trial basis starting from August as part of efforts to strengthen [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean doctors working at correctional facilities such as prisons and detention centers are suffering from poor working conditions and frequent lawsuits by prisoners. The number of general practitioners and specialists working at South Korean correctional facilities totaled 89 as of February, according to the Ministry of Justice. Given [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 17-year prison sentence handed down by an appeals court for former President Lee Myung-bak on embezzlement and bribery charges. In February, the 78-year-old was sentenced to 17 years in prison, a fine of 13 billion won (US$10.9 million) and a forfeit of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — After the news came out that a karaoke room, called “noraebang” in Korean, and arcade game machines had been installed for prison inmates, local citizens showed mixed responses. On Wednesday, Jeonju Prison located in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province opened a string of facilities to help reduce stress levels in [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Tablet PCs will be installed in all interview rooms at correctional facilities across the country, and opportunities for video and smart visits, which were limited due to lack of equipment, will increase significantly. It is expected that the expansion of “non-face-to-face visits” will also help prevent further spread of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will soon be obliged to protect the rights of children whose parents have been incarcerated for various reasons. The National Police Agency (NPA), the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Justice were found to have accepted the recommendations sent in May of last year by the National [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 157 North Korean defectors were held in South Korean prisons as of July, with 54 serving time for drug-related crimes, government data showed Tuesday. The number of defector prisoners has been on a steady rise in recent years from 113 in 2015 to 135 in 2016, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — It was reported on Monday that an ex-convict referred to only as A was arrested once again for dining and dashing. The individual in question served his time and lived on the street ever since being released. Living homeless for 20 years, he has a lengthy criminal record with [...]