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 [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s conventional wisdom in the film industry that R-rated movies are not an ideal choice for film distributors as they lose a big chunk of the moviegoers aged below 18. However, the recent success of a series of R-rated movies such as the superhero hit Logan is seeing the [...]
CHUNGCHEONG, SOUTH KOREA, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A 25-year-old man named Kim who was arrested last week on robbery charges in North Chungcheong Province told police that he intentionally committed a crime to go to jail after his business failed. Kim entered a local convenience store he frequents, located in Eumseong County, around 7 p.m. last [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said Tuesday that South Korea’s military prisons were failing to protect the rights of inmates, with poor maintenance conditions and other unethical practices. According to the NHRC, the prison cells that its officials investigated had restrooms with no shades or screens to [...]