Life at the prison was difficult. In January, 185 inmates broke out. When they were recaptured, they told officers that they left because they were not getting enough food. Families were only ...

A Philippine court has convicted and sentenced ... The 17 were sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of pardon ...

Veloso, a 39-year-old former domestic helper and mother of two, told reporters in Jakarta she was ready to start a new life in the Philippines ... straight to a prison facility for women.

Number one, we were able to reduce a death sentence to life ... called Veloso’s prison transfer a “significant achievement” in the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Indonesia.

It was only during a medical examination in prison that ... Under Philippine law a child born in custody can remain with the mother for only the first month of their life, though exceptions ...

Prison guards later allowed Veloso ... Under the agreement, Veloso’s life sentence now falls under the Philippines’ purview, “including the authority to grant clemency, remission, amnesty ...