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Four prison inmates, out of 12 currently serving life imprisonment for murder, have been ordered to serve solitary confinement, according to the Home Affairs Mi

Updated 2.18pm A prisoner who made claims about systematic terror, fear and torture at the Corradino Correctional Facility has been placed in solitary confinement and banned from communicating with anyone outside prison.  Brian Vella, 41, filed a fresh application in the Criminal Court on Monday claiming more inhumane treatment sparked by last week's claims and asked the court to order his transfer to the Forensic Ward at Mount Carmel Hospital.  He said that after he filed his first application last week, his cell was searched in his absence and he was stopped from using the prison telephon...

Updated 8.30am with CCF statement A double murderer has asked the courts to launch a magisterial inquiry into what he claims is systematic terror, fear and torture that he and other prisoners are enduring in prison. Brian Vella, 41, filed an application to the Criminal Court claiming inhumane treatment at Corradino Correctional Facility, targeting him and other prisoners. He also drew attention to the possibility that a crime was committed within the facility in September 2018. Through his lawyer, Jason Grima, Vella explained that he had been in jail for 21 years and that the management of CC...

Newsbook Ritratt fl-isfond: Miguela Xuereb / Ritratt fiċ-ċirku: Facebook Tista' taqra bil- The Correctional Services Agency has denied claims of terror and torture in a brief statement on Saturday after a double murderer filed an application claiming inhumane treatment at Corradino Correctional Facility, targeting him and other prisoners. “The agency categorically denies these allegations,” the spokesman said on Saturday with reference to the application, adding it would be providing all evidence in court in connection to the case. Double murderer Brian Vella has asked the courts to la...

The man is willing to confirm on oath that the infamous 'torture chair' in prison does in fact exist, and has been used several times