The special meal is an occasion for all inmates to feel a sense of home, share their inner feelings and celebrate the Reunification Day during their imprisonment.

The Supreme Court of South Korea upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a corruption conviction of ex-president Park, which leads much of her remaining years in prison.

Since its inception over the past 15 years, the “warm family” model in Tua Chua district, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, has proven effective in popularising guidelines of the Party, and policies and laws of the State among family members. It has also assisted poor households in production and poverty reduction, and helped those who committed wrongdoings reintegrate into the community.

A 51-year-old mother was arrested after she was caught digging a tunnel to free her son from a prison in Ukraine.