Prison

18.04.24

Parents sentenced to prison after child ingests methadone

April 18, 15:55

28.03.24

Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for murdering his grandfather

March 28, 13:43

19.03.24

Camp organizer gets year in prison for fraud

March 19, 15:30

15.02.24

Man sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of minors

February 15, 9:43

28.11.23

Latvia repeatedly pushes law abolishing conditional prison sentences

November 28, 2023, 7:27

27.11.23

Former Rīga councilor sentenced to prison over bribery charges

November 27, 2023, 17:00

09.11.23

Former MP Ādamsons sentenced to eight years in prison

November 9, 2023, 15:03

09.11.23

Drunk driver gets 10 years in prison for killing cyclist

November 9, 2023, 7:18

02.11.23

Jailbreak investigation finds faults in prison regime

November 2, 2023, 9:19

13.10.23

Work starts on new prison in Liepāja

October 13, 2023, 12:56

06.10.23

Migrant smugglers will be subject to harsher punishments in Latvia

October 6, 2023, 10:46

27.09.23

Aivars Lembergs sentenced to four years in prison

September 27, 2023, 11:41

08.09.23

Ministry's typo gives prisoner death penalty scare

September 8, 2023, 12:27

25.07.23

Prison employees to be inspected after Sunday's escape

Update 18:48

24.07.23

Sunday's prison escape was spontaneous, says administration

July 24, 2023, 12:46

23.07.23

Prison break in Latvia on Sunday; escapee caught

July 23, 2023, 19:15

14.07.23

Latvia might abolish conditional prison sentences

July 14, 2023, 7:31

15.06.23

Stalking could result in three-year imprisonment

June 15, 2023, 10:35

10.05.23

Harsher sentences planned for stalking and threats in Latvia

May 10, 2023, 7:20

28.02.23

Former Central Market head sentenced to prison

February 28, 2023, 14:11

06.11.22

Convicts should be able to vote in local elections, rules Constitutional Court

November 6, 2022, 11:31

29.09.22

Tram driver murderer to serve 17 years in prison

September 29, 2022, 16:59

13.06.22

Latvia has EU's highest proportion of female prisoners

June 13, 2022, 11:52

02.09.21

Latvia has one of EU's highest proportions of female prisoners

September 2, 2021, 8:38

19.08.21

Former Latvijas Krājbanka board members get prison sentence

August 19, 2021, 12:52

27.10.20

Latvian sex offender among Europe's most wanted

October 27, 2020, 11:00

22.05.19

Man handed life sentence after killing pregnant girlfriend

May 22, 2019, 13:21

29.03.19

Last inmates transferred from Brasa prison prior to closure

March 29, 2019, 17:16

28.02.19

Abora firm selected to build Liepāja Prison for €113.6m

February 28, 2019, 15:56

08.11.18

Major Rīga prison to be closed in 2019

November 8, 2018, 12:40

06.09.17

Cash for demography may be found by halting Liepaja prison project

September 6, 2017, 14:53

23.08.17

Another tender likely for flagship prison project

August 23, 2017, 11:09

26.01.17

148 foreigners were imprisoned last year-end

January 26, 2017, 15:33

23.02.16

Number of prisoners could grow due to migration

February 23, 2016, 14:16

07.12.15

Offenders' electronic monitoring underway in Latvia

December 7, 2015, 13:09

Liepāja plans to produce hydrogen-powered aircraft03:19

Rīga residents unhappy with truck traffic trend05:01

Justice Minister says claims against Unity are 'absurd'15:30

Allegations of 2014 election result falsifying attempts by Unity party02:44

Flu epidemic is over in01:43

8:42

Latvia welcomes expected arrival of Swedish military muscle

8:41

Three for the Weekend: World Films, Rock and Organ, Desire

7:26

Police hope to improve fight against economic crimes

7:10

Russia expels two Latvian diplomats

Yesterday, 21:06

Liepāja plans to produce hydrogen-powered aircraft

Update 20:42

SAB, KNAB claim no information about alleged election rig attempts

Yesterday, 15:45

Whooping cough cases on the rise in Latvia

Yesterday, 15:26

NIB and Citadele bank back Vilnius gene therapy facility

8:42

Latvia welcomes expected arrival of Swedish military muscle

7:10

Russia expels two Latvian diplomats

Update 20:42

SAB, KNAB claim no information about alleged election rig attempts

Yesterday, 9:38

Kariņš returns to parliamentary duties

Yesterday, 8:52

Justice Minister says claims against Unity are 'absurd'

Yesterday, 7:23

Allegations of 2014 election result falsifying attempts by Unity party

April 24, 11:51

PM promises to tackle red tape

April 24, 10:57

Rīga to host Crimea platform in Fall

7:26

Police hope to improve fight against economic crimes

Yesterday, 15:45

Whooping cough cases on the rise in Latvia

Yesterday, 9:14

Latvian homicide rate down, but still highest in EU

Yesterday, 7:38

Some schools introduce access to free feminine hygiene goods

Yesterday, 7:11

Defense Industry Day showcases Latvian-produced military goods

April 24, 18:58

Flu epidemic is over in

April 24, 12:42

Family gets apology after officials forgot to send convict to prison

April 24, 12:40

Hopeful year for LTV's livestreamed birdhouse

8:41

Three for the Weekend: World Films, Rock and Organ, Desire

Yesterday, 10:49

Country of origin will have to be shown for all food in shops

April 24, 8:52

Latvians are not big fans of buying books online

April 23, 10:49

Rīga Photography Biennial's exhibits open

April 22, 13:03

Typewriter gift leads to a 200-strong museum collection

April 21, 8:22

May 4 film marathon returns this year online and onsite

April 19, 12:56

New contemporary art essays explore 'Decolonial Ecologies'

April 19, 12:22

Latvia flags up its World Rally Championship credentials

Yesterday, 21:06

Liepāja plans to produce hydrogen-powered aircraft

Yesterday, 15:26

NIB and Citadele bank back Vilnius gene therapy facility

Yesterday, 14:30

OECD: Latvia has 'room to raise tax revenue'

Yesterday, 12:33

Rīga residents unhappy with truck traffic trend

Yesterday, 11:34

Latvian Rail Baltica project loses regional station designer

Yesterday, 11:20

Rīga Freeport has USA cruise ship plans

April 24, 15:27

Report cases of children as scooter passengers, police ask

April 24, 15:07

Vivi wants to make 'train artists' think twice

Yesterday, 9:56

WATCH: Latest OECD economic survey of Latvia

April 23, 9:48

Latvia's 20 years of EU membership: economic accomplishments and a couple of disappointments

April 20, 11:33

I'll meet you at the Cēsis cemetery gates

April 19, 10:56

WATCH: 100 years of Baltic GDP in 40 minutes

April 15, 17:08

Latvians are fairly keen on online streams

April 13, 10:55

Photographer Claudia Heinermann on her 'Siberian Exiles' trilogy

April 4, 17:52

STRATCOMCOE offers podcast on 'The new age of human connectivity'

April 3, 10:45

Russia-NATO relations in the context of confrontation

April 24, 9:54

Latvia might be in for earliest summer ever

April 23, 10:00

Kurzeme sees most snow Tuesday

Update 16:19

Heavy snowfall in Latvia Monday; 'snow tickets' available in Rīga

April 22, 11:38

April will return later in week

April 19, 9:25

Snow possible early next week in Latvia

April 17, 9:03

Warm weather to return to Latvia at end of April

April 15, 11:21

Cool weather all week in Latvia

April 12, 9:18

Weekend will not look like summer in Latvia

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