On Tuesday, the Seimas passed amendments to the political party law prepared by the Ministry of Justice. The amendments will…
It has been proposed that lesser punishments such as house arrest or community service would be set for minor penalties.…
Lithuania's Ministry of Justice is working on a project which, if fully implemented, should contribute to reducing the number of…
Specialists are finishing the plan on the relocation of Lukiškės Remand Prison from central Vilnius, Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius…
The Lithuanian parliament passed on Thursday a bill banning third-country consultants from advising Lithuanian political parties and candidates during elections.…
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday made the first step towards bringing the hope of release to those sentenced to…
Government officials from eight EU member states, including Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius, have met in Tallinn to discuss closer…
Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius is doubting the effectiveness of halfway houses and calls for considering other measures for inmates…
Lithuania's Ministry of Justice is initiative swift eviction of Lukiškės Remand Prison from central Vilnius. [...]
400-450 inmates would be affected by proposed amnesty in Lithuania, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius said on Tuesday after meeting with…
Lithuania's Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius on Friday slammed an attack on an Ecuadorian in Vilnius, calling it a "xenophobic" crime.…
Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius and Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis are the richest members of Lithuania's Cabinet. And Health Minister Aurelijus…
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis on Monday accused Moscow of putting pressure on Lithuanians officials after Russia launched…
An amnesty on the occasion of Lithuania's centenary and the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, proposed by Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader…
Prisoners from Lukiškės Prison in central Vilnius will be moved to other correctional facilities in three or four years, Lithuanian…
The Lithuanian Justice Ministry is considering turning to law-enforcement bodies over irregularities identified during an audit of the Prison Department,…
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis plans to revise the existing system of incentives to serve in the military after the…
The Lithuanian Justice Ministry will ask the Seimas to amend laws after the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that a…
Lithuania will have to comply with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment regarding a secret CIA prison, President…
Lithuania will consider appealing the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that a secret CIA prison operated in Lithuania, Justice…