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Inmate Dies at N.Y. Prison as Corrections Officers’ Strike Continues
The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.The New York Times - 3d -
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Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners
Israel postponed the release of 600 Palestinians, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostage handovers.BBC News - 3d -
Saudi Arabia quietly steps up releases of political prisoners
Rights groups say conservative and liberal critics of the kingdom are among dozens freed in recent weeksFinancial Times - 2d -
Forgotten by the west, Syria’s IS prisons are under threat as militant group mobilises
Kurdish officials warn that Islamic State threat is greater than ever in the vacuum left from Syrian regime’s collapse. With each gust of wind came a wave of body odour, the stench of two-dozen men ...The Guardian - 2d -
Palestinian prisoners expected to be released as ceasefire deal impasse resolved
The delayed release of 600 Palestinian prisoners will reportedly go ahead when Hamas returns four Israeli hostages' bodies.BBC News - 1d -
MP Mike Amesbury has prison sentence suspended after appeal
Ex-Labour MP was originally jailed for 10 weeks for assaulting a man in the street. The former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has had his 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended for two years, after ...The Guardian - 4h -
Crypto exchange Bybit suffers $1.4 billion hack. Here’s why it’s troubling for the industry.
The hack of Bybit is the latest incident in which the crypto industry has been targeted.MarketWatch - 5d -
Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist
Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked to the tune of $1.5 billion in digital assets, in what’s estimated to be the largest crypto heist in history.NBC News - 5d -
Coinbase says the SEC has agreed to end 'bogus' enforcement case against crypto exchange
The announcement comes as the regulator is expected to be more friendly to crypto under President Donald Trump.CNBC - 5d -
Eye Opener: Trump, Maine Gov. Janet Mills have tense exchange over transgender athletes
President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills had a testy exchange Friday during his remarks to governors Friday over Trump's transgender sports ban. Meanwhile, a town in Brazil has declared a state ...CBS News - 5d -
Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist
Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit by the largest crypto heist in history.CNBC - 4d -
Crypto exchange Bybit says it fully replenished reserves after record $1.5 billion hack
Bybit said it recovered nearly 447,000 ether tokens, replenishing its reserves through a mix of emergency loans and whale deposits.CNBC - 2d -
Murder charges announced in death of Robert Brooks, man beaten by New York prison officers
Murder charges have been announced in the death of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate who was beaten by guards at an upstate New York prison in December.NBC News - 6d -
Kennedy Center says J6 Prison Choir is not a 'confirmed event,' despite what Steve Bannon says
The Kennedy Center downplays CPAC comments from longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon that a choir composed of Jan. 6 rioters will perform at the Kennedy Center.Los Angeles Times - 5d -
Shiri Bibas remains identified as Israel and Hamas prepare for another hostage-prisoner swap
Gaza ceasefire deal still on track amid uproar over fate of two Israeli boys and initial false return of their mother’s body. The body of the Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been identified, ...The Guardian - 5d -
DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for murder
Gordon Cordeiro spent three decades in prison in a case involving the killing of Timothy Blaisdell on the island of Maui in 1994.CBS News - 5d -
New DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for murder
HONOLULU — A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him ...NBC News - 4d -
Israel indefinitely delays release of 620 Palestinian prisoners after Israeli hostages freed
Statement by Netanyahu’s office demands assurance of ‘release of next hostages … without humiliating ceremonies’. Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be delayed “until ...The Guardian - 4d -
Man serving 5 life prison sentences walks free after judge gives second chance
A man sentenced to life in prison, with what seemed like no chance of getting out, is now free. That's because of a 90-year-old judge who is trying to rethink America's justice system. Scott ...CBS News - 4d -
Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.The New York Times - 2d -
More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture
Senior doctors claim they were subjected to months of physical abuse, as UN calls for release of those still detained. ‘No rules’: Gaza’s doctors say they were tortured, beaten and humiliated in ...The Guardian - 2d -
This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called
In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.Wired - 2d -
Accused rapist gets 95 years for sex abuse images, prison van escape
Sean Williams, who is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women, was sentenced for child sex abuse images and an escape from an inmate transport van.CBS News - 2d -
‘They forced me to stand for hours in the cold, arms raised and shackled’: eight Gaza doctors on their Israeli prison ordeal
Senior doctors and surgeons describe the torture, starvation, humiliation and denial of medical care they endured while being held without charge. More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli ...The Guardian - 1d -
A court in Bosnia sentences separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to 1 year in prison
A court in Bosnia has sentenced separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to one year in prison and banned him from politics for six years because of his unconstitutional actionsABC News - 1d -
‘The killers I met in jail didn’t scare me’: singer Rokia Traoré on why prison was ‘a privilege’
After serving time in Paris, Rome and Brussels, the Malian star is ready to perform again – and planning a book and a stage show about her fellow inmates and her own prison experiences. ‘It’s been ...The Guardian - 1d -
Israel releases over 600 Palestinian prisoners as Hamas returns bodies of four hostages
Gaza ceasefire appears to hold after four-day breach, as Israel says three of four bodies identified as of Thursday morning. See all our Middle East coverage Hamas has handed over the bodies ...The Guardian - 7h -
Israel frees Palestinian prisoners after Hamas hands over four hostages' bodies
It was the last exchange of the Gaza ceasefire deal's first phase, leaving questions over what happens next.BBC News - 3h
