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Russia is executing more and more Ukrainian prisoners of war
Ukrainian prosecutors say Russians have executed at least 147 PoWs, 127 of them this year alone.BBC News - 10h -
Watch: Relatives of inmates attempt to break into Mexican prison
The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.BBC News - 1d -
Richard Allen gets 130 years in prison for Delphi murders
Richard Allen was sentenced to 130 years in prison for the 2017 murders of two teenage girls who disappeared in Delphi, Indiana. CBS News Chicago's Marrisa Perlman has more.CBS News - 1d -
Record number of protesters will be in UK prisons this Christmas
Forty people, aged 22 to 58, incarcerated for direct actions on climate and Gaza actions amid crackdown on dissent. • ‘You won’t find the real criminals here’: a Just Stop Oil activist in jail at ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trans woman alleges transfer to men's prison is unconstitutional
A transgender woman filed a court petition Tuesday against the state of Washington’s Department of Corrections, alleging that her confinement at a men’s prison is unconstitutional.NBC News - 3d -
CNN: Freed Syrian prisoner in report was intelligence officer
CNN acknowledged this week it had been misled by a man purporting to be a Syrian prisoner but who was, in fact, a former intelligence officer under the Assad regime. The outlet said in a report ...The Hill - 4d -
Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media
Former talk show host Carlos Watson has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison in the federal financial conspiracy case surrounding his once-buzzy Ozy MediaABC News - 5d -
Ozy Media co-founder gets nearly 10 years in prison in financial conspiracy case
Former talk show host Carlos Watson and now-defunct startup found guilty last summer of wire fraud conspiracy. Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced on Monday to nearly 10 years in ...The Guardian - 5d -
A Kenyan man gets 50 years in prison for the murder of a gay rights activist
The housemate of an LGBTQ+ activist in Kenya has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was discovered in a metal box almost two years agoABC News - 5d -
Syria Shudders as Assad’s Prison Atrocities Come Into the Light
At the country’s most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared.The New York Times - 6d -
Secret Prisoner: Attempted murder on my Wing
As Britain is gripped by a prisons crisis, The Telegraph is publishing dispatches from an inmate at a Category B jail – the second highest level of security – to discover what life is really like ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Inside a jail holding ISIS prisoners in Syria
While prisons in Syria have been liberated following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, one jail still holds thousands of ISIS prisoners, according to the guards. Holly Williams goes inside the prison.CBS News - 6d -
Former Syrian prison official charged in US with torture
A former Syrian official under the rule of former President Bashar Assad was federally indicted in the U.S. for torturing prisoners held at Damascus Central Prison from 2005-08, according to a ...The Hill - Dec. 13 -
Former prison head charged with torture in US
Samir Ousman Alsheikh is accused of torturing and ordering the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison.BBC News - Dec. 13 -
U.S. Charges Ex-Syrian Prison Official With Torture
The indictment was the second time in a week that the Justice Department announced that it had charged top Syrian officials with human rights abuses.The New York Times - Dec. 13 -
Man Who Leaped Over Bench to Attack Nevada Judge Gets Decades in Prison
A courtroom video recorded Deobra Redden as he ran up and attacked Judge Mary Kay Holthus at his sentencing hearing.The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
No pardons for prison torturers, says Syrian rebel leader
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani says HTS group will ask countries to hand over Assad regime officials who flee. The Islamist rebel commander responsible for the downfall of the Syrian president Bashar ...The Guardian - Dec. 11 -
Man who attacked judge in Vegas courtroom gets decades in prison
Video showed the judge falling back from her seat as Deobra Redden flung himself over her bench and grabbed her hair, toppling an American flag onto them.CBS News - Dec. 11 -
Sednaya Prison in Syria: What to Know
Amnesty International described it as a “human slaughterhouse,” where, other rights groups say, tens of thousands of people were detained, tortured and killed during the 13-year civil war.The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
Fund-Raiser Who Pocketed Money Meant for Sick Kids and Vets Gets 10 Years in Prison
Richard Zeitlin, a telemarketing kingpin who kept 80 percent of the donations raised for charities, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in September.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
Inside Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison
ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent James Longman reports at Saydnaya prison, where Syrians are searching for their lost loved ones.ABC News - Dec. 10 -
Saydnaya Prison: Inside Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’
The search for loved ones inside Syria's detention centresBBC News - Dec. 10 -
Syrians Search Notorious Prison for Thousands of Missing
The regime’s downfall has given hope to families of Syrians who disappeared in recent decades.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 9 -
Inside the Syrian prison at the heart of Assad’s police state
On the outskirts of Damascus, Saydnaya holds the secrets to the fate of thousands who disappeared under the dictatorFinancial Times - Dec. 9 -
Prison boss killed in car blast in occupied Ukraine
Sergei Yevsyukov's death is being seen as the latest in a series of attacks on Russian officers.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
What we know about the notorious Saydnaya Prison
Thousands of people have been executed and tortured in the secretive prison since the 1980s.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
Videos show 'prisoners being released from cells' in notorious Syrian prison
Videos posted online purported to show rebels freeing dozens of women and men at the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria.NBC News - Dec. 9 -
Reports of people trapped underground at notorious Syrian prison
It is thought thousands of people could still be trapped in hidden parts of the notorious Saydnaya prison.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
Inside a High-Stakes U.S.-China Prisoner Swap
A Stanford student and a Uyghur activist are among those who waged a long battle to get attention from Washington for family members jailed in China.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 7 -
Man Who Kidnapped Woman From Bloomberg’s Colorado Ranch Gets 22 Years in Prison
Joseph Beecher was intent on killing the media mogul and inquired about his family before taking a housekeeper hostage, officials said.The New York Times - Dec. 7 -
Catholic nun arrested for bringing mafia messages to prisoners
An Italian nun was arrested Thursday as part of a long investigation that led to the arrests of 25 suspects and the seizure of over 1,800,000 euros.CBS News - Dec. 6 -
Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death at slap therapy workshop
An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop
An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
Madison Avenue Gets Glittery
After years of retail decline, the newly buzzy Upper East Side has attracted independent jewelry makers as well as big names like Van Cleef & Arpels.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi gets 3-week reprieve from prison in Iran after surgery
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been temporarily released from prison in IranABC News - Dec. 4 -
Letby interviewed in prison over more baby deaths
The serial killer nurse has been interviewed over more deaths and collapses at two hospitals.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons are demanding an investigation into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in historic protests ...ABC News - Dec. 3 -
NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons demanded an investigation Tuesday into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3 -
An Italian man gets life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend in case that fueled national outrage
A 22-year-old Italian man who confessed in court to killing his ex-girlfriend was convicted of her murder on Tuesday and sentenced to life in prison in a case that fueled national outrage over ...ABC News - Dec. 3
