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Families await release of Palestinian prisoners after ceasefire deal

With the first releases expected on Sunday, family members admit: ‘We living on our nerves’. Families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are eagerly awaiting their release following a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

Man who abused girlfriend before she took own life jailed

Ryan Wellings was cleared of manslaughter but "set the scene" for Kiena Dawes' death, a court heard.

BBC News - Jan. 16

As Trump Heads to White House, Bolsonaro May Be Headed to Jail. Why?

Three reasons help explain why the two politicians have faced such contrasting fates.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

A Three-Year Prison Sentence Will Pause Development On Fortune's Run

Popular indie FPS Fortune's Run won't be seeing any updates for a while--about three years, to be precise, as that's how long its sole developer, known only as Dizzie, will be spending behind ...

GameSpot - Jan. 16

After U.S. lifts terror designation, Cuba starts freeing prisoners

The Cuban foreign ministry said it would gradually release 553 convicts.

CBS News - Jan. 15

Musk Said to Have Intervened to Help Free Italian Jailed in Iran

The Italian journalist was released soon after Elon Musk met with an Iranian ambassador, officials in Iran said. So was an Iranian detained in Italy who was wanted by the U.S.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

How many prisoners are fighting the Los Angeles fires?

Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, according to the California Dept. of Corrections.

ABC News - Jan. 14

Biden to lift Cuba's status as terror sponsor in exchange for prisoners' release

The move is likely to be reversed by the incoming Trump administration.

CBS News - Jan. 14

Caitlin Clark's alleged stalker says he wants to stay in jail, yells he's guilty in court

INDIANAPOLIS — The Texas man accused of stalking WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark loudly declared he's “guilty as charged” on Tuesday before a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.

NBC News - Jan. 14

Drones delivering weapons to jails is national security threat, prisons inspector says

The prisons watchdog says drones are delivering weapons to two of England's highest security prisons.

BBC News - Jan. 14

Armed gang who used Grindr to rob victims jailed

The group lured men into meeting before attacking them and stealing their belongings, police say.

BBC News - Jan. 13

Caroline Darian, daughter of Dominique Pelicot, says he "should die in prison"

"When I look back, I don't really remember the father that I thought he was. I look straight to the criminal, the sexual criminal he is," Caroline Darian says.

CBS News - Jan. 13

Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq

The Iraqi prisoner had sued the Biden administration, saying he would be at risk for abuse at a prison in his homeland.

The New York Times - Jan. 12

Turkey's Kurdish leaders meet jailed politician as the two sides inch toward peace

A delegation from one of Turkey’s biggest pro-Kurdish political parties has met a leading figure of the Kurdish movement in prison, the latest step in a tentative process to end the country’s ...

ABC News - Jan. 11

'My father should die in prison', daughter of Dominique Pelicot tells BBC

Caroline Darian has become a vocal advocate for victims of sexual violence in the wake of her mother's trial.

BBC News - Jan. 11

Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires - and stigma

Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.

BBC News - Jan. 11

Trump becomes first president to be a sentenced felon but avoids jail time or fines in hush-money trial – live

President-elect claims historic case was ‘despicable charade’; judge says ‘unconditional discharge’ does not ‘reduce the seriousness of the crime’. Full report: Trump avoids punishment ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Trump avoids prison or fine in hush-money case sentencing

Donald Trump will still take office as the first US president with a felony conviction.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Trump sentenced to unconditional discharge in New York hush money case, avoiding jail

The "unconditional discharge" sentence comes 10 days before Donald Trump is due to be sworn in for a second nonconsecutive term in the White House.

CNBC - Jan. 10

Trump receives no prison time in New York ‘hush money’ case

Sentencing concludes historic first criminal trial of a former US president as he prepares for White House comeback

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Man who fled U.S. to avoid prison for Capitol riot captured in Canada

Anthony Vo told The Toronto Sun that he was "pretty much 99% sure" that Trump will pardon him once he takes office on Jan. 20.

CBS News - Jan. 10

Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles.

CBS News - Jan. 9

Former FBI informant who fabricated Biden claims sentenced to prison

The former FBI informant who fabricated claims about President Biden and his son Hunter Biden accepting bribes was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison, according to court documents. ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

'I thought I was going to die': Jailed Venezuelan activist details brutality of prison life

Hundreds were arrested in protests after Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in last year's contested presidential election.

BBC News - Jan. 9

Prison considered charging inmates who burned themselves in protest for 'intolerable' conditions

Staffers at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia weighed whether to charge the inmates “thousands of dollars for the hospital and medical treatment,” according to emails obtained through a public ...

NBC News - Jan. 8

Four men jailed over brutal homophobic murder in Spain

Men kicked and punched Samuel Luiz, 24, to death outside nightclub in A Coruña in 2021. Four men have been jailed over the homophobic murder of a young gay man whose killing almost four years ago ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed from Iran prison, Italy says

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been freed from detention in Iran and is flying home, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office said in a statement.

NBC News - Jan. 8

Nigerian atheist freed from prison but fears for his life

Yahoo News - Jan. 8

Venezuela's Dissidents Plot Comeback After Months in Hiding, Exile or Jail

Opposition leader María Corina Machado seeks to draw out protesters to prevent a power grab by strongman President Nicolás Maduro.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

US transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman

Major resettlement reduces population in US detention facility in south-eastern Cuba to just 15 people. The United States has sent 11 Yemeni detainees at the Guantánamo Bay detention center to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

US transfers 11 prisoners out of Guantánamo Bay

The U.S. on Monday transferred 11 prisoners out of Guantánamo Bay, the latest batch of inmates to leave the infamous facility in Cuba that once held around 780 detainees. The 11 prisoners were ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

U.S. Sends 11 Guantánamo Prisoners to Oman to Start New Lives

The secret mission left the smallest number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay since the day the detention center opened in 2002.

The New York Times - Jan. 6

Ex-prison officer jailed over sex with inmate

A video clip of Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, having sex with an inmate went viral online.

BBC News - Jan. 6

Taxi driver who stoked Southport riots jailed

Andrew McIntyre admits setting up a social media channel identified as a "catalyst" for violence.