Parental Imprisonment

'This wasn't our crime': Parental imprisonment and the children left behind

Woman's Hour on Radio 4 has spoken to those affected by a parent being sent to prison.

Why gentle parenting is proving too rough for many parents

A study published in July found that over 40% of self-identified gentle parents teeter toward burnout and self-doubt because of the pressure to meet parenting standards.

Trump compares imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters to Japanese Americans during WWII

Former President Trump on Friday alleged nobody had been treated worse than those imprisoned for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, other than Japanese Americans who were put in internment camps ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Supreme Court won’t revive Cohen's Trump lawsuit claiming retaliatory imprisonment

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Michael Cohen, who wanted to hold his former boss ex-president Donald Trump liable for a jailing that Cohen said was retaliation for writing a tell-all ...

A hard-line Turkish politician suggests parole for an imprisoned Kurdish leader

The leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party that’s allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the possibility Tuesday that the imprisoned leader of a militant Kurdish group could be ...

World - ABC News - October 22

Pakistani court grants bail to the wife of imprisoned ex-Premier Khan

A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has granted bail to the wife of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case

World - ABC News - October 23

Appeals court upholds freeing of woman wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years

A Missouri appellate court ruled that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing her lawyers argue was ...

Wife of Pakistan's imprisoned former premier Imran Khan freed on bail

The wife of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was released from a high-security prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, a day after a court granted her bail in a ...

World - ABC News - October 24

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized with severe health issues

Activists say Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine weeks of feeling sick

World - ABC News - October 27

Ex-DJ imprisoned for life for murdering partner’s mother in drunken knife attack

Damian Homer stabbed Wendy Francis, 61, twice in the chest after she tried to help her daughter during the attack . A lorry driver and ex-DJ who stabbed his partner’s mother to death in a drunken ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

‘Almost like imprisonment’: the shocking truth about life for boybands in their ‘golden era’

Mobbed, groped, overworked, paid a pittance and given little time off … ahead of a major TV series about boybands, former members of 5ive and 911 reveal what success was really like for many. ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after no contact with her family for 20 months

Human rights activists say imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication from her, and has met with her father

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

2 Somali men sentenced to 30 years in kidnapping and imprisonment of U.S. journalist

Two Somali men who prosecutors called pirates were sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday in the 2012 kidnapping of an American journalist who was held hostage for over two years.

14 Practical Gift Ideas for New Parents and Their Babies

From a booger buster to a food masher, these gifts make this amazing (and difficult!) job just a little easier.

Tech - Wired - October 18

Parents told us of suicide plan at Christmas due to lack of assisted dying law

Tom Marshall's parents took their own lives, but he says a law change may have helped them.

Students and parents swap the bus for biking to school together

Only 11% of students in the U.S. still bike to school. But in some cities, parents and their kids are skipping the bus and forming a caravan to bike to school together. Itay Hod has the story.

How FTX’s Young Executives Shattered Their Parents

As their children are sentenced for fraud, the parents of FTX’s top leaders have described their disbelief at how the crypto exchange upended their lives.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Their Parents Are Giving Money to Scammers. They Can’t Stop Them.

One son couldn’t prevent his father from giving about $1 million in savings to con artists, including one posing as a female wrestling star. The two became estranged.

Business - The New York Times - November 1

Call from Holly Newton's family to review domestic abuse law to be considered

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tells the BBC it is an "extremely important issue" after 15-year-old Holly Newton's murder by her ex-boyfriend.

Facebook's parent company, Meta, facing courtroom battle

On Wednesday, a judge allowed a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit to move forward that accuses Meta of creating an illegal monopoly with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. CBS News MoneyWatch ...

Even His Parents Were Younger Than I Was

No matter. We were crazy for each other.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Autism group is 'a safe space for kids and parents’

AUsome Kids were chosen as one of the recipients of BBC Children in Need’s Big Sky grant programme, which helps with running costs and activities.

21+ best gifts for new parents this year

For the best gifts for new parents, opt for ideas like a Parachute bathrobe, Ember Mug and GrubHub gift card.

Paul Whelan says years-long Russian imprisonment "did play with my mind"

In his first sit-down interview since his release from Russia, Paul Whelan said being left behind twice in prisoner swaps played with his mind.

Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to another 6 months in prison

A group campaigning for Iran's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranian authorities have issued an additional six-month prison sentence against her

World - ABC News - October 25

Erdogan tacitly supports ally's proposal for leniency toward imprisoned Kurdish militant leader

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seemed to give his implicit support on Tuesday for an unprecedented proposal by his nationalist ally that could lead to leniency for Abdullah Ocalan, the ...

World - ABC News - October 29

Imprisoned Belarus activist Maria Kolesnikova is considering asking for a pardon, her father says

The father of imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova says she's considering asking authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for a pardon after more than four years behind bars

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

How the U.S. economy became so hostile to parents — and who benefits

The financial strain felt by families is not the result of individual choices. Rather, experts told MarketWatch, it reflects an economy that isn’t adequately supporting families and may be actively ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

‘Seize the moment’ and secure cease-fire deal: Hostage’s parents

Parents of 23-year-old hostage Omer Neutra say now is a "window of opportunity" for a cease-fire deal.

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Your parents’ Medicare decisions could come back to haunt you

Adult children may regret not paying attention to these healthcare choices.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

Parents of Massachusetts high schooler disciplined for using AI sue school

The parents of a high school senior in Massachusetts argued in federal court in Boston that their son was unfairly punished for using artificial intelligence while researching a history project, ...

Tech - ABC News - October 22

Parents lose hope as report says Send system broken

The special educational needs system is financially unsustainable, the National Audit Office warns.

Starmer claims people with shares do not count as ‘working people’

Labour’s manifesto pledges on tax are coming under increasing scrutiny ahead of the Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 24

15-year-old charged with killing parents, 3 siblings in Washington

A 15-year-old boy accused of killing his parents and three siblings at their Washington state home shot them and then called police to falsely claim that his brother committed the slayings, ...

Seth Meyers is trading politics for parenting in new standup special

Seth Meyers admits there are times when he’s in a disagreement with his wife or absurd situation with his kids and he can’t help immediately thinking about making it into a bit

Entertainment - ABC News - October 25

Parents arrested for allegedly cleaning scene for daughter accused of murder

Thomas Ray Gledhill, age 71, and Rosalie Christianson Gledhill, age 67, were arrested on obstruction of justice charges, according to jail records.

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