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I am a Palestinian political prisoner in Louisiana. I am being targeted for my activism | Mahmoud Khalil
The Columbia graduate and green-card holder, held in Louisiana by immigration agents, dictated this letter to family and friends. My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am ...The Guardian - Mar. 19 -
Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’
Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrants. US politics live – latest updates Human rights organizations on Thursday ...The Guardian - 16h -
Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’
Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrants. Human rights organizations on Thursday denounced the visit by the US homeland ...The Guardian - 16h -
‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs
Exclusive: Palestinian activist and green card holder speaks out from Louisiana immigration detention for first time. Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Cuban human rights groups worry about shutting down amid lack of U.S. funding
The cuts have shocked pro-democracy groups that monitor prisoners in Cuba, which have been the sole providers of information about political prisoners, including their health conditions.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
‘We don’t know how any of this will play out’: what’s next for US deportees in El Salvador
Political scientist Mneesha Gellman on the deportees’ fates, dire prison conditions and Bukele-Trump parallels. The Trump administration has flown 238 Venezuelans to an El Salvador prison that ...The Guardian - Mar. 20 -
Prisoners to be held in police cells to deal with overcrowding
Operation Safeguard is triggered when prisons are close to running out of space.BBC News - Mar. 18 -
Watch: Dozens of inmates escape from Indonesian prison
At least 53 inmates escaped a prison in Aceh, Indonesia, with officials acknowledging overcapacity issues at the facility.BBC News - Mar. 12 -
Sightings of escaped prisoner after van getaway
Jamie Cooper has been on the run since leaping from a prison van on the M55 in Preston on Wednesday.BBC News - 6d -
Missing prisoner found after van motorway escape
Jamie Cooper, who escaped from a prison van on Wednesday has been arrested.BBC News - 5d -
Venezuelans deported to mega-prison 'trapped in black hole'
Gertrudis Pineda tells the BBC she has no information about her son who was sent by the US to a prison in El Salvador.BBC News - 11h -
Venezuelans deported to mega-prison 'trapped in black hole'
Gertrudis Pineda tells the BBC she has no information about her son who was sent by the US to a prison in El Salvador.BBC News - 11h -
Judge orders Trump administration to return two trans prisoners to women’s facilities
Federal Bureau of Prisons told to transfer women back and provide hormone therapy treatment for gender dysphoria. A judge on Wednesday ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons (BoP) to transfer two ...The Guardian - Mar. 19 -
Tesla and political violence
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Tesla attacks stoke fears of political violence Weeks of violent protests at Elon Musk’s Tesla showrooms and charging stations are fueling concerns ...The Hill - 6d -
Impeached South Korean leader freed from prison
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison Saturday after a court ruled his detention over insurrection charges was invalid. The conservative president faces charges ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
Prison labor, an invisible workforce of the U.S. economy
Incarcerated workers produce $2 billion in goods and $9 billion in services every year. But not all of the incarcerated are paid for their labor, which can benefit people inside and outside a ...CBS News - Mar. 9 -
Judge: High heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional
A federal judge found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional” but did not order the state to begin installing air conditioners. While U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ...The Hill - 19h -
How To Free Dr. Garrow From Prison In Atomfall
After some investigative work in Wyndham Village, you discover that an NPC named Dr. Garrow is locked away in Skethermoor Prison in Atomfall. Dr Garrow is a key figure in the game’s story, but ...GameSpot - 19h -
How To Free Dr. Garrow From Prison In Atomfall
After some investigative work in Wyndham Village, you discover that an NPC named Dr. Garrow is locked away in Skethermoor Prison in Atomfall. Dr Garrow is a key figure in the game’s story, but ...GameSpot - 19h -
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners in one of the war's largest exchanges
Russian and Ukraine say they have each swapped 175 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges of the warABC News - Mar. 19 -
Luigi Mangione shouldn't be allowed laptop in prison, prosecutors say
Prosecutors do not want Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to have a laptop in prison.CBS News - 1d -
Federal judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is "unconstitutional"
A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don't have air conditioning is "plainly unconstitutional."CBS News - 1d -
Canadian man sentenced to prison for destroying energy facilities in Dakotas
Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to U.S. prison for destroying two energy facilities in North and South Dakota. Smith was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
After 40 years on the run, escaped prisoner located and caught
A man who escaped a Puerto Rican prison nearly 40 years ago was taken into custody in Florida, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.ABC News - Mar. 8 -
After Nevada prison brawl kills 3 inmates, 20 people are charged
Anthony Williams, 41, Connor Brown, 22, and Zacharia Luz, 42, were killed in the July 30 fight at Ely State Prison.CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Man gets prison in U.S. for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home
A real estate businessman who aided a Chinese effort to pressure an expatriate to return home has been sentenced to over a year in a U.S. prison.NBC News - Mar. 21 -
Poch: 'Big mistake' for USMNT to focus on politics
U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino dismissed the political overtones surrounding the Concacaf Nations League finals, calling it a "big mistake" for his team to discuss politics.ESPN - Mar. 19 -
A Political Reporter Takes Her Scoops to YouTube
Most online political media stars traffic in highly partisan viewpoints. Tara Palmeri hopes that playing it straight will pay off.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
The Conservatives complicate the politics of net zero for Labour
The Tories’ new stance that the target is ‘impossible’ will deter Labour from anything that looks politically painfulFinancial Times - Mar. 18 -
South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from prison
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from prison, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detainedABC News - Mar. 8 -
MoJ readies extra prison places in case summer riots happen again
Exclusive: Justice minister James Timpson says more cell capacity means emergency early release schemes won’t be needed. Prisons are being prepared to cope with a sudden influx of offenders in case ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn't asking for a reprieve
A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years will not ask for a reprieve from his death sentence.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Man who escaped Puerto Rico prison in 1987 is caught in Florida
A man who escaped from a Puerto Rican prison in 1987 has been arrested in Fort Myers, Florida, where authorities say he had been living under a different name.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material
Bestselling mystery writer Brendan DuBois has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prisonABC News - Mar. 14 -
Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material
Bestselling mystery writer Brendan DuBois has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prisonABC News - Mar. 14 -
Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material
Bestselling mystery writer Brendan DuBois has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prisonABC News - Mar. 14 -
Family members of migrants deported to El Salvador mega prison speak out
Family members who suspect their loved ones were sent to El Salvador's mega prison fear they are wrongly being accused of being members of a Venezuelan gang. NBC News' Julia Ainsley has the details ...NBC News - Mar. 19 -
‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jail
George Simonson says you learn about society by seeing how it treats its prisoners – and jail has strengthened his belief that change is crucial. George Simonson, 24, from London, had recently ...The Guardian - Mar. 19 -
UFC legend Cain Velasquez sentenced to 5 years in prison for 2022 shooting
Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison for the attempted shooting of the man accused of molesting Velasquez's then 4-year-old son.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Second woman is strangled during an overnight visit at California prison
The family of a woman who died of strangulation during an overnight visit with her husband at a California prison is questioning why a man convicted of murdering four people was allowed to have ...NBC News - 3d