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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 - 1d

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

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

Why the men sent to El Salvador's mega-prison may never make it out

Hundreds of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador from the U.S. may face long or indefinite detention in a prison system known for human rights abuses.

NBC News - 1d

Son of ruthless cartel leader gets life in U.S. prison for trafficking drugs

Rubén Oseguera, known as "El Menchito", is the son of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, the fugitive cartel boss of the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

CBS News - Mar. 7

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

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 - 4d

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 - 1d

Missing prisoner found after van motorway escape

Jamie Cooper, who escaped from a prison van on Wednesday has been arrested.

BBC News - 6h

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 - 3d

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

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 war

ABC News - 3d

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

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 detained

ABC 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 prison

ABC 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 - 3d

‘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 - 3d

Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's prison terms now total over 12 years after latest verdict

A court in Georgia has handed another prison sentence to imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili

ABC News - 5d

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 detained.

CBS News - Mar. 8

Impeached South Korean president released from prison ahead of insurrection trial

Both supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol and those who backed his impeachment rallied in Seoul ahead of his release. South Korea’s impeached conservative president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been released from ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

Mass prison escapes stoke panic in DRC after rebel advance

People warn of growing lawlessness amid concerns that thousands of escaped convicts may try to exact revenge. Mass prison escapes during the chaos of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Los Angeles prosecutor will fight release of Menendez brothers from prison

The Los Angeles County district attorney says he will fight a renewed push for Lyle and Erik Menendez to be released from prison. The two brothers were convicted of killing their parents more than ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report

First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men. Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system.

NBC News - Mar. 11

Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as 'slaves'

A white West Virginia couple found guilty of forcing their five adopted Black children to work as "slaves" on their farm were sentenced to hundreds of years in prison.

NBC News - 1d

Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison

A former British soldier who pleaded guilty to the murder of three women at their family home north of London has been sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning that he would never be released from ...

ABC News - Mar. 11

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 - 3d

What to know about the El Salvador mega-prison where Trump sent deported Venezuelans

The US has sent hundreds of migrants to El Salvador to be held without trial in Cecot, a controversial prison known for its harsh conditions. The US has sent hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants ...

The Guardian - 2d

Private Prisons Are Ramping Up Detention of Immigrants and Cashing In

The Trump administration is expected to use thousands more beds in these facilities as part of its mass deportation effort.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Prisoner on the run after faking emergency on M55

Jamie Cooper, 33, was being taken to a court appearance when he fled.

BBC News - 3d

Americans Describe Being Detained as Hostages in a Venezuelan Prison

They were American tourists hoping for a good time, they said. Then they became captives of an autocratic government.

The New York Times - 3d

Spooked by U.S. immigration, Europeans rethink U.S. travel plans

Detentions of tourists at U.S. borders are making some Europeans think twice before visiting the U.S.

CBS News - 1d

Spooked by U.S. immigration, Europeans rethink U.S. travel plans

Detentions of tourists at U.S. borders are making some Europeans think twice before visiting the U.S.

CBS News - 1d

U.S. to continue strikes on Houthis

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. will continue strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Willie James Inman reports.

CBS News - 5d

‘An ideal tool’: prisons are using virtual reality to help people in solitary confinement

Participants view scenes of daily life as well as travel adventures – then process the emotions they trigger through art. One Monday in July, Samantha Tovar, known as Royal, left her 6ft-by-11ft ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

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