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Business - Financial Times
Collapse of construction group ISG halts urgent work on UK prisons
Crucial improvements at 48 sites to tackle issues such as drug use and overcrowding now in doubt4 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - The New York Times
José Rubén Zamora Will Leave Prison After Nearly Two Years
The case against José Rubén Zamora became a sign of crumbling democracy in Guatemala and a symbol of threats against press freedom across Latin America.6 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Psychologist behind controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" dies at 91
Stanford University says the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" has died.12 hours ago -
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Politics - The Hill
South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Black transgender woman
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. In February, a jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter for the 2019 killing of Dime Doe on all ...Yesterday -
World - ABC News
Venezuela's Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally pardoned by the US in a prisoner swap
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden last year as part of a prisoner swap and assurances from the South ...Yesterday -
Top stories - NBC News
S.C. man sentenced to life in prison for murdering Black trans woman after historic verdict
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman.Yesterday -
World - ABC News
Pakistan's leader calls on Biden to secure release of a woman serving lengthy prison term
A lawyer says Pakistan's prime minister has written to U.S. President Joe Biden to request the release of a Pakistani woman who is serving an 86-year prison sentence in the U.S. for terrorism chargesYesterday - Joe Biden -
Top stories - ABC News
Jan. 6 rioter who attacked multiple officers sentenced to 17 months in prison
A Jan. 6 rioter who attacked multiple officers, including one who ultimately died, was sentenced to 17 months in prison on Thursday.Yesterday -
Entertainment - ABC News
Drug kingpin Demetrius 'Big Meech' Flenory leaves federal prison for a residential program in Miami
Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Family, is serving out the remainder of his prison sentence in a residential reentry program in ...2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Lynette White murderer to be released from prison
Jeffrey Gafoor will be released on licence after serving 21 years in prison for the brutal killing.2 days ago -
World - The New York Times
Alone in the Dark: The Nightmare of Bangladesh’s Secret Underground Prison
In the House of Mirrors, political captives were pushed to the brink of insanity and death. Some are telling their stories now that the woman who put them there, Sheikh Hasina, is gone.2 days ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Mexico ex-drug czar sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison over cartel bribes
Genaro Garcia Luna, who led Mexico’s fight against the country’s violent drug trade, was sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison for accepting bribes from the cartels he was supposed to fight.2 days ago -
World - ABC News
Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment
A U.S. indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia claims that the leader of one of Mexico's most violent gangs continued to control an offshoot group, the Northeast Cartel, from inside a ...3 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Ex-Mexico drug czar gets 38 years in U.S. prison for taking cartel bribes
Genaro García Luna was convicted of taking millions of dollars in bribes to protect the violent Sinaloa cartel that he was supposedly combating.3 days ago -
Top stories - ABC News
An ex-politician faces at least 20 years in prison in killing of Las Vegas reporter
A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of ...3 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Prison gangs: ‘I've chopped people, attacked staff, hidden drugs’
The BBC finds gang warfare in jails is rife, and lack of space makes it difficult to keep rivals apart.4 days ago -
World - ABC News
A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say
A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prison4 days ago -
Top stories - ABC News
Voters consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners
California and Nevada voters will decide in November if they want to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state constitutions rooted in the legacy of chattel slavery4 days ago -
World - ABC News
Imprisoned Belarus activist who was a symbol of defiance hasn't been heard from for months
The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova’s family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months ago5 days ago -
World - ABC News
Russian court convicts French citizen of collecting military information, sentences him to 3 years in prison
Russian court convicts French citizen of collecting military information, sentences him to 3 years in prison5 days ago - Russia -
Politics - The Hill
Steve Bannon is in prison, but Trump is using his 'flood the zone' media strategy
Steve Bannon's strategy of flooding the media with misinformation and lies is being used by Donald Trump in the 2024 election, drowning out important issues and facts in favor of spin and ...5 days ago - Donald Trump -
World - ABC News
Former officer with East Germany’s secret police sentenced to prison for a border killing in 1974
An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin ...5 days ago -
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World - ABC News
Russian prosecutors seek more than three-year prison term for French citizen accused of collecting military information
Russian prosecutors seek more than three-year prison term for French citizen accused of collecting military information5 days ago - Russia -
World - The Guardian
In the Netherlands, we’re closing our emptying prisons. What can other countries learn from how we did it? | Renate van der Zee
The Dutch prison population has fallen by more than 40% – and awareness of the harms of harsh sentencing could explain why. Yesterday, I went to the cinema in the Dome prison in Haarlem. This ...6 days ago -
Entertainment - ABC News
Excerpts from Russian opposition leader Navalny's memoir show he knew he would die in prison
Excerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have revealed he believed he would die in prison6 days ago - Russia