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Nishad Singh, a Top FTX Executive, Is Given No Prison Time After Cooperation
Mr. Singh, who was a top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire, had pleaded guilty to fraud and campaign finance violations that contributed to the collapse of FTX.Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
Ex-FTC Executive Singh Spared Prison for Role in Crypto Fraud
The former chief engineer at FTX cooperated extensively with prosecutors in their case against founder Sam Bankman-Fried.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Philip Zimbardo, 91, Whose Stanford Prison Experiment Studied Evil, Dies
His provocative research made him a popular figure on campus. But his exploration of how good people can turn evil raised ethical questions.Science - The New York Times - October 31 -
Russia sentences former long-time U.S. Consulate worker to prison
A Russian court found long-time U.S. Consulate employee Robert Shonov guilty of "gathering information" on the Ukraine war and sharing it with a foreign nation.World - CBS News - November 1 -
Khalife: Prison escape a bid to get put in high security unit
The alleged Iranian spy tells court he attached a sling made of trousers to the bottom of a lorry.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
US woman in 1990 'killer clown' case released from prison
Sheila Keen-Warren pleaded guilty to murdering her husband's first wife while wearing a clown costume.Top stories - BBC News - November 3 -
Woman convicted in Florida killer-clown cold case released from prison
A woman convicted of dressing up as a clown in 1990 and murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from prison, putting to rest one of the more bizarre cold cases Florida has ...Top stories - NBC News - November 3 -
Serco tracking devices on prison vans disabled after cyber attack
Crews transporting offenders left without security in subcontractor outage that also hit DHLWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Could prison companies get a boost from Trump's immigration policies?
The largest private prison companies in the U.S. stand to benefit from Trump's vow to increase deportations.Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Belarus' hardline president releases 31 political prisoners but crackdown persists
Belarus’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has led a harsh crackdown on opposition, has pardoned and released 31 political prisonersWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Russia soldiers who massacred Ukraine family get life in prison
The case marks a rare example of Russia admitting to a crime committed by its troops in Ukraine.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
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Early prison release: 'I'm lost and don't know what to do'
One man tells BBC London not enough is being done to keep prisoners released early off the streets.Top stories - BBC News - November 11 -
Former Turkish soccer club president sentenced to prison for attacking referee
A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight soccer club executive to more than three and a half years in prison for attacking a referee on the field at the end of a league game match last seasonSports - ABC News - November 11 -
Former Turkish club president given prison term for attacking referee on field
Faruk Koca punched the referee Halil Umut Meler Court in Ankara sentences him to three-and-a-half years A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight football club executive to more than ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Private prison stocks jump on Trump appointment of immigration hard-liner Tom Homan
Tom Homan served as the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump's first term.Business - CNBC - November 11 -
California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
Prop 6, which would have banned involuntary servitude in prisons, fails in blow to criminal justice reform advocates. California voters have rejected a ballot measure to prohibit forced prison ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 45 days in prison for probation violations
Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been sentenced to 45 days in prison after repeatedly violating probation, disappointing a federal judge who rewarded his cooperation in a criminal case against ...Entertainment - ABC News - November 12 -
First sighting of Belarusian political prisoner in more than 600 days
Maria Kolesnikova, jailed for her part in mass political protests in 2020, was allowed to see her father.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador's largest prison
A fight among inmates has left 15 dead and 14 injured at Ecuador’s largest prisonWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
In Trump's deportation plan, the private prison industry sees a lucrative opportunity
As Donald Trump prepares to make good on his promise to deport possibly millions of undocumented immigrants, the private prison industry appears poised to cash in.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
Prison officer to The Voice star: 'I felt like Hannah Montana'
Hollie Peabody returns to work in the prisons service after getting to the semi-finals of The Voice.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
Daniel Khalife denies asking Iran for help after prison escape
The former soldier has pleaded guilty to escaping from prison but still faces other charges.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
Ecuador's largest and most dangerous prison riot leaves at least 17 dead
Authorities say the number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison has risen to 17, a day after the goriest prison episode under the watch of President Daniel ...World - ABC News - November 13 -
Remains of U.S. WWII airman identified after dying as prisoner of war
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War II.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Charles Manson admits to additional murders in unearthed prison phone call
In docuseries preview, audio shows cult leader, behind 1960s killings, saying he ‘left some dead people’ in Mexico. In newly released audio, Charles Manson , the cult leader behind a string of ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Prison officers deal drugs and ask inmates for sex, BBC told
Staff and former inmates say corruption is rife because guards know "how to fiddle the system".Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Former classmate sentenced to life in prison in murder of gay teen Blaze Bernstein
Samuel Woodward was found guilty of murdering his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein, in a hate crime.Top stories - ABC News - November 15