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Dancehall musician has been in prison for over a decade

Federal inmate sentenced to over four years for the murder of James 'Whitey' Bulger in prison raises questions about prison safety and justice.

A prisoner swap organized by the Biden administration got the release of three Americans and one U.S. green card holder Thursday from Russia.

The United States and Russia have completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to 16 years in Russia on disputed espionage charges, was released Thursday in a major multinational prisoner swap after spending more than a year behind bars. Originally from Russia, the journalist returned in 2017 to the country of his parents, Soviet Jews…

One prisoner has spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him

An inmate has been sentenced to more than four years in connection with the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger

Former President Donald Trump had earlier claimed that he and not "anyone else" would be able to secure the release

Numerous foreigners and Russian political prisoners released as Germany frees hitman Vadim Krasikov as part of exchange

Aravindan Balakrishnan, jailed in 2016 for string of sexual assaults, died of natural causes, coroner rules

Russia freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan on Thursday, according to the Turkish presidency. Their releases were part of the largest East-West prisoner exchanges since the end of the Cold War.