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The three federal death row inmates Biden chose not to save

Outgoing president decided to spare 37 condemned prisoners from the death chamber – but not three others

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024

Colombia's Legendary Drug Lord Deported Back Home

Fabio Ochoa, former Medellin cartel boss, returns to Colombia after U.S. prison release for drug trafficking.

Complaint Alleges Staff At Center Holding Asylum Seekers in New Mexico Deal Drugs at The Facility

The private prison is owned and operated by CoreCivic, the same company in charge of the Torrance facility where detainees have also reported abuse

Latin Times · Dec 23, 2024

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Adnan Syed's lawyers seek to reduce his prison sentence

Attorneys for Adnan Syed, whose legal case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” are seeking to have his prison sentence reduced

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia after spending two decades in US prisons

One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Florida Teacher Arrested on Way to Prison Teaching Gig, Accused of Storing Nude Photo of Underage Student on Laptop

A GED instructor at a prison facility in Florida was arrested after his family member told police he possessed nude photos of a former student on his laptop.

Latin Times · Dec 23, 2024

Biden Commutes Nearly All Federal Death Penalty Sentences

Biden preserved the death sentences of three mass murderers but commuted the sentences of 37 other federal death row inmates to life in prison.

Reason · Dec 23, 2024

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Cut sentences in half to tackle prisons crisis

Letters: Paul Collins on how to improve the criminal justice system, and Ellie Dwight on an understaffed and ineffective probation service

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024

Court sentences Cambodian businessman to 31 years in prison for killing of young couple

A Cambodian real estate entrepreneur, whose killing of a young couple sparked public outrage, has been sentenced to the maximum 31 years in prison

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Biden commutes most federal death row sentences. Here’s the full list

Three people who committed hate-motivated mass killings or terrorism were exempt from commutation

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Biden commutes all but 3 death sentences

President Biden commuted the death sentences of all but three federal prisoners who were convicted of mass murder

Salon · Dec 23, 2024

Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term

White House says 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row will face life in prison instead.

Al Jazeera · Dec 23, 2024

Life in Myanmar today: ‘My brother’s legs were slashed with knives for liking a Facebook post’

Maung Maung writes from inside Myanmar about how he left his profession, his life, everything to escape the claws of the junta after they ousted Aung San Suu Kyi

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Inside a stunning week across Syria following the overthrow of the Assad regime

FIRST PERSON: Bel Trew spent days travelling across Syria – from Aleppo in the north, to the capital Damascus and Deraa in the south – charting a nation coming to terms with the end of decades of brutal rule by the Assads. From families trying to find missing loved ones…

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

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Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2024

Joe Biden commutes death penalty for 37 federal inmates

37 out of 40 inmates on federal death row will serve life in prison instead of facing execution

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Former US military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese army to be extradited

Duggan, 56, has been in a maximum-security prison for over two years, fighting the extradition

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024

Syria’s disappeared: one woman’s search for her missing father

Uncertainty over the disappeared is forcing many to confront the brutal reality of Assad’s military prisons

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

A board game born in Mexican prisons is bringing together people from all walks of life

A board game with ancient roots that established a foothold nearly a century ago in Mexican prisons is spreading in popularity outside the walls and trying to shed the stigma of being merely a pastime for prisoners

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The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2024

Louisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims

Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences

The National (Scotland) · Dec 22, 2024

Just Stop Oil protester, 77, recalled to prison as wrists too small for tag

A 77-YEAR-OLD Just Stop Oil protester has been recalled to prison after her wrists were too small for an electronic tag...

Governor Orders Firing Of Prison Staffers Over Inmate's Fatal Beating

Governor Hochul takes swift action following inmate death at Marcy Correctional Facility. Investigations ongoing for accountability and transparency in law...

The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2024

Advocates condemn ‘unconscionable’ denial of water before mentally ill man’s death in Sydney prison

Guards at Silverwater deliberately turned off the water to Simon Cartwright’s cell to punish him and joked it was ‘entertaining’

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2024

‘I’ll starve myself until I collapse to secure my son’s release from Egyptian prison,’ vows grandmother

Exclusive: Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been in prison in Egypt for more than 10 years on charges the United Nations says are unjust

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2024

New York's governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate's fatal beating

New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen state prison staffers fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month

The Guardian - AU · Dec 21, 2024

In agony, Simon begged for water 19 times. Guards mocked him – then found him dead

Severely mentally ill, Simon Cartwright should never have been in Sydney’s Silverwater jail. A medical check could have saved him. ‘It was torture,’ his family says

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