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Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández sentenced to 45 years in U.S. prison

He has been found guilty on three drug and gun trafficking charges

Latin Times · Jun 27, 2024

Texas executes man, 41, who committed murder as a teen then served as spiritual advisor to prison inmates

Ramiro Gonzales died by lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6.50pm at the State Penitentiary in Huntsville

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

House GOP leaders go to bat for Bannon in bid to keep him out of jail for defying Jan. 6 panel

Trump allies are going to the Supreme Court and federal judges to help Steve Bannon avoid prison

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

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US Jails Ex-Honduras President For 45 Years On Drugs Charges

A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024

Ex-president of Honduras sentenced to 45 years in US prison for drug trafficking

Juan Orlando Hernández said all Honduran political parties accepted drug money, but denied taking bribes himself

The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2024

Prosecutors, defense clash over whether man who killed 5 in Florida bank deserves death penalty

A jury will soon begin deliberating on whether a former Florida prison guard trainee should be sentenced to death for executing five women inside a bank five years ago

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

Former Honduran president sentenced for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for enabling drug traffickers to use his military and national police force to help get tons of cocaine into the United States

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

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The Legacy of Assange's Prosecution

Julian Assange is free, but information isn't.

Reason · Jun 26, 2024

Haitian gang leader gets 35 years in U.S. prison for weapons smuggling

Germine Joly, known as "Yonyon," was the leader of a 400-strong gang called Mawozo

Latin Times · Jun 26, 2024

Wisconsin youth prison staff member is declared brain-dead after inmate assault

A county coroner says a staff member at Wisconsin’s youth prison has been declared brain-dead following a fight with an inmate

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

First Thing: Julian Assange walks free

After pleading guilty to violating US espionage law in a deal ending an extraordinary 14-year legal saga, the WikiLeaks founder has arrived home in Australia. Plus: Suing big oil for heatwave deaths

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024

Assange’s return to Australia a ‘huge win for free speech’, says lawyer

The family and lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a press conference on Wednesday after his return to his home country of Australia following a plea deal with the US government. Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson described his release as a "huge win for free speech".

France 24 · Jun 26, 2024

WikiLeaks Founder Assange Returns Home A Free Man

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man Wednesday after admitting he revealed US defense secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell.

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

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Al Jazeera · Jun 26, 2024

US journalist Gershkovich on trial in Russia over spying charges he denies

Journalist faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted; court sets next hearing for August 13.

AAP · Jun 26, 2024

Canberra told prison no place for Indigenous women

Indigenous women have gathered in Canberra to call for greater action and change to help female First Nations prisoners get out of the justice system.

The Canberra Times · Jun 26, 2024

Accommodation units isolated amid Canberra prison COVID outbreak

Court appearances delayed due to fresh outbreak.

Latin Times · Jun 26, 2024

Mexican President Obrador Lauds Assange's Release, Says Statue Of Liberty No Longer An 'Empty Symbol'

During a press conference held in Mexico, Obrador celebrated Assange's release and thanked the governments and family members who helped get the WikiLeaks founder out of the British high-security prison after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024

Victorian government to close Port Phillip prison as states increasingly ditch private facilities

Closure means Fulham and Ravenhall prisons will be the state’s only privately run jails

AAP · Jun 26, 2024

Jailed terrorist 'one of society's most vulnerable'

A tetraplegic terror offender who planned attacks on corrective services officers has been labelled one of society's most vulnerable members by his lawyer.

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

Julian Assange Pleads Guilty In Wikileaks Case, Avoids Prison Time

Julian Assange pleads guilty to conspiring to obtain and disclose national defense information, avoiding prison time and returning to Australia. Legal batt...

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024

How The US And Assange Reached A Plea Deal - And What It Means

After more than thirteen years in England, including five years spent in prison, Julian Assange pleaded guilty in the Northern Mariana Islands, a far-flung US territory in the Pacific, and walked out of court a free man.

AAP · Jun 26, 2024

Victoria to axe lucrative private prison deal early

Two prisons will close in Victoria with inmates moved to facilities including a $1.1 billion state-of-the-art prison that's been mothballed since 2022.

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2024

Star witness in Holly Bobo murder trial gets 19 years in federal prison in unrelated case

Authorities say a Tennessee man who was granted his freedom after providing key trial testimony in the case of murdered nursing student Holly Bobo has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison on unrelated federal weapons charges

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