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US, Iran Hold Indirect Talks on Possible Prisoner Exchange

The Biden administration is holding indirect discussions with Iran on a possible prisoner exchange to secure the release of American citizens imprisoned in Iran, with Qatar and the United Kingdom playing an intermediary role in the talks, according to NBC news channel. It quoted four unnamed sources saying that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2023

Daniel Knuth sentenced for possessing child exploitation material for second time

Daniel Knuth, the son of a Queensland MP, will be eligible for parole in April 2023 after being sentenced to five-and-a-half-years in prison for possessing child exploitation material.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

California and Nevada may ban slavery, forced prison labor

California and Nevada could ban involuntary servitude as lawmakers move toward potential ballot measurers that would remove all forms of slavery from their state constitutions

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Report: Saudi Binladin Group fined over 2015 crane collapse

A criminal court has imposed a $5.3 million fine on the Saudi BinLadin Group and sentenced seven people to prison over the collapse of a crane ahead of the 2015 hajj pilgrimage

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Buffalo mass shooter sentenced to life in state prison after "racially motivated" massacre

Peyton Gendron pleaded guilty to state charges in November, including one count of domestic terrorism motivated by hate.

Axios · Feb 15, 2023

Prisoners donating organs to get time off raises thorny ethical questions

In January 2023 two Democratic representatives, Judith Garcia and Carlos Gonzalez, proposed a bill that would offer prisoners in Massachusetts a new way to win reduction in their sentences: by donating their bone marrow or vital organs.

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2023

El Salvador vows gang crackdown will go on as citizens cheer safer streets

El Salvador's state of emergency to combat gangs, which has widespread public support despite a growing prison population and allegations of human rights abuses, will be maintained until all criminals are captured, the country's security minister told Reuters.

Reuters · Feb 15, 2023

Driver rammed into unmarked police car during chase

The driver was wanted on a recall to prison

Liverpool Echo · Feb 15, 2023

Biden nominee was praised for helping free Kevin Strickland. It’s now being used against her

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kate Brubacher’s work to free Kevin Strickland from prison, overturning the longest known wrongful conviction in Missouri history, won her praise in Kansas City. But that work may be slowing down her confirmation to become the U.S. attorney for the District of Kansas.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

Atlanta comic, actor Clayton English digs into history and fallacies of ‘The War on Drugs’ in new podcast

ATLANTA — The phrase “war on drugs” was invented by Richard Nixon in 1971 and has retained its power for five decades. But if this is a war, is there an actual winner or just a whole lot of losers?

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023