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The Disturbing Prison Abuse Case Coming Before the Supreme Court
A Fifth Circuit panel described what happened next. “Upon arrival, Landor was met by an intake guard,” Judge Edith Brown Clement wrote for…
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The Case That Could Rein in Private Prison Abuses—or Turn Them Loose
Geo’s opponents say that private companies don’t get the government’s immunity from being sued. Instead, they say that if contractors act…
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Why France's ex-President Sarkozy may be released from prison after just 20 days
PARIS (AP) — A court in Paris will decide whether to release France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy from prison on Monday, just 20 days…
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Marwan Barghouti’s son says family fears for his life in Israeli prison
The son of prominent Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti says he fears for his father’s life in Israeli prison amid witness…
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From prison to presidential palace: Who is Madagascar's new military ruler?
Before last weekend, if you'd have asked about Col Michael Randrianirina on the island of Madagascar, you'd have got a lot of blank looks.…
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From Life in Prison to the Eras Tour
Still, over time, I earned a reputation. “Joe’s straight,” guys would say, with some mix of mockery and begrudging respect. The prison…
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Palestinian prisoner slated for release attacks female prison guard
A Palestinian inmate slated for release under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal attacked a female prison guard before being restrained and…
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Peru's new interim leader oversees prison raids in bid to get tough on surging crime
LIMA, Peru (AP) — In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí on Saturday led a series of raids on prisons holding…
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Global Sumud Flotilla activist sentenced to 10 days in prison after assaulting guard
The activist was fined 10,000 shekels and given a suspended fine of 5,000 shekels for three years. Seven detainees from the flotilla…
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Wife of Russian dissident Navalny says he was poisoned in prison
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, said her husband was poisoned to death in 2024 in the penal colony where…
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Boris Becker: Prison turned me into a very cautious person
Boris Becker speaks candidly about his time in jail in his new memoir, "Inside," published in Germany in August and due to come out in…
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Suspect convicted of murder in knife attack at German festival and sentenced to life in prison
BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in last year's knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen was convicted Wednesday of murder and…
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High Court majority rules: Israel Prison Service fails to provide adequate nutrition to prisoners
The petition alleged that the policy of trimming down food counts as hunger and holding prisoners in torturous conditions, which goes…
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Moroccan feminist and LGBTQ activist sentenced to prison in blasphemy case
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court sentenced a prominent feminist activist to two and a half years in prison and $5,000 in fines for…
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New Epstein Files Expose Bondi’s Lie on Prison Video’s Missing Minute
When the FBI and Justice Department issued their Jeffrey Epstein case-closed memo in July, they also released what they said was the “full…
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Head-on crash between police van and prison bus kills 14 in Namibia
A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services killed 14 people, including 11 members of the prison…
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'I thought it was the end of my life': Inside Israel's attack on Iran's Evin Prison
"For me, hell was not the moment Israel attacked; hell was the moment they wouldn't open the door for us," Motahareh Goonei recalls in an…
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Overcrowded French prison swelters in 'unbearable' heat
Inmates at a prison in southwestern France are struggling to cope as a heatwave grips the region, with high temperatures set to persist…
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Israel Prison Service track down two inmates who escaped jail, to continue serving sentence
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Trump Insists He Was Clueless About Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer
Trump used the attack on Big Balls to echo the same inaccurate, made-for-Fox News sentiments, calling for the federal takeover of D.C. and…
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Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell Being Transferred to a Nicer Prison?
Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a minimum-security prison amid speculations that Donald Trump might pressure the Epstein…
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Alleged leader of Mexican kidnapping ring released after nearly 20 years in prison
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The alleged leader of an infamous Mexican kidnapping ring walked out of a maximum security prison after nearly 20 years…
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Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency as threats hatched in prison persist
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Legislators in Trinidad and Tobago have extended a state of emergency after the attorney general said the…
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Russian strike hits Ukrainian prison, killing at least 17
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike on a prison in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 17 inmates and wounded…