Tag: Prisons and Prisoners

Viktor Bout Could Be Swapped for Brittney Griner. Who Is He?

Shortly after his conviction in 2011 on charges including conspiring to kill…

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Looming Question for Putin Opponents: Can You Change Russia From Jail?

Shortly after Russia shocked the world by attacking Ukraine on Feb. 24,…

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Prison Personnel Describe Horrific Conditions, and Cover-Up, at Atlanta Prison

WASHINGTON — Widespread drug abuse, substandard medical and mental health care, out-of-control…

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Chesa Boudin Ousted in San Francisco District Attorney Recall

SAN FRANCISCO — Voters in San Francisco on Tuesday put an end…

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Samora Pinderhughes Explored Incarceration in Song. The Result Is ‘Grief.’

OAKLAND, Calif. — Near the end of a sold-out show earlier this…

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Alabama Officer Vicky White Dies and Escapee Is Caught, Officials Say

A national manhunt for a former corrections officer and the Alabama inmate…

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Biden Uses Clemency Powers for the First Time

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday used his clemency powers for the…

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Republicans and Democrats Begin to Sharply Diverge on Crime

Even some Democrats are sensing a shift in the political winds and…

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50 Years Ago, James Brown Took an Unlikely Stage: Rikers Island

There was a stage at the front of the room and folding…

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