Tag: Prisons

Why voters California backed Prop. 36 on retail theft and drugs- CalMatters

2024-11-07 06:45:03 In summary Californians overwhelmingly backed Prop. 36 to lengthen criminal…

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Prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs want to ‘hijack’ criminal case to fight civil claims

NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are…

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Algeria pardons journalist who played major role in 2019 democracy protests, later jailed for threatening state security

Algeria pardons journalist who played major role in 2019 democracy protests, later…

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Prison work assignments used to lure and rape female inmates. Guards sometimes walk free

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- It was after midnight when she crept down the…

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Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months for contempt of Congress, federal prisons spokesperson says

Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months for contempt…

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused in new lawsuits of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused…

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Book Reviews: Two new books raise big concerns about innocent men in US prisons

“Framed: Astonishingly True Stories of Wrongful Convictions,” by John Grisham and Jim…

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Trump compares jailed Capitol rioters to Japanese internment during World War II

Former President Donald Trump on Friday compared the people jailed on charges…

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Yahya Sinwar: What to know about Hamas’ leader Israel says it killed in Gaza

2024-10-18 17:10:04 BEIRUT (AP) — Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel…

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Drug kingpin Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory leaves federal prison for a residential program in Miami

2024-10-18 00:10:10 Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking…

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight

NEW YORK -- A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep…

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Ailing and silenced in prison, Belarus activist symbolizes the nation’s repression

TALLINN, Estonia -- The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova's family had…

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Advocates in Georgia face barriers getting people who were formerly incarcerated to vote

ATLANTA -- For the first time in over 10 years, Luci Harrell…

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AP PHOTOS: A look at life inside Paraguay’s overcrowded prisons

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Paraguay a few months ago launched an operation to…

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Californians’ crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs

LOS ANGELES -- Ten years ago, Alley Bean joined 3.7 million Californians…

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Albanian opposition MPs try to disrupt Parliament to protest a colleague’s imprisonment

TIRANA, Albania -- Albanian opposition lawmakers on Thursday protested in Parliament, burning…

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Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday…

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California exempts prisons from workplace heat protections despite risks to inmates

2024-10-03 07:40:03 California prisons are excluded from new indoor heat regulations, raising…

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Questions swirl around attempted jailbreak in Congo as families of victims demand accountability

KINSHASA, Congo -- Families of those killed in what authorities called an…

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California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California could expand protections for pregnant people who are…

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