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 sentences for certain theft and drug offenses, and…

2 weeks ago

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 trying to “hijack” the music mogul's criminal case…

3 weeks ago

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 jailed for threatening state security

3 weeks ago

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 narrow, dimly lit stairs carrying a bag of…

3 weeks ago

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 of Congress, federal prisons spokesperson says

3 weeks ago

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 in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of…

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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 McCloskey (Doubleday) and “The Sing Sing Files: One…

4 weeks ago

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

Former President Donald Trump on Friday compared the people jailed on charges that they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan.…

1 month ago

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 that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe…

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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 organization Black Mafia Family, is serving out the…

1 month ago

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 Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes…

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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 contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was…

1 month ago

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

ATLANTA -- For the first time in over 10 years, Luci Harrell can vote in a presidential election.Around the time…

1 month ago

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

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Paraguay a few months ago launched an operation to address some of the many problems plaguing its…

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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 in voting for a measure that downgraded many…

2 months ago

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

TIRANA, Albania -- Albanian opposition lawmakers on Thursday protested in Parliament, burning effigies and clashing with bodyguards, after one of…

2 months ago

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

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded…

2 months ago

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 concerns as extreme heat poses a growing risk…

2 months ago

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

KINSHASA, Congo -- Families of those killed in what authorities called an attempted jailbreak in Congo's biggest prison are demanding…

3 months ago

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 incarcerated, ban legacy admissions at private colleges and…

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