UN rejects Russian account of attack that killed 50 Ukrainian prisoners, confirming findings of a CNN investigation
The United Nations has said that Russian accounts of a rocket attack on a camp holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in July 2022 are not supported by the evidence.
2023-07-26 04:21
Ecuador police storm jails to free guards held hostage
The security operation comes after inmates in at least five jails took dozens of prison guards hostage.
2023-07-25 23:57
Former US prison employee to admit to accepting payments from Rajaratnam -source
By Nate Raymond BOSTON A former employee of a federal prison in Massachusetts has agreed to plead guilty
2023-07-25 08:16
Irishman tells of PTSD after Iran prison ordeal
An Irishman who was released from an Iranian prison in May has spoken of his ordeal.
2023-07-24 22:54
Paul Bernardo: Canadian serial killer to remain in lower security prison
The move to shift Paul Bernardo to a lower-security prison sparked outrage in Canada.
2023-07-21 06:26
Biden says he's 'serious' about working on a prisoner exchange to free Evan Gershkovich
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he is "serious" about a prisoner exchange to free wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russia.
2023-07-14 01:24
Larry Nassar, the ex-USA Gymnastics doctor who sexually abused girls for decades, was stabbed 10 times in prison
Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was assaulted during an incident at the federal prison where he is housed in Florida, according to two sources familiar with the incident.
2023-07-10 22:57
Evan Gershkovich: US confirms Russia contact over prisoner swap for reporter
The White House says it is prepared to do "hard things" to free the American journalist from Russia.
2023-07-08 12:15
Evan Gershkovich: US ambassador in Russia meets with jailed reporter
It is only the second time detained journalist Evan Gershkovich has met with a US representative.
2023-07-04 09:29
Supreme Court allows transgender woman's lawsuit against Virginia prison to continue
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for an individual who suffers from gender dysphoria to sue a Virginia men's prison for violating a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
2023-07-01 01:29
Ron DeSantis voted for the First Step Act and hailed its 'successes.' He now calls it 'the jailbreak bill'
On the campaign trail, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has attacked Donald Trump's signature prison reform bill, calling it a "jailbreak bill" and claiming it "allowed dangerous people out of prison who have now reoffended and really, really hurt a number of people."
2023-06-28 19:22
Crosley Green ordered to remain incarcerated after returning to prison for a crime he says he didn't commit
The state of Florida on Wednesday did not agree to release Crosley Green, a man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit, two months after he was ordered to return to prison following his conditional release in 2021.
2023-06-23 07:55