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South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy over prisoner-of-war row
It is the latest in a diplomatic spat after Kyiv disclosed that two North Korean prisoners were transferred to Seoul.
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Bail hostels due to house early-release prisoners in England and Wales closed
Exclusive: 11 facilities shut, seven for lack of staff and four over issues such as infestations or lack of running water Eleven bail hostels that were supposed to have housed dangerous prisoners during the early release of stalkers and domestic abusers in England and Wales have been closed, the Guardian can disclose…
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Why is Guantanamo prison still open?
Guantanamo Bay opened after the US invasion of Afghanistan. 25 years later, the war is over, but the prison remains open
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Patricia Krenwinkel, former Manson follower, granted parole for third time
The 78-year-old has spent nearly six decades in prison and California governor has overturned last two parole grants Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower, was granted parole on Tuesday after nearly six decades in prison for her role in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles. This is the…
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Former bishop sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing young Aboriginal men
Christopher Alan Saunders becomes highest-ranked Catholic in Australia convicted of sexual abuse over his time as member of clergy A former high-ranking Catholic known for hosting boozy parties will spend at least four and a half years behind bars for sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men. Ex-bishop of Broome…
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say
The prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital last Wednesday as authorities tried to put her to death Christa Pike, a Tennessee prisoner who survived the state’s attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said on Tuesday. “Against all odds, Christa Pike is…
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Former American Idol contestant sentenced to life in prison for murdering wife
Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor from Ohio, fatally shot his wife Ashley in February before trying to cover it up.
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Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week
The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, US media reports.
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Tories pledge to build 50,000 new prison places
The party says its proposals would stop prisoners being released early and cut crime.
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Inside Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao’s Life After Prison
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
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Christa Pike’s lawyers hold press conference after she regains consciousness in hospital – latest updates
Tennessee prisoner awake and speaking after surviving state’s attempt to execute her last Wednesday Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say Christa Pike’s lawyers are holding a press conference today after revealing last night that their client was “conscious and speaking…
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British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser
Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, adds to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s For Jeffrey Epstein , the billionaire Goldsmith family was a gateway to elite society and he wanted to be in their circle. The disgraced financier, who died in prison in 2019…
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Here are the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood.
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US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dead at 86
Bakker spent four and a half years in prison after being convicted in 1989 of defrauding followers in a scheme involving holidays at his Christian theme park The US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived in opulence before being disgraced by a sex scandal, a conviction for…
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Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said.
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Court Tosses Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Played
An appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played at a trial.
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‘Tyler Perry’s Doing Life’ Review: A Mysterious Hero
Perry’s latest melodrama follows a romance between a prison inmate and the woman he saved during a riot.
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