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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

A meeting with Russian mercenaries in a Ukrainian prison: I'm lucky to be alive'

He has just left cell 403, in block 13 of the prison where he is being held, somewhere in Kyiv province that will remain anonymous for security reasons. The light is dim in the corridor, but it gains intensity along the labyrinth that leads to the room where he is being held. The smell is strong. A soldier, stripped of his weapon, safely stored at the entrance to the facility, tells him yes, he can shake hands. He smiles.
Miscellaneous
#palestinian-prisoners
Social justice
fromTruthout
1 week ago

New Report Says Max Security Prison Compound Must Close, Citing Inhumane Conditions

Many people in New Jersey State Prison's West Compound are held in extremely small cells allowing them to touch the ceiling and both side walls.
US news
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Ghislaine Maxwell joins Jen Shah at 'Club Fed.' The 'Real Housewives' star's prison consultant calls it a major upgrade.

Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to minimum-security FPC Bryan where conditions and inmate attitudes are more cooperative, likely aided by her DOJ interview and leverage.
Law
fromNature
2 weeks ago

Trial and error: research and the criminal justice system

Criminal behaviour is shaped by economic, social, and environmental factors, while incarceration produces extensive human, social, and financial harms that vary widely between countries.
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Video shows prominent Palestinian prisoner for the first time in years

You will not win. He who messes with the people of Israel, he who will murder our children, he who will murder our women, we will wipe him out.
US politics
#sean-combs
fromAol
2 months ago
US politics

Lockdowns and fights: Sean 'Diddy' Combs back in Brooklyn jail ahead of sentencing

fromAol
2 months ago
US politics

Lockdowns and fights: Sean 'Diddy' Combs back in Brooklyn jail ahead of sentencing

Social justice
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Texas Prison Guards Routinely Use Tear Gas on Incarcerated Women. It Must Stop.

Tear gas, deployed against minor infractions in women's prisons, poses severe health risks, particularly affecting women's reproductive health.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention

Conditions in ICE detention are often shocking and degrading for individuals who are used to normal living standards.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

British couple held in Iran moved to separate prisons heightening welfare concerns

The prison Lindsay has been transferred to is one of the worst in the world, with human rights groups reporting dire conditions. I worry more than I was ever.
UK news
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail, will remain at notorious N.Y. prison until October sentencing

Diddy will remain in federal custody until sentencing after a judge denied his motion for release.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse

Carlos Daniel Teran, 19, recalled his prison warden at CECOT telling him they would never leave, emphasizing the bleak conditions he faced in El Salvador's mega-prison.
US politics
#venezuela
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Venezuela to investigate alleged torture of its citizens in El Salvador jail

Venezuela will investigate El Salvador's president and officials for alleged human rights abuses against Venezuelan detainees.
Video evidence of former detainees recounts torture and medical neglect.
#lgbtq-rights
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Organizers Call for Shutdown of Immigrant Jails as Trump Expands Incarceration

Undocumented immigrant incarceration has surged under Trump's administration, with funding for deportation and enforcement rising significantly.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Cockroach-infested jail detained inmates illegally

HMP Pentonville is in special measures due to overcrowding, mismanagement of prison terms, and unacceptable living conditions for inmates.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Prisoners let out in error' or held illegally in squalid' prison, watchdog warns

HMP Pentonville experiences severe overcrowding, inmate mismanagement, and poor living conditions, prompting urgent governmental intervention.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Cockroach-infested jail put into special measures for illegally detaining prisoners

A cockroach-infested jail which illegally detained prisoners for longer than their release date has been put into special measures by a watchdog, exposing critical failures in the prison system.
UK news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

The punishment for protesting in Cuba: Beatings, solitary confinement and sleep deprivation

"The punishments inflicted on detainees from the protests that began on July 11, 2021, in Cuba span a wide range of abuses, according to a Human Rights Watch report."
Social justice
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia experienced severe mistreatment, including beatings and psychological torture, after being mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Abrego Garcia's Lawyers Say He Endured Beatings, Torture in El Salvador Prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia experienced severe human rights abuses after wrongful deportation to CECOT in El Salvador.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was tortured in Salvadorian prison, court filing alleges

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faced torture and inhumane conditions in El Salvador's Cecot prison after being wrongfully deported from Maryland.
Brooklyn
frombrooklyneagle.com
2 months ago

Judge rejects gun dealer's shank defense at MDC

Judge Kuntz sentenced Raymond Minaya to over 11 years for gun trafficking, rejecting leniency despite claims of needing weapons for protection.
NYC politics
fromGothamist
2 months ago

Newark, NJ mayor raises alarms over reports of chaos at ICE facility

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka raises concerns about conditions for migrants at a private prison, highlighting inadequate food and lack of oversight.
Cannabis
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

People think prison is for rehabilitation. It is all lies': could community service work better than jail?

Colombia's female prison crisis is exacerbated by harsh drug laws, leading to severe overcrowding and dire conditions for inmates.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

The Guardian view on young offenders: amid rising violence, they need support to change | Editorial

The recent accounts from mothers of young offenders reveal a disturbing trend of normalised violence, fear, and drug prevalence within HMP Swinfen Hall.
UK politics
UK news
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

A Mother's Hunger Strike Challenges Two Nations

Alaa Abd el-Fattah highlights systemic oppression in Egypt through his activism, revealing the harsh conditions faced by political prisoners.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

British woman held in Sri Lanka on drug offences

A British woman, Charlotte May Lee, was arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly trying to smuggle 101lbs of kush.
Lee claims she was unaware of the drugs in her suitcase, suggesting they were planted by someone else.
Brooklyn
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

They Wanted to Have Fewer Prisons. Instead, They Got a Prisoner's Worst Nightmare.

Incarcerated individuals face severe conditions, with particular institutions like Green Haven being notorious for their harsh realities.
#el-salvador
fromNew York Post
3 months ago
US news

Tren de Aragua gangbangers in CECOT jeer and shout in first ever look inside wing of hellhole Salvadoran prison

fromNew York Post
3 months ago
US news

Tren de Aragua gangbangers in CECOT jeer and shout in first ever look inside wing of hellhole Salvadoran prison

#transgender-rights
fromAdvocate.com
3 months ago
SF LGBT

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signs bill banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates

Georgia's new law bans state funding for gender-affirming care for most transgender inmates.
fromNew York Post
4 months ago
US politics

Trans baby killer filed $3.5M lawsuit against Trump for 'transphobic' views that led to alleged sexual assaults behind bars

Autumn Cordellion, a transgender woman, blames Trump for violence faced in prison, filing a lawsuit claiming his remarks led to her assaults.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 months ago

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signs bill banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates

Georgia's new law bans state funding for gender-affirming care for most transgender inmates.
fromNew York Post
4 months ago
US politics

Trans baby killer filed $3.5M lawsuit against Trump for 'transphobic' views that led to alleged sexual assaults behind bars

NYC parents
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Exclusive | Female National Guard members deployed in NY prisons allegedly filmed while undressing: 'Incredibly disturbing'

National Guard members in New York prisons face unacceptable treatment, including humiliating surveillance and exposure to noxious fumes.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Former death row prisoners fight attempt to move them to one of the nation's harshest prisons.

Condemned prisoners are suing the federal government against a transfer to a supermax prison, arguing it violates their rights post-commutation.
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