Danelo Cavalcante, a Brazilian national, escaped from a prison near Philadelphia days after receiving a life sentence for homicide.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row
For a group of men in a Texas prison, the fantasy game became a lifeline — to their imaginations, and to one another.
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How a Judge’s Ruling on Torture Imperils a Guantánamo Prosecution Strategy
In dismissing a confession in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, Col. Lanny J. Acosta Jr. has shaken a foundation of U.S. government cases at the post-9/11 court.
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Scenes From Waiting for Trump on a Hot Atlanta Afternoon
Just like much of the country, the people outside the Fulton County Jail this week were waiting for the news they knew was coming.
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Man Accused in 9/11 Plot Is Not Fit to Face Trial, Board Says
The question of Ramzi bin al-Shibh’s sanity has shadowed the case since he first appeared at the Guantánamo court in 2008. A new medical panel report says he has a mental illness making him incompetent for trial.