The measure urging Moscow to release Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested on assignment, and Paul Whelan, a former Marine, earned the unanimous backing of the House.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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Rikers Monitor Expected to Push For More Jail Transparency in Hearing
The federal court appointee will likely try to force Louis A. Molina, head of the Department of Correction, to increase openness about the Rikers jail complex.
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Who Was the ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski?
The domestic terrorist, who evaded authorities for almost 20 years, killed three people and injured 23 others with his homemade bombs.
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Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, Died by Suicide in Prison, Sources Say
The man known as the “Unabomber” was transferred to a federal prison medical center in 2021 after more than 25 years at a maximum security facility.
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Federal Monitor Overseeing Rikers Takes Aim at Head of N.Y.C. Jails
Louis A. Molina, the jails commissioner, has failed to stop rampant violence, and officials have shut down avenues of information about what happens behind bars, according to a report filed in federal court.