The action by the current president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will release Mr. Lee from a 17-year sentence for bribery and embezzlement and nullify the enormous fines he owed.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ Is Hired by Georgetown University
The university said that Mr. Syed, who spent more than two decades in prison, will work with its Prisons and Justice Initiative to help wrongfully convicted people.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Be Extradited to the US
The disgraced FTX founder, who has been in a Bahamas prison for the past week, agreed to be sent to the United States, following a confusing day in court.
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Rikers Has a Deadly Contraband Problem. Are Cargo Pants to Blame?
The notorious jail had its deadliest year in a decade, while the flow of narcotics and weapons into the complex continues.
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Once You See the Truth About Cars, You Can’t Unsee It
Cars promised liberation. They delivered something very different.