Caracas let go seven Americans in a trade for two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady who had been convicted on drug charges. Separately, Tehran freed its longest-held American prisoner.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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Lula Is Back From Prison and Could Be Brazil’s Next President, Again
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is trying to cap a stunning political comeback by defeating the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s elections on Sunday.
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Justice Dept. to Seek Stiffer Sentences in Prisoner Abuse Cases
The move is part of a long-anticipated effort by the Biden administration to overhaul the underfunded, scandal-plagued Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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14 Guards at New Jersey Women’s Prison Are Indicted Over Beatings in 2021 Raid
The guards entered the women’s cells to forcibly remove them. One woman was punched almost 30 times.
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Jails Boss Pushed for Dying Man’s Release to Limit Rikers Death Count
Louis A. Molina, New York City’s jail commissioner, told his senior staff to ensure that a dying man was “off the Department’s count.”