The elected civilian leader, who was detained in a military coup last year, was sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption trial that was closed to the public.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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Aung San Suu Kyi Found Guilty in Myanmar Ahead of Biden Summit
The elected civilian leader, who was detained in a military coup last year, was sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption trial that was closed to the public.
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Biden to Use Clemency Powers for First Time
The president said he would commute the sentences of 75 nonviolent drug offenders and issue three pardons, part of what aides described as a broader strategy to overhaul the criminal justice system.
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How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
The formula, which helps estimate kidney health, has been discarded by many hospitals. But some judges still use it to decide whether to release those potentially endangered by Covid-19.
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How We Stopped Believing That People Can Change
When we see others as the sum of their past beliefs and actions, nothing added, subtracted or transformed, forgiveness and redemption become impossible.