Tag: Treatment of prisoners
Russia opposition leader Navalny describes prison conditions
MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny described tight controls at his prison in a letter posted Monday, saying they include hourly checks during...
Task force urges independent oversight of St. Louis jail
ST. LOUIS — A task force appointed to examine concerns about a troubled St. Louis jail is urging the city to create an independent...
Jailed Ethiopian opposition leaders to end hunger strike
JOHANNESBURG — Attorneys for four jailed Ethiopian opposition figures say they will end their hunger strike on Monday after 39 days.
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As other states close prisons, Nebraska may build a big one
OMAHA, Neb. — Across the nation officials are closing prisons as crime rates drop and views about drug use change, but not in Nebraska,...
Macron reveals more torture by French army in Algeria war
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has met with four grandchildren of an Algerian independence fighter to tell them that Ali Boumendjel had been tortured...
Bluffton man admits fatally beating another man with bat
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana man likely faces more than 50 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to...
Bluffton man admits fatally beating another man with bat
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A northeastern Indiana man likely faces more than 50 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to...
Minnesota Legislature to weigh protections for jail inmates
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature will consider sweeping changes meant to provide better protections and medical care to jail inmates.
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Epstein ex-girlfriend alleges abuse by guard in federal jail
NEW YORK — Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend claimed through her lawyer Tuesday that a guard physically abused her at a federal lockup in Brooklyn,...