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After Biden pardoned his son, advocates call on him to grant clemency for others

People on death row, those with marijuana convictions and the Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier are among those the president could benefit

The Guardian - US

Convictions of people caught by illegal Florida police drug sting to be vacated

Broward county state attorney announces plan that could benefit up to 2,600 people convicted between 1988 and 1990

The Guardian - US

Execution ropes and solitary confinement: Assad’s instruments of torture inside Saydnaya prison

Bashar al-Assad’s prisons in Syria were notorious for their harsh conditions.

The Independent UK

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MAGA’s jailhouse-to-White House pipeline

What Trump’s government of criminals and ne-er do wells means for America’s future

Salon

‘Not intended to rehabilitate people’: inside America’s broken parole system

Documentary Nature of the Crime follows incarcerated men as they navigate a difficult and often politicized process

The Guardian - US

Despairing Syrians search Assad’s notorious Saydnaya prison for signs of loved ones

Families desperately scoured the filthy cells of Syria’s Saydnaya prison on Monday (9 December) for any sign of their long-detained loved ones after its gates were flung open by rebels following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

The Independent UK

Brickbat: Friendly Skies, Unfriendly Ground

Kevin O'Rourke, a 64-year-old Canadian man, has been sentenced to life in prison for possession of cannabis and CBD products.… The post Brickbat: Friendly Skies, Unfriendly Ground appeared first on Reason.com.

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Anger At Plan To Turn Nazi Tunnels Into Bunker For Super-rich

A German property developer has sparked outrage with a plan to turn a World War II tunnel system into a luxury bunker for rich survivalists who fear the outbreak of World War III. Relatives of the prison labourers who built it under the Nazis are aghast at the business venture…

International Business Times

Israel says it has carried out more than 350 airstrikes in Syria; HTS leader says world ‘has nothing to fear’ – as it happened

IDF says strikes were targeting weapons stockpiles and strategic infrastructure over past 48 hours; Ahmed al-Sharaa attempts to reassure foreign nations in TV interview

The Guardian - AU

Tuesday briefing: What happened when the doors of Syria’s most notorious prison were finally opened

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s William Christou was the first western journalist to gain access to Sednaya prison. He reflects on what he saw

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of trials derailed by failure to get defendants to court on time

Number of trials in England and Wales declared ‘ineffective’ because of delays has almost trebled under contracts Serco and GeoAmey

The Guardian - UK

Thousands scour Syria's most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones

Tens of thousands came to Saydnaya Prison from all over Syria after the fall of former President Bashar Assad to search for their loved ones

The Independent UK

Thousands Feared Trapped In Notorious Saydnaya Prison

Families search for missing loved ones in Saydnaya prison, facing uncertainty and anguish in their quest for answers.

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Search For Secret Cells In Saydnaya Prison Concludes

Search for secret cells in Syria's Saydnaya prison concludes with no evidence found. White Helmets confirm thorough search.

The Independent UK

US indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison

U.S. prosecutors are accusing two senior Syrian officials of overseeing a notorious Syrian torture center that abused peaceful protesters, including a 26-year-old American woman who was later hanged

Benzinga

Biden Considers Blanket Pardons Amid Trump Retribution Threats: Will Cannabis Prisoners Benefit?

Pressure mounts for President Joe Biden to fulfill promise to pardon cannabis prisoners.

The Independent UK

Syrians crowd Assad’s most notorious torture prison in hunt for missing loved ones

It comes as Britain says collapse of Assad is humiliation for Iran and Russia but doesn’t guarantee peace. Israel bombs chemical weapons facilities over fears of dangerous power vacuum

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Al Jazeera

Syria’s White Helmets director says Sednaya Prison was ‘hell’ for detainees

Raed al-Saleh tells Al Jazeera rescuers found bodies in ovens and executions took place daily at notorious facility.

Latin Times

Daniel Penny, Accused of Killing Black Homeless Man on Subway, Found Not Guilty

Jurors acquitted Penny of criminally negligent homicide, a charge that could have carried a prison sentence of up to four years

Al Jazeera

Al-Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouses’: What to know about Syria’s prisons

Bashar al-Assad’s apparatus ran more than 100 detention facilities where it tortured indiscriminately.

The Independent UK

The inmates released from Assad’s notorious prisons in Syria: ‘I haven’t seen the sun until today’

The prisons have garnered an infamous reputation for their harsh conditions

The Independent UK

Sniffer dogs search Saydnaya prison after Assad family regime toppled

Sniffer dogs searched Syria's Saydnaya prison following reports that there were prisoners trapped in underground cells, footage posted on social media on Monday (9 December) shows.

International Business Times

Crews Search For Underground Cells In Notorious Syrian Prison

After the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Syrians gathered at an infamous Damascus prison to search for missing inmates which includes women and children.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Syrians search for loved ones in bowels of Sednaya prison

Kremlin confirms Assad is in Moscow as people celebrate fall in Damascus. Plus, Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of raping girl, 13, in US lawsuit

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