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Trump has Christmas Eve meltdown over Biden’s commutation of nearly every federal death row prisoner’s sentence

Less than a month before Trump takes office, Biden removed 37 people from death row who were all convicted of murder charges

The Independent UK

American imprisoned in Russia sentenced to new 15-year jail term for espionage

A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian news agencies reported

The Independent UK

US Citizen Sentenced To 15 Years In Russian Prison

US citizens facing lengthy prison sentences in Russia for espionage and other offenses. Gene Spector among those sentenced.

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Complaint Alleges Staff At Center Holding Asylum Seekers in New Mexico Deal Drugs at The Facility

The private prison is owned and operated by CoreCivic, the same company in charge of the Torrance facility where detainees have also reported abuse

Latin Times

Adnan Syed's lawyers seek to reduce his prison sentence

Attorneys for Adnan Syed, whose legal case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” are seeking to have his prison sentence reduced

The Independent UK

Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia after spending two decades in US prisons

One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States

The Independent UK

Florida Teacher Arrested on Way to Prison Teaching Gig, Accused of Storing Nude Photo of Underage Student on Laptop

A GED instructor at a prison facility in Florida was arrested after his family member told police he possessed nude photos of a former student on his laptop.

Latin Times

Biden Commutes Nearly All Federal Death Penalty Sentences

Biden preserved the death sentences of three mass murderers but commuted the sentences of 37 other federal death row inmates to life in prison.

Reason

Cut sentences in half to tackle prisons crisis

Letters: Paul Collins on how to improve the criminal justice system, and Ellie Dwight on an understaffed and ineffective probation service

The Guardian - UK

Court sentences Cambodian businessman to 31 years in prison for killing of young couple

A Cambodian real estate entrepreneur, whose killing of a young couple sparked public outrage, has been sentenced to the maximum 31 years in prison

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Biden commutes most federal death row sentences. Here’s the full list

Three people who committed hate-motivated mass killings or terrorism were exempt from commutation

Salon

Biden commutes all but 3 death sentences

President Biden commuted the death sentences of all but three federal prisoners who were convicted of mass murder

Al Jazeera

Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term

White House says 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row will face life in prison instead.

The Independent UK

Life in Myanmar today: ‘My brother’s legs were slashed with knives for liking a Facebook post’

Maung Maung writes from inside Myanmar about how he left his profession, his life, everything to escape the claws of the junta after they ousted Aung San Suu Kyi

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The Independent UK

Inside a stunning week across Syria following the overthrow of the Assad regime

FIRST PERSON: Bel Trew spent days travelling across Syria – from Aleppo in the north, to the capital Damascus and Deraa in the south – charting a nation coming to terms with the end of decades of brutal rule by the Assads. From families trying to find missing loved ones…

Evening Standard

Joe Biden commutes death penalty for 37 federal inmates

37 out of 40 inmates on federal death row will serve life in prison instead of facing execution

The Independent UK

Former US military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese army to be extradited

Duggan, 56, has been in a maximum-security prison for over two years, fighting the extradition

The Guardian - UK

Syria’s disappeared: one woman’s search for her missing father

Uncertainty over the disappeared is forcing many to confront the brutal reality of Assad’s military prisons

The Independent UK

A board game born in Mexican prisons is bringing together people from all walks of life

A board game with ancient roots that established a foothold nearly a century ago in Mexican prisons is spreading in popularity outside the walls and trying to shed the stigma of being merely a pastime for prisoners

The Independent UK

Louisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims

Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences

The National (Scotland)

Just Stop Oil protester, 77, recalled to prison as wrists too small for tag

A 77-YEAR-OLD Just Stop Oil protester has been recalled to prison after her wrists were too small for an electronic tag...

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