TEL AVIV — One of Gaza’s top doctors accused Israel of abusing Palestinian prisoners hours after he was freed along with dozens of other detainees — a decision that sparked outrage and recriminations among right-wing lawmakers and Israel’s security establishment. After more than seven months in Israeli detention without charge or trial, Dr. Muhammad Abu […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the return of Ukrainian prisoners from Russia, including Nariman Dzhelyal, a leader of the Crimean Tatars. “Ten civilians, plus 90 soldiers were released this week,” Zelensky said in a video message. This brought to 3,310 prisoners released to Ukraine from Russian prisons, he said. “We have to find all […]
RICHMOND, Ind. — Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a prisoner in the Wayne County jail. According to a news release, the ISP probe began shortly before 5 a.m. Friday after staff members at the jail found 36-year-old Andrew Scott Taylor “unresponsive.” Efforts to resuscitate the prisoner proved unsuccessful, and he was pronounced […]
An Ohio mother and father are accused of torturing and cruelly abusing their five adopted children. Shackled and slumped Matthew Edmundson appeared in front of a Clermont County Judge to turn herself in, according to our news partners at WCPO. The 49-year-old is facing child abuse charges. The victims are her five boys. First fostered, […]
With a set of outdated legal books, a typewriter, and centuries of prison time in the balance, Howard Atkins proved the state wrong. He is trying to do it again. Atkins, 40, is one of 1,828 people in Tennessee who are serving a life sentence in a state prison. Many of them say the prison […]
Oleksander says he has volunteered to swap his prison cell for a trench for two reasons. The softly-spoken 43 year old wants revenge against the Russians who have killed several of his family, but after nearly half his life behind bars, he also wants to change his direction. His decision has seen him go from […]
The utterance came during the closing seconds of a cable news interview, with a nudge from a partisan anchor. The hundreds of convicts serving time for criminal activity in the riot of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 should “absolutely” be released from their jail terms, Congressman Andy Barr said, agreeing with the assertion […]
Jun. 8—Inside the Penitentiary of New Mexico, Miguel Tapia is breaking out of his comfort zone. Tapia, who is serving a 15-month prison sentence for a parole violation stemming from a robbery conviction, said he’s “used to seeing the sidewalk,” or living life aimlessly with no real goals in mind. But in recent weeks, a […]
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — United Nations special representatives on human rights have called on Belarusian authorities to investigate the torture and deaths of political prisoners. A report produced by the UN special rapporteur for Belarus says five people who have died in custody in Belarus were convicted on politically motivated charges. The report noted that […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow’s forces have captured more than 6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war since the beginning of the conflict in February 2022. The figure is significantly higher than the number of Russian soldiers and officers in Ukrainian captivity, Putin said in St Petersburg on Wednesday at a meeting with representatives […]
Roman Gorilyk is now little more than a skeleton. His ribs and collarbones are sticking out, his belly is sunken, his shoulder and hip joints clearly visible under his pale skin. Gorilyk’s extreme emaciation appears to be the result of the two years he spent in Russian captivity. The former checkpoint guard at the Chernobyl […]
Maryland State Police are investigating a prisoner’s death at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County. Eugene Stanford, 49, originally of Trappe, Maryland, was killed while serving time at the facility around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, police said in a news release. The Eastern Correctional Institution is a medium-security facility in Westover on the lower […]