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Deal reached to end illegal strike by New York state prison workers, governor says
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement late Thursday to end a wildcat strike that has…
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Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons
PHOENIX — Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in…
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American imprisoned in Russia sentenced to new 15-year jail term for espionage
MOSCOW — A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year…
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First Inmates Arrive at ‘Biggest Mega-Prison’ in the Americas #shorts
2,000 suspected gang members have been moved to a new “mega prison” in El Salvador. Help keep VICE News’ fearless…
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3 Americans held for years in China have been released: White House
WASHINGTON — Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States,…
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Louisiana trooper avoids jail time in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
FARMERVILLE, La. — A Louisiana state trooper pleaded no contest Monday to significantly reduced charges that spare him jail time…
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Supreme Court won’t revive Cohen’s Trump lawsuit claiming retaliatory imprisonment
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from Michael Cohen, who wanted to hold his former boss and…
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Voters consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and Nevada voters will decide in November whether to ban forced prison labor by removing language…
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Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers
CHICAGO — More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers…
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Congo says 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak, many of them in a stampede
KINSHASA, Congo — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and…
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