Tag: Prisons
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France selects the Iranian drama ‘It Was Just An Accident’ as its Oscar submission
France announced Wednesday that it has selected the Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning drama “It Was Just An Accident” as its submission to the Academy Awards
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Alexei Navalny’s widow says lab reports show her husband was poisoned
The widow of Alexei Navalny says that two independent labs have found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death in an Arctic penal colony in Russia
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German suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance is released after serving time in unrelated case
A German man who is under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago was released from prison Wednesday after serving his sentence in an unrelated case, police said
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Commentary: A criminal conviction doesn’t make an immigrant ‘the worst of the worst’
In 2022, my husband, Rob, and I adopted three sisters from foster care. Shortly before the youngest was born in 2016, their father, Kelvin, was incarcerated for armed robbery. Foster parents facilitate relationships with birth families, and Kelvin made me nervous. We were told he had gang ties and had been a heavy drug user.…
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Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has been charged with aggravated murder
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Judge won’t release identities of two women once described as potential co-conspirators of Epstein
A federal judge says the identities of two individuals once listed as potential co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein will remain sealed for their safety and privacy
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FBI director blames Alex Acosta for the ‘original sin’ in prosecuting Epstein
FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday blamed Alex Acosta for mistakes in the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, claiming the former U.S. attorney cast the “original sin” in the case. Acosta, while U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, signed off on the 2008 nonprosecutorial agreement that was later described as a “sweetheart deal,” allowing…
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Judge denies preliminary injunction request in Kentucky transgender health care case
A federal judge has declined to temporarily block a Kentucky law that bans gender-affirming health care access for transgender people who are incarcerated in the commonwealth. Maddilyn Marcum, a trans woman currently imprisoned at Northpoint Training Center in Boyle County, filed a lawsuit in federal court in July arguing that the Department of Corrections had…
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6 moving novels that explore the emotional depth of WWII
History’s darkest chapters are often best understood not through dates and battles, but through the intimate stories of those who lived them. For readers drawn to the emotional weight of World War II fiction, these six novels balance sorrow with hope. Each powerfully reminds us: though war shatters worlds, the bonds of humanity endure. The…
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Advocates say light rail stabbing exposes poor mental health system in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail has rekindled conversations about the failures of America’s criminal justice system. But some Charlotte advocates say an important component is being left out of the conversation: mental health. Fonda Bryant, a Charlotte area mental health advocate, said Iryna Zarutska’s slaying on…