Seven Prisoners Die as New York Guard Strikes Cause Widespread Disarray
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Seven Prisoners Die as New York Guard Strikes Cause Widespread Disarray

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At Adirondack Correctional Facility near the Canadian border, the job of delivering meals to hungry inmates fell suddenly to the prison’s superintendent and its teachers and counselors. At Auburn Correctional Facility in central New York, two ailing men died after not receiving medical…

Prison Boss Elevated by Hochul Was Accused of Rape by 2 Former Inmates
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Prison Boss Elevated by Hochul Was Accused of Rape by 2 Former Inmates

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After guards at the Marcy Correctional Facility in central New York beat a handcuffed prisoner to death late last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul promised immediate reforms to turn the troubled prison around. One of her first directives was to install a new leader,…

An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison.
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An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Stephen James Hubbard left America behind decades ago, first for Japan, then Cyprus and finally Ukraine. He didn’t like the government — any government, really. He was a wanderer, growing up in a small town in Michigan and traveling the world before ending…

Hamas Makes Gaunt Israeli Hostages Thank Captors Before Release
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Hamas Makes Gaunt Israeli Hostages Thank Captors Before Release

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinians jailed by Israel, in a staged handover where rifle-toting Hamas fighters prodded their gaunt captives to give short speeches, effectively at gunpoint, thanking the militants who had held them captive for…

Here’s a Look at the 3 Israeli Hostages Freed Saturday
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Here’s a Look at the 3 Israeli Hostages Freed Saturday

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hamas released three more Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of an exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in a highly theatrical handover in which the men were made to give speeches effectively at gunpoint. The hostage release is the fifth in a tense series…

What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
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What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump granted three different types of reprieve on Monday to all of the nearly 1,600 people who faced prosecution for the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He issued formal pardons to hundreds of rioters convicted of any crimes connected…

Inside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Life in Jail
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Inside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Life in Jail

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol lived in a luxurious hilltop mansion, threw parties and had a small army of personal guards. These days, he is alone in a 107-square-foot jail cell, eating simple food like noodles and kimchi soup, and…

Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences
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Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden announced on Friday that he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates serving long prison terms for nonviolent drug offenses, the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president. The commutations are for offenders who received harsher…

Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq
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Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Saturday temporarily prevented the U.S. government from transferring a disabled prisoner to Iraq from the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, while the judge considered the prisoner’s claim that he would be at risk for abuse and inadequate health care…