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Scrap jail terms of less than a year, former Labour justice secretary says
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAn incoming Government should consider scrapping most sentences of up to a year in length, in order...
Iran Frees Two Swedish Citizens for Iranian Jailed in Sweden
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoThe move comes during a transition in Iran, with presidential elections due later this month,...
Lawsuit filed over death of Columbia County jail inmate in 2022 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 5 days agoThe son of a man who died while a prisoner in the Columbia County jail in July 2022 sued the county,...
US government's top hostage negotiator defends prisoner swaps with foreign adversaries
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe U.S. government's top hostage negotiator defended prisoner swaps that free Americans wrongfully...
US official defends foreign prisoner swaps | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 5 days agoThe U.S. government's top hostage negotiator defended prisoner swaps that free Americans wrongfully...
Iran, Sweden free prisoners in Oman-mediated swap
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIran and Sweden announced a prisoner exchange on Saturday in which a former Iranian official was released in Sweden in exchange for a European Union...
California Senate considers measures against slavery, poll harassment, disinformation
Courthouse News Service· 1 day agoThe legislation — written by Assemblymember Lori Wilson, a Suisun City Democrat — would not allow a...
Escaped prisoner captured in Queen Anne’s County after nearly day-long search, police say
CapitalGazette.com· 5 days agoA prisoner who escaped from an Annapolis hospital Thursday morning was captured on the Eastern Shore...
Extreme heat takes withering toll in teeming Philippine jails
Washington Post· 1 day agoAmid a historic heat wave in the Philippines, few places have been harder to bear than the country’s...
She died in a New York jail. Her family still has questions, alleges medical neglect
KPBS San Diego· 22 hours agoNiki Capaci had her faults, but she was first and foremost a mother and a protector, her family...