Tag: prisons
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White House sounds alarm that Haiti is ‘rapidly deteriorating’ as gangs move on key targets
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is alarmed over what it is describing as a “rapidly deteriorating security situation” in Haiti as the country’s armed gangs broadened their attacks on critical infrastructure Sunday, launching an assault against the police academy after storming two prisons in the capital and the port the night before. The gangs have…
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Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence
Haiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and nighttime curfew in a bid to regain control of the streets after an explosion of violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country’s two biggest prisons
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Prisoners with developmental disabilities face unique challenges. One facility is offering solutions
A Pennsylvania prison unit is helping men with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities stay safe behind bars while learning life skills
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Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence
Police in Haiti are urgently appealing for help as they struggle to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main prison in a major escalation of violence sweeping the troubled Caribbean nation
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The Missouri governor shortens the DWI prison sentence of former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has shortened the prison sentence of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid for a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a girl
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‘They wanted to humiliate us.’ Palestinian women detained by Israel allege abuse in Israeli custody
Palestinians in Gaza returning from wartime detention in Israeli custody are reporting physical abuse and medical neglect inside Israel’s network of prisons
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Iranian singer who won Grammy for Mahsa Amini protest anthem is sentenced to prison in Iran
An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini
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Cuban political dissident to receive 2024 International Women of Courage award by US government
Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello, a veteran Cuban dissident and leading proponent of human rights who was imprisoned twice but never left the island, will be awarded the 2024 International Women of Courage Award, a recognition granted by the U.S. Department of State
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Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny’s death in prison
World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time in blaming the reported death of Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government
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Alexey Navalny, jailed activist who defied Putin, dies at 47
Alexey Navalny, the Russian lawyer and anti-corruption activist who became the most potent voice in opposition to President Vladimir Putin, a calling that landed him in a maximum-security prison camp, has died, according to the prison service. He was 47. Navalny fell sick during a walk and medical staff were unable to revive him, the…