New tensions flared a day after a Kurdish-led militia agreed to hand over control of prisons holding some 8,000 Islamic State fighters to the Syrian government. By Christina Goldbaum Clashes erupted ...
Seven officers were killed and dozens were taken hostage in a coordinated series of prisoner uprisings at three notorious Guatemalan detention centers, followed by a spate of attacks against police in ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Clashes between security forces and gang members in Guatemala’s capital Sunday killed seven officers amid a prison ...
As protests spread across Iran and security forces intensify their crackdown, former political prisoners are warning that what is visible on the streets represents only a fraction of the violence ...
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ESCUINTLA, Guatemala/GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Guatemalan security forces were working to take back control of three prisons on Saturday after rioting inmates took at least 46 people hostage, ...
Lawmakers from both parties and chambers of Congress this week introduced legislation that would institute a 35% pay raise for employees at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, in a bid to counter longstanding ...
Three inmates were reportedly killed and more than a dozen injured in a massive brawl at a Georgia prison. The fight broke out around 1:25 p.m. Sunday at Washington State Prison in Davisboro, and ...
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill Friday, which seeks to reform prisons across the state. The reforms in the bill include more cameras in prisons, ...
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. Late last month, ...
WSJ’s Robbie Gramer explains the rationale behind President Trump’s military operation in Venezuela. Photo: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg News Venezuela’s regime released five political prisoners on ...
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela released citizens and foreigners from its prisons on Thursday in what a top government official described as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former ...