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Iran arrests Italian journalist and throws her 'in solitary confinement' after she 'released podcast about woman who rejected conservative values'
2 weeks ago

Iran arrests Italian journalist and throws her 'in solitary confinement' after she 'released podcast about woman who rejected conservative values'

Daily Mail  

An Italian journalist has been arrested in Iran and thrown into solitary confinement after she released a podcast episode about a woman who had rejected her conservative values. Chora Media said Sala had left Rome for Iran on December 12 with a valid journalist visa and had conducted several interviews and produced three episodes of her 'Stories' podcast. Italian journalist …

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Inside Iran's hellish women's prison where inmates jailed for standing up to the regime hear one another being tortured, are attacked by fellow prisoners and left to freeze as they await execution
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Inside Iran's hellish women's prison where inmates jailed for standing up to the regime hear one another being tortured, are attacked by fellow prisoners and left to freeze as they await execution

Daily Mail  

Female prisoners in a notorious Iranian prison are reportedly tortured, interrogated for hours on end and repeatedly threatened with execution. Inmates in Iran's Evin prison are 'interrogated for 10 to 12 hours every day' and threatened with beatings and even executions, prisoner Nasim told the BBC. Female prisoners in a notorious Iranian prison are reportedly tortured, interrogated for hours on …

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What's next in Biden pardons
4 weeks, 2 days ago

What's next in Biden pardons

NPR  

What's next in Biden pardons JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: President Biden made history today. These actions follow pardoning his own son, Hunter Biden, and the president says he will have more announcement on commutations and pardons before his administration ends. But despite that, you know, big number and that big jump, there are some folks who consider this move pretty low-hanging …

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Psychiatric patients again kept in solitary confinement more often and for longer
2 months ago

Psychiatric patients again kept in solitary confinement more often and for longer

NL Times  

Despite promises to abolish solitary confinement in mental healthcare by 2020, there were nearly 8,800 confinements, usually in isolation cells, last year. The amount of time psychiatric patients spent in isolation also increased, rising by 25 percent, NOS reports based on figures from the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate. In June 2016, 15 large Dutch mental healthcare institutions signed the …

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HMP Belmarsh: The high-security prison where Tommy Robinson is jailed
2 months, 1 week ago

HMP Belmarsh: The high-security prison where Tommy Robinson is jailed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Far-right activist Tommy Robinson will …

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Martha Stewart reveals the ‘minor’ prison incident that landed her in solitary confinement
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Martha Stewart reveals the ‘minor’ prison incident that landed her in solitary confinement

The Independent  

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Martha Stewart opens up about being 'dragged' into solitary confinement during prison stint
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Martha Stewart opens up about being 'dragged' into solitary confinement during prison stint

Daily Mail  

The lifestyle mogul opens up about her prison stint in her Netflix documentary Martha, 83, was sentenced to five months in federal prison back in 2004 Martha Stewart has revealed that she was once placed in solitary confinement without food or water for an entire day during her prison stint because she touched a guard. Martha Stewart opens up about …

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Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen’s case alleging retribution by Trump over tell-all book
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen’s case alleging retribution by Trump over tell-all book

The Independent  

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This Might Be the Worst Thing Happening in Texas Right Now
2 months, 3 weeks ago

This Might Be the Worst Thing Happening in Texas Right Now

Slate  

I was standing in a containment cage, a contraption smaller than a telephone booth made of steel and mesh wire. Suicidal prisoners were placed in this protocol until they were cleared by the prison’s mental health department or transferred to a mental health facility, a process that often took days. “What sense does it make to place suicidal prisoners in …

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Thailand rejects criticism over pygmy hippo Moo Deng’s ‘lifetime of confinement’
3 months, 1 week ago

Thailand rejects criticism over pygmy hippo Moo Deng’s ‘lifetime of confinement’

The Independent  

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US appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement despite a history of mental illness can sue Pennsylvania prison officials for alleged cruel and unusual punishment, a U.S. appeals court said in reviving the man’s lawsuit. Roy Lee Williams spent nearly all of his time alone from 1993 until 2019, when a legal settlement led the state to …

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US appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement

The Independent  

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Canadian businessman Michael Kovrig who spent 1,019 days in Chinese prison on espionage charges reveals why he never let them see him cry
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Canadian businessman Michael Kovrig who spent 1,019 days in Chinese prison on espionage charges reveals why he never let them see him cry

Daily Mail  

A man has detailed how he was kept captive for 1,019 days by the Chinese government. At the time, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau panned the Chinese Communist Party's case against the pair, saying they were arrested on 'trumped-up charges' to 'pressure' Meng's release. Known widely as the 'princess of Huawei', she is seen here at an extradition hearing a …

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Whelan says he spent last five days in Russian detention in solitary confinement
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Whelan says he spent last five days in Russian detention in solitary confinement

CNN  

CNN — Paul Whelan, who spent five-and-a-half years wrongfully detained in Russia, revealed Tuesday that he had spent the final five days leading up to his release in solitary confinement. “I couldn’t leave my cell, but I made it home,” he said in his first public comments since returning from Russia and completing the US government readjustment program known as …

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Savukku Shankar Not Kept In Solitary Confinement: Tamil Nadu Govt Tells Supreme Court
4 months ago

Savukku Shankar Not Kept In Solitary Confinement: Tamil Nadu Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Tamil Nadu Government on Monday told the Supreme Court that YouTuber Savukku Shankar was not kept in solitary confinement.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Shankar's mother Kamala challenging his detention under the Tamil Nadu 'Goondas' Act 1982.The bench posted the. The Tamil …

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Latinx Files: What does the electorate look like in key swing states?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Latinx Files: What does the electorate look like in key swing states?

LA Times  

Periodically, the Latinx Files will feature a guest writer. Back in June, Mike Madrid, a longtime Republican political consultant and author of “The Latino Century: How America’s Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy,” made the following claim in this newsletter: “For 30 years, I’ve been asked this question by all types of reporters: ‘Are Latinos going to be the decisive vote …

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‘J6 praying grandma’ avoids prison time and gets 6 months home confinement in Capitol riot case
4 months, 4 weeks ago

‘J6 praying grandma’ avoids prison time and gets 6 months home confinement in Capitol riot case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Colorado bed-and-breakfast operator who promotes herself online as the “J6 praying grandma” was sentenced on Monday to six months of home confinement in her Capitol riot case after the judge railed against “offensive” comments she has made about the criminal justice system. Prosecutors had sought 10 months behind bars for Rebecca Lavrenz, 72, whose misdemeanor case has …

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No prison follows solitary confinement; convicts of heinous crimes separated: Maharashtra Government to HC
4 months, 4 weeks ago

No prison follows solitary confinement; convicts of heinous crimes separated: Maharashtra Government to HC

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Government on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that as per law, no prison in the State follows the system of solitary confinement, but prisoners convicted of heinous crimes were kept separately. Public prosecutor Hiten Venegaonkar told a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan that persons convicted for heinous offences, such as bomb blasts …

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NYC mayor issues emergency order suspending parts of new solitary confinement law
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NYC mayor issues emergency order suspending parts of new solitary confinement law

Associated Press  

New York City’s mayor issued an emergency order Saturday suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails a day before it was to take effect, citing concerns for the safety of staff and detainees. Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency and signed an order that suspended parts of the law that set …

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NYC mayor issues emergency order suspending parts of new solitary confinement law
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NYC mayor issues emergency order suspending parts of new solitary confinement law

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York City’s mayor issued …

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Wife of jailed Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza calls for West to step in with him stuck in prison hospital
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wife of jailed Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza calls for West to step in with him stuck in prison hospital

The Independent  

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Eight, including job consultants, held for abduction, confinement and theft in Jubilee Hills
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Eight, including job consultants, held for abduction, confinement and theft in Jubilee Hills

The Hindu  

Eight, including job consultants, were arrested for abduction, confinement and theft at a businessman’s house in Jubilee Hills. Akula Jagadeesh, 34, Kolagatla Gowtham, 26, Katha Siva Shankar Reddy, 24, Sudagani Sujith Kumar, 24, Kamal Teja, 27, Shaik Azad, 24, Karnati Mukesh, 33 and Rakesh alias Praveen, 24 were arrested by the Jubilee Hills police on July 14. The eight attacked …

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"Consider Long-Term Impact On Mental Health": Bombay HC To State On German Bakery Blast Convict's Plea Against Alleged Solitary Confinement
6 months ago

"Consider Long-Term Impact On Mental Health": Bombay HC To State On German Bakery Blast Convict's Plea Against Alleged Solitary Confinement

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the jail authorities of Nashik Central Prison to reconsider the request of Mirza Himayat Baig, a convict in the 2010 German Bakery Blast in Pune, to shift him out of the Anda Cell in Nashik, where he is allegedly kept in solitary confinement. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shyam Chandak …

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Porsche crash: Father, grandfather of Pune teen granted bail in kidnapping case
6 months, 1 week ago

Porsche crash: Father, grandfather of Pune teen granted bail in kidnapping case

Hindustan Times  

The father and grandfather of a teen allegedly involved in the Porsche car accident in Pune were granted bail in a case of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of a family driver. The juvenile's parents and grandfather are in jail in two different cases pertaining to the incident – the alleged swapping of blood samples of the boy and the alleged …

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