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Drugs, Weapons and Electronics Seized During Sweep at Brooklyn Federal Jail
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Drugs, Weapons and Electronics Seized During Sweep at Brooklyn Federal Jail

Associated Press  

Drug, weapons, and electronics were seized during an operation targeting the troubled New York City federal jail in Brooklyn. The operation, which began Monday and continued throughout the week, involved multiple law enforcement agencies and was part of a larger safety and security initiative. No criminal charges have been filed in connection with the sweep, but the incident has drawn …

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On the ethics of hunger strikes as a mode of protest
4 months, 3 weeks ago

On the ethics of hunger strikes as a mode of protest

The Hindu  

“It is far easier to die of a police bullet or by going to the gallows then perishing away ‘iota by iota’ in a hunger strike,” freedom fighter Jatin Das is said to have told his fellow revolutionaries whilst in prison. “This was a risky plunge,” recalled communist freedom fighter Sohan Singh Josh after his comrades decided to undertake a …

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Imran Khan in death cell or caged in luxury with exer-cycle, private kitchen
5 months ago

Imran Khan in death cell or caged in luxury with exer-cycle, private kitchen

India Today  

A recent interview of Imran Khan with a British newspaper sparked a debate on whether the former Prime Minister was "caged like a terrorist" or receiving "royal treatment" in a jail. LOCKED IN DEATH CELL LIKE TERRORIST, SAYS IMRAN KHAN The debate started when Khan claimed that he was being treated like a "terrorist" in jail. The government held that …

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Georgia prison officials in ‘flagrant’ violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says
8 months ago

Georgia prison officials in ‘flagrant’ violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners in the state’s most restrictive holding facility, showing “no desire or intention” to make the required changes to solitary confinement practices, a federal judge said. In a damning ruling, U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell on Friday held officials at the Georgia Department of Corrections …

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Italian court seeks data on Belgian prisons, in EU scandal
2 years ago

Italian court seeks data on Belgian prisons, in EU scandal

Associated Press  

BRESCIA, Italy — An Italian court said Tuesday that it will seek information on prison conditions in Belgium before ruling on whether to turn over a woman for possible trial in Brussels in an influence-peddling scandal that has rocked the European Parliament. A panel of judges accepted the defense motion to seek documentation via the Italian justice minister on whether …

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Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s health worsens in Egyptian prison
2 years, 7 months ago

Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s health worsens in Egyptian prison

Al Jazeera  

Egypt’s human rights body calls for the activist’s transfer to a better facility, as Abdel Fattah’s family calls for his release. An Egyptian government-appointed human rights body has urged the country’s authorities to transfer the imprisoned activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to another detention centre with better health facilities, as his condition deteriorates. The head of the National Human Rights Council, …

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Sex offender rejected for parole five times escapes from open prison
2 years, 10 months ago

Sex offender rejected for parole five times escapes from open prison

The Telegraph  

The parole board ruled in February 2021 that he should be rejected for parole but recommended to the Justice Secretary that he was “suitable for a move to open conditions to test whether he would eventually be safe for release”. However, there was pressure for the MoJ’s review of the parole board to be extended to curb its practice of …

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Conditions of Poet Activist Varavara Rao's Detention Cruel, Inhuman: Bombay HC Told
3 years, 11 months ago

Conditions of Poet Activist Varavara Rao's Detention Cruel, Inhuman: Bombay HC Told

News 18  

The conditions of poet Varavara Rao's detention are "cruel, inhuman, and degrading", senior lawyer Indira Jaising told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, and urged it to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to release him from prison. Jaising is the counsel for Rao's wife Hemlatha in a writ petition filed last year by the latter, alleging …

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Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions
4 years ago

Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions

NPR  

Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions Enlarge this image toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP Brynn Anderson/AP The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Alabama on Wednesday, saying unsafe and unsanitary conditions in the state's men's prisons violate the Constitution. The government's complaint says, "The State of Alabama is deliberately indifferent to the serious and systemic constitutional problems present in Alabama's …

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