Biden says he's 'serious' about working on a prisoner exchange to free Evan Gershkovich
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he is "serious" about a prisoner exchange to free wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russia.
2023-07-14 01:19
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for supporting the protest movement in Iran last year, has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison, his official Twitter page said Monday.
2023-07-11 00:16
Larry Nassar, the ex-USA Gymnastics doctor who sexually abused girls for decades, was stabbed 10 times in prison
Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was assaulted during an incident at the federal prison where he is housed in Florida, according to two sources familiar with the incident.
2023-07-10 22:46
Evan Gershkovich: US confirms Russia contact over prisoner swap for reporter
The White House says it is prepared to do "hard things" to free the American journalist from Russia.
2023-07-08 11:53
Former 'Smallville' actress and high-ranking member of Nxivm group Allison Mack released from prison
Allison Mack, the former "Smallville" actress and high-ranking member of the cultlike group Nxivm who was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021, was released Monday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in online records.
2023-07-05 19:49
Evan Gershkovich: US ambassador in Russia meets with jailed reporter
It is only the second time detained journalist Evan Gershkovich has met with a US representative.
2023-07-04 09:22
California man sentenced to over 6 years in prison for $8.7 million cow manure Ponzi scheme, US attorney's office says
A man from California who ran a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he claimed to turn cow manure into green energy has been sentenced to over six years in prison, the US attorney's office for the Eastern District of California announced this week.
2023-07-01 16:21
Ron DeSantis voted for the First Step Act and hailed its 'successes.' He now calls it 'the jailbreak bill'
On the campaign trail, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has attacked Donald Trump's signature prison reform bill, calling it a "jailbreak bill" and claiming it "allowed dangerous people out of prison who have now reoffended and really, really hurt a number of people."
2023-06-28 19:17
Crosley Green ordered to remain incarcerated after returning to prison for a crime he says he didn't commit
The state of Florida on Wednesday did not agree to release Crosley Green, a man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit, two months after he was ordered to return to prison following his conditional release in 2021.
2023-06-23 07:48
Supreme Court limits federal prisoners' ability to bring some post-conviction challenges
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a federal prisoner who argued he should be able to challenge his 27-year sentence for firearms possession based on changes in the law since his trial.
2023-06-22 23:18
Honduras prison violence: At least 41 killed in women's jail riot
The country's president says she will take "drastic measures" after the loss of at least 41 lives.
2023-06-21 06:49
Crypto fugitive Do Kwon sentenced to four months in Montenegro
Kwon Do-hyeong, also known as Do Kwon, the disgraced former crypto boss who is wanted in the United States and South Korea on fraud and other charges, has been sentenced to four months in prison in Montenegro.
2023-06-20 20:26