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Elderly and Imprisoned: ‘I Don’t Count It as Living, Only Existing.’
On a clear day in March 2023, the snowy peaks surrounding the California Institution for Men in Chino were visible.…
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World
Yehya Sinwar, Hamas’s Leader in Gaza, Is at the Top of Israel’s Target List
The Israeli military calls Yahya Sinwar, the hard-line leader of Hamas in Gaza, the “the face of evil.” And senior…
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World
Russia Detains Navalny’s Lawyers in Move to Further Isolate Him, Allies Say
Attorneys for the jailed opposition leader, Aleksei A. Navalny, had been helping him maintain a significant public presence, even from…
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World
Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Rights Activist, Receives Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Mohammadi, currently held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, has pushed for peaceful change in Iran for 30 years, with…
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US
On First Day of New Term, Supreme Court Hears Debate Over First Step Act
The justices heard arguments about how to interpret part of the law aimed at reducing prison sentences for people convicted…
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World
El-Sisi Pardons Arab Spring Activist After Nearly a Decade in Prison
Ahmed Douma was one of the best-known faces of Egypt’s 2011 uprising. Rights groups say thousands of political prisoners remain…
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News
Darryl Strawberry Is Not Trying to Save You
But if you want to hear what he has learned about lost promise and the prison of yearning, ask him.…
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World
How the Narcotrafficking Industry Seized Power in Ecuador
When Europe’s busiest port recently announced the discovery of nearly nine tons of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas…
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News
James B. Zagel, U.S. Judge Who Jailed Illinois Governor, Dies at 82
He sentenced Rod Blagojevich to 14 years to send a message about corruption in high places. As a prosecutor he…
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Finance
Ex-Prisoners Face Headwinds as Job Seekers, Even as Openings Abound
An estimated 60 percent of those leaving prison are unemployed a year later. But after a push for “second-chance hiring,”…