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NEWS ABOUT: prisoner

prisoner stories: 18 news summaries

 Obama to Let 
 Bagram Prisoners 
 Challenge Detention 

Representatives would amass evidence, witnesses for detainees

Sep 12, 09 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The White House plans to give some 600 detainees at a US-run prison in Kabul greater power to dispute their custody, the New York Times reports. After an expected rubber stamp from Congress, the Obama administration will send representatives to Bagram Air Base to amass evidence and witnesses for detainees.... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Bagram Air Force Base • US military • Kabul • prisoner • detainees

(Newser) - Almost 10% of prisoners incarcerated in the US are serving life sentences, an all-time high, the New York Times reports. In California, which maintains the nation’s highest prison population, that number is 20%, says a report from the Sentencing Project, a group that wants to eliminate life-without-parole sentences.... More »

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prison • United States • convict • criminal • prisoner • incarceration • life sentence

2 Killers, Rapist Escape Indiana State Prison 

Manhunt under way; trio slipped max-security lockup via tunnels

Jul 13, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(AP) - Three inmates, facing a total of at least 120 more years behind bars, escaped a maximum-security prison in Indiana yesterday, apparently through underground tunnels and pipes. The men, two convicted murderers and a rapist, were considered dangerous, and prison officials used a telephone notification system to send alerts to nearby... More »

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(Newser) - Prison officials refused to let an al-Qaeda terrorist serving 30 years in Supermax, a prison in Colorado, read Barack Obama's books, the Daily Telegraph reports. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, an American citizen convicted of conspiring to, among other things, assassinate then–President George W. Bush, was told that the books... More »

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Barack Obama • prison • terrorist • al-Qaeda • Dreams From My Father • prisoner • Supermax • President Obama

 Video Prison Visits  
 Bring Inmates Home  

Pioneering program lets loved ones visit jail without leaving home

Jul 2, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Families can visit incarcerated relatives from the comfort of their living rooms through a first-of-its-kind program in Indiana, the AP reports. Visitors on the approved list are allowed to schedule video conferences with inmates from anywhere they choose. Prisoners use ATM-like machines set up and paid for by a private... More »

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prison • Indiana • video • video conferencing • inmates • prisoner • webcam • women's issues • JPay

(Newser) - Many Afghans once detained by the US military at Bagram air base, north of Kabul, say they were treated similarly to abused prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, the BBC reports. “They did things that you would not do against animals let alone to humans,” a former detainee... More »

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Bagram Air Force Base • US military • abuse • prisoner • Afghanistan war • detainees • detention • Obama administration

(Newser) - A reporter for the New York Times held by the Taliban for 7 months in the tribal regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan has escaped, the paper says. The Times kept David Rohde’s abduction secret out of concern for his safety and had been in sporadic contact with... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • New York Times • Bill Keller • tribal areas • prisoner • David Rohde

 Lavish Bar Prison Bar Mitzvah 
 Leaves Mayor Fuming 

Dozens of guests allowed into jail for catered party; city sprang for overtime

Jun 12, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Embarrassed New York City officials are investigating how a well-connected inmate was allowed to hold a bar mitzvah for his son inside a prison gym, the New York Post reports. Caterers, entertainers, and 60 guests were allowed into the jail to celebrate the milestone for the son of convicted scam... More »

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New York City • prison • Manhattan • Michael Bloomberg • prisoner • bar mitzvah

(Newser) - The "shocked and devastated" families of two San Francisco journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea have pleaded with authorities to show compassion and free the women from a grueling future behind bars. The families are concerned about the "wellbeing and mental state" of Euna... More »

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China • North Korea • South Korea • prison • trial • Current TV • prisoner • sentence • Euna Lee • Laura Ling

French Cons Roll in 'Penal Tour de France'

Breakaway sprints banned as prisoners set off on 1,500 mile exercise

Jun 4, 09 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 200 French prisoners hit the road today for the first penal Tour de France, the BBC reports. The inmates, accompanied by over 100 cycling gendarmes, will make stops in 17 towns—each with a prison—over the course of the 1500 mile race. The prisoners will cycle in a... More »

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prison • France • cycling • Tour de France • prisoner

 Gitmo Prisoner 
 Commits Suicide 

Yemeni detainee held since 2002 with no charges

Jun 3, 09 1:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Yemeni man was found dead in his Guantanamo Bay cell last night in the fifth apparent prisoner suicide at the facility, reports the Los Angeles Times. Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Salih, 31, was imprisoned at Guantanamo since February 2002 on accusations he trained with the Taliban in Afghanistan, although no... More »

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suicide • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • prisoner

glossies

 Recession to Unlock 
 Wave of Ex-Cons 


Mar 7, 09 4:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of prisoners around the country will have the recession to thank for setting them free, Ken Steir writes in Time. With California planning to release nearly 160,000 prisoners from under-funded, overcrowded prisons, and other states transferring drug convicts to rehab, the US is likely to see a wave... More »

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recession • prison system • job market • inmates • prison population • prisoner • Bill Maher Grid

 4 Insurgents Escape 
 in Iraqi Jail Riot 

4 likely al-Qaeda in Iraq members escape

Dec 26, 08 8:01 AM CST
(AP) - Four prisoners who belong to the insurgent group Al-Qaeda in Iraq broke out of jail during a riot today that killed six police officers and seven prisoners in the western city of Ramadi, police said. Authorities have imposed a curfew on the city, the capital of Anbar province, as they... More »

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Iraq • prison • jail • Anbar • Ramadi • Iraq police • prisoner • al-Qaeda in Iraq • breakout

Chapman Ashamed He Killed Lennon

In failed bid for release, gunman says he had been in search of fame

Aug 20, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark David Chapman told the parole board that he is ashamed of killing John Lennon, according to transcripts of the hearing released yesterday. "I feel now at 53 I have grown into a deeper understanding of what a human life is. I have changed a lot," he said... More »

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John Lennon • parole • Beatles • Mark David Chapman • prisoner

Judge: Rape Victim Can Sue 
 Lottery-Winning Attacker 

Brit judge rules time limit can be waived for woman raped 20 years ago

Jul 9, 08 5:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's High Court has ruled that a rape victim can sue her lottery-winning attacker 20 years after the crime, reports the Guardian. The man bought a lottery ticket while on day release from prison and won a $14 million jackpot. The case is exceptional but it may set a precedent... More »

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United Kingdom • rape • sex offenders • lawsuit • lottery • prisoner

 Felon Fans 
 Fluster Cyrus 

Prisoners love her 'nude' shoot

Jun 20, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus has a new crop of fans: prisoners. The tween queen’s topless pose in Vanity Fair has made its way through the penitentiary postal service, and now a disgusted Cyrus is being bombarded with letters from the clink, Hollyscoop reports. Prisoners are posting her risque photos on their... More »

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prison • Vanity Fair • nude photo • Miley Cyrus • fans • prisoner

Man Granted Retrial After
26 Years Behind Bars

Confession of actual gunman finally released after his death

Apr 19, 08 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alton Logan tasted freedom yesterday for the first time in 26 years after being granted a new trial, reports the Chicago Tribune. The Illinois man was locked up in 1982 for killing a security guard. Another man confessed to the killings but his attorneys, prevented from coming forward by attorney-client... More »

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Chicago • prison • wrongful conviction • attorney • prisoner

Indian 'Spy' Freed After 35 Years

Trader languished in Pakistani prisons after case was forgotten

Mar 5, 08 7:51 AM CST
(Newser) - An Indian prisoner has finally come home after spending 35 years on death row in Pakistan on spying charges, the BBC reports. Trader Kashmir Singh was greeted by his family and hundreds of well-wishers as he crossed the border back into India. "I have got a new life,"... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • India • prison • espionage • political prisoner • prisoner • Kashmir Singh

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