The opposition leader, who was poisoned in 2020, had spent months in isolation.
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The number of people incarcerated in New York is less than half of what it was in 1999, and the…
Nineteen clerics were released after Pope Francis drew attention to the government’s persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in his…
Just weeks before Ecuador descended into chaos, with prison riots, two escaped criminal kingpins and the brief siege of a…
A guard placed a cloth over a prisoner’s face and poured water over him, creating a sensation that mimics drowning,…
Violence erupted across the South American country this week after a notorious gang leader disappeared from prison. The president has…
Some say they were first brought in to take out the rats. Others contend they wandered in on their own.…
As a candidate, Joe Biden said he would substantially reduce the federal prison population as president. Last week he commuted…
Supporters of the Russian opposition leader lost contact with him 20 days ago, fueling concern about his health and whereabouts.
Aleksei A. Navalny, the imprisoned opposition leader, did not appear at a court hearing two weeks ago and has not…