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News in Brief
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A detainee assaulted aguard at the Calhoun County Jail on August 6, 2022, the Anniston Star reported. Sheriff Matthew Wade blamed an ongoing staffing shortage, which has typically left three guards on duty to supervise 300 detainees. One of them, Jacob Hammett, was out of …
News in Brief
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
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News in Brief by California:In June 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) commuted 21 state prisoners’ sentences, a dozen of them were for murder convictions, patch.com reported. Seven were committed when the prisoner was 22 or younger. Half of the prisoners are now 59 or older. One commutation went to …
Unlike U.S., Many Governments Releasing Large Numbers of Prisoners to Reduce Threat of COVID-19
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Compassionate Release
Unlike U.S., Many Governments Releasing Large Numbers of Prisoners to Reduce Threat of COVID-19 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Around the globe, governments are releasing prisoners in an attempt to mitigate the threat of COVID-19-related mass deaths in their jails and prisons. However, Third World countries are far ahead …
Over-Incarceration a Worldwide Problem, Report Finds
Article • November 7, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, International
Over-Incarceration a Worldwide Problem, Report Finds by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Earlier this year, London-based Penal Reform International and the Thailand Institute of Justice issued a report on incarceration worldwide that draws heavily on research funded by the United Nations. The 60-page report not only identifies areas of concern, …
News in Brief
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
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News in Brief by Alabama: A guard who worked as a materials handling supervisor at FCI-Aliceville was arrested on April 21, 2017, charged with bribery and making false statements after he was accused of smuggling contraband such as tobacco into the facility in exchange for cash bribes. Prosecutors said Eric …
News in Brief
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
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News in Brief by Alabama: U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. called Chris Miles, the former assistant police chief for the town of Tallassee, Alabama, a “maverick” when Miles was sentenced on March 25, 2016 for beating a suspect during an interrogation, making false statements to the FBI and selling …
Iran's Mass Executions and Abuses Continue
Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Fire Hazards, International Law, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Terrorism, Death Penalty/Death Row, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)
Iran's Mass Executions and Abuses Continue by Christopher Zoukis Iran's dismal record on human rights has been reinforced once again, via the latest wave of mass executions, prisoner abuses, and clampdowns on those who stand against its theocratic regime. On August 4, 2014, 40 prisoners were killed at Shahr-e Kord …
Iran Orders Execution Survivor Hospitalized and Re-Hanged Once Well Enough
Article • October 16, 2015
Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Prisoners-International, Death Penalty
Iran Orders Execution Survivor Hospitalized and Re-Hanged Once Well Enough by Mark Wilson Iran Orders Execution Survivor Hospitalized and Re-Hanged Once Well Enough by Mark Wilson “The horrific prospect of this man facing a second hanging, after having gone through the whole ordeal already once, merely underlines the cruelty and …
News in Brief
Article • July 4, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Arizona: A prisoner serving time for gang- and drug-related offenses, as well as his attorney-wife, mother, sister, ex-wife and another woman have been indicted on more than 250 charges following a two-year investigation into the New Mexican Mafia prison gang. Angel Lopez Garcia …