At least 24 political prisoners were released in the early hours of Monday from Venezuelan prisons, according to the human rights group Foro Penal, in a process unfolding amid complaints about the ...

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GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela released citizens and foreigners from its prisons on Thursday in what a top government official described as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former ...

WSJ’s Robbie Gramer explains the rationale behind President Trump’s military operation in Venezuela. Photo: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg News Venezuela’s regime released five political prisoners on ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of ...

A Federal Communications Commission proposal to let state and local prisons jam contraband cell phones has support from Republican attorneys general and prison phone companies but faces opposition ...

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Colorado’s prisons will run out of beds for men in the next fiscal year unless significant changes are made to either reduce the prison population or increase capacity, a state analyst projects in a ...

The first wave of detentions in the new Syria came almost immediately – just after victorious rebels flung open the doors of Bashar al-Assad’s notorious prisons. As ordinary Syrians stormed detention ...

UTICA, N.Y. -- A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera footage was sentenced Friday to 25 years to ...

Over the past year, journalists at The Marshall Project have persistently covered the many ways people are dying in prisons and jails across the United States. In our ongoing series, Dying Behind Bars ...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer to a Texas prison prompted an outcry from survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and some lawmakers. Since arriving in August, Maxwell has gushed to friends ...