Prisoners

Trump Tried To Stop Early Release Of "American Taliban" From US Prison

World News | Reuters | Friday May 24, 2019

John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan in 2001 fighting for the Taliban, was freed early from federal prison on Thursday after serving 17 years amid concerns he might still harbor extremist views.

"American Taliban" John Walker Lindh Released From Prison: Reports

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 23, 2019

John Walker Lindh, the US Muslim convert who came to be known as the "American Taliban" after being captured while fighting in Afghanistan in 2001, was released from prison Thursday after serving 17 years, US media reported.

Sri Lanka President Pardons Hardline Buddhist Monk Serving Jail Term

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Sri Lanka's president granted an amnesty to a firebrand Buddhist monk on Wednesday, four days after holding talks with him at the country's main prison, officials said.

Pakistan's Asia Bibi Left For Canada. Others Remain On Death Row For Blasphemy

World News | Pamela Constable, The Washington Post | Sunday May 19, 2019

One prisoner is an illiterate Christian street cleaner who got into an argument with a Muslim friend while they were out drinking. Another is a US-trained university professor whose liberal Facebook posts upset Islamist student activists.

US Ex-Spy Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Selling Secrets To China

World News | Tom Jackman, The Washington Post | Saturday May 18, 2019

A former defense and intelligence contractor who sold classified documents to the Chinese government, and then claimed that he was actually working a reverse sting to expose Chinese spying methods, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for delivering U.S. secrets to a foreign government.

"Non-Violent Escape Plan": Brazil Pastors Convert Gang Members On YouTube

World News | Marina Lopes, The Washington Post | Saturday May 18, 2019

As gang wars drive Brazil's homicide rate to historic highs, evangelical pastors - long revered in the nation's slums and prisons - have come up with a new way to protect members looking for a way out.

Former CIA Agent Gets 20-Year Sentence For Spying For China

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2019

An ex-CIA officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for spying for China in a case called part of an "alarming trend" in the US intelligence community.

Donald Trump Pardons Disgraced Media Mogul Conrad Black: White House

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2019

President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned disgraced media mogul Conrad Black, who served more than three years in prison in the US for fraud and obstruction of justice.

"Lalu Won't Get Out Of Jail," Says Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav Responds

India News | Reported By Manish Kumar, Edited By Swati | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav "will never get out of the prison despite whatever he does" as he dismissed claims by RJD chief's son, Tejashwi Yadav, that he and the BJP were "responsible" for sending Lalu Yadav to jail.

Indian-Origin Woman Convicted Of Killing 9-Year Old Stepdaughter

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

An Indian-origin woman in the US has been convicted by a jury of killing her nine-year old stepdaughter in 2016 and faces up to life in prison at sentencing.

US Man Faces 140 Years In Prison For Threatening To Kill Trump, Others

World News | Reuters | Monday May 13, 2019

A Connecticut man has been indicted after prosecutors say he threatened to kill US President Donald Trump and sent others bomb threats and mail containing suspicious white powder, according to court documents.

More Than 100 Inmates Flew Indonesian Jail On Sumatra Island

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2019

More than 100 inmates escaped from an Indonesian jail on Sumatra island on Saturday, police said, in the latest breakout to hit the country's creaking prison system.

Indian-Origin Doctor Prescribed Illegal Narcotics, Jailed In US For Fraud

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2019

Indian-origin doctor Pawankumar Jain has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a US court for committing health care fraud and illegally distributing prescription painkillers.

Japan's Oldest Jail Set To Reopen In 2021 As Luxury Hotel

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 11, 2019

The historic former Nara Prison, the oldest in Japan and declared a cultural asset, is set to reopen in 2021 as a luxury hotel in a project seeking to change the area's image of an express tourist destination.

Disgraced Russia Footballers Pavel Mamaev, Alexander Kokorin Sentenced To Prison

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin attacked two officials in an upmarket Moscow cafe after a drunken night out in October 2018.