Prisoners

Chinese President Xi Jinping's alleged anti-corruption efforts across China are widening with more detention centers going up to hold suspects at the center of his crackdown.

China builds more detention centers as Xi Jinping ups anti-corruption drive

The video shows up to eight employees of the state Department of Correction and Community Services punching, kicking and grabbing at Brooks.

NY attorney general releases video of prison beating death of Robert Brooks

Authorities say that a prison riot in Mozambique led to at least 33 deaths and more than 1,500 inmates escaping on Wednesday, Dec. 25.

Mozambique prison riot leads to nearly 3 dozen deaths, more than 1,500 escapes

Current and former inmates in Alabama are suing the state, saying they were forced into "modern-day slavery."

Alabama inmates sue state, say alleged forced labor is ‘modern-day slavery’

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons announced it has agreed to a nearly $116M settlement with sexual abuse victims at a California women's prison.

US to payout nearly $116M to victims of sexual abuse at Calif. prison

Inmates at prison in Pennsylvania, say their constitutional rights were violated as prison officials deprived them of basic necessities.

Pennsylvania prison accused of abusing inmates by depriving them of basic rights

A former judge who received millions in kickbacks for sending children to for-profit detention centers had his sentence commuted.

Biden commutes sentence of judge who sent children to jail for kickbacks

Ukraine is reportedly targeting North Korean troops fighting for Russia with psychological warfare to get them to surrender.

Kyiv using psychological warfare to get N. Korean troops to surrender

Syria’s regime change renewed hope that Austin Tice, the American journalist captured more than 12 years ago in Syria, could be freed.

US works to find, free journalist Austin Tice after Assad regime falls in Syria

The White House announced on Wednesday, Nov. 27, that Beijing has freed three Americans the U.S. identified as wrongfully detained.

3 Americans imprisoned in China for years are now free after agreement

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