Tag Archives: prison

A woman in Germany was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday (26/10) for letting a young Yazidi girl, held as a slave in Iraq by her and her husband, die of thirst under the scorching sun. German authorities said the 30-year-old woman, who has converted to Islam and …

A Cuban man who took part in nationwide protests in July has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, his family and a rights group said Saturday. The sentence was the harshest ever given to demonstrators against the communist government. The verdict against Roberto Perez Fonseca, 38, was handed down …

A former Chicago student was sentenced Monday for trying to provide beneficial support for the Islamic State group. Thomas Osadzinski, age 22, devised a computer code that helped ISIS evade programs designed to block the group’s propaganda, prosecutors said. The former DePaul University student, born in a Chicago suburb, lived …

Some prison scenes from the movie “Ocean’s 8” and the series “Orange is the New Black” were shot in authentic locations, although they no longer function as prisons. The location is a converted former prison, and is an example of how a closed prison can still be useful.

A scuffle between gangs inside a prison in the coastal city of Guayaquil, killed at least 30 inmates and injured 47 others. Ecuador’s National Police shared footage of several weapons and drug packages seized in an attempt to regain control of the prison. Police Commander Fausto Buenano told reporters that …