Prison
-
US
U.S. Offers Tapes From Bugged Guantánamo Prison Yard as Evidence in 9/11 Case
An undisclosed government agency declassified the secret intelligence program as the prosecution pushes to defend F.B.I. interrogations after C.I.A. torture.
-
News
College Is Undergoing a Revolution. It’s Happening Behind Bars.
A change taking place right now has the potential to do more good within U.S. prisons than any policy in…
-
News
Elderly and Imprisoned: ‘I Don’t Count It as Living, Only Existing.’
On a clear day in March 2023, the snowy peaks surrounding the California Institution for Men in Chino were visible.…
-
World
Yehya Sinwar, Hamas’s Leader in Gaza, Is at the Top of Israel’s Target List
The Israeli military calls Yahya Sinwar, the hard-line leader of Hamas in Gaza, the “the face of evil.” And senior…
-
World
Russia Detains Navalny’s Lawyers in Move to Further Isolate Him, Allies Say
Attorneys for the jailed opposition leader, Aleksei A. Navalny, had been helping him maintain a significant public presence, even from…
-
World
Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Rights Activist, Receives Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Mohammadi, currently held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, has pushed for peaceful change in Iran for 30 years, with…
-
US
On First Day of New Term, Supreme Court Hears Debate Over First Step Act
The justices heard arguments about how to interpret part of the law aimed at reducing prison sentences for people convicted…
-
World
El-Sisi Pardons Arab Spring Activist After Nearly a Decade in Prison
Ahmed Douma was one of the best-known faces of Egypt’s 2011 uprising. Rights groups say thousands of political prisoners remain…
-
News
Darryl Strawberry Is Not Trying to Save You
But if you want to hear what he has learned about lost promise and the prison of yearning, ask him.…
-
World
How the Narcotrafficking Industry Seized Power in Ecuador
When Europe’s busiest port recently announced the discovery of nearly nine tons of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas…