Dozens of prison officers freed after being taken hostage in Ecuador jails
Fifty prison guards and seven police officers have been freed after being taken hostage by inmates held in six prisons across Ecuador, authorities said, part of a coordinated protest against security operations being conducted inside the country's violence-plagued penitentiaries.
2023-09-02 18:55
Inmates free 57 Ecuador prison guards after stand-off
Officials say the prison riots are a response by criminal gangs at attempts to curb their power.
2023-09-02 11:20
Ecuador prison violence: Dozens of guards taken hostage
More than 60 officials are held in separate jails, as car bombs target the country's prisons authority.
2023-09-01 16:58
Some 60,000 people return from prison each year. Her program is now a nationwide model for providing second chances
For 25 years, Susan Burton has dedicated herself to helping women rebuild their lives after prison. Today, she's established an alliance that helps others around the world follow her path.
2023-09-01 04:55
Convicted murderer escapes prison outside Philadelphia
An inmate considered "extremely dangerous" escaped a prison in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Thursday morning, according to local officials.
2023-09-01 02:54
US detainee Paul Whelan seen inside Russian prison in rare video released by state media
Rare new video has emerged showing detained American Paul Whelan, who has been held in Russia for more than four years, inside his prison camp.
2023-08-29 14:45
Exclusive-Walmart, Centric probe suppliers for potential links to Cambodia women's prison
By Clare Baldwin and Katherine Masters PHNOM PENH/NEW YORK Walmart and Centric Brands are investigating their supply chains
2023-08-21 22:59
Bankman-Fried's lawyers blast trial prep time as 'entirely inadequate'
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried on Friday rejected as "entirely inadequate" the U.S. government's
2023-08-19 06:19
Ecuador election: 'I'm wearing a bulletproof vest 24 hours a day'
Andrea González aims to be vice-president in Ecuador after her party's presidential candidate was shot dead.
2023-08-16 16:29
Bankman-Fried heads to Brooklyn jail notorious for poor conditions
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK Sam Bankman-Fried will prepare for his fraud trial from a Brooklyn jail where
2023-08-14 18:27
Ecuador murder: Fernando Villavicencio's running-mate steps in to contest election
Andrea Gonzalez replaces anti-corruption crusader shot in the head by suspected Colombian hitmen.
2023-08-13 05:17
Possible deal to free American prisoners in Iran called for shuttle diplomacy -- from hotel to hotel
Closing in on a deal to free five Americans detained in Iran, US and Iranian delegations gathered in separate hotels in Doha -- within sight of each other, but not within earshot -- as Qatari diplomats shuttled back and forth trying feverishly to broker an elusive agreement between the two.
2023-08-12 20:21