Prosecutor in Aaron Swartz ‘hacking’ case comes under fire – Politics and Law
Carmen Ortiz was being talked about last month as the next Massachusetts governor. Now she's being investigated for threatening the late Aaron Swartz with decades in prison. Read this article by Declan...
View ArticleDallas stepmom gets 85 years in dehydration death
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas woman convicted in the dehydration death of her 10-year-old stepson has been sentenced to 85 years in prison.Tina Marie Alberson was convicted Friday of injury to a child, a...
View ArticleThe First Prison Sentence Related To Gitmo Torture Goes To Someone Who Spoke...
Ex-CIA officer John C. Kiriakou became the first person to be sentenced to prison for issues related to torture at Guantanamo Bay on Friday-- because he talked about, but did not participate in,...
View ArticleInsight – Poland’s investigation into secret CIA prisons loses steam
WARSAW (Reuters) - Lawyers for two men who say they were held illegally in a secret CIA jail on Polish territory argue that a landmark criminal investigation into the black site is being stalled...
View ArticleNeb. mother gets more time for prostituting girls
(AP) — A mother convicted of prostituting her 7- and 14-year-old daughters using online ads across south-central Nebraska is facing as many as 110 years in prison after she was sentenced again this...
View ArticleExclusive: Inside A Secret CIA Prison In The Polish Countryside – All News Is...
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View Article‘He will stay in prison for a long time’: Saudi royal family intervenes in...
The Saudi royal family has intervened to block the release of a ‘celebrity’ preacher accused of raping, torturing and killing his five-year-old daughter. Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Effect of Conjugal Visitation on Sexual Violence in Prison
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View ArticleThe Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people – Society
On Bastoy prison island in Norway, the prisoners, some of whom are murderers and rapists, live in conditions that critics brand 'cushy' and 'luxurious'. Yet it has by far the lowest reoffending rate...
View ArticleBanged-up Brit hacker hacks into his OWN PRISON’S ‘MAINFRAME’
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View ArticleFaith-based prison programs: New study suggests religion may help criminals...
Crime is Slate’s crime blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatecrime. In 1996, noted criminologist Jewel asked a question that has long haunted those hoodlums prone to pondering the...
View ArticleSecret Service accused of misconduct in Aaron Swartz case
The former girlfriend of computer hacker Aaron Swartz is lashing out at the US Justice Department after Attorney General Eric Holder defended the prosecution that some say drove the prodigy into...
View ArticleExpose A Blatant Security Hole In AT&T’s Servers, Get 3.5 Years In Jail
We've written a few times about the case of Andrew Auernheimer, perhaps better known as weev. While he has a bit of a reputation as an online troll, and self-admitted jerk, his case is yet another...
View ArticleI-Team: Man Found Innocent After 20 Years in Prison
A man who spent more than 20 years in a Nevada prison for a crime he didn't commit could be on the hook for three more crimes if the state of Florida has its way. Continue reading →
View ArticleBBC News – Man gets 30 months in prison for shining laser at plane
A 19-year-old California man is sentenced to two and a half years in prison for shining a laser pointer at two aircraft. Continue reading →
View ArticleIsrael set to jail teenage conscientious objector for eighth time – World news
Nathan Blanc has spent more than 100 days in prison over the past 19 weeks due to his refusal to enlist in Israeli army Continue reading →
View ArticleExonerated Brian Banks signs with Atlanta Falcons
For years, Brian Banks wore a prison inmate uniform. Now exonerated, he'll be wearing an Atlanta Falcons jersey. Continue reading →
View ArticleU.N. rights chief calls for closure of Guantanamo prison
From Yahoo! News: By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief called on the United States on Friday to close down the Guantanamo prison camp, saying the indefinite imprisonment...
View ArticleACLU catches Ohio jailing those too poor to pay fines
A new ACLU report accuses Ohio courts of imprisoning people who are unable to pay court fees. Continue reading →
View ArticleBrazil police sentenced for prison ‘massacre’– Latest – New Straits Times
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View ArticleThe Pirate Bay’s Gottfrid Learns of Hacking Charges via TV News
Last week Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm was charged with hacking into companies and a bank. While it's no surprise that the news traveled quickly through the media, one might have expected...
View ArticleBoston bombings suspect moved from hospital to prison
The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been moved from the hospital to a federal prison 40 miles away that provides specialized medical care, the government said Friday. Dzhokhar...
View ArticleControversies – Judge Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison for “Selling” Kids to...
Accused of perpetrating a “profound evil,” former Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for illegally accepting money from a juvenile-prison developer while he...
View ArticleBBC News – Barack Obama says Guantanamo Bay prison must close
US President Barack Obama pledges a new push to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amid a growing prisoner hunger strike there. Continue reading →
View ArticleThreat suspect held without bail – Merrimack Valley – EagleTribune.com, North...
LAWRENCE — A Methuen High School student charged with threatening to outdo the Boston Marathon bombings, posting on his Facebook page he would Continue reading →
View ArticlePennsylvania judge sentenced to 28 years in prison for selling teens to...
Disgraced Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella Jr has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for conspiring with private prisons to sentence juvenile offenders to m Continue reading →
View ArticleGuantanamo camp burns through $900,000 a year per inmate: Thomson Reuters...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's been dubbed the most expensive prison on Earth and President Barack Obama cited the cost this week as one of many reasons to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo -...
View ArticleGitmo hunger strike: Timeline
A mass hunger strike has been unfolding in the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison for over two months now. RT has been badgering the UN, prison officials, detainees’ attorneys and activists to get a full...
View ArticleEnron convict Skilling to get out of jail early – May. 8, 2013
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling will still serve years in prison, according to lawyer, but much earlier than 2024 release date. Continue reading →
View ArticlePetition – Government Of Qatar: Release Dorje Gurung
I met Dorje Gurung in 1996 during my second year at an international school in Norway. I was a long way from home -- I grew up in South Africa -- but... Continue reading →
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