Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day after government announces goodwill effort

Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo has been released from prison after a year and five months. He was detained for posting a ...

After Venezuela frees 1% of prisoners, families and activists strain to stay hopeful

A day after Venezuela’s government pledged to free a “significant number” of prisoners, a local human rights group says only ...

Inside the women’s prison where violent male inmates have their way

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child ...

What Is El Helicoide, the Infamous Torture Prison in Venezuela?

As Venezuela’s interim authorities began to release political prisoners, some of their families raced to the notorious prison ...

Prison overseers struggle with a new generation of ‘un-gangs’

They left prison gangs, but is that a good thing? Also, Newsom's State of the State speech and more big stories.

Venezuela releases first prisoners in ‘peace’ gesture: Here’s what to know

Venezuela said on Thursday it would release “a significant number” of prisoners in a move its government framed as a gesture “to seek peace.” ...

VR headsets as ‘hope machines’: Devices offer California inmates respite, practical experience

A nonprofit uses VR headsets to offer inmates practical scenarios like job interviews alongside travel experiences, providing ...
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Inmates at All-Female Jail Allege LASD Deputies Ogle Them in Showers

Current and former inmates of an all-female jail facility are claiming constitutional deprivations caused by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies who allegedly subject them to frequent, ...
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"How did you get there?": Inmate calls for accountability over prison food, but SA remains unmoved

A content creator shared a video of a prisoner complaining about the food they eat in prison, showing one egg, pap, and a ...