Afghanistan Frees a U.S. Citizen Held in Prison

The move comes as the country seeks to break the international isolation it has faced since the Taliban seized power in 2021.

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Federal Bureau of Prisons Ends Union Protections for Workers

The union of prison employees condemned the contract’s termination, which is part of the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal work force.

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N.Y.C. Jail Official Broke Sanctuary Laws by Helping D.H.S., Report Says

A Department of Correction investigator improperly provided information to federal agents about two immigrants, a city watchdog agency found.

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Georgia Inmate Gets 80-Year Sentence for Mailing Bombs

The bombs were mailed from a state prison to the Department of Justice and a federal court. The inmate tried to exchange information on the plot for accommodations, prosecutors said in court filings.

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Ex-Minnesota Lawmaker Gets Six Months in Jail for Burglary

Nicole Mitchell was found guilty of breaking into her stepmother’s home. She resigned from the State Senate after her conviction, briefly threatening the Democrats’ slim majority.

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Some Rikers Detainees Are Illegally Isolated, Lawsuit Says

A lawsuit claims that two areas in the New York City jail are designed so that detainees are effectively in solitary confinement, in violation of state law.

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N.Y.C. Watchdog Agency Is Investigating Deaths in Police Custody

Nine people have died this year, about half the toll at this time last year. Advocacy and legal groups say the city is still not doing enough to ensure the safety of its detainees.

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4 Men Sentenced in Warrant Scam Targeting Women From Prison

They used a drone to drop cellphones into a Georgia prison yard, where an inmate coordinated a scheme largely targeting women who were medical workers in multiple states, prosecutors said.

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‘People Are Losing Hope’: Suicide Risk Is Rife in ICE Detention Centers

Immigrant detainees are not receiving proper mental health care, lawyers and advocacy groups say, and reports of suicide attempts are persistent.

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Najibullah Zazi Is Imprisoned Again After Donating to Co-Conspirators

Najibullah Zazi admitted plotting an attack on the New York City subway with two friends, and then testified against them. Now he is behind bars after putting money in their prison accounts.

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