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Rick Rojas
2025-11-16 21:02:21
United States
Local Government

New Orleans Elects Ex-Convict Calvin Duncan as Criminal Court Clerk

Mr. Duncan was elected clerk of the criminal court in New Orleans on Saturday, ousting an incumbent who claimed Mr. Duncan had never been cleared of the murder that sent him to prison.

Lynsey Addario And Leen Rihawi
2025-11-16 09:00:09
United States
Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

Women Describe Horrors They Endured in Assad’s Prisons

Under the Syrian dictator’s rule, the wives and children of rebels were seized as leverage. Some are now speaking about their trauma.

Brian Howey, Mukta Joshi, Nate Rosenfield And Rory Doyle
2025-11-14 12:02:15
United States
Torture

In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.

Michael Levenson
2025-11-14 00:02:17
United States
Capital Punishment

Oklahoma Governor Commutes Inmate’s Death Sentence Just Before Execution

The death-row inmate, Tremane Wood, 46, had already had his last meal. It was only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has stepped in to stop an execution.

Rick Rojas And Katy Reckdahl
2025-11-13 12:02:08
United States
Elections

Calvin Duncan, Self-Taught Jailhouse Lawyer, Runs for Court Clerk in New Orleans

Calvin Duncan was cleared of murder after he became a legal authority in prison. In New Orleans, his campaign for clerk of criminal court has struck a nerve.

Ségolène Le Stradic
2025-11-10 15:00:14
United States
Politics and Government

Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Will Be Released From Prison Pending Appeal

Nicolas Sarkozy served about three weeks of a five-year prison sentence for his conviction in a campaign finance scandal.

Ann E. Marimow
2025-11-10 12:02:13
United States
United States Politics and Government

Prison Guards Shaved His Dreadlocks. The Supreme Court Will Decide if He Can Sue.

Lower courts condemned the treatment of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, but found that a federal law protecting religious rights barred him from suing prison officials for money.

Mark Walker
2025-11-09 03:02:06
United States
Workplace Hazards and Violations

Jury Awards $16.8 Million to Psychologist Fired After She Reported Inmate’s Threat

A California jury found that Beth Fischgrund was wrongfully terminated and defamed after she reported an inmate’s violent threat at Salinas Valley State Prison in California.