Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Dies in Prison at 47
The Kremlin’s fiercest critic, whose work brought arrests, attacks and a near-fatal poisoning in 2020, had spent months in isolation. NYT > Obituaries
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reports to prison for defrauding investors
Holmes failed in multiple attempts to delay her incarceration. ABC News: Top Stories
R. Kelly to serve 1 additional year in prison for Chicago sex crimes convictions
R. Kelly was sentenced by a judge for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex charges in a Chicago federal court. ABC News: Top Stories
Department of Justice fails to fully count prison deaths, Senate report finds
The Department of Justice failed to count nearly 1,000 deaths in U.S. prisons during the 2021 fiscal year, according to a new report released by a Senate subcommittee ABC News: Top Stories
‘Shocking’ that Jeffrey Epstein was taken off suicide watch, say prison experts
Jeffrey Epstein, the 66-year-old financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls, was taken off suicide watch in the days before he died, a decision experts found bewildering. U.S. News
Twelve years ago Adam Braseel went to prison for murder. Now he wants to clear his name.
Braseel was 24 when a judge sentenced him to life in prison. He’s 36 now, one week into a new life as a free man. He still hopes to clear his name. GANNETT Syndication Service