Prison

Christa Pike has corresponded with me for over a year. She is not a monster - opinion

Christa and I have been communicating regularly via a messaging system on her prison table for over a year. Her experience is proof that she and other guilty individuals on death row are not monsters

A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows death row inmate Christa Pike entering a Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US., obtained by Reuters on September 30, 2026.
A screen set up at a hall of the Moscow City Court broadcasts the verdict announcement in the trial of US citizen Stephen Hubbard, then 72, accused of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, in Moscow on October 7, 2024.

Who is Russian-held US citizen Stephen Hubbard? - explainer

Israelis hold signs during a silent protest calling for justice for Shoshana Strock, who was found dead in her apartment last night after claiming she had been sexually abused over the years, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2026.

Victims of sexual, violent crimes gain right to address parole boards in new regulations

A joint operation by the IDF and ISA security forces conducted a targeted raid on the offices of the ‘Addameer charity association’ in Ramallah, October 13, 2026.

IDF raids West Bank charities linked to Hamas, PFLP, arresting five, seizing terror funds


Iranian director unveils film confronting Tehran's Evin prison torture

Her film Roya tells the story of a fictional teacher detained in Evin, but it is also deeply personal for Mohammadi, who has been arrested multiple times in Iran on charges of propaganda.

MAHNAZ MOHAMMADI poses at the "Meet the Filmmakers" event during the 15th Zurich Film Festival on October 01, 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland.

European governments say Alexei Navalny died after dart frog toxin poisoning in Russian prison

Five European governments say tests confirmed Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal dart frog toxin while held in a Russian Arctic prison, accusing Moscow of breaching chemical weapons bans.

People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.

'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons

Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's prisons was ten thin pieces of bread over the course of a day, with a bit of hummus and tahini, and tuna twice a week.

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

New Zealand mosque gunman appeals conviction, says guilty plea was irrational

He is serving a life sentence in prison without parole - the first time a New Zealand court imposed a sentence requiring a person to spend the rest of their life in prison.

Brenton Tarrant, the gunman who shot and killed worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks, listens as Crown prosecutor Mark Zarifeh delivers his submission during Tarrant's sentencing at the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, August 27, 2020.

Mother of Tomer Eiges 'ashamed' to have served in Unit 8200, appalled at son's treatment in prison

"There was a huge mess and oversight with the medications that nobody noticed," Eiges said. "He had a million pills, and everyone kept giving him more and more."

Capt. Tomer Aigas

Capt. Tomer Eiges named as intelligence officer who died in military prison in 2021

Eiges, who was originally from Haifa, was an intelligence officer in Unit 8200 of the IDF when he died in military prison in 2021.

Capt. Tomer Aigas

Maduro ally Saab arrested in Venezuela, US official says

Venezuelan official Alex Saab was reportedly arrested in a joint US-Venezuelan operation, though his lawyer and government aligned figures denied the claim as conflicting accounts emerged.

Nicolas Maduro and Colombian businessman Alex Saab attend an event, in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2024; illustrative.

Samer Sinijlawi’s vision for Gaza deserves serious skepticism - opinion

Promises of reform in Gaza may appeal to the West, but there is a risk of the past repeating itself.

Palestinian childred are seen sheltering at a tent camp in Gaza City on Tuesday. The new Gaza plan, sadly, seems doomed to failure even before it gets off the ground, the writer says.

Venezuela plans amnesty law for prisoners, vows to convert major prison center

Rodriguez said that the Helicoide prison, a long-standing symbol of alleged government repression, will instead be converted into a center for sports and social services.

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attend a press conference, more than a week after the U.S. launched a strike on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife

Minnesota man accused of posing as FBI agent to free Luigi Mangione from Brooklyn jail

Mangione, 27, is awaiting trial in a death penalty murder case on charges that he gunned down Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group, in Manhattan in 2024.

 Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on New York state murder and terrorism charges in New York City, U.S., February 21, 2025.