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Bout is a Russian who was the world's most notorious arms dealer in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was serving a 25-year prison sentence in Illinois before being freed as part of a U.S.-Russia swap.
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The R&B star was convicted in New York last year of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, sex trafficking and racketeering.
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Authorities said the two fugitives were taken into custody near Evansville, Ind., after a chase with U.S. Marshals. The corrections officer has died, officials said.
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The Justice Department has been limiting the ability of people in prison to apply for compassionate release. Advocates say that flouts Congress and is cruel.
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Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system, blaming the violence on rival gangs. The prison near Guayaquil holds nearly 10,000 inmates.
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Jarrod Ramos admitted to killing five people in the Capital Gazette's newsroom in 2018. Prosecutors sought multiple life prison terms for the attack.
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Relatively few people in federal prison have been approved for compassionate release during the pandemic. Lawmakers are trying to make that option a reality for more sick and elderly people.
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The Biden administration has transferred a Guantánamo detainee to Morocco, marking the first time a prisoner there has been released since President Biden took office.
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As part of civil lawsuit settlement, the New Jersey Department of Corrections has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a prison stay in line with their gender identity.
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A grassroots movement opposing privately run immigrant jails, which grew under former President Donald Trump, has continued and found a more receptive audience under President Biden.
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This post will be updated today, Tuesday, Feb. 23, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Mark Inch wants to implement 8-and-a-half-hour shifts at all state correctional institutions. Right now, 12-hour shifts are in place at most facilities. Governor Ron DeSantis has included $31 million in his proposed budget to support the change.