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Vybz Kartel freed after decade in prison over murder charge

Dancehall musician has been in prison for over a decade

The Independent UK

Inmate Sentenced Over 4 Years For Killing Whitey Bulger

Federal inmate sentenced to over four years for the murder of James 'Whitey' Bulger in prison raises questions about prison safety and justice.

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Biden touts prisoner swap with Russia that frees three Americans - Roll Call

A prisoner swap organized by the Biden administration got the release of three Americans and one U.S. green card holder Thursday from Russia.

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Prisoner Swap Latest: US reporter Evan Gershkovich freed in prisoner swamp

The United States and Russia have completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free

The Independent UK

Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who became the story

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to 16 years in Russia on disputed espionage charges, was released Thursday in a major multinational prisoner swap after spending more than a year behind bars. Originally from Russia, the journalist returned in 2017 to the country of his parents, Soviet Jews…

France 24

Who's part of the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?

One prisoner has spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him

The Independent UK

Inmate sentenced to more than 4 years in prison killing of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger

An inmate has been sentenced to more than four years in connection with the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger

The Independent UK

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US-Russia swap frees Evan Gershkovich

Former President Donald Trump had earlier claimed that he and not "anyone else" would be able to secure the release

Salon

Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war

Numerous foreigners and Russian political prisoners released as Germany frees hitman Vadim Krasikov as part of exchange

The Guardian - UK

Maoist cult leader was found dead in bed in prison cell, inquest hears

Aravindan Balakrishnan, jailed in 2016 for string of sexual assaults, died of natural causes, coroner rules

The Guardian - UK

US journalist Gershkovich among 26 freed in Russia prisoner deal with West

Russia freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan on Thursday, according to the Turkish presidency. Their releases were part of the largest East-West prisoner exchanges since the end of the Cold War.

France 24

Biden says ‘welcome home’ as Americans land in the US – as it happened

Detainees warmly greeted by family members and US president and vice-president after touching down at Joint Airbase Andrews in Maryland

The Guardian - AU

A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia is underway, an AP source says

A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia is underway

The Independent UK

Third Major Prisoner Exchange Between Russia And US

Recent prisoner exchanges between Russia and the US involving Trevor Reed and Brittney Griner highlight diplomatic complexities and challenges faced by ind...

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US-Russia Prisoner Swap Ends Long Detentions

Two men, one American and one Russian, wrongfully detained, released in a US-Russia swap deal after enduring years of imprisonment.

The Independent UK

Evan Gershkovich: Timeline of US journalist jailed in Russia as prisoner swap underway

The US journalist has been in Russian custody for nearly 500 days

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The Independent UK

Who is Evan Gershkovich? The reporter falsely jailed by Russia at centre of US-Moscow prisoner exchange

The Wall Street Journal reporter always felt the pull of his parents’ homeland, believing his Russian language skills and knowledge put him in a unique position to explain the country to the outside world. But, as Chris Stevenson writes, he would end up convicted on trumped-up spying charges

The Guardian - UK

Russia prisoner swap involving US journalist Evan Gershkovich under way

Gershkovich and ex-marine Paul Whelan have been freed and are en route to a destination outside Russia, say reports

The Independent UK

Russia and West ‘prepare for prisoner swap’

A series of mysterious movements of Western prisoners inside Russia on Wednesday prompted hopes of a prisoner swap

The Guardian - UK

Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel released from prison after 13 years

Court of appeal rules against a retrial for artist convicted of murder in 2014

The Conversation

New Closing the Gap data shows more First Nations Australians are in prison. Why?

In 2008, Australia agreed to six targets to “close the gap” – to reduce the disparities between Indigenous people and the rest of the population in health, education and employment.

Latin Times

Former Special Forces agent connected to failed raid to remove Venezuela's Maduro is arrested in U.S.

Jordan Goudreau led a failed attempt to oust Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela after the 2018 presidential elections

The Independent UK

White supremacist among three killed in Nevada prison fight that left nine others hurt

No police officers or prison staff were injured, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

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