The United States and Nigeria often collaborate. But the arrest of an American worker strained their diplomatic relations.
Category: Prisons and Prisoners
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Evan Gershkovich, U.S. Journalist Imprisoned in Russia, Will Publish a Memoir
The memoir, which will cover his time in prison and Russia’s move toward autocracy, will be published by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
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Seeking Release on Bail, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Downplays Risk of Witness Tampering
In an appeal, lawyers for Mr. Combs wrote that a judge’s decision to withhold bail was not based on evidence that he had sought to interfere with the sex trafficking investigation.
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Sean Combs Will Try Another Appeal of Judge’s Decision to Deny Bail
Mr. Combs is in a Brooklyn jail awaiting trial on federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
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Creating Beauty Behind Bars
In Italy, Cooperativa Alice helps inmates and women at risk learn couture skills, the kind of artisanal expertise that the luxury fashion industry needs.
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Strange Cellmates in a Brooklyn Jail: Sean Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried
Mr. Combs is sleeping in the same dormitory-style room as Mr. Bankman-Fried, the crypto mogul who was convicted of fraud.
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Sean Combs Is Denied Bail and Held at M.D.C., a Troubled Brooklyn Jail
The music mogul, who is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, was denied bail and ordered held at a federal detention center. His lawyers are appealing.
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How a Rural Maine County Jail Helped Prisoners Blunt Opioid Cravings
A sheriff fought to give prisoners addicted to opioids a shot that suppresses cravings for a month. Upon release, they were more likely to continue treatment.
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Herbert Hoelter, Prison Consultant to the Rich and Infamous, Dies at 73
He helped Martha Stewart, Leona Helmsley, Michael Milken and other white-collar criminals win lighter sentences, and prepared them for life in prison.
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For This Drama, Some Actors Had to Return to Prison by Choice
Alongside Colman Domingo and Paul Raci, ex-inmates shot “Sing Sing” in a decommissioned correctional facility. Then came the screening in the actual prison.
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A Brooklyn Suit Maker Offers Free Formal Wear to the Newly Exonerated
Bindle & Keep, a suit maker in Brooklyn, offers free formal wear to newly exonerated men and women trying to rebuild their lives.