When Griner was imprisoned in Russia, letters were her main form of communication with home. Our columnist offers one last letter to mark her return to the United States.
Category: Prisons and Prisoners
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With Brittney Griner’s Release, Anxiety turns to Relief
Supporters of the W.N.B.A. star had watched with dismay as her situation appeared to worsen over the summer. Now they are celebrating her release.
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With Brittney Griner’s Release, Anxiety turns to Relief
Supporters of the W.N.B.A. star had watched with dismay as her situation appeared to worsen over the summer. Now they are celebrating her release.
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Ramesh Balwani, No. 2 Theranos Executive, Is Sentenced for Fraud
Ramesh Balwani, the former chief operating officer of the failed blood testing start-up, was convicted of 12 counts of fraud in July.
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Elizabeth Holmes Is Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Fraud
Ms. Holmes was convicted in January of four counts of wire fraud for deceiving investors with claims about her blood testing start-up Theranos.
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‘Master of Light’ Review: Rebuilding Through Rembrandt
The painter George Anthony Morton, who spent his 20s in prison on a drug conviction, is the subject of this documentary coming to HBO Max.
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Brittney Griner Transferred to Russian Penal Colony
The U.S. basketball star, detained for more than eight months so far, is being transferred to an undisclosed prison in Russia, her lawyers said. The United States denounced the move.
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Brittney Griner Transferred to Russian Penal Colony
The U.S. basketball star, detained for more than eight months so far, is being transferred to an undisclosed prison in Russia, her lawyers said. The United States denounced the move.
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Elizabeth Holmes Denied New Trial and Is Set to Be Sentenced
The founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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Elizabeth Holmes Denied New Trial and Is Set to Be Sentenced
The founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Heir, Elevated to Chairman After Jail Stint
Lee Jae-yong, the company’s longtime de facto leader, had been serving a prison term for bribery before being released on parole and later pardoned.
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‘Sepa, Nuestro Señor de los Milagros’ Review: A Prison in the Jungle
A documentary from the 1980s, now premiering in a restored version, is an eye-opening visit to a Peruvian penal colony.