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This former crime reporter uses writing to help people in prison transform their lives
After spending a decade as a crime reporter, CNN Hero Debra Des Vignes created the Indiana Prison Writers Workshop, a ...
Man dies in Maryland State Prison, police say
An inmate at a state prison in Allegany County died on Friday, according to the Maryland State Police. The victim was ...
Men the Trump administration sent to El Salvador mega-prison freed in prisoner swap
El Salvador released 200 Venezuelans held in a notorious prison in exchange for Venezuela freeing ten American nationals and ...
El Salvador releases hundreds of US deportees from notorious prison in US-Venezuela swap
The Trump administration completed a large-scale prisoner swap with Venezuela on Friday, sending about 250 Venezuelans who ...
Naperville bank robber sentenced to 7.8 years in federal prison
A Villa Park man who robbed a Naperville bank and four other financial institutions has been sentenced to more than seven and ...
Man who shot roommate while high on mushrooms is sent to federal prison
At the time, the man told police that his roommate attacked him and that he shot the other man “many times” in self defense.
North Texas man who tried to enter church with rifle gets federal prison on weapons charge
A North Texas man who attempted to enter a church with a rifle last year was sentenced to federal prison this week.
Maduro celebrates return of Venezuelans held in El Salvador maximum security prison
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared triumphant on Friday, celebrating the return to Venezuela of migrants held in El ...
Trump DOJ seeking one day in prison for ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case is 'insulting': Ben Crump
The Justice Department is seeking no prison time for a former officer who blindly shot into Breonna Taylor’s home during a ...