The assailants had taken two guards hostage and were killed, the prison service said.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
Russian Prosecutors Finalize Indictment of Evan Gershkovich
The Wall Street Journal reporter will be tried on a spying charge in Yekaterinburg, the city where he was arrested more than a year ago. Mr. Gershkovich and his employer have denied the charge.
Russia Releases Female Prison Inmates to Join Ukraine War
Tens of thousands of male convicts have been freed to fight in Ukraine. It is not clear if a small contingent of female volunteers released from a prison portends wider use of female soldiers.
No Arrest in Prisoner Manhunt in France, Weeks After Deadly Ambush
The aftermath of a brazen attack on a prison convoy has raised uncomfortable questions for France’s justice system.
Robert Pickton, Notorious Canadian Serial Killer, Dies at 74
Convicted in the murder of six women (though he boasted of killing many more), he died of unspecified injuries after being assaulted in prison.
Interpol Issues Alert for French Inmate on the Run After Deadly Ambush
Hundreds of police officers in France were engaged in a manhunt for the escaped prisoner and the armed assailants who freed him.
Manhunt Underway in France After Prisoner Escapes in Ambush
The French authorities said that armed assailants had attacked a prison convoy, killed two guards and freed an inmate.
Ukraine’s Parliament Passes Bill Allowing Some Convicts to Serve in Army
The measure, which must still be signed into law, echoes a practice used by Russia, which has drafted tens of thousands of inmates into the war.
Pact Hamas Has Embraced Is U.S.-Israel Cease-Fire Deal With Small Changes, Officials Say
The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, was consulted on the changes, the officials say. The proposal uses the term “sustainable calm,” wording that Israel had earlier agreed earlier to, but whose definition may be a point of friction.
Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role.
Russian military efforts to recruit women from prisons and civilian life have clashed with President Vladimir V. Putin’s conservative agenda.