Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was accused of making death threats against, and stealing money from, a woman with whom he was romantically involved.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
War Crimes Hearing Gives Public Virtual Look Inside a Secret C.I.A. Prison
Years after the agency’s “black site” program was shut down, details are slowly emerging during trials at Guantánamo Bay.
Russia Sets Date for Start of Evan Gershkovich Trial
The announcement of a hearing next week is the most significant movement in the Wall Street Journal reporter’s case since his arrest in March 2023 on espionage charges.
Russian Forces Quash Prison Mutiny Led by Terrorism Suspects, State Media Reports
The assailants had taken two guards hostage and were killed, the prison service said.
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.