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Warden Ousted From Federal Women’s Prison Plagued by Sex Abuse

Leaders of a Northern California prison were removed on the same day that the F.B.I. raided the troubled facility.

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Living Slow Deaths Behind Bars

Scientists have found that most cells in our bodies regenerate every seven to 10 years on average. This includes certain…

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C.I.A. Violently Cut Off 9/11 Suspect When He Tried to Talk About Attacks

In the aftermath of the attacks, interrogators were determined to get Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to discuss Al Qaeda’s future plans,…

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From Frigid Cells to Mystery Injections, Prison Imperiled Navalny’s Health

Although Aleksei A. Navalny’s cause of death is not known, his staff often worried that brutal conditions imposed on him…

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Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Dies in Prison at 47

Aleksei A. Navalny, an anticorruption activist who for more than a decade led the political opposition in President Vladimir V.…

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Aleksei Navalny, Putin Critic, Dies in Prison, Russian Authorities Say

The opposition leader, who was poisoned in 2020, had spent months in isolation.

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Why New York Is Closing 6 Prisons

The number of people incarcerated in New York is less than half of what it was in 1999, and the…

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Ecuador’s Attorney General Took on Drug Gangs. Then Chaos Broke Out.

Just weeks before Ecuador descended into chaos, with prison riots, two escaped criminal kingpins and the brief siege of a…

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Guards Beat and Waterboarded Prisoners in New York, Lawsuits Say

A guard placed a cloth over a prisoner’s face and poured water over him, creating a sensation that mimics drowning,…

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What to Know About the Chaos in Ecuador

Violence erupted across the South American country this week after a notorious gang leader disappeared from prison. The president has…

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