Illinois jail continues allowing detainees to vote in presidential elections, other local races
Illinois prisons continue to teach democracy behind bars, especially by showing inmates and detainees how to vote while incarcerated. Nathaniel Carswell is one of many people temporarily held while serving time at the Cook County Jail, Division 2, where barbed wire still surrounds the compound. I hear the sound of the door closing behind me. […]
Taliban detainee’s wife desperate for White House to help rescue ‘malnourished’ husband
Anna Corbett is desperate for the Biden administration to make good on a promise to help rescue her husband, who was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan two years ago. video Last week, they pleaded for help from the White House outside the West Wing. Saturday marks two years since her husband, Ryan Corbett, 41, […]
UN report finds Palestinian detainees subjected to abuse in Israeli prisons
A UN report released on Wednesday said Palestinian detainees were subjected to torture and ill-treatment in Israeli custody. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Investigating Palestinian detention Investigations conducted between October and the end of June found that those detained were incarcerated without clear cause and were generally held in secret […]
Next UK government faces payouts to dozens of Rwanda flight detainees | Immigration and asylum
Even if the deal collapses after the election, the next government would still be faced with paying huge sums to asylum seekers being held for deportation to Rwanda. The asylum seekers are suing the Home Office, who claim they were illegally detained before being allowed to make the first flight to the East African country. […]
US Supreme Court rejects former Guantanamo Bay detainee’s appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Omar Khadr’s attempt to vacate his conviction for the 2002 murder of a U.S. soldier and other crimes he committed when he was 15 years old. The justices declined to hear the appeal, noting that Khadr waived his right to appellate review as part of his 2010 plea agreement. […]