Russia Jails French Citizen on Charges of Collecting Military Data
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Friday ordered a French national accused of collecting information on Russian military affairs to be detained pending the conclusion of an investigation and trial. Laurent Vinatier was arrested in the Russian capital on Thursday amid rising tensions between Moscow and Paris after French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments about […]
20 California students became sick after nearby jail’s chemical release training
On Tuesday, 20 students at a California elementary school became ill after being exposed to tear gas and pepper spray that washed ashore on campus. According to ABC 7, the chemicals washed ashore at Portola Elementary School in San Bruno during a training exercise the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department was conducting at the nearby San […]
Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE and jails to check immigration status of inmates
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill Wednesday that requires local law enforcement officials to: Cooperate with federal immigration authorities and requires prisons to check inmates’ immigration status. House Bill 1105The group, sponsored by Georgia Rep. Jesse Petrea (R), is calling on the Department of Corrections to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention requests […]
Georgia Gov. Kemp signs law requiring jails to check immigration status of inmates
Georgia’s governor on Wednesday finalized a bill that would require prison guards in the state to check inmates’ immigration status and cooperate with federal immigration officials, rather than protecting people who are in the U.S. illegally. Acknowledged. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, and most provisions […]
Oklahoma airport under TSA microscope after Turks and Caicos jails dad found with ammo
TSA is raiding an Oklahoma airport, but security guards apparently didn’t notice ammunition in a traveler’s backpack, leading to an arrest at Turks and Seacos. That’s what it means. Ryan and Valerie Watson, parents of two young children, were returning home from an island vacation celebrating a friend’s 40th birthday on April 12 when security […]
San Francisco jails on lockdown, request help from National Guard amid attacks on deputies
Two San Francisco County jails were placed on lockdown Sunday afternoon, and the National Guard was called in to help as authorities reported an increase in attacks on jail staff. “Recent incidents have shocked the community, including a spike in inmate fights, attacks on inmates by other inmates, and injuries to civilian officers and sheriff’s […]
Russia keeps Americans in jails as relations between countries plummet
A journalist on a reporting trip in a city in the Ural Mountains. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual citizen returning to his native Tatarstan to visit his family. They are all U.S. citizens and are being imprisoned in Russia on charges of varying severity. Arrests of Americans in […]
Hong Kong court jails 12 for storming parliament in pro-democracy protests | Hong Kong
A Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to up to seven years in prison for attacking the Hong Kong parliament in 2019 at the height of the pro-democracy movement against the Chinese-backed government. It was the most violent incident in the early stages of mass protests that roiled the city that year, and later […]
Following Mass Outreaches in Nicaragua, Government Jails Pastors, Charges Missionaries
Nicaragua’s government has jailed a local pastor and an American missionary faces criminal charges following a large-scale missionary campaign in the country. Missionary Britt Hancock of Mountain Gateway Ministries, who led a major evangelism campaign in Nicaragua last year, says that’s pretty much exactly what happened. 1 million people participated. However, Hancock, along with his […]
Pakistan Jails Its Most Popular Politician Imran Khan for 10 Years
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, already imprisoned on corruption charges, was sentenced on Tuesday to an additional 10 years in prison for mishandling security documents. The new conviction was announced just nine days before Pakistan’s general election, which would likely make Mr Khan a front-runner for prime minister if he were not jailed. Khan […]