Tennessee death row prisoner Oscar Smith put to death for killing his wife Judith and their teenage sons
A Tennessee inmate, Oscar Smith, was executed via lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her two teenage sons, Jason and Chad Burnett. Smith was pronounced dead at 10:47 AM after receiving a dose of pentobarbital, a barbiturate. At 75 years old, he maintained his innocence […]
Venezuela Releases American Political Prisoner Joe St. Clair After Six Months of Detention
Venezuelan Regime Releases US Veteran Joe St. Clair The government of Venezuela has released Joe St. Clair, a 33-year-old US Air Force veteran, on Tuesday. St. Clair was unintentionally detained while traveling as a tourist near the Venezuelan border in October 2024 alongside a friend. His family lost touch with him for three months until […]
Prisoner Who Escaped Caught After Several Days Fleeing from New Orleans Jail
Escape of Inmates from New Orleans Prisons Law enforcement has successfully apprehended the fifth of ten inmates who escaped from prisons in New Orleans, as reported by authorities on Tuesday. Corey Boyd, a 19-year-old inmate, was captured after his escape last Friday. He was found in New Orleans and is allegedly linked to a fatal […]
Louisiana: Fourth escaped prisoner caught in New Orleans, 6 remain at large
Fugitive Inmate Recaptured in Louisiana Gary C. Price, one of the ten inmates who escaped from the Orleans Judicial Center last Friday, has been recaptured. Six others remain at large. On Monday, the Louisiana State Police reported that Price, who is 21 years old, was apprehended. He was found in an abandoned home located on […]
Russia and Ukraine reach a deal on prisoner exchange, but peace negotiations do not advance.
Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement for a significant prisoner exchange, yet the first direct peace talks since 2022, held in Istanbul, did not lead to any major breakthroughs involving Vladimir Putin or Volodymyr Zelensky. Under pressure from Ukrainian President Donald Trump, Zelensky pushed for a 30-day ceasefire prior to negotiations, which Moscow dismissed, […]
Australian officials are shocked by Russia’s unfair trial of Oliver Jenkins, who was taken prisoner in Ukraine.
An Australian man, who was captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of being a “mercenary.” This has apparently drawn attention from the Australian government. On Saturday, Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated that Russia has a humanitarian obligation to treat Oscar Jenkins, who is […]
Death row prisoner Glen Rogers praises Trump before execution
A man sentenced to death used his last words to express admiration for President Trump just before being executed in Florida on Thursday. Glenn Rogers, the convicted killer, stated, “President Trump continues to make America great. I’m ready to go.” Rogers, 62, had a tumultuous background; he made headlines for fatally stabbing Tina Marie Cribbs […]
Prisoner flees airport and vanishes after boarding train
Authorities are currently on the lookout for inmates who escaped from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Sunday morning, reportedly moving towards local trains. Seattle Port police received a notification about the escape around 11 a.m. One of the fugitives, identified as 28-year-old Cedric T. Stevenson, had been under the care of a contracted agent who lost […]
Ballerina Ksenia Karelina returns to United States after prisoner swap with Russia
The Russian-American woman liberated by Moscow returned to the United States late Thursday as part of a prisoner swap completed by the two countries with the aim of repairing the ties. The plane carrying Xenia Carrerina landed at Andrews' joint base around 11pm, where he was greeted by his fiancée. President Donald Trump's deputy envoy […]
Exonerated prisoner awarded $1.4m after 46 years spent on death row in Japan | Japan
The Japanese man, the world's longest death row inmate, was falsely convicted of murder, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation, officials say. The payment represents the 12,500 yen ($83) daily spent on detention during the 46 years. The now 89-year-old former boxer was exonerated in 2024 for four times the murders in 1966 after a […]