WASHINGTON — A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, according to rights advocates. Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, of the underground Zion Church, arrived in … Read more
Abdul El-Sayed joins prison abolition webinar Michigan Democratic Senate Abdul El-Sayed joined a webinar in 2020 where he discussed his support for letting people out of prison. (Credit: YouTube/Carceral State Project – Sept. 4, 2020) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat running for Senate in Michigan, has stated that … Read more
A protester who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an elderly Jewish man during a 2023 demonstration in California over the war in Gaza was sentenced this week to one year in county jail, prosecutors said. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Paul … Read more
Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi series. Supporters, including Keanu Reeves, had asked the court to show him leniency. Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December … Read more
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut prison inmate J’Allen Jones was suffering a mental health crisis in 2018 when correctional officers struck him multiple times, stripped him naked, put a spit bag over his head and sprayed pepper spray at his face shortly before he died. Video of the series of events was released Friday by a … Read more
John Bolton faces prison time after pleading guilty in classified documents case – CBS News Watch CBS News Former National Security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty to one count of retaining classified information and faces up to five years in prison and a fine. CBS News’ Jake Rosen has the latest. Source link
DANVILLE, Va. — A man who set a Virginia council member on fire last year in an alleged jealous rage was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday. Shotsie Buck-Hayes pleaded guilty in April to one count each of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated malicious wounding in the July 30, 2025, attack on Lee … Read more
NEW YORK — A high school senior who admitted to setting a fire that severely burned a homeless man on the subway was sentenced Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to 5 1/2 years in prison. Judge Lewis J. Liman gave Hiram Carrero, 19, a sentence that was longer than the mandatory minimum required for arson, … Read more
Supreme Court blocks Rastafarian man from suing prison that made him cut his dreadlocks – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court has blocked a Rastafarian man from suing the Louisiana prison officials who forced him to cut off his dreadlocks. CBS News’ Jan Crawford has more. Source link
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that a devout Rastafari man in Louisiana can’t sue the state prison officials who forcibly shaved his dreadlocks. CBS News’ chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports on the court’s most recent and upcoming cases. Source link