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Mozambique, Christmas and Maputo prison

Newsweek on MSN · 1h

At Least 6,000 Inmates Escape From Mozambique Prison on Christmas Day

Thirty-three inmates were killed and 15 others sustained injuries during a violent clash with the prison's security forces.

USA TODAY on MSN · 4h

Ohio corrections officer killed on Christmas Day in 'inmate assault,' prison officials say

Andrew Lansing, a corrections officer at a prison in Chillicothe, Ohio, was killed Christmas Day in what state officials say was an "inmate assault."

CNN on MSN · 21h

Mozambique police commander says 33 dead, 1,500 escaped in Maputo prison riot

Mozambique is experiencing escalating civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election, which extended long-ruling party Frelimo’s stay in power. Opposition groups and their supporters claim the vote was rigged.

Pope, Rome and prison

The Associated Press on MSN · 9h

Pope Brings Holy Year and Prayers for Better Future to Rome Prison, a 'Cathedral of Pain and Hope'

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once-every-quarter century celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to Rome.

Reuters on MSN · 3h

Pope opens special 'Holy Door' for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such action by a Catholic pontiff.

Pope marks start of Vatican’s Jubilee Year at Rome’s main prison

Pope Francis urged inmates to never give up hope as he inaugurated the Vatican’s Jubilee Year at the high-security Rebibbia prison on the outskirts of Rome on Thursday.

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Former FTX executive Ryan Salame has prison release date moved up by more than a year

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame began his prison sentence at Maryland's medium-security Federal Correctional Institution in ...

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Mom of Oxford shooter asks to be released from prison while appeal is pending

Crumbley asked Dec. 2 that a judge throw out her involuntary manslaughter conviction or give her a chance at a new trial.

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An innocent man spent decades in prison for a Black couple’s murder. Nearly 40 years later, police say they found the killer

Dennis Perry’s DNA wasn’t a match for evidence in the murder of a Black couple nearly 40 years ago. Why an innocent man ...

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Oxford school shooter's mom, Jennifer Crumbley, asks judge to release her from prison

Crumbley mom's appellate lawyer argues that she had no legal obligation to stop her son's rampage and that she's not a risk ...

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Killer who escaped from Mississippi prison is recaptured after manhunt, authorities say

Authorities in Mississippi say a "desperate" and "very dangerous" convicted murderer, Drew Johnson, is back in custody after ...

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Convicted Murderer Found After Escaping Prison in Mississippi

The man, who had been serving a life sentence, broke out of the state’s newest prison on Christmas Eve, officials said.

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Husbands who abused adopted sons in 'house of horrors' slapped with massive prison sentences

A Georgia couple that pleaded guilty to sexually abusing their two adopted sons will now spend 100 years in prison without ...

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Cambodian court gives an opposition leader 2-year prison term, keeping pressure on critics

A Cambodian court has convicted an opposition party leader of inciting social disorder and sentenced him to two years in ...

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Hochul Orders Firing of 14 Prison Workers After Fatal Attack on Inmate

Video of the deadly assault on Robert L. Brooks was “horrific,” “disturbing” and “devastating,” a lawyer for his family said ...

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