Prison

Minnesota man accused of posing as FBI agent to free Luigi Mangione from Brooklyn jail

Mangione, 27, is awaiting trial in a death penalty murder case on charges that he gunned down Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group, in Manhattan in 2024.

JANUARY 30, 2026|ByREUTERS

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on New York state murder and terrorism charges in New York City, U.S., February 21, 2025.

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025.

South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church

The court cleared Kim, the wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office last year, of charges of stock price manipulation and violating the Political Funds Act.

JANUARY 28, 2026|ByREUTERS

A person holds a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelans living in Costa Rica demonstrate for a democratic transition, after the US launched strikes on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in San Jose, Costa Rica January 4, 2026

Venezuela frees at least 104 political prisoners as interim government continues releases

They were released from prisons across the country, and more releases were likely taking place, said Alfredo Romero, the director of Venezuelan human rights group Foro Penal.

JANUARY 26, 2026|ByREUTERS

Children and women, relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, walk inside Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026; illustrative.

US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says

The US military is transferring up to 7,000 ISIS detainees from Syrian prisons to Iraq, focusing on high-risk fighters amid growing security concerns following recent prison escapes.

JANUARY 23, 2026|ByREUTERS

Jailed UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' to be released next week

British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon on Tuesday won a bid to trim his 18-month sentence for contempt of court, meaning he will be released from jail within a week.

MAY 20, 2025ByREUTERS

Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024.

Tiger King's Joe Exotic Marries Inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado from Prison

Exotic said, "I have never been prouder of someone. I present to you my husband, Jorge Flores Maldonado."

APRIL 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

El Salvador’s president, Trump’s new deportation partner, is a pro-Israel Palestinian

El Salvador’s Bukele refused to return US resident and defended Donald Trump's controversial prison plan.

APRIL 18, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele discussed the detention of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who has been held in a prison in El Salvador since March 15.

French prisons attacked in response to government's narco crackdown, minister says

Vehicles were also set on fire outside the jails in Villepinte, Nanterre, Aix-Luynes, and Valence, UFAP said.

APRIL 15, 2025ByREUTERS

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with police officers, French Gendarmes, penitentiary workers, local officials and workers during a visit at the construction site of the Baumettes 3 prison building in Marseille, France June 26, 2023.

Israel releases terrorist Ahmed Manasra from prison over mental condition

The released terrorist was imprisoned for his role in the stabbing of two Israelis, including a 13-year-old boy.

APRIL 10, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Ahmed Manasra (C), a 14-year old Palestinian, who was convicted of attempted murder for his role in an attack of a 13-year-old Israeli boy in 2015 in Pisgat Zeev, built on occupied land that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the 1967 war, leaves the courtroom after his sentencing at the district co

Brooklyn woman who tried to join ISIS sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison

Sinmya Amera Ceasar, also known as Umm Nutella, was initially arrested in 2016 as she attempted to leave the country through JFK international airport to join ISIS.

APRIL 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The FBI seal is seen at its headquarters before a news conference by Director Christopher Wray on the US Justice Department inspector general's report about the FBI's actions in the 2016 US election in Washington.

IDF denies allegations of torture after BBC interviews freed Gazan prisoners

BBC interview released Gazan prisoners who allege that they were tortured while detained in Israeli prisons.

APRIL 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An Israeli police officer looks on as a Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Israeli military prison, Ofer, on the day Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, near Ramallah in the West Bank, January 19, 2025.

Young woman imprisoned in military jail under harsh conditions to be released on Passover Eve

"We took into account her severe mental state, which led to her being assigned a medical profile 21 [disqualifying her from military service]," the court ruling said.

APRIL 2, 2025ByAVIHAI CHIIM