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Philip's Legacy Lives in Chef Who Traded Prison for Kitchen
After Prince Philip’s death last week at age 99, politicians and world leaders rushed to eulogize his lifetime of service to his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, and to the British nation
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Bernie Madoff Dies in Federal Prison at 82
Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died early Wednesday in a federal prison
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Zion Man Gets More Than 13 Years in Prison For Conspiracy to Support ISIS
A Zion man was sentenced by a federal judge Friday to 13 and a half years in prison for taking part in a conspiracy to support the Islamic State.
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Attorney: 1,000 Illinois Inmates to Go Free Under Virus Suit
About 1,000 Illinois inmates scheduled for release in the next nine months could soon be set free as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit filed last spring amid a growing COVID-19 health crisis in state lockups, a lawyer involved in the case said Tuesday. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has more.
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Attorney: 1,000 Illinois Inmates to Go Free Under Virus Suit
Illinois has agreed to the early release of some low- to medium-risk inmates as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit over the coronavirus
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US Prison Guards Refusing Vaccine Despite COVID-19 Outbreaks
Prison guards are refusing coronavirus vaccines at alarming rates
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Elusive Artist Banksy Confirms He's Behind Prison Artwork
Street artist Banksy has confirmed that he was behind an artwork that appeared on the red brick wall of a former prison in the English town of Reading.
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A ‘Truly Dangerous' Man: Ex-NFL Player Kellen Winslow II Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence in Rape Cases
Ex-NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II, who committed sexual offenses against five women in Northern San Diego County, is slated to be sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in state prison.
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COVID-19 Spikes Follow in Prisons After Inmate Transfers
In prisons around the country, COVID-19 outbreaks have followed transfers of prisoners or prison workers.
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Lori Loughlin Reports to Prison to Serve Time in College Admissions Scandal
“Full House” star Lori Loughlin has reported to a California federal prison to serve her two-month sentence for her part in the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scam, an official at the facility told NBC News. Loughlin and and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli were required to begin serving their prison sentences by Nov. 19. They admitted to paying…
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WNBA Star Maya Moore Marries Man She Helped Free From Prison
WNBA star Maya Moore revealed Wednesday that she tied the knot with Jonathan Irons — a man she helped free from prison this year after a judge overturned his conviction.
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Government Corruption and Negligence Drive Most Wrongful Convictions, Report Finds
More than 1,000 tainted cases were tallied in a new nationwide study by the registry that measures the role of government misconduct in wrongful convictions — and how that misconduct falls heaviest on Black exonerees. The study, published Tuesday, examined 2,400 cases from 1989 through February 2019 in which people were absolved of criminal convictions, and it found that 54...
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After Nearly 50 Years on the Run, 77-Year-Old Prison Escapee Captured
A 77-year-old prison escapee who had been on the run for nearly half a century was captured this week at his home in New Mexico, the FBI said.
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California Prison Sets Up Tents to Treat COVID-19 Cases
Tents were set up in the yard of San Quentin State Prison to treat inmates with COVID-19. At least 1,011 cases of the virus have been reported.
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Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen Released From Prison
Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney and ‘fixer’ for President Donald Trump, was released two years early from prison over coronavirus concerns. He will serve the remainder of his three-year sentence at home.
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Over 70% of Tested Inmates in Federal Prisons Have COVID-19
The response from the federal Bureau of Prisons to the growing coronavirus crisis in prisons has raised alarm among advocates and lawmakers about whether the agency is doing enough to ensure the safety of the nearly 150,000 inmates serving time in federal facilities.
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Locked Up: No Masks, Sanitizer as Virus Spreads Behind Bars
Health experts say prisons and jails are considered a potential epicenter for America’s coronavirus pandemic.
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When Rod Blagojevich Will Get Out of Prison
Now that Rod Blagojevich’s prison sentence has been commuted by President Donald Trump, the former Illinois governor will soon be free to go home to Chicago. But when? In short, he likely will leave prison on the same day his commutation papers were signed by Trump. NBC 5 has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to view the commutation….
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Flashback: Blagojevich's Last Interview Before Entering Prison
Before Rod Blagojevich entered prison more than seven years ago, NBC 5’s Phil Rogers interviewed the former Illinois governor over lunch near the prison.
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After Life Sentence for Texas Man, Computer Algorithm Leads to New Suspect
Nearly a decade into his life sentence for murder, Lydell Grant was escorted out of a Texas prison in November with his hands held high, free on bail, all thanks to DNA re-examined by a software program. “The last nine years, man, I felt like an animal in a cage,” Grant, embracing his mother and brother, told the crush of reporters...