CORCORAN — One inmate fatally struck a fellow prisoner and critically wounded another at Corcoran's state prison officials said Friday. The slain inmate was David Bobb, 48, who was serving a life sentence from San Diego County for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years old. They said...
In Afghanistan, Jailed Taliban Await Peace, Their Freedom
PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan — Thousands of Taliban prisoners jailed in Afghanistan as insurgents see a peace deal being hammered out between the United States and the Taliban as their ticket to freedom. They know a prisoner release is a key pillar of any agreement that brings an end to Afghanistan’s 18-year...
Iran Frees Chinese-American Scholar for US-Held Scientist
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Princeton scholar held for three years in Iran on widely criticized espionage charges was freed Saturday as part of a prisoner exchange that saw America release a detained Iranian scientist, a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions. The trade...
‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh to be Released
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to go free after nearly two decades in prison. But conditions imposed recently on Lindh's release, slated...
Fresno County Prisoner Sentenced for Threats to Murder Judge
A man in a Fresno County prison had eight years tacked onto his sentence for threatening to murder a federal judge once he was freed. Cyrus Dennis Braswell, 57, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced in Fresno on Monday by U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd. In February, after a two-day trial...
Cohen’s Prison Reality: A Bunk Bed in Barrack-Style Hall
NEW YORK — "The Situation" and the Fyre Festival fraudster are already there. President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, is up next. It's not reality TV. It's a federal prison 70 miles from New York City where white-collar and D-list scoundrels can do time while playing bocce...
Navy SEAL to Plead Not Guilty to Murder Charge of ISIS Teen
SAN DIEGO — A decorated Navy SEAL is facing charges of premeditated murder and numerous other offenses in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenage Islamic State prisoner under his care in Iraq in 2017, along with the shooting of unarmed Iraqi civilians. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher plans...