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A poster photo of U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Russian prisoner Trevor Reed is hung in Lafayette Park near the White House on Wednesday.

Trevor Reed's family says he's back in a Russian prison hospital but not getting care

12:40pm April 04, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Reed's family says he has tuberculosis symptoms and lost 7 pounds in five days during a hunger strike. They are calling for the Biden administration to help bring the Marine veteran home.

Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury, pictured at a game in 2021. Russian state media reports she will remain in custody until May 19.

A Russian court extended Brittney Griner's detention until May 19, state media says

7:07pm March 17, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Russian authorities said earlier this month that they detained Griner at a Moscow-area airport for allegedly transporting vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.

Chart: ICE Detention Population Decreasing Sharply

Beyond The Border, Fewer Immigrants Being Locked Up But ICE Still Pays For Empty Beds

5:56am April 01, 2021

by Joel Rose

The number of immigrants in detention peaked under former President Donald Trump. Now those detention centers have emptied out, but ICE is still paying more than $1 million a day for empty beds.

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U.N. Expert Clarifies Statistic On U.S. Detention Of Migrant Children

5:49pm November 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"I didn't know at that moment that it was [from] 2015," a U.N. rights expert says. "If I would have known that, I would not have mentioned it, because that's some time ago."

The U.S. Immigration and Enforcement processing center in Adelanto, Calif., is one of the detention facilities operated by GEO Group Inc.

Under Siege And Largely Secret: Businesses That Serve Immigration Detention

10:23am June 30, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

As more businesses face public and political scrutiny for making money off of the Trump administration's detention of migrants, many activists say the firms involved try to remain veiled in secrecy.

The control tower at the Camp VI detention facility in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, as seen through razor wire, in April.

Justice Breyer Says It's 'Past Time' To Confront Guantanamo's 'Difficult Questions'

3:46pm June 10, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from Gitmo detainee but Breyer warns of court consensus unraveling 18 years after 9/11 okayed detentions.

Saudi activist and campaigner Aziza al-Yousef, pictured in 2016, is on trial this week in the capital Riyadh. She has been detained since last May.

World News

Opinion: Saudi Women's Rights Activists Awarded For Their Work — While On Trial

11:41am March 16, 2019

by Melissa Block

Three women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia received a prestigious award this week. But they can't receive it because they are on trial for their activism.

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Raymondville officials are counting on the new detention facility and operator Management and Training Corp. to bring life back to its streets.

As Private ICE Lockups Grow, Towns Could See Economic Boon

2:58pm August 03, 2018

With the promise of good-paying jobs, Raymondville, Texas, has welcomed an immigration detention center that rose from the ashes of a facility once plagued by allegations of abuse.

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No Charges In Death Of Forsyth County Inmate

3:13pm February 08, 2018

by Associated Press and Eddie Garcia

Forsyth County jail officials will not be facing criminal wrongdoing charges in the case of an inmate who died in custody.

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