prisoner
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Last month, condemned prisoner Christa Pike survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection in Tennessee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
In 2023, US journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, later sentenced to 16 years in prison before being released in a 2024 prisoner swap.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
He was released in a major prisoner swap in August 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
It was three years before they were reunited with their parents in a prisoner exchange.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The tsar held Alfhercht’s brother prisoner and wanted Alfhercht as a prisoner too.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
South Korea's foreign ministry said Tuesday it will withdraw some staff from its embassy in Ukraine, as a diplomatic row deepens over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Karpenko was well-known for posting video interviews with Russian prisoners of war to his YouTube channel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In total 4,500 prisoners are due to be released early by June 2027, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Sheriff’s Department typically houses mentally ill prisoners at the Twin Towers, but Magaña’s family claims he was not transferred to a specialized unit within the jail that deals with more challenging cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Where were prisoners kept in this vast, unfeeling city?
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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