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Mr. Gershkovich’s account of Russia’s history of prisoner swaps is particularly intriguing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Gershkovich, a US citizen, was in 2024 released in a prisoner swap, the largest exchange since the Cold War took place.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

He was released in a major prisoner swap in August 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

One woman, who supports an affected prisoner, said that contingency measures should have been put in place immediately.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

My body was a knot of raw nerves and nausea, my lungs crushed against my rib cage like a prisoner in an iron maiden.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

And in 2010, the Bureau of Prisons made a new rule that prisoners could start hormone treatment in prison if it was “medically indicated.”

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

Wagner also took a significant role in the invasion of Ukraine and recruited prisoners to man the front lines when Russian military ranks were depleted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The troupe operated from 1958 through 1965, making it the first extended prison theater program in the U.S. launched by prisoners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Every day, prisoners examine their bodies, looking for signs of beriberi.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly