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Throughout its history and into the present, the United States has held political prisoners, people whose detention is based substantially on political motives.. Prominent U.S. political prisoners have included anti-war socialists, civil rights movement activists, conscientious objectors, and War on Terrorism detainees.
The concept of a political prisoner, like many concepts in social sciences, sports numerous definitions, and is undefined in international law and human right treaties. [2] [1] Helen Taylor Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon in 2009 that "standard legal definitions have remained elusive", but at the same time, observing that there is a general consensus that "individuals have been sanctioned by ...
Vartouhie Calantar-Nalbandian, confined in Constantinople's Central Prison from 1915 to 1917, serialised her prison memoirs in the Armenian feminist journal Hay Gin. Hers is the only known first person narrative of an Ottoman prisoner and is the earliest known women's prison memoir in the Middle East.
Robles was a correspondent, newsreader and political commentator for the Voice of Russia and quoted worldwide "Romney and his promise of 'Republican hell' ". Foreign Policy . After 17 years he was granted Russian citizenship by President Putin in a decree signed on October 21, 2024.
Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison, in 1995. [120] Joe Kolter (D-PA) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and sentenced to 6 months in prison (1996). [121] [122] Wes Cooley (R-OR) was convicted of having lied on the 1994 voter information pamphlet about his service in the Army.
81 years ago today, the first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island. On August 11, 1934, the "most dangerous" prisoners in the United States were put on the mysterious island situated 1.5 ...
Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by the United States (6 P) Pages in category "Political prisoners in the United States" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
In recent years, the company has failed to report riots, assaults and claims of sexual abuse at its juvenile prisons in Florida, according to a review of state records and accounts from former employees and inmates. Despite that history, Slattery’s current company, Youth Services International, has retained and even expanded its contracts to ...