Iran’s parliament on Wednesday passed draconian new legislation imposing much harsher penalties on women who breach hijab rules, days after the one-year anniversary of mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.
A man imprisoned since 1976 in the shooting death of a Chicago police officer could be freed this year after an appellate court panel set aside his 200-year sentence as excessive and found his chances for parole were unfairly denied.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain behind bars after a Moscow court refused to hear an appeal against his pre-trial detention on Tuesday.
After Danilo Cavalcante’s escape from prison led to a 14-day manhunt, Chester County officials promised major security upgrades during a town hall meeting Monday night. “We are planning to do numerous safety enhancements, most of which come from technology, personnel movement, including drones, detection methods,” Howard Holland, the acting warden of the Chester County Prison, told CNN affiliate WPVI.