Vietnam imprisons 65-year-old veteran for blogging
Ngo Hao, a 65-year-old veteran, was found guilty of calling for peaceful overthrow of the government on his blog.
On Sep 13, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Chinese dissident jailed with Yahoo’s help freed early
If you’d like to write and congratulate Shi Tao, just make sure you don’t use Yahoo Mail.
On Sep 12, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison
More than three years after he was arrested for leaking military secrets to Wikileaks, Bradley Manning finally knows his punishment.
On Aug 21, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Lulzsec member who helped hack Sony gets prison time
Reynaldo Rivera, 21, was sentenced to a year in prison.
On Aug 9, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy
The statutory rape confession Reddit couldn’t keep secret
Reddit’s r/OffMyChest is supposed to be a safe forum on the social news site for posting confessions, but some acts can’t be overlooked.
On Aug 7, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
For posting pics of “seediest” bar in Siberia, Russia man faces 6 years in prison
A few months ago, Anton Ilyushchenko saw some photos on the website of a nightclub in his hometown in southwestern Siberia. They were pretty gross.
On Aug 3, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Obama “hunter” gets 15 months in prison for Facebook post
Chrisopher Castillo blames his online outburst on an online troll.
On Aug 2, 2013 by Kevin Morris
The awesome blog that spawned “Orange Is the New Black”
Piper Kerman’s Pipebomb blog includes a recipe for “Prison Cheescake” and a 2004 reading list for Danbury Federal.
On Jul 31, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
Imprisoned Vietnamese blogger has spent 32 days on hunger strike
The country has been on a tear arresting bloggers, while one who’s served five years is starving himself to death behind bars.
On Jul 24, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
500 inmates freed in attack on Abu Ghraib prison
The Baghdad prison was hit by a military-style raid Sunday night, freeing senior members of al Qaeda and others.
On Jul 22, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
The figurehead of Russia’s resistance imprisoned on embezzlement charges
Alexei Navalny’s LiveJournal blog transformed him into the voice of Russia’s opposition.
On Jul 18, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Watch prisoners set the world record for most people dancing in jail
At least 1,200 prisoners in Peru’s Lurigancho banded together to dance their way to the record books.
On Jun 17, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski
Filipino prisoners dance their way to the big screen
Dance of the Steel Bars will be loosely based on Filipino inmates who scored a viral hit in 2007 with their recreation of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video.
On Jun 17, 2013 by [email protected]
Despite child porn conviction, LulzSec hacker set to go free
Cleary was found with 172 images of child porn on his computers. His lawyers argued it was a one-time thing.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Notes from a prison visit with Weev
Attorney Tor Ekeland recounts his recent visit with Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer, who’s currently serving a 41-month federal sentence.
On May 20, 2013 by [email protected]
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