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Last month, Hamas accepted Qatari and Egyptian mediators’ most recent offer for a 60-day temporary ceasefire, during which 10 of the living hostages would be returned in exchange for a mass release of Palestinian prisoners.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Elsewhere there will be Waiting For the Out, the adaptation of Andy West’s memoir written by Dennis Kelly about a philosopher teaching prisoners concepts such as dominance and free will only to have his own past unravel.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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In other states across the country, convicts were funnelled into a range of different facilities, but in Aragua the system was more centralized, and the main prison was Tocorón.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Whether exploring the Royal Botanic Garden or watching sunset from Mrs Macquarie’s Chair—hand-carved by convicts in 1810—the city feels luminous, expansive, and just a little wild.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In July 2025, the Michigan City prison had 2,436 inmates and Westville had 2,858 inmates, according to Post-Tribune archives.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stabbings became routine, and in the early 1970s, inmates sued the state over conditions, prompting a federal court to order sweeping reforms.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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