US judge orders man held in case of missing Navajo woman
The family of a Native American woman who went missing from her home on the Navajo Nation pleaded with the man accused of assaulting her and taking her pickup truck, asking during a court hearing Friday that he tell them where he left Ella Mae Begay so they could bring her home and find closure.
Griner’s release raises questions about lingering impact of Russian penal colony imprisonment
As many celebrated the news of Brittney Griner’s release Thursday, others addressed the conditions of Russian penal colonies, raising questions about the lingering impact that could have on the WNBA star.
US Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison
Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, just weeks after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession.
Study: Arizona’s shrunken prison population is more violent
Arizona’s prison population is shrinking, but inmates are more violent, according to a study commissioned by the state’s prosecutors.