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Opinion | A Ukrainian Soldier’s Story of Captivity and Torture

Russia is a signatory to the Geneva Conventions. But it treats its prisoners with lawless brutality. Source link

Opinion | How Russia Abuses Ukrainian Prisoners

Evidence builds that Moscow is violating the Geneva Conventions. Source link

Opinion | Give Jimmy Lai a Nobel

Natan Sharansky endorses a peace prize for the imprisoned Hong Kong newsman. Source link

Opinion | Will New York Put Men in Women’s Prisons?

Lawmakers consider mandating transfers for male inmates who ‘identify’ as female. Source link

Opinion | Brittney Griner Goes Free

The WNBA star is released in a prisoner swap with Russia, but Paul Whelan is left behind. Source link

Opinion | Prison-Labor Bans Are About Unions More Than ‘Slavery’

What I learned working in the correctional kitchen for 75 cents a day. Source link

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