Only a small fraction are political prisoners, advocates said.
Tuesday marked a day 31 years in the marking for Robert George, who celebrated his release from prison
An Oklahoma man faces up to 12 years in prison on a Caribbean island after customs officials found ammunition in his luggage. Ryan Watson traveled to Turks and Caicos with his wife, Valerie, to celebrate his 40th birthday on April 7. They went with two friends who also turned 40. The vacation came to an abrupt end when airport staff found a Ziploc containing bullets in the couple's carry-on luggage. Watson said it was hunting ammunition he had accidentally brought with him — but a strict law in...
The U.S. State Department is warning travelers about strict new laws in Turks and Caicos Islands that carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years for bringing guns or ammunition to the island.
Thomas McDonagh was responsible for a whopping 28 separate offences including theft, burglary and handling stolen goods.
Valerie Watson returned to Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport in tears on Tuesday morning in a drastic departure from how she imagined her long weekend trip to Turks and Caicos would end.Watson is home, but her husband, Ryan Watson, is in jail on the island and facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years behind bars after airport security allegedly found four rounds of hunting ammo in his carry-on bag earlier this month."We were trying to pack board shorts and flip flops,"...
An American man's dream vacation has turned into a nightmare. He is now facing 12 years in a Turks and Caicos prison after four rounds of hunting ammunition were found in his luggage. Ryan Watson, 40, was looking for rest and relaxation when he went on a tropical vacation with his wife to the Caribbean island of Turks and Caicos. However, Watson said that he had been subjected to "terrifying interrogation" and exorbitant living fees after Turks and Caicos authorities discovered four rounds of...
A Richmond-area man is in custody in Turks and Caicos after he allegedly brought ammunition to the British overseas territory.
The balaclava-clad criminal seized the phone in a moment from his startled victim before racing away along a fashionable street near the centre of the capital.
He’d pleaded guilty to aggravated battery inflicting injury that causes serious permanent disfigurement.
BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A 63-year-old in Bradford County is going to spend at least 15 years in prison for two dozen drug-related crimes. On Friday, the Bradford County District Attorney's Office announced that 63-year-old Leslie John Bailey, from Towanda, was sentenced to a minimum of 189 months (15.75 years) to 456 months (38 years) in []
President Joe Biden met Wednesday with Abigail Edan, an American toddler abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and released in the first round of hostage exchanges between Israel and the terrorist group last year. Both of Edan’s parents were killed in the Oct. 7 attacks, and she was the youngest American citizen held hostage […]