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A program in New York pairs prison inmates with puppies to train them as service dogs for veterans suffering from PTSD.
In Kabul's Badum Bagh prison, women imprisoned for moral crimes unite to challenge the oppressive societal norms and religious laws that dictate their lives.
10,000 ISIS fighters remain active in the desert between Iraq and Syria, as the group seeks to reorganize despite the fall of its territorial caliphate.
Mamdouh Habib's harrowing experience of being sent from Guantanamo Bay to Egypt for six months of torture highlights the dark realities of US interrogation practices.
Coach Earl Smith leads the San Quentin Giants baseball team, composed of incarcerated players, during their final season in San Quentin State Prison.
30 to 60 mph winds with gusts up to 80 mph are expected during one of Southern California's worst fire seasons on record.
Dartmouth students participate in a class at Sullivan County House of Corrections, engaging with incarcerated women to discuss systemic injustices.
6,300,000 residents of Hong Kong faced uncertainty as the territory prepared for its handover to China in June 1997.
For over three years, Frontline filmed prisoners in solitary confinement and documented their challenges upon reentering society.
Psychologist Dr. Robert Hare developed the Psychopathy Checklist in 1980, assessing individuals based on 20 traits like lying and lack of remorse.
China's garlic industry relies on prison labor, raising ethical concerns about sourcing.
Government experiments on prisoners in the United States reveal a troubling history of unethical practices and systemic misconduct within the justice system.
David Remes criticizes the treatment of Guantánamo prisoners on hunger strike since February.
Only 30 prisoners remain at Guantanamo Bay, a stark decline from the 780 held in the early 2000s amid ongoing legal and health challenges.
Six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, a fact that Freddie Knoller cannot forget or forgive as he recounts his experiences.
In 1993, Moazzam Begg dreamed of being shot at by soldiers while walking with prisoners, a scene he later experienced in real life at Bagram Airfield.
In Bellingham, Washington, inmates Cordelia and Brooke discuss their experiences with medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder while detoxing in jail.
Sergey Ponomarev shares his experiences as a photographer in Syria amid violence and propaganda.
So Rika Matsumoto faces her father's impending execution as Shoko Asahara awaits the death penalty.
Devil's Island, once a notorious penal colony, reveals the harsh realities faced by 'Libéré' prisoners who struggle with the remnants of their confinement.
Cebu prisoners, once dangerous offenders, transform through daily dance lessons.
Watch the full length as the Taliban attacks Kunduz in late September, sparking fierce battles.
Archaeologists discovered 10 workers camps in the Timna Valley, including one named Slave's Hill, surrounded by cliffs to contain laborers.
In the 2nd century AD, thousands of enslaved Celts, including Ardala, are marched south to Rome after a failed uprising in Britain.
El Salvador's gang violence forces deportees from the U.
California prisons force sterilizations on women, revealing a dark eugenics legacy.
