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Canadian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Energy Infrastructure Terrorism

A Canadian man, Cameron Smith, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for two attacks on energy infrastructure in South Dakota and North Dakota in 2022 and 2023, causing $1.7 million in damages and impacting 243 customers due to power outages; the judge classified the acts as terrorism.

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Hawaii Man Freed After 30 Years Based on New DNA Evidence

Hawaii man Gordon Cordeiro, 51, was released from prison on Friday after 30 years, due to new DNA evidence that excludes him from the 1994 murder of Timothy Blaisdell in Maui; the prosecution plans to appeal.

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Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier

President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist imprisoned since 1975 for the killing of two FBI agents at Pine Ridge Reservation, on January 20, 2025, allowing for home confinement, although the commutation does not admit state wrongdoing.

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Rhode Island Man to Plead Guilty to Arson at Black Church

Kevin Colantonio, 36, of Rhode Island, will plead guilty on January 7 to setting fires outside Shiloh Gospel Temple, a predominantly Black church, on February 11, 2022, due to the congregants' race; he faces up to 56 years in prison.

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Suspect in UnitedHealth CEO Murder Extradited to New York

Luigi Mangione, suspected of shooting UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson on October 2023 in Manhattan, was extradited from Pennsylvania to New York on October 27, 2023, and faces federal charges including murder with a firearm, potentially carrying the death penalty, while a notebook with threats...

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US Man Faces Federal Charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder

A 26-year-old US man, Luigi M., was arraigned in Manhattan on Thursday on federal charges of stalking and murder in connection with the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; the charges carry the death penalty, and his arrest followed a nationwide manhunt.

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Brooklyn MDC Lockdown Following "Race Riot

A "race riot" at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) on February 22nd, involving over 40 inmates and resulting in injuries, led to a month-long lockdown impacting all inmates, including high-profile detainees Sean "Diddy" Combs and Luigi Mangione, who face restricted movement and limite...

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Mangione Trial Highlights US Healthcare Debate

Luigi Mangione, 26, is on trial in New York for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, sparking a debate about the US healthcare system and the influence of public opinion on legal proceedings.

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President Biden Releases Leonard Peltier After 46 Years in Prison

Leonard Peltier, a Lakota Sioux tribe member imprisoned since 1977 for the murder of two FBI agents, is being released from prison by President Biden after decades of advocacy from human rights organizations and prominent figures.

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Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life imprisonment without parole on January 16, 2024, weeks before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, who plans to expand the use of capital punishment. The decision spares those convicted of var...

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Mangione Faces 15 Charges After Dramatic Cross-State Transfer

On Thursday, Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, completed a highly publicized transfer from Pennsylvania to a New York federal prison, facing 15 charges including first-degree murder and federal murder which carries the death penalty, following court hearings a...

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US to Pay $116 Million in FCI Dublin Prison Abuse Lawsuits

The US government will pay $116 million to settle lawsuits from over 100 women who allege abuse at the closed FCI Dublin federal prison in California; a judge also approved a class-action settlement demanding reforms and public acknowledgement of abuse.

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