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The number of political prisoners cannot be precisely determined. [6] However, Jane Taubner wrote in 1992 that "most of the individuals and organizations investigating the existence of political prisoners in the United States agree that there are a minimum of over 100 political prisoners in America". [6]
Prisoner of war: José Gregorio Monagas Venezuela: President of Venezuela (1851–1855) 1858 March Revolution [200] Julián Castro Venezuela: President of Venezuela (1858–1859) 1859 Overthrown [201] Francisco I. Madero Mexico: President of Mexico (1911–1913) 1913 Overthrown (executed by firing squad) Washington Luís Brazil: President of ...
Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison, in 1995. [119] Joe Kolter (D-PA) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and sentenced to 6 months in prison (1996). [120] [121] Wes Cooley (R-OR) was convicted of having lied on the 1994 voter information pamphlet about his service in the Army.
The concept of a political prisoner, like many concepts in social sciences, sports numerous definitions, and is undefined in international law and human right treaties. [2] [1] Helen Taylor Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon in 2009 that "standard legal definitions have remained elusive", but at the same time, observing that there is a general consensus that "individuals have been sanctioned by ...
The largest release of American prisoners in Venezuela's history comes weeks after the White House agreed to suspend some sanctions, following a commitment by Maduro to work toward free and fair ...
Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by the United States (6 P) Pages in category "Political prisoners in the United States" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Declaring them traitors to the fatherland, the Nicaraguan government sent 222 political prisoners into exile in the United States on Thursday, including a number of presidential hopefuls who were ...
In a news release announcing the groundbreaking for the prisons, Slattery called the new facilities “the future of American corrections.” Among the new Correctional Services Corp. prisons was the Pahokee Youth Development Center, which sat in the middle of sugarcane fields in a rural, swampy part of the state northwest of Miami.