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This list represents a sample of Americans imprisoned or wrongfully detained abroad by state and non-state actors, past and present. This list includes both citizens of the United States and legal permanent residents. It represents individuals imprisoned through various channels, including criminal conviction, hostage diplomacy, and kidnapping.
The US had 2,173,800 prisoners in adult facilities in 2015. [6] That means the US held 21.0% of the world's prisoners in 2015, even though the US represented only around 4.4 percent of the world's population in 2015. [7] [8] In 2015 the US had the 2nd highest incarceration rate (698), behind the Seychelles rate of 799 per 100,000. [5]
People of American nationality imprisoned or detained by an authority other than the United States, a U.S. agency, or a U.S. state. ... prisoners of war (4 C, 39 P) A ...
The U.S. on Monday transferred 11 prisoners out of Guantánamo Bay, the latest batch of inmates to leave the infamous facility in Cuba that once held around 780 detainees. The 11 prisoners were ...
Extrajudicial prisoners of the United States by nationality (45 C) A. Afghan people imprisoned abroad ... Bosnia and Herzegovina people imprisoned abroad (1 C, 31 P)
The Biden administration has been under pressure to do more to bring home the roughly 60 Americans it believes are held hostage abroad or wrongfully detained by hostile foreign governments.
The Justice Secretary will also announce plans to bring forward legislation that would allow prisoners to be held overseas. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions;
25-year prison term followed by five years probation Harold James Nicholson: American: Twice-convicted spy for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service: June 5, 1997: 23 years 7-month sentence Stewart Nozette: American: Convicted for attempted espionage and fraud against the United States for the government of Israel: 2009: 13-year sentence Ronald ...