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Florida plans to close 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center - report

A spokesperson for DHS, asked about the New York Times report, said the agency continues to evaluate detention needs and requirements to ensure they meet the latest operational requirements.

Donald Trump holds Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' hand as they speak with the media at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on the day of the opening of a temporary migrant detention center informally known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Florida, US, July 1, 2025.
(ILLUSTRATIVE) A swastika was painted onto a busy road in Australia.

WATCH: Foreign national detainee vandalizes Israeli prison wall with swastika graffiti

AN IDF soldier puts a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary.

IDF soldier sentenced to 21 days in military prison after defacing Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 4, 2026.

China sentences former defense ministers to death with reprieve


Attempted White House dinner assassin seeks to downgrade from prison suicide precautions

Allen was assigned a "safe cell," described as a padded room with 24-hour lockdown procedures.

Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington DC

Man sentenced to 10 months in prison for urinating near tefillin cabinet, looting charity boxes

“The defendant acted not only knowingly but also as one who is consumed by hatred toward Jews,” Judge Alex Akhter ruled. 

An illustration of Tefillin, August 18, 2025.

Petah Tikva teacher sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex offenses against student

Sharon, who was an English teacher at a middle school, committed the offenses over a period of about two years, when the student was between the ages of 12 and 14, according to the prosecution.

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Lebanese prisons emptied of Hezbollah terrorists after two released on bail

The suspects admitted to transporting 21 Grad missiles, 3,000 rounds of ammunition, and eight machine guns from the Bekaa Valley to southern Lebanon for the express purpose of confronting the IDF.

A picture shows a general view of Rumieh prison, northeast of Beirut, on August 18, 2009.

Sick American basketball player jailed in Indonesia over cannabis gummies pleads for early release

Jarred Shaw admitted to importing 132 cannabis gummies but only to help relieve the symptoms of Crohn's disease. He was sentenced to 26 months in prison.

The Indonesia national flag flutters in the wind above an entrance to the Kerobokan Prison on November 6, 2025.

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

Amnesties typically take place in Myanmar each year to mark its Independence Day in January and its New Year in April.

Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, delivers a speech during a protest rally organized by Myanmar people residing in Japan outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025.

Israel to blame for released terrorist's death in Egypt, Palestinian Authority claims

Despite blaming Israel, the Palestinian Authority suspended a PA medical professional after launching an investigation into Riyad Al-Amour’s death.

Officials gather in the mourning tent for Palestinian terrorist Riyad Al-Amour in early April 2026.

Fatah conference is a 'test' of Palestinian Authority support for prisoners

Fatah leadership announced that Palestinians who served 20 years or more in Israeli prisons would be members of the conference.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) meet at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025.

French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were initially released from Iran's Evin Prison in November 2025 after having been imprisoned there for over three years.

A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

Security gaps in Syrian camps and prisons raise risk of ISIS reemergence

A senior Syrian security source familiar with intelligence reports said: “There are indications that some ISIS detainees managed to escape from certain prisons during the past months.”

Women and children seen inside al-Hol camp, amongst them some 6,200 women and children from around 40 nationalities, and including relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists in the desert region of Hasakah province on January 25, 2026 in Al Hasakah, Syria.