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Alan Gross, after spending 5 years in a Cuban prison, is starting over in Israel

Languishing in a Havana jail, the Jewish US contractor developed a habit for the island's famed cigars. Now his favorite pastime is walking from his Tel Aviv home to the Carmel Market and Jaffa

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Federal judge rules Idaho prisoners must be allowed kosher meals

ACLU lawsuit said prison services violated Jewish inmates' constitutional rights to free exercise of religion and equal protection

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Jewish prisoners in Michigan sue for kosher meals

Class action suit says 50 to 100 inmates approved for kosher food have been rebuffed despite repeated requests

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Lessons from Rubashkin

Had his sentence been commensurate to the crime, the Orthodox community would have accepted it

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Jewish inmate credits local paper as parole board backs commuting life sentence

James A. White Jr. was originally sentenced to die behind bars, but an inmate college program he founded boasting over 1,500 graduates to date could be the key to his release

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Execution date set for US Jewish inmate who claimed judge was anti-Semitic

Randy Halprin, now 41, was sentenced to death in 2003 for murder of Texas cop, has demanded a retrial 'free of discrimination and bias'

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Hasidic man cites lack of schooling in US mercy plea for laundering drug money

Canadian citizen Zalman Zirkind faces up to 14 years in American federal prison on charges; says little secular education led to financial desperation in supporting large family

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A rabbi and rescue dogs helped this US prison lifer find freedom and redemption

Jon Grobman was given a life sentence without parole, but after dedicating himself to helping fellow inmates through a canine training program, he's been granted an early release

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A first ‘real’ Hanukkah helped an inmate find light during a decade behind bars

In his memoir 'Sentence: Ten Years and a Thousand Books in Prison,' Daniel Genis tells how voracious reading and finding his Jewish identity saved his life in more ways than one The post A first ‘real’...

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Next year as free men: On Rikers Island, a Passover seder for Jewish inmates

Known for its harsh conditions, the oft-overlooked NYC prison allows a yearly ritual that provides a rare ray of hope for those incarcerated there -- and the volunteers who lead it The post Next year...

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Film tracks the match made in prison that turned a convict into a rabbi on a...

'The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief' tells feel-good true story of Harriet Rossetto and Mark Borovitz, who turned over a new leaf to help former convicts and addicts in LA The post Film tracks the...

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Ghislaine Maxwell said receiving prison benefits by touting Jewish heritage

Assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, jailed for sex trafficking minors, did not previously identify as a Jew The post Ghislaine Maxwell said receiving prison benefits by touting Jewish heritage appeared first...

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As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are...

Jedidiah Murphy is to die by lethal injection Tuesday for the murder of a 79-year-old during a carjacking, but many say he would be more valuable ministering to fellow prisoners The post As execution...

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At Rikers Island, Jewish volunteers connect with inmates by leading prayer...

Joining grassroots efforts to alleviate the notoriously brutal conditions at NY State's largest jail is a group from the UWS Base that learns, prays and spends time with prisoners The post At Rikers...

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How an ’80s Wall Street hotshot’s antics got him jailed – and how Trump aided...

In 'Witness to a Prosecution,' Richard Sandler takes on the legal system that landed his friend Michael Milken in prison and charts his return, which includes a presidential pardon The post How an ’80s...

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