Tumultuous period at penitentiary culminates in warden’s departure • South Dakota Searchlight

Tumultuous period at penitentiary culminates in warden’s departure • South Dakota Searchlight

Teresa Bittinger is no longer warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls. Department of Corrections (DOC) employees got an email late Tuesday evening from Director of Prisons Amber Pirraglia announcing the warden’s departure. Within minutes, the email was posted to a Facebook group for the friends and families of inmates. The email…

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Excerpts from Navalny's memoir show he knew he would die in prison

Excerpts from Navalny’s memoir show he knew he would die in prison

Excerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny revealed he believed he would die in prison. The New Yorker magazine published the excerpts Friday in anticipation of the release of “Patriot” on Oct. 22. Navalny was President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest and most prominent foe and relentlessly campaigned against official corruption in…

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