Jun 11 Watch What's holding up the closure of Guantanamo Bay? By PBS News Hour The exchange of five Taliban prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has raised larger questions about prisoners being transferred from Guantanamo Bay. In all, 149 detainees from 19 countries still remain at the prison camp. For debate on what’s preventing the… Continue watching
May 01 Watch How a national spike in incarcerations affects crime, cost and communities By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch News Wrap: Senate deadlocks on extending unemployment benefits By PBS News Hour News Wrap: Senate deadlocks on extending unemployment benefits… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Doctors' role in enhanced military interrogation 'clearly violates' ethics Doctors' role in enhanced military interrogation 'clearly violates' ethics… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch News Wrap: Israel Moves Ahead With Housing Construction Plan Despite Criticism News Wrap: Israel Moves Ahead With Housing Construction Plan Despite Criticism… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch John McCain Reflects on His Friendship With the Late Bud Day Sen. John McCain Reflects on His Friendship With the Late Bud Day… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike Grows as More Than Half of Prisoners Refuse Food Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike Grows as Over Half of Prisoners Refuse Food… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch News Wrap: Security Forces Recapture Some Afghan Inmates In other news Tuesday, security forces in Southern Afghanistan recaptured at least 71 inmates who fled from Kandahar's main prison Sunday night. More than 480 prisoners escaped after Taliban militants tunneled into the jail. Also, Thai and Cambodian forces clashed… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Washington Inmates Help Protect Endangered Frog, Prison Budget As part of our NewsHour Connect series showcasing public media reporting from around the nation, Jule Gilfillan reports for Oregon Public Broadcasting on a program that has inmates working on environmental projects to conserve water and help protect endangered spotted… Continue watching
Jul 16 Hezbollah Returns Israeli Remains in Prisoner Swap By PBS News Hour Coffins containing the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured in 2006 by Hezbollah were turned over to Israel Wednesday as part of a trade for the release of five Lebanese prisoners. Continue reading