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Gordon Black was arrested on charges of stealing in Russia, he has been sentenced to three years and nine months in a penal colony, per the Associated Press, The Washington Post, CNN and ABC News.
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Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Listen to this article David Barnes, an American father who has been detained overseas on child abuse allegations, was sentenced to 21 years in a high-security Russian penal colony, despite the fact that authorities in his home state of Texas declined to file charges in the same case.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
It was annexed by France in 1853 and was used as a penal colony until shortly before the turn of the 20th century.
—Gabriel Stargardter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Russian law prohibits the use of the substance, and Griner was detained in a women’s penal colony.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
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Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Listen to this article David Barnes, an American father who has been detained overseas on child abuse allegations, was sentenced to 21 years in a high-security Russian penal colony, despite the fact that authorities in his home state of Texas declined to file charges in the same case.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
It was annexed by France in 1853 and was used as a penal colony until shortly before the turn of the 20th century.
—Gabriel Stargardter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Russian law prohibits the use of the substance, and Griner was detained in a women’s penal colony.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
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“Penal colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20colony. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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