subsequently convicted of importing more than 600,000 pounds of Colombian marijuana into the southeastern United States and sentenced to 60 years in federal prison, despite the fact that he was a first-time offender with an
Who served out the longest prison sentence known to history? My extensive investigation – begun in 2010 but now comprehensively updated – answers that question [it’s Charles Fossard, of Australia, with an all-but-incomprehensible 70 years, 303 days]. It also takes a look at some of Fossar...
Of all the dissidents Russia released, Pivovarov, 42, spent the most time behind bars. He had only about a month left to serve when he was plucked from the prison in northern Russia and flown to Germany. Usmanova already had started readying their St. ...
Four years before his record attempt, he was detained at passport control in the UAE while travelling to Sri Lanka due to a case of mistaken identity and he was kept in prison for months. He kept his spirits up by sticking to a strict exercise routine. He said: “I am a happy person...
River. He had recently been released from prison for another murder.He spent 13 yearsfor the robbery (and possibly racially motivated) death of a black man in 1977. While in prison, he became a high-ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang. He has been on death row for 31 ...
Deepest underwater wedding- In 2013, Hiroyuki Yoshida (Japan) and Sandra Smith (USA) married 130 metres (426 ft 6 in) below the surface of Song Hong Lake, Thailand. Largest mass wedding ceremony in a prison- 120 inmates of Carandiru prison, Sao Paulo, Brazil, married their fian...
Carter was a critic of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, drone warfare, warrantless government surveillance and the prison at Guantánamo Bay. He won admiration, and loathing, for his involvement in efforts for Middle East peace, urging a two-state solution in speeches and books including Palestine: ...
A circuit judge, an appellate court and the Missouri Supreme Court all agreed Hemme should be released, but she was still held behind bars as Bailey argued that she still had time to serve on decades-old prison assault cases. Hemme walked free only after Horsman threatened to hold the ...
Do not ever speak or write badly about the Thai Royal family. It is a criminal offence and carries harsh penalties from prison to fines for all - including tourists. Do stand up whenever the Thai national anthem is played. Do be aware of pickpockets. They often work in teams. ...
monthlong fight over whether she should be freed while that review took place. A circuit judge, an appellate court and theMissouriSupreme Court all agreed Hemme should be released, but she was still held behind bars as Baileyarguedthat she still had time t...