Sentences with phrase «military prison for»

Most famous as the site of a federal prison, Alcatraz Island was first a military fortress, home to the first lighthouse on the Pacific Coast in the mid 1850's, and a military prison for prisoners of the Civil and Spanish American Wars.

He hadn't thought everything through well enough, as on his return to base, he was sent to military prison for a week as a result.

As one of his very first acts as president, Obama signed an executive order to close the military prison for terror suspects within a year.

After seven years in military prison for carrying out one of the largest leaks in US history and coming out as a transgender woman, Chelsea Manning is embarking on the next stage in her epic journey: running for a seat in the US Senate in Maryland.

David Mike, a Nebraska dad who had been incarcerated in a military prison for dishonorable desertion.

In this century, two Hutterite young men died from mistreatment in military prison for refusing to wear the army uniform during World War I. People were tarred and feathered for refusing to buy Liberty Bonds.

Not exact matches

In March, 2011, the President signed an executive order that would «create a formal system of indefinite detention for those held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who continue to pose a significant threat to national security,» commented The Washington Post.

Throughout her time in prison, Manning's lawyers fought to give her access to drugs for gender dysphoria and have the military refer to her by female pronouns.

Generally, the military is required to report felony - equivalent court - martial convictions for crimes that are punishable by more than one year in prison, and any convictions for domestic violence.

For example, in the email newsletter from May 17 of this year, the release of Chelsea Manning from military prison was compared to «when your friend asks what time you can get drinks after work... «I'll be free earlier than expected.»»

Orthodox Jews have been expelled from the military for wearing yarmulkes; a religious community in which all members worked for the church and believed that acceptance of wages would be an affront to God has been forced to yield to the minimum wage; religious colleges have been denied tax exemptions for enforcing what they regard to be religiously compelled moral regulations; Amish farmers who refuse Social Security benefits have been forced to pay Social Security taxes; and Muslim prisoners have been denied the right to challenge prison regulations that conflict with their worship schedule.

The common refrain is: «We're for religious liberty but...»» not in the prisons, not when it perpetuates sex discrimination, not in the military, not in the schools, not if it conflicts with animal rights, not if it interferes with land development in the West, and on and on.

But the 2004 Taguba Report on the Abu Ghraib abuses found «that contrary to the provision of AR 190 - 8, and the findings found in MG Ryder's Report, Military Intelligence (MI) interrogators and Other US Government Agency's (OGA) interrogators actively requested that MP guards set physical and mental conditions for favorable interrogation of witnesses» and that this request was part of what led to the abuses by the reservist MP unit at the prison.

Amnesty International says a military court in Cameroon has sentenced an opposition leader to 25 years in prison for hostility against the homeland and contempt of the president.

Won't you be getting one from the military, another from NYS for your prison job, PLUS social security?

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The White House, constantly under fire from expected enemies on the right, has been frustrated by nightly attacks on cable news shows catering to the left, where Obama and top lieutenants like Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel have been excoriated for abandoning the public option in healthcare reform; for not moving faster to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay; and for failing, so far, to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military.

On a rare, and unannounced, visit to the home of the U.S. military's prison for terror suspects, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis offered a pep talk to American troops — and urged them to always be ready for war.

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A military judge has found that Bowe Bergdahl should serve no prison time for endangering his comrades by walking off his Afghanistan post.

The U.S. Department of Justice in February sentenced MVP owner Mustafa Abdul Aljaff and former MVP operations manager Neil Felahy to 30 months and 20 months in prison, respectively, for conspiring to sell chips mislabeled «military grade.»

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The men are then assigned new duties as guards at a military prison, and much as they showed a troubling enthusiasm for assaulting women at home, they clearly enjoy heaping abuse on the prisoners they're supposed to watch until their actions become a clear parallel to the crimes committed at Abu Ghraib.

Their options are limited, and either one ends up in prison or the military as one of the few alternatives to working in a local mill that is known for crippling injuries.

Details of the majority of public sector pay reviews, including for the military, doctors and the prison service, could be published as early as this week.

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When Conor discovers that the power hungry Marshall Hugo Bonvilain is organizing a military coup, the king is murdered and Conor is blamed for the crime and thrown into prison.

«American Humane Association's animal - assisted therapy teams have worked for years to bring comfort and minimize distress to those in hospitals, prisons, schools, and to military families,» said Dr. Robin Ganzert, American Humane Association's President and CEO.

Its skills are prized in Russia and they are commonly used for military work and to guard prisons.

But on my second visit, in 2014 for Vanity Fair, the military placed the abandoned prison on the itinerary for the morning of my third and final day.

At the halfway mark, the seven - year project's goal is to rehabilitate the grounds around the legendary prison and military site, and share the tales of plant survival, as well as those of the inmates, personnel and residents who attempted for more than a century to turn Alcatraz into a livable, bearable place through horticulture.

Over the next several decades, Alcatraz served the U.S. Army well, both as a strategic location protecting the hugely valuable California gold fields, and as a prison site for military offenders during the Civil War and Spanish - American War.

With unrestricted views right around the fortified site originally built by Romans, the Alcázar has had many uses including an Arab fort, residence for monarchs, royal court, prison and a military college.

Given a choice of words like Bush, Iraq, and evil, could I help mistaking a «multi-disciplinary room» and a dark cellar for a military prison?

For example, a large LED work presents excerpts from the minutes of interrogations of American soldiers accused of committing human rights violations and war crimes in Abu Ghraib prison — making what was once secret, public and exposing the «military - commercial - entertainment complex.»

In 1970, he was arrested for protesting the military regime and detained for 19 months at the Tiradentes Prison in São Paulo where he attended painting workshops.

The company manages over 50,000 homes for military personnel, provides 218 schools» meal services, maintains 50 prisons, provides 11.500 in - patient hospital beds and also has # 1.4 billion in joint venture on the HS2 contract.

A former University of Florida football player was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison and ordered to pay about $ 18 million for a healthcare fraud conspiracy that stripped millions from the TRICARE program for military members, veterans and their families, according to federal court records.

For example, the President would be entirely within his rights to order General A to report to the Barracks at Fort Levenworth (a military prison) or to a maintenance detail in a South Korean Army base, as active duty personnel individual assigned to that duty (i.e. not detained as a prisoner) and to await further orders.

According to the National Post, U.S. officials have announced that Khadr would face a military tribunal for his alleged crimes and he was expected to be transferred to a prison facility in Illinois.

Security Specialist — Duties & Responsibilities Oversee daily prison activities ensuring safety of prisoners, officers, and visitors Perform routine security sweeps to locate and remove contraband Utilize surveillance and communications equipment to closely monitor daily activities Maintain order and facility security in high pressure situations Train and lead junior team members ensuring preparedness and professionalism Complete multiple tours of duty in Iraq and England as well as state side service Train in military law enforcement tactics, weapons, theory, and hand to hand combat Qualify for use of M4, 9MM handgun, and 240B Machine Gun Proficient in base defense and perimeter external / internal security tactics Train in nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons defense Skilled in operation, repair, and maintenance of electronic equipment

The small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison (1868), and a federal prison from 1934 until 1963.

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