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Six jailed in severed thumb case

Six people are jailed in connection with the abduction, torture and murder of a restaurant worker whose severed thumb was found three days after he was kidnapped.

 

LA authorities plan to use heat-beam ray in jail

LA authorities plan to use heat-beam ray in jail

A device designed to control unruly inmates by blasting them with a beam of intense energy that causes a burning sensation is drawing heat from civil rights groups who fear it could cause serious injury and is "tantamount to torture."

 

25 Years for Leader of Argentine Dictatorship

25 Years for Leader of Argentine Dictatorship

The last leader of Argentina’s dictatorship got 25 years in prison for his involvement in the kidnapping, torture and murder of 56 people in a clandestine concentration camp.

 

5 U.S. terror suspects claim torture

Five Americans arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of plotting terror attacks claimed again Tuesday they are being tortured in jail.

 

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