The Shameless Profiteering Behind Ankle Monitors

Ava Kofman / ProPublica Jul 8, 2019 Companies charge defendants hundreds of dollars a month to wear the surveillance devices. If people can’t pay, they may end up behind bars. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Your Home Is Your Prison

By Maya Schenwar, TomDispatch Jan 19, 2015 On January 27th, domestic violence survivor Marissa Alexander will walk out of Florida's Duval County jail -- but she won't be free. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone Supports Julian Assange

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 11, 2013 The award-winning director and champion of left-wing causes has defended the WikiLeaks founder against two forthcoming films after revealing that he met Assange at his de facto prison in London's Ecuadorean Embassy last week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Julian Assange to Run for Office

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 14, 2013 From his de facto prison in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, the WikiLeaks founder intends to seek a seat in the Australian Senate as a member of the newly formed WikiLeaks Party, reports the Australian daily The Age. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Filmmaker, Incarcerated

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Mar 6, 2012 One of the incidental lessons "This Is Not a Film" teaches is that a film is not a film until it is a film. You can talk about it, outline it, enthuse over it, but it is still just hot air until sets are built, actors engage, cameras roll. And that is what's most touching about this movie. Jafar Panahi is a well-known Iranian filmmaker who has been sentenced to six years in jail and a 20-year ban on making movies (or even talking about them to the press). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Strauss-Kahn Is Freed From House Arrest

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2011 A state Supreme Court justice in Manhattan officially released Dominique Strauss-Kahn from house arrest Friday after hearing that prosecutors have serious issues with the hotel housekeeper whose credibility has been, until now, the cornerstone of their case. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Declares Curfew, Corrals ElBaradei

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2011 Amid a new wave of protests across Egypt comes news that the country is now under curfew, military vehicles prowl the streets, and opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been placed under house arrest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

World Leaders Condemn Burma Verdict

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2009 Burma's military junta has kept Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for the majority of the last 20 years and it looks as if she isn't going anywhere. The sentence of the opposition leader was extended for the crime of being home -- under house arrest -- when an uninvited American came calling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Arrest Over for Aung San Suu Kyi

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2009 Myanmar ended the six-year house arrest of Nobel Peace laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday. She remains in detention, however, as her trial continues over whether she breached detention conditions by letting an American intruder into her house last month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sharif Under House Arrest as Crisis Builds in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2009 Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was placed under house arrest in Lahore on Sunday as opposition groups prepared to march on Islamabad to call for the reinstatement of judges deposed by former President Pervez Musharraf Pakistan's current president, Asif Ali Zardari, had said shortly after taking power last fall that he would reverse his predecessor's ruling but has yet to make good on his pledge Update 2: Crisis averted (sort of) for now. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )