penal

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Traces of epibatidine were found in samples from Navalny's body and highly likely resulted in his death in a Siberian penal colony two years ago, the UK Foreign Office said.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

At the time of his death, Navalny had been in jail for three years and had latterly been transferred to an Arctic penal colony.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

The government says it will focus on tax, labor and penal code reforms in the coming extraordinary session of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Schmidt and the company are accused of violating the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, and a section of the state penal code that prohibits wiretapping.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

He was one generation removed from a slave ship, living in a country best described as an African penal colony, and he was a free man, with every benefit of education.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell