Five hundred more prisoners to be released from Abu Ghraib News
Five hundred more prisoners to be released from Abu Ghraib

[JURIST] A spokesman for Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights said Monday that 565 prisoners would be released from Abu Ghraib prison [JURIST news archive] before the Muslim religious holiday of Al-Fitr [Wikipedia backgrounder] at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. This release follows an earlier release of more than 1500 prisoners [JURIST report] at the beginning of Ramadan. More than 10,000 prisoners remain at the facility. AFP has more.

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Charles Manson sentenced to death

On April 19, 1971, Charles Manson was sentenced to death for ordering the murders of Sharon Tate and others. The sentence was then commuted to life after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in 1972. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

The Beatles signed 10-year partnership

On April 19, 1967, John, Paul, George and Ringo - aka "The Beatles" - signed a partnership deed agreeing that the group would continue for a (further) period of ten years. When The Beatles split up prematurely in 1970, Paul applied to have the partnership terminated and a receiver appointed.

Read a legal analysis of Paul McCartney’s 1970 lawsuit against John, George and Ringo.

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