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Whole-life orders: The prisoners who will die in jail

More than 60 criminals are serving a whole-life order, four of whom are being held in secure hospitals

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison

A former British soldier who pleaded guilty to the murder of three women at their family home north of London has been sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning that he would never be released from prison

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

Killer who attacked defenceless victim as he slept jailed for at least 15 years

Denis Shearer’s injuries were so bad it was originally believed he had been shot.

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2025

My brother was shot dead – and then my nephew. Now I’m trying to make our city a safer place

As mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, Randall Woodfin is trying to tackle a murder epidemic. He’s all too familiar with the pain of losing a loved one to violence

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025

Triple killer Kyle Clifford refuses to face victims’ family at sentencing

Clifford murdered Louise Hunt, Hannah Hunt and Carol Hunt in July last year.

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

Kyle Clifford given whole-life order for murders of Louise Hunt, her sister Hannah and their mother Carol – as it happened

Judge tells triple killer he will spend rest of his life behind bars after father John Hunt tells Clifford ‘hell will roll out the red carpet for you’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025

Guard recovering after being stabbed at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta

A jail guard is recovering after he was stabbed in the neck over the weekend at a jail in Atlanta that is currently under a federal consent decree

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Los Angeles DA asks to withdraw previous Menendez brothers’ resentencing recommendation

Erik and Lyle Menendez maintain that the 1989 murders of their parents were committed in self-defense

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Statements man charged in Atlanta spa killings made post-arrest can be used at trial, judge rules

Attorneys for a man accused of killing four women at Atlanta massage businesses asked a judge not to let a jury hear statements he made after his arrest

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction

Brittany Marlowe Holberg was convicted in 1998 of robbing and murdering an 80-year-old man in his Amarillo home. The appeals court said critical evidence was withheld.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 10, 2025