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Anti-ICE Activist Gets 30 Years for Moving a Box of Antifascist Literature, Longer Than Many Jan. 6 Rioters Received

Daniel Sanchez-Estrada received a 30-year prison sentence for moving antifascist literature linked to a protest, sparking debate over protest-related prosecutions compared to January 6 riot sentences.

International Business Times UK

Catholic Leaders Urge DeSantis to Halt Record-Setting Florida Execution of 74-Year-Old Death Row Inmate

Catholic leaders across Florida are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt the scheduled execution of death row inmate Dusty Ray Spencer, arguing that life imprisonment without parole would provide justice while preserving human dignity.

Latin Times

Scotland breaking UN rules on prisoner rights, says inspector

SCOTLAND'S jails are breaking the UN’s so-called Nelson Mandela rules on prisoner rights, a watchdog has said.

The National (Scotland)

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Lee Andrews Update: Why Katie Price's Husband Just Joined Cameo to Avoid Being Thrown Back Into a Hellhole Prison

Lee Andrews, husband of Katie Price, faces a new property dispute in Dubai after his release from Al Awir prison, while launching a Cameo account to raise funds.

International Business Times UK

Rocker Sek Loso freed on parole, with monitoring

Rock singer Seksan Sookpimay, better known as “Sek Loso”, has been released from prison on special parole, with electronic monitoring, after serving 13 months of a 3-year sentence for weapons and drug offences.

Bangkok Post

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

The Guardian - US

27-year-old Pakistani delivery driver on student visa jailed for rape in UK for over 8 years

A Pakistani delivery driver who raped a vulnerable woman shortly after she left a hospital in West Sussex has been sentenced to eight years and three months in prison.

The Times of India

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David Lammy asks Amber Rudd to carry out review of prisons

Exclusive: It is the second time that the deputy prime minister has turned to a former Tory cabinet minister to create a cross party consensus on complicated reform

The Independent UK

Thai singer ‘Tik Shiro’ jailed for two years over fatal drink-driving incident

The Min Buri Criminal Court has sentenced famed pop-rock singer Manaswin "Tik Shiro" Nuntasane to two years in prison without suspension for a drink-driving incident that resulted in two deaths, and ordered the revocation of his driving licence.

Bangkok Post

Pakistan sentences prominent activists to life in prison over soldier’s killing at protest

Mahrang Baloch and Sibghat Ullah Shah Jee alleged trial was unfair and boycotted proceedings

The Independent UK

Art galleries at prisons showcase inmates’ work in an effort to combat violence

Artwork produced through the program is sold to the public and sometimes fetches $120

The Independent UK

8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison

A former Marine reservist and seven others received lengthy prison sentences, some up to 100 years, for a shooting that injured a police officer during a Texas protest. Prosecutors labeled the incident terrorism, linking the group to antifa, a claim defense attorneys deny. Families expressed outrage over the severe penalties,…

The Economic Times

Proposed tougher penalties for theft would punish mostly women – and harm their daughters

New Ministry of Justice projections predict a dramatic gender shift in New Zealand’s prison population over the next decade, partly due to a proposed law that would increase penalties for theft.

The Conversation

NYC subway horror as high school senior gets prison time for setting sleeping man on fire

A federal judge has sentenced a New York City high school senior who admitted setting fire to a homeless man in a subway car to 5 1/2 years in prison

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Supreme Court rules against Rastafarian in battle over prison grooming policy

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Supreme Court Limits the Ability To Sue Prison Guards for Religious Liberty Violations

Understanding the stakes of Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections.

The Independent UK

Army sergeant sentenced to life in prison for Georgia base shooting that wounded five

Sgt Quornelius Radford was convicted of attempted murder last week

The Independent UK

Protesters sentenced to decades in prison over ‘Antifa’ shooting at ICE facility

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The Guardian - US

Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison

Activists accused of being part of antifa get long prison terms in case seen as test of Trump’s crackdown on dissent

The Guardian - US

US supreme court blocks Rastafarian man’s lawsuit over forced head-shaving in prison

In a 6-3 opinion, the court says Louisiana prisoner cannot sue guards after he grew his hair for more than 20 years

Evening Standard

Lee Andrews calls Katie Price's children a 'handful' after Peter Andre clash

Andrews was released from prison in Dubai last week after being arrested on reported fraud charges

The Independent UK

Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks, Supreme Court rules

The Rastafari faith is rooted in 1930s Jamaica, growing as a response by Black people to white colonial oppression

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks

The Supreme Court has barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs

Evening Standard

'Vile' man who tried to rape 13-year-old girl on London-bound train is jailed

Tajikistan national Abdulmanon Aliev, 50, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the attack in June last year

Evening Standard

Scottish ministers will not appeal court ruling on trans prisoners, Swinney says

Trans inmates are being moved and will be placed in jail in line with their biological sex.

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