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Arkansas man sentenced to life without parole for 2024 mass shooting at grocery store

An Arkansas man who shot and killed four people at a grocery store has been sentenced to life in prison without parole

The Independent UK

Mother of Baby P to face public parole hearing in October

Tracey Connelly was jailed in 2009 for causing or allowing the death of her 17-month-old son Peter.

Evening Standard

Former New York prison guard sentenced to 15 years for beating death of inmate

A former corrections officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the death of an inmate at a New York prison

The Independent UK

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Ghislaine Maxwell not welcome in Texas ‘Club Fed’ prison camp, says inmate: ‘Human trafficking is a violent crime’

Presence of Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice and former girlfriend has angered fellow inmates at Texas prison camp

The Independent UK

Four relatives of a baby abandoned in a Tennessee yard were found dead. After a manhunt, cops have arrested a suspect

Tennessee cops found the bodies of James Matthew Wilson, Adrianna Williams, Braydon Williams and Cortney Rose in Lake County

The Independent UK

Reform UK announces expert on ghosts and UFOs as latest defection to party

Rupert Matthews has written books about ghost sightings, cryptozoology and other paranormal subjects

The Independent UK

Call to crack down on ‘hooch’ and medicine in prisons after Dorset death

Coroner asks ministers to reduce inmates’ access to illicitly brewed alcohol and medication after prisoner died

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Reform UK gets first police and crime commissioner after Tory defection

Rupert Matthews has joined Nigel Farage’s party as he says the ‘dark heart of wokeness’ needs removing from the justice system.

Evening Standard

‘We have to clear our names’: Venezuelan makeup artist who survived Ice detention tries to rebuild his life

Andry José Hernández Romero was one of 251 men flown from Texas to the Cecot prison in El Salvador. Now he’s seeking justice

The Guardian - US

Reform UK’s new justice adviser calls for bolstered ‘rehabilitation’ in prisons

Vanessa Frake warned the current justice system is ‘warehousing prisoners’ and ‘turning out better criminals into society’.

Evening Standard

Contemporary crime fiction has moved beyond conventional genre tropes – just don’t call it ‘literary’

A young man is released from prison and finds work in a cemetery. A family embarks on a beach holiday in New Zealand. In each scenario, there’s not a detective in sight, amateur or professional – although there are a few bodies to contend with.

The Conversation

Ghislaine Maxwell Has Been Moved To The Same Prison As Jen Shah & Elizabeth Holmes

Maxwell was moved to the minimum-security prison to continue serving her 20-year sentence.

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Senior judge says he would apologise to IPP prisoners he jailed

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The Independent UK

Senior judges reveal regret at handing out ‘unfair’ indefinite jail terms and call for scandal to be ‘put right’

Exclusive: ‘I have been a part of the system that is wrong. I feel that I ought to be part of the system to put it right,’ says one judge who backs proposals to help those trapped under the ‘unfair’ sentence

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Ministers must summon the courage to right an ‘obvious injustice’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Judges who passed indefinite sentences join The Independent’s campaign to re-sentence those prisoners who have been unfairly trapped by the long-abolished IPP law

Cinemablend

Diddy’s Lawyer Reveals One Of The ‘Horrible Things’ The Rapper Has Had To Deal With While In Prison

What's it really like for Diddy behind bars?

The Independent UK

Welcome to the nation’s ‘super deportation center,’ inspired by Amazon and FedEx but ‘with human beings’

IN FOCUS: Since before the Trump administration, the ICE field office in New Orleans was taking inspiration from corporate giants, Alex Woodward and Alicja Hagopian report

The Independent UK

Britain hopes a crackdown on people-smugglers' social media ads will help curb Channel crossings

Britain has announced that people advertising fake passports or people-smuggling services on social media could face up to five years in prison

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The Independent UK

Small boat gangs to face five years in prison for online ads

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The Guardian - UK

Regret, resentment and Reform UK: jailed Rotherham rioters one year on

Men sentenced to prison time for role in violent protests after the Southport murders describe their feelings of injustice

The Independent UK

Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, is transferred to a prison camp in Texas

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been moved from a federal prison in Florida to a prison camp in Texas as her criminal case generates renewed public attention

AAP

'Third world conditions' in packed Top End watch houses

Overcrowding in Northern Territory prisons and watch houses has led to "third world conditions" and a denial of human rights, legal advocates say.

The Independent UK

Crackdown on social media ads promoting small boat crossings to the UK

Individuals caught by the offence could receive a prison sentence of up to five years and a fine

Evening Standard

Plans for new offence to crack down on promoting Channel crossings online

Anyone advertising crossings or illegal working could face up to five years in prison and a large fine.

The Independent UK

‘I oppose genocide’: Meet the pensioners risking lengthy prison terms to support Palestine Action

Exclusive: The Independent spoke with half a dozen protesters arrested for supporting a terrorist organisation since the proscription of Palestine Action

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