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Chilling Chaos As Children’s Author Pulls Faces At Sentencing While Kids Detail How She Ended Pets’ Lives In Horrific Revelations

“I want her to go to prison forever,” one of Kouri Richins’ sons said.

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Yasiel Puig Facing Prison Time After Convictions on Two Federal Charges

Federal prosecutors are seeking 18 months in jail for Yasiel Puig after he was convicted of two counts in February.

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Utah grief author Kouri Richins sentenced to life in prison without parole for husband’s murder

Kouri Richins, 35, was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband’s cocktail with fentanyl

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‘Terrified’ family of British couple jailed in Iran can’t get in contact with them

The couple, from East Sussex, are currently held in Tehran’s Evin prison

The Independent UK

Erik Fleming sentenced to prison for supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

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Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

A death in custody is sparking renewed calls for a government to change the way it deals with incarceration and to shed its "populist law and order agenda".

AAP

Alex Murdaugh case update: Why did South Carolina Supreme Court overturn Murdaugh's murder convictions and order a new trial?

Alex Murdaugh murder convictions overturned: Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions for the deaths of his wife and son have been overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court. The court cited improper outside influence on the jury by county clerk Becky Hill as grounds for a new trial. Murdaugh remains imprisoned on…

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Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years

Erik Fleming sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s death

The Guardian - US

Alabama woman sues alleging she gave birth on prison floor as guards watched

Tiffany McElroy says inmates assisted in delivering her baby in May 2024 after jail staff left her to fend for herself

The Guardian - US

ICE's New Chief Helped Build the Immigration Detention System He Now Oversees

Before returning to ICE, David Venturella worked as a senior executive at GEO Group, one of the largest private prison and immigration detention contractors in the United States

Latin Times

The Guardian view on Iran’s repression: political prisoners such as Narges Mohammadi need freedom not bombs

Editorial: The critically ill Nobel peace laureate should be released. Iranians’ human rights are under attack from both the regime and the US-Israel war

The Guardian - UK

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi needs months of care after collapse in Iran prison, foundation says

The foundation for Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi says doctors who’ve examined her after she collapsed at a prison in Iran say she needs months of treatment

The Independent UK

Man dies in Sydney prison unit that watchdog wanted shut down because it ‘cannot provide a safe environment’

Exclusive: Young inmate took own life in Long Bay prison five months after independent inspector warned of ‘ligature points in cells across all areas’

The Guardian - AU

Indonesian prosecutors seek 18 years in prison for Gojek founder over alleged corruption

Indonesian prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison sentence for Gojek co-founder Nadiem Anwar Makarim over alleged corruption in a Chromebook procurement case

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MoJ faces rare sanction after exposing prisoners to high levels of radon gas

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Jimmy Lai’s son pins hopes on Trump to rescue jailed media tycoon during Xi visit

Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February on contested charges amid a wider crackdown on dissent

The Independent UK

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE's acting leader

The Trump administration says a former executive at a private prison operator will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The Times of India

Founder of 'Punjabi Devils' biker gang Jashanpreet Singh jailed for over 5 years in California after police seized illegal weapons

A California court sentenced the founder of the Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club to more than five years in prison after authorities recovered machine guns, explosive devices and a silencer linked to an illegal weapons operation.

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The Independent UK

Prison service rebuked for exposing prisoners to dangerous levels of cancer-causing gas

Exclusive: MoJ faces rare sanction after exposing prisoners and staff to high levels of radon over prolonged period

Radio France Internationale

UN torture watchdog to inspect French detention facilities for first time

The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture will carry out its first visit to France next week to assess detention conditions across the country, in prisons, police and gendarmerie custody facilities, psychiatric institutions and administrative detention centres.

The Times of India

Scottish ex-military instructor jailed for over eight years in Ukraine for spying for Russia

A Scottish man who travelled to Ukraine as a military instructor has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after admitting to working as a Russian spy.

Euronews

'Wholly unsuitable conditions': How full are Europe's prisons?

Prison populations are rising across the EU, and so are complaints. Overcrowding and violence are surging, but which countries are worst affected?

The Guardian - UK

London prisoner with muscle-wasting condition claims he has to crawl on floor

Umer Khalid, accused of taking part in Palestine Action protest, alleges he has not received proper treatment or wheelchair

The Independent UK

She wrote a book about her husband’s death. Now she’s being sentenced for his murder

Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband's cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl

Times Life

Why Krishna Was Born in Prison According to Divine Strategy

The birth of Lord Krishna inside a prison cell in Mathura is one of the most dramatic and symbolically powerful moments in Hindu tradition. It is not just a story of captivity and escape, but a carefully layered narrative that carries spiritual, psychological, and philosophical meaning. According to the Bhagavata…

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