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House passes bill to increase penalties for illegal entry into US - Roll Call

The House passed a bill Thursday that would boost prison sentences for migrants convicted of repeatedly entering the United States illegally.

Roll Call

Overcrowding and violence in Belgium's prisons: 'I was the victim of four assassination attempts'

The repurposed Forest prison in Brussels has opened its doors to the public to highlight the difficulties facing the prison system in Belgium, as overcrowding threatens inmates’ safety and hinders their reintegration.

Euronews

Puerto Rican Prisons Allowed Inmates To Work for Themselves. It Was a Huge Success.

These self-employed prisoners earned more than inmates in traditional prison jobs and were more likely than other inmates to be rehabilitated.

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After years living quietly in Florida, Shah of Iran’s alleged ‘chief torturer’ must face accusations in court

Parviz Sabeti crafted a low-profile life for his family – but now he faces a $225m lawsuit over atrocities committed in prisons in Tehran and elsewhere

The Guardian - US

Timeline of Peter Mandelson’s controversial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

British ambassador to US was sacked over his ties to paedophile financier

The Independent UK

Timeline of Mandelson’s association with paedophile financier Epstein

The British ambassador to the US’s links to Jeffrey Epstein go back decades.

Evening Standard

Terry Irving awarded $130,000 after decades fighting for justice over five years of wrongful imprisonment

Queensland supreme court judge says Irving ‘fought for some 30 years to have the state recognise the wrong that occurred, without any apology’

The Guardian - AU

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Wife of ex-Sen. Bob Menendez set to be sentenced for role in bribery scheme

The wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is set to be sentenced for her role in a bribery scheme that sent the once-influential Democrat to prison

The Independent UK

Mom of Student Jailed For Life In Dubai For “Stupid Mistake” Lashes Out At “Haters” In Scathing Post

"She was studying law? She didn't study too hard."

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Trump paid El Salvador $5M to jail deportees – with conditions on abortion and DEI but not preventing torture

Secret memos made public this week show Trump administration’s arrangement with Nayib Bukele to jail Venezuelans

The Independent UK

La Luz del Mundo Mexican Megachurch Leader Already in Prison Now Indicted by New York Grand Jury

Naasón Joaquín García, the self-proclaimed "Apostle of Jesus Christ" and head of the Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo, was formally indicted Tuesday in a federal court in Manhattan on charges of sex trafficking, child exploitation, and conspiracy to engage in organized crime.

Latin Times

UK ambassador to US Peter Mandelson faces criticism over links to 'best pal' Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein took his own life in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, more than a decade after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

Euronews

Syrian man gets life imprisonment for stabbings in German city of Solingen

Issa al-Hasan, 27, who contacted Islamic State handler before attack, acted out of ‘treacherous and base motives’

The Guardian - UK

7 Chinese sentenced to 20 years each for trafficking and forced labor in South Africa

A court in Johannesburg has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa

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She was adopted into an abusive US home. Decades later, immigration policies sent her back to Brazil

When Maria Pires was adopted from Brazil as a child, she believed she was officially an American

Euronews

Man convicted of murder in knife attack at German festival and sentenced to life in prison

The state court in Düsseldorf convicted him of three counts of murder, 10 of attempted murder and membership of the so-called Islamic State, German news agency dpa reported.

The Independent UK

Suspect convicted of murder in knife attack at German festival and sentenced to life in prison

A German court has convicted the suspect in last year’s knife attack at a festival in Solingen of murder and membership in the Islamic State group and sentenced him to life in prison

The Independent UK

United Nations to investigate ‘national scandal’ of prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: A complaint being lodged with the UN claims IPP prisoners are being arbitrarily detained, as a bombshell letter proves David Lammy agrees the jail terms are a ‘grave injustice’

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The Independent UK

Nevada settled lawsuit over man's prison death for $4.6 million, lawyer says

A lawyer says the state of Nevada has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused prison guards of beating up a man and leaving him to die in 2023

The Independent UK

The Latest: Michigan judge dismisses charges against fake electors for Trump

A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against 15 Republicans accused of trying to falsely certify President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election, saying that because they seriously believed him, there was no intent to commit fraud

Latin Times

Inside Cefereso 11, the Fortress Prison that Housed Julio César Chávez Jr. and Mexico's Most Dangerous Criminals

Julio César Chávez Jr., the son of the former boxing champion, was deported from the U.S. and transferred to Cefereso 11.

The Independent UK

Imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah on list for presidential pardon and release

Egyptian state media reports prominent activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah may be released from prison through a presidential pardon

Reason

Prison Guards Forcibly Cut a Rastafarian Inmate's Dreadlocks. SCOTUS Will Decide If They Can Be Sued Over It.

The Supreme Court will hear Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety this fall.

The Independent UK

Report points to alarming rates of sexual and physical violence in Hong Kong prisons

Report finds juvenile detainees subjected to rampant sexual violence while in prison

International Business Times UK

'Cockroaches, Torture, No Toilets': Briton Exposes Dubai Prison Where Mia O'Brien Will Spend the Rest of Her Life

A chilling account of life inside Al-Awir prison raises fears for 23-year-old Mia O'Brien, who faces decades in Dubai's harsh justice system.

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