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Rapper Twista pleads guilty to not paying taxes and faces potential prison time

Chicago rapper Twista has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay income taxes

The Independent UK

French journalist Gleizes marks one year in Algerian prison as RSF renews appeal

French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes has now spent a year in detention in Algeria, prompting fresh calls from Reporters Without Borders and his family for his immediate release and a presidential pardon.

Radio France Internationale

How a Costco receipt helped tie a woman to the death of a baby found in a dumpster in California

Angela Onduto was sentenced last week to six years in prison after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter

The Independent UK

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Trump threatens prison to those ‘who even think about’ damaging government property

President Trump continues to insist vandals behind problems at the recently refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

The Independent UK

Locked up in America: new reports hit at costs of incarcerating women

Research shows that reducing sentences for women could save tax dollars with virtually no increase in violent crime

The Guardian - US

Abu Dhabi driver jailed, fined Dh70,000 after dangerous road swerving caught on camera

An Abu Dhabi court has sentenced a reckless driver to six months in jail and a Dh70,000 fine for endangering lives with dangerous road maneuvers. His license is suspended for a year post-release. Authorities are reiterating a zero-tolerance policy, emphasizing that such actions are criminal offenses with severe consequences, including…

The Times of India

Mother imprisoned for forcing daughter, 12, into prostitution in Japan

The Criminal Court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old woman who forced her daughter into prostitution to a long term in prison.

Bangkok Post

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Is CZ Really Richer Than Bill Gates? Binance Founder Dismisses Forbes' $110 Billion Estimate

Explore the $30B valuation gap in Binance founder CZ's $110B fortune, surpassing Bill Gates. Understand the implications for cryptocurrency investors and your portfolio's reliability.

International Business Times UK

Media frenzy as Alex Murdaugh returns to court for hearing on his new murder trial

Murdaugh’s murder convictions and sentence of life in prison were overturned last month by the South Carolina Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Jeffrey Epstein Was Reportedly Allowed Out of Jail for a 'Fake Office' — Victims Say He Used It To Abuse Women

Newly surfaced documents and testimonies question Jeffrey Epstein's work release privileges, alleging continued abuse during his 2008 prison sentence at a sham office in Palm Beach, Florida.

International Business Times UK

A conservative think-tank wants to upgrade some misdemeanors to felonies for protesters. Experts say this could have a “chilling” effect

The push to upgrade misdemeanors to felony crimes could result in years-long prison sentences and higher fines - while also impacting a person’s ability to vote or get a job in the long-term

The Independent UK

Bikramjit Brar, Hardeep Thind and Purshotam Dhillon: Three Indian-origin men jailed in London for running £174,000 drugs network

In a significant crackdown, authorities have dismantled a large drug trafficking operation in London, orchestrated by incarcerated dealer Hardeep Thind. Three men of Indian descent, including an active magistrate, received prison sentences for their involvement in distributing cocaine and heroin worth £174,000. Following Thind's release, the illegal network expanded, prompting…

The Times of India

Expert rubbishes Scottish media claim 'SNP want to ban short prison terms'

AN expert has called out an “inaccurate” Scottish media claim that the SNP “wants to ban all prison sentences of less than five years” ...

The National (Scotland)

A tale of two photographs: Palestinian journalist's images capture horror of Israeli prisons

Israeli authorities placed Bani Mufleh under administrative detention in June 2025 and released him in January 2026. According to the PPS, he suffered a severe brain haemorrhage two days after his release and was rushed to hospital in critical condition. He subsequently underwent several surgeries and continues to receive treatment…

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Son of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi demands proof of life from military government

The younger son of Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for the country's military-led government to provide proof that she is alive, after it claimed in April that her sentence was commuted to around 17 years and that she had been moved to house arrest.

Evening Standard

Katie Price’s husband Lee Andrews accused of taking £5,000 from a ‘desperate’ woman seeking visa in Dubai

Lee Andrews, who was released from prison on fraud allegations earlier this month, faces fresh accusation

Evening Standard

Gary Glitter quizzed by police on alleged sex offences against girl under 14

Glitter, 82, has been accused of the offences ‘over a period of time’ in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The Independent UK

Paedophile Gary Glitter questioned by police over alleged sex offences against girl

Glitter was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls

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US convicted rapist who faked his death and fled to Scotland to avoid arrest dies in prison hospital

A man whose extraordinary attempt to avoid arrest and extradition spanned continents, fake identities and even a fabricated death has died behind bars in the United States.

The Times of India

Polygamous sect leader, Bateman, convicted of child abuse after girls found trapped in Arizona trailer

A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison term for child sex crimes was found guilty on Friday of state child abuse charges linked to three young girls discovered in a trailer he was towing through Arizona.

The Independent UK

Newly released video shows Connecticut prison officers striking inmate before he died

A Connecticut judge has publicly released a video showing correctional officers striking an inmate multiple times and pepper spraying him before he died in 2018

The Independent UK

Polygamous sect leader convicted of child abuse after girls found in unventilated trailer

Samuel Bateman previously claimed to have more than 20 ‘spiritual wives,’ including 10 girls under the age of 18

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Jelly Roll's estranged wife compares their marriage to a 10 year prison stint

Jelly Roll – whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord – shocked fans when he filed for divorce from wife Bunnie XO, 46, last week.

The Times of India

Illegal immigrant in US sentenced to 8 years for helping businesses hire undocumented workers, defrauding government of $38 million

Mario Flores, a national from Honduras, has been sentenced to eight years in prison due to his involvement in a large-scale payroll tax fraud operation. He facilitated businesses in dodging taxes and employing undocumented workers via an illicit cash system, orchestrating millions in fraudulent transactions. Notably, his girlfriend received a…

The Guardian - US

Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information

Ex-national security adviser turned Trump critic could face prison for sharing classified information with relatives

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