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France Arrests 25 In Police Raids After Prison Attacks

Twenty five people were arrested in police raids across France on Monday after a series of coordinated attacks on prisons rattled the government this month, a source close to the case said.

International Business Times

Houthi rebels say US airstrike on detention centre killed dozens of African migrants

Yemeni group vows to continue attacks at sea after latest strike, which raises fresh questions about US military operations in region

The Guardian - UK

At least 68 killed in US air strike on Yemen jail holding African migrants

A US air strike that hit a prison holding African migrants in Yemen has killed at least 68 people and injured 47 others, according to…

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‘It was steer or they would kill me’: why Sudanese war refugees are filling prisons in Greece

Prosecutors are using harsh anti-smuggling laws to jail people who have no connection to criminal offences, say migrants’ lawyers

The Guardian - UK

Stun guns won’t bring an end to violence in prisons

Letters: Readers respond to an article by former prison officer Alex South, in which she says the weapons might keep staff and inmates safe

The Guardian - UK

Shabana Mahmood warned of risk to pregnant women in halting Sentencing Council guidelines

Exclusive: Stopping pre-sentencing reports could put more pregnant people behind bars, groups tell justice minister

The Guardian - UK

Black ex-prison officer says he has flashbacks after extreme racist abuse at Kent jail

Exclusive: Uzo Mbonu describes being targeted and ‘completely isolated’ by colleagues at HMP Swaleside

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Creep Politician Learns His Fate After Sick Assault On Daughter During Her 21st Birthday Vegas Trip

"Fathers are supposed to protect their children."

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Turkey's youth rise up over mayor's jailing and worsening economy

Thousands of young people across Turkey are protesting against the jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival. Many say they no longer fear prison, claiming they have nothing left to lose.

Radio France Internationale

Miami Migrant Detention Center Staff Fear Migrant Uprising As Population Swells To Three Times Its Capacity

As the Trump admin ramps up its deportation efforts, Krome Detention Center in Miami saw its prisoner population skyrocket and reports of abuse come to light.

Latin Times

Pardoned J6 Rioter Claims He 'Received No Due Process' During Texas Town Hall Showdown: 'That's Why I'm Running for Congress'

Ryan Nichols, who was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, said he is running for Congress because he did not receive due process.

Latin Times

Brazil Ex-president Collor De Mello Jailed For Corruption

Brazil's former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested and taken to prison Friday to begin serving a nearly nine-year sentence for corruption and money laundering, the latest former leader to face jail time.

International Business Times

Martin Wright obituary

Other lives: Director of the Howard League for Penal Reform who also campaigned for better treatment of victims of crime

The Guardian - UK

Disgraced former US congressman George Santos jailed for over seven years for fraud and identity theft

George Santos lied about his life story and defrauded donors to finance his lifestyle

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Latin Times

Disgraced Former Congressman George Santos Gets Maximum Sentence Over Wire Fraud, Identity Theft Scheme

Disgraced Former Congressman George Santos was sentenced to 87 months in prison over wire fraud and aggravated identity theft

The Guardian - US

George Santos given seven-year prison term for fraudulent congressional run

Republican former representative who had lied about his credentials sobbed in court saying he was ‘humbled’

The Guardian - UK

Costa Gazidis obituary

Other lives: Anti-apartheid doctor who fled to the UK after being imprisoned in South Africa

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz visited El Salvador’s mega-prison and saw people drained of hope. He then pitched it to Stephen Miller

Matt Gaetz was given a tour of the facility, which human rights groups have described as a ‘tropical gulag’ rife with abuses

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The Independent UK

3 men sentenced to over a century in prison after plot to kill a ringleader in UK's biggest heist

Three men who plotted to kill a former cage fighter, who years before had been convicted of being one of the ringleaders in the U.K.’s biggest-ever heist, have been sentenced to a collective term of over a century in prison

Roll Call

Former Rep. George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison - Roll Call

A federal judge sentenced disgraced former New York Republican Rep. George Santos to more than seven years in prison on Friday.

Latin Times

Disgraced Former Congressman George Santos Expects To Get Over 7 Years In Prison For Lying Scheme

Disgraced Former Congressman George Santos said he's "totally resigned" to getting over 7 years in prison for a lying scheme

Evening Standard

Lorry driver who killed pregnant nurse in M8 crash jailed

Trevor Norgate, 58, previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving over the incident near Hermiston Gait in 2023.

Evening Standard

Convicted murderer missing from open prison traced

Police said Raymond McCourt, 59, was found in Edinburgh and will now be returned to prison.

The Independent UK

Musician tells the stories of 10 women imprisoned for killing their abusers

Vivir Quintana is using a typically male genre of music to sing for incarcerated women

The Independent UK

As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America's oldest detention center in Miami

As President Donald Trump seeks to make good on his campaign pledge of mass arrests and removals of migrants, the U.S. immigration detention system is being overrun with prisoners

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