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‘Like working in a kettle’: France’s overcrowded prisons swelter under historic heatwave

The deadly heatwave sweeping France has once again exposed the structural problems of the country’s chronically overcrowded prisons, with groups of three or four detainees crammed into airless cells built to hold a lone prisoner. Analysts and prison staff alike have criticised a penal system that continues to see mass…

France 24

Ghislaine Maxwell says the Epstein files prove she was wrongfully convicted. Trump’s DOJ wants to keep her locked up

Prosecutors blast her latest ‘baseless’ arguments as ‘unmoored from law, logic or the record’

The Independent UK

Controversial Streamer Johnny Somali loses South Korea appeal, court upholds six-month prison sentence

Johnny Somali’s appeal has been rejected by a South Korean court, leaving his six-month prison sentence with labor unchanged. Prosecutors also failed to secure a longer three-year sentence. According to Legal Mindset, Somali may still appeal to the Supreme Court. The case follows his convictions over business obstruction, public disturbance…

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Perpetrators of LGBTQ+ conversion practices could face prison under new bill

Draft bill to ban abusive practices that aim to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity in England and Wales hailed as ‘historic’

The Guardian - UK

Thief who told police ‘you’re lucky I’m not grooming girls’ jailed after £19,000 crime spree

The judge warned Neville Stanbury, 58, that he may die in prison if he does not choose to give up drugs

Evening Standard

‘The torture continues’: Father who robbed phone 20 years ago recalled to prison after anonymous phone call

Shaun Lloyd – whose case is being reviewed by the UN – has not been arrested, interviewed or charged but is facing years more behind bars on an IPP sentence he was handed as a teenager

The Independent UK

“Jesus Christ is coming and COVID is going to kill us all”: Florida mother who drowned her baby in a bathtub and stabbed her husband, daughter found not guilty. Here's why

A Florida mother, Precious Bland, accused of drowning her infant daughter during a religious ritual has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury accepted her defense that severe, COVID-19-induced delusions, including fears of an apocalypse, rendered her unable to understand her actions. She will now receive psychiatric…

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Ex-British Airways pilot jailed for 8 years for raping 12-year-old girl he met on Instagram

An ex-British Airways pilot has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after admitting to raping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he contacted through Instagram, BBC reported.

The Times of India

Hong Kong gangster jailed for forcing 2 Thai women into prostitution

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 70-year-old gang member to a year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution, after they fell for job scams claiming to be hiring massage therapists and were trafficked from Thailand to the city in 2023.

Bangkok Post

Maharashtra FDA bans serving food in newspapers, issues statewide food safety order

Maharashtra FDA has launched 'Safe Food, Healthy Maharashtra' banning food served on newspapers and enforcing strict hygiene. Hotels, restaurants, and delivery platforms must adhere to new standards, including FSSAI licensing, staff training, and proper food handling. Violators face severe penalties, including imprisonment and licence cancellation, as the state aims to…

The Economic Times

Popular Ibiza DJ named as alleged 'mastermind' behind international drug trafficking operation

Euronews

Cambodian reporters lose appeal against treason sentences

Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld 14-year prison sentences for two journalists convicted of treason for posting a photo taken in a military-restricted area after border clashes with Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Cambodia Supreme Court upholds treason convictions of 2 journalists, raising press freedom questions

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the treason convictions and 14-year prison sentences of journalists Phorn Sopheap and Pheap Pheara, who were accused of posting Facebook photos from a restricted military zone during last year’s border clashes with Thailand

The Independent UK

Rocker Sek Loso freed on parole

Rock singer Seksan Sookpimay, better known as “Sek Loso”, has been released from prison on special parole, with electronic monitoring, after serving 13 months of a 3-year sentence for weapons and drug offences.

Bangkok Post

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International Business Times UK

Katie Price's Husband Lost 20lbs in Dubai's Most Notorious Prison But May Have to Return Amid New Legal Battle

Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews says he lost 20lbs in Dubai prison, but newly reported court documents suggest he may be headed straight back into legal trouble.

The Independent UK

2 men released from Death Row in California sue Alameda County for $572M over jury selection

Two California men freed from prison last year over prosecutorial misconduct have filed lawsuits against Alameda County

Reason

Supreme Court Ruling Offers Hope to an Iowa Marijuana User Who Got 4 Years for Owning Guns

The Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Hemani could open the door to relief for cannabis consumers convicted of illegal gun possession.

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Supreme Court rules on Rastafarian inmate who warned guards cutting his dreadlocks was illegal

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Anti-ICE Activist Gets 30 Years for Moving a Box of Antifascist Literature, Longer Than Many Jan. 6 Rioters Received

Daniel Sanchez-Estrada received a 30-year prison sentence for moving antifascist literature linked to a protest, sparking debate over protest-related prosecutions compared to January 6 riot sentences.

Latin Times

Catholic Leaders Urge DeSantis to Halt Record-Setting Florida Execution of 74-Year-Old Death Row Inmate

Catholic leaders across Florida are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt the scheduled execution of death row inmate Dusty Ray Spencer, arguing that life imprisonment without parole would provide justice while preserving human dignity.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland breaking UN rules on prisoner rights, says inspector

SCOTLAND'S jails are breaking the UN’s so-called Nelson Mandela rules on prisoner rights, a watchdog has said.

International Business Times UK

Lee Andrews Update: Why Katie Price's Husband Just Joined Cameo to Avoid Being Thrown Back Into a Hellhole Prison

Lee Andrews, husband of Katie Price, faces a new property dispute in Dubai after his release from Al Awir prison, while launching a Cameo account to raise funds.

Bangkok Post

Rocker Sek Loso freed on parole, with monitoring

The Guardian - US

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

The Times of India

27-year-old Pakistani delivery driver on student visa jailed for rape in UK for over 8 years

A Pakistani delivery driver who raped a vulnerable woman shortly after she left a hospital in West Sussex has been sentenced to eight years and three months in prison.

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