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From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction

Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made those choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a disease

The Guardian - UK

Public appeal issued after inmate absconds from prison

Anyone with information on Edwards’ whereabouts, or believe they may have seen him, is urged to call Suffolk Police on 101.

Evening Standard

A notorious Louisiana prison was chosen for immigrant detainees to urge self-deportation, Noem says

Federal authorities say they've deliberately chosen a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people living illegally in the U.S. to self-deport

The Independent UK

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Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets a second sentence in the Odebrecht corruption scandal

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to prison time for the second time in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht

The Independent UK

Who is Bobby Nunez: Man Faces Up to 10 Years in Jail After Towing ICE Vehicle Away During an Arrest

Los Angeles tow‑truck driver Bobby Nunez faces up to 10 years in prison after allegedly towing an ICE vehicle during a TikTok influencer's arrest, drawing national attention to protests and federal law enforcement.

International Business Times UK

Greece passes draconian legislation with prison terms for rejected asylum seekers

Those who have asylum claims rejected and do not leave within 14 days will face prison terms of two to five years

The Guardian - UK

Bella May Culley: Pregnant British teenager detained in Georgian prison could be freed for ‘substantial’ sum

Culley was accused of smuggling 14kg of cannabis into the country

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'El Chapo' Guzman Shows 'Strange And Worrying' Changes As Mental Health Deteriorates In Supermax Prison, Lawyer Says

Mariel Colon, lawyer of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, said the drug lord is experiencing "strange and worrying signs" as his mental health deteriorates in the Colorado supermax prison he's held in

Latin Times

65,000 Pennsylvania kids have a parent in prison or jail − here’s what research says about the value of in-person visits

Across Pennsylvania, an estimated 65,459 children have a parent in jail or prison. That’s according to a recent email inquiry to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Nationwide, nearly half of adults have experienced a close family member being in jail or prison, and 1 in 14 children have lost a…

The Conversation

Crook infiltrated 17 UK jails with drones loaded with drugs and knives hidden in drinks cartons

Knives and drugs were hidden inside drinks cartons for the drone flights into prison

Evening Standard

Lawyers say men deported by US to Eswatini are being imprisoned illegally

The men, who had been released after serving criminal sentences, are from Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Jamaica and Yemen

The Guardian - UK

British teen on Georgia drug charges could be freed for ‘many zeros’ sum

Lawyers for Bella Culley negotiating plea agreement, court reportedly told

The Guardian - UK

Pregnant British teen 'drug mule' facing life in Georgia prison set for release if 'substantial' fine paid

Bella May Culley, 19, is accused of carrying £200,000 worth of narcotics into the ex-Soviet country

Evening Standard

Real Housewives Of Potomac’s Karen Huger Is Being Released From Prison Today And Bravo Fans Are Sounding Off Online

The Grande Dame is sprung.

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The Independent UK

‘My son was everything you are not’, mother tells killer of ex-prison officer

Elias Morgan shot Lenny Scott outside a gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.

The Independent UK

3 men deported by US are being held in an African prison without charge, lawyers say

Three men deported by the U.S. to Eswatini in July have been held in a maximum-security prison without charge for seven weeks

The Guardian - UK

Portobello review – Marco Bellocchio’s glorious saga of TV stars, mafia prisoners and lace doilies

In the first two episodes of a six-part series, the stardom of 80s primetime host Enzo Tortora is cleverly crosscut with the scramble of a mob secretary who implicates him – and his parrot – in drug trafficking

Evening Standard

Man who murdered ex-prison officer is jailed for life with a minimum of 45 years

Elias Morgan, 35, gunned down father-of-three Lenny Scott, 33, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire last year

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The Independent UK

Criminal jailed for life after shooting prison officer dead in ‘revenge killing’

Elias Morgan had threatened to harm his victim’s family before killing him years later

The Guardian - UK

Celebrated, imprisoned, reviled, rebuilt: Fernand Pouillon, the lost architect of France

From designing enormous postwar housing projects to escaping from prison using a rope, Pouillon’s life had high drama. A new documentary charts the extraordinary rise, fall – and rise again – of France’s ‘most wanted’ creative

Evening Standard

Tagging criminals in prison to be trialled to close ‘surveillance gap’

A pilot programme of tagging offenders in prison on the day of their release is set to begin in October.

Evening Standard

Inmate dies in hospital two weeks after prison incident

Leicestershire Police said Dennis Green, 42, passed away last month after an alleged assault at HMP Fosse Way.

Euronews

Finland sentences Nigerian separatist leader to six years in prison

In 2024, the Nigerian military declared Simon Ekpa wanted as part of nearly 100 people sought on charges of terrorism. After his arrest in Finland, the Nigerian government sought his extradition.

The Independent UK

African nation bans homosexuality with threats of prison terms and fines

It joins over half of Africa’s 54 countries that have laws banning homosexuality

The National (Scotland)

Car ‘deliberately’ set on fire outside Scottish prison

Police have opened an investigation after a car was “deliberately” set on fire outside HMP Grampian in Peterhead ...

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