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'No moral equivalence' over Russia prisoner swap talk

A prisoner swap for Australian Oscar Jenkins became more complicated after Russia sentenced him on criminal charges, removing him from a POW deal with Ukraine.

AAP

Mahmood warns of stark choices for prison reform to ensure ‘worthy’ system

The Justice Secretary told The Times the current state of prisons is a ‘horrible reality’.

Evening Standard

Most Migrants Deported to Imprisonment in El Salvador Under the Alien Enemies Act Had no Criminal Record and Many had Entered the US Legally

A new Cato Institute study by David Bier presents the most extensive available evidence on these points.

Reason

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Judges told to favour community alternatives over short prison sentences

Sentencing review to be published on Thursday aims to ‘ease prison capacity crisis’ and reduce reoffending

The Guardian - UK

Jan 6 rioter who smashed glass Ashli Babbitt crawled through is charged with burglary in Virginia

A Capitol rioter who attacked police on January 6, 2021 and smashed the glass that fellow rioter Ashli Babbitt crawled through before she was shot and killed has once again been arrested, this time for theft.

The Independent UK

Indigenous incarceration rates are 'getting worse'

Law changes for alleged domestic violence offenders have been cited as a reason for increasing remand numbers, as Indigenous incarceration reaches record highs.

AAP

At Least 50 Venezuelan Migrants Deported to El Salvador Prison Had The Entered U.S. Legally: Report

At least 50 Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador had entered the United States legally, according to a new report

Latin Times

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Surging number of Aussies stuck in 'prison of poverty'

New research highlights the desperation of Australia's most vulnerable people, with more than half of those surveyed admitting to skipping meals.

AAP

Ministers to prioritise compensation bid by man wrongly jailed for 38 years

Justice minister Lord Ponsonby said he would ‘encourage’ Peter Sullivan, 68, to seek a payout.

Evening Standard

January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for burglary

Zachary Alam was imprisoned for role in Capitol attack and later pardoned, and now allegedly entered Virginia home and stole items

The Guardian - US

‘I think of those I left behind in prison’: Iran’s Jafar Panahi on life as a banned film-maker

He’s been jailed, gone on hunger strike and been forced to sell his house for bail. In his first newspaper interview for 15 years, the great director explains why every film is worth the consequences

The Guardian - UK

France to build supermax prison to isolate drug lords and Islamists in Amazon

France plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and radicalised Islamists near a former penal colony in its overseas department of French Guiana, sparking outcry among residents and local officials.

Radio France Internationale

James Argent’s girlfriend’s injuries revealed after arrest for 'pushing her down the stairs'

The ITV personality was arrested for domestic violence, given a six-month suspended prison sentence and a two-year restraining order

Evening Standard

Legal bid over plans to use pepper spray in young offender institutions

Charity Howard League for Penal Reform has sent a letter before claim to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood urging her to withdraw the decision.

The Independent UK

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Moment cat caught smuggling Class A drugs into Costa Rican prison

Police officers have caught a cat carrying hard drugs into a prison in Costa Rica.

The Independent UK

English Defense League founder Tommy Robinson due for early release after UK judge's decision

The founder of the far-right English Defense League had his prison sentence for contempt of court reduced by the U.K. High Court in London and could be released in coming days

Cycling Weekly

Mark Cavendish robbers told to repay stolen £750,000 or face extra prison time

Cavendish and his family were robbed at knifepoint in November 2021

Evening Standard

Lucy Connolly loses jail sentence appeal over Southport race hate post - as Tory councillor husband brands decision 'shocking'

Lucy Connolly has been in prison since August last year for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

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Evening Standard

Tommy Robinson set to be released from prison in days after sentence reduced

Robinson was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of a High Court injunction made in 2021.

The Independent UK

Tommy Robinson to be released from prison within days after sentence cut

The far-right activist has had his sentence reduced by four months

The Guardian - UK

Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist resumes full hunger strike

Laila Soueif announces life-endangering action in protest over continued detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah in Cairo

Evening Standard

Prison service ‘closed ranks’ after young offender took his own life, FAI finds

Jack McKenzie, 20, died at Polmont YOI in September 2021.

International Business Times

Iran's Panahi Pokes Fun At Iran's Jailers In Cannes Comeback

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi makes his first appearance at an international film festival in 15 years at Cannes on Tuesday with a story about political prisoners trying to get their own back on their jailers.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: thinktank finds legal immigrants stripped of protections and sent to El Salvador prison

Report comes as supreme court allows US president to revoke protected status for Venezuelans. Key US politics stories from 19 May 2025

The Guardian - US

At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds

Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to Cecot

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