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Killers could serve shorter jail terms for good behaviour in radical overhaul of sentencing, justice minister signals

Shabana Mahmood warned ‘short sentence reform on its own isn’t going to be enough’ to ease the overcrowding crisis as she opened a new 1,500-cell prison

The Independent UK

Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits

A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to spend billions to install air conditioning to cool them off

The Independent UK

The woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 has been denied parole

Yolanda Saldívar, who has served nearly three decades in prison for killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez, has been denied parole by a Texas board

The Independent UK

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Kristi Noem Uses El Salvador's Nightmarish Megaprison To Create Content

The Homeland Security secretary's use of El Salvador's largest prison for propaganda is unethical and an endorsement of an autocratic justice system.

Reason

Lancashire prison governor denies alleged relationship with drug gang leader inmate

Kerri Pegg, 42, also accused of accepting gift of Mercedes from man styling himself Jesse Pinkman

The Guardian - UK

Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’

Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrants

The Guardian - US

Kim Kardashian reveals moment during teen years that led to her interest in prison reform

The reality star visited a group of incarcerated firefighters in Sacramento last year

The Independent UK

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French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

French president Emmanuel Macron has called for authorities to free the novelist who was convicted in Algeria for allegedly undermining the country’s territorial integrity

The Guardian - UK

Trump Official Defended for Wearing Alleged Rolex Watch in Video With Migrants at El Salvador Prison: 'What's Wrong With Wealth?'

Conservatives defended Kristi Noem after she was caught wearing what some claim to be a Rolex worth thousands while visiting a Salvadoran prison camp.

Latin Times

Georgia GOP Senator Says Laken Riley Killer Should be Sent to 'El Salvador's Hellhole of a Prison, Where He'll Rot in Misery'

"I'm still furious that Jose Ibarra wasn't sentenced to death in Georgia—because that's the justice Laken Riley deserved," added State Senator Colton Moore

Latin Times

Prison governor had relationship with ‘Breaking Bad’ gang leader, jury told

Kerri Pegg allegedly accepted a car from Anthony Saunderson, who went by the name Jesse Pinkman.

The Independent UK

All Atomfall endings and how to get each one

Decide the fate of the Windscale quarantine zone and its inhabitants.

PC Gamer

Police appeal after man jailed for firearms offence absconds from prison

Brian Odour, 34, failed to return to HMP Springhill near Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

French prosecutors seek suspended prison term in Depardieu sexual assault case

French prosecutors have asked for an 18-month suspended prison sentence for French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is on trial for alleged sexual assaults on two women working on a film set in 2021.

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Immigrants are staying home

Many immigrants from Venezuela now fear deportation or worse: being sent to a foreign prison and never getting out

The Independent UK

Kristi Noem criticized for filming video in front of caged prisoners in El Salvador

Noem stood in front of a jam-packed prison cell filled with men in uniform clothing and haircuts to threaten other migrants who enter the U.S. illegally

Latin Times

Cartel Del Noreste Leader 'Tocayo' Sentenced For Bringing Hitmen Into U.S.: 'A Direct Threat To The Safety Of South Texas'

A Mexican cartel leader has been sentenced to prison after smuggling hitmen into the U.S.

Euronews

US homeland security secretary visits prison in El Salvador holding deported Venezuelans

In a video filmed at the jail, Kristi Noem warned immigrants that they could face the same fate as the 238 Venezuelans controversially deported by the Trump administration on 15 March.

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The Independent UK

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal handed five-year sentence as diplomatic rift widens

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison after a judge found him guilty of undermining national unity

Radio France Internationale

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been sentenced to five years in prison for undermining Algeria's territorial integrity.

Evening Standard

Trump administration official visits El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca

International Business Times UK

Who Is Kerri Pegg? 'Rising Star' Prison Gov Exposed For Bribery, Allowing 'Massive Drug Trafficking' In Jail

Prison governor Kerri Pegg, once lauded as a 'rising star,' is facing serious accusations of bribery and facilitating large-scale drug trafficking.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

Evening Standard

Families of Katie Allan and William Brown to meet Constance ahead of speech

The families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar called for a change to a ‘lack of accountability’ across the Scottish Prison Service.

The Conversation

New sentencing laws will drive NZ’s already high imprisonment rates – and budgets – even higher

With the government’s Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Bill about to become law within days, New Zealand’s already high incarceration rate will almost certainly climb even higher.

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