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Tennessee man sought in 4 deaths spent years in prison for robbing a convenience store at age 16

Court records show the man wanted in the northwest Tennessee deaths of four people had spent years in prison for robbing a convenience store as a 16-year-old and threatening to go after jurors

The Independent UK

Technology could open up new ways to track prisoners

Technology firms have apparently suggested placing tracking devices or a microchip under the skin of convicted criminals to monitor them in prison or when they come out, according to a recent report in the Guardian. Though the idea raises questions about human rights, the technology is certainly developing that could…

The Conversation

Ghislaine Maxwell quietly moved from Florida prison to softer Texas ‘honor dorm’ after asking for Trump pardon

New lockup is an all-female prison camp that has limited perimeter fencing and is home to fraudster Elizabeth Holmes and reality star Jen Shah

The Independent UK

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Another Venezuelan Is Suing Over His Deportation To El Salvador: 'An Officer Told Me I Was Going To Die There'

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has filed a complaint on behalf of a Venezuelan national deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration

Latin Times

Michaella McCollum says SAS Who Dares Wins interrogation was ‘extremely hostile’

McCollum served a three year prison sentence in Peru for attempting to smuggle cocaine across borders

The Independent UK

Appeals court in Bosnia confirms sentence for Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik

An appeals court in Bosnia has confirmed a one-year prison sentence for pro-Russia Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik, along with a six-year ban from politics over his separatist actions

The Independent UK

South Korea’s ex-leader Yoon takes off prison uniform and lies on floor to resist questioning

South Korea’s jailed ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol again refused to attend questioning by investigators Friday, using a new method to resist

The Independent UK

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FBI investigates drug-trafficking ‘epidemic’ in prison also housing Ice detainees: ‘A lot of corruption’

In the first of a three-part special report, a look at the drugs and violence allegedly sweeping through the Cibola county correctional center in New Mexico

The Guardian - US

Prosecutors seek substantial prison term for Sean 'Diddy' Combs as they oppose bail

Prosecutors are urging a judge to reject the latest request for bail by hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, saying nothing has changed since his conviction last month on prostitution-related charges

The Independent UK

Indonesia set to release hundreds of prisoners under president's clemency plan

Indonesia is set to begin releasing hundreds of convicts from its notoriously overcrowded prisons after parliament approved the first stage of President Prabowo Subianto’s wide-ranging clemency plan

The Independent UK

‘I was a shoplifter and heroin addict – now I help others like me’

LIFE STORIES: After 32 years of drugs, abuse and petty crime – as well as numerous spells in prison – Charlie pledged to turn her life around. She tells Maira Butt about finally hitting her rock bottom, and why today she is proud to serve as an inspiration to people…

The Independent UK

Todd and Julie Chrisley want to ‘expose the truth’ about life in prison in new reality show

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The Independent UK

Woman jailed for ‘Face Off’ cosmetic surgery scam

The Criminal Court sentenced Xeping Chaiyasan to four years in prison for defrauding the public through a cosmetic surgery scheme known as “Face Off.”

Bangkok Post

Todd and Julie Chrisley’s new reality show teases unseen footage from their prison release

The Chrisleys were released from prison in May after being pardoned by President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

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Family pleads for release of Palestinian-American teen held in Israeli prison

Muhammad Zaher Ibrahim, 16, has been detained for five months on accusations of rock-throwing and has reportedly developed scabies

The Independent UK

Prison homicides and self-harm incidents soar as overcrowding crisis deepens

A prisoner self-harmed once every seven minutes in last 12 months, according to Ministry of Justice figures

Euronews

'Trump is falling for Putin's flattery'- Russian opposition activist, Kara-Murza

Russian opposition activist and former political prisoner, Vladimir Kara Murza says Western leaders’ treatment of Putin in the past was "shocking and shameful", and gave Putin leeway and erode democracy in Russia.

Evening Standard

Number of drones seen around jails rises to record high, figures show

Figures published for the first time reveal drone incidents in prisons rose to 1,712 in the year to March.

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Mississippi Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Using Fake Lowe's Truck To Smuggle Migrants

A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of using a fake Lowe's truck to smuggle migrants

Evening Standard

‘No discussion’ on how to prevent future incidents after inmate death – coroner

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, Kent, when he died in November 2021.

The Independent UK

‘No discussion’ on how to prevent future incidents after prisoner death, coroner says

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, Kent, when he died in November 2021

International Business Times UK

James Craig Verdict Twist: How the Dentist Tried to Frame His Wife with Deepfake Before Sentencing

Colorado dentist James Craig was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife with cyanide and attempting to frame her using a deepfake video.

The Independent UK

Virginia Giuffre’s family pleads with Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell

Jeffrey Epstein victim’s family called Maxwell a ‘monster who deserves to rot in prison for the rest of her life’

The Independent UK

Pakistan jails opposition leader and other senior figures from Imran Khan’s party on ‘terrorism’ charges

PTI’s leader in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan, among more than 100 officials sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

Evening Standard

Highest number of prisons found to be of ‘serious concern’

Figures show 22 jails – 18.5% – were given the lowest ranking in the year to March.

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