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Firearms officers should receive more support, ex-Met chief tells peers

Lord Hogan-Howe’s comments come after misconduct proceedings were dropped against a prison officer who shot a man dead during a prison break in 2015.

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025

Ghislaine Maxwell being treated like a ‘guest in a hotel’ at new prison, expert says

‘Very unusual situation’ said to be ‘upsetting’ prisoners in facility normally reserved for perpetrators of white collar crimes

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

Ohio town terrorized by anonymous letters. The scarier part? They continued even after the prime suspect was imprisoned

This one might keep you up at night.

We Got This Covered · Oct 16, 2025

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Gangland boss's case delayed after alleged discovery

A crime boss's case against prison authorities has been delayed after allegations emerged of contraband being found in his cell and an earlier plot to escape.

AAP · Oct 16, 2025

You are terrorists’: Greta Thunberg claims jail guards threatened to ‘gas’ her as she was targeted in ‘Minority Report’-style humiliation

Things are hard for those who get put into prison.

We Got This Covered · Oct 16, 2025

Charges filed in New York ‘Hot Skates’ cold case, after 3 wrongly convicted men spent almost 40 years in prison for murder

The suspect lived near the roller rink when it happened.

We Got This Covered · Oct 16, 2025

Guatemala's president accepts resignations of top security officials after gang escape

Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo has accepted the resignations of three top security officials

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

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Luigi Mangione received $40,000 from crazed fans to spend in prison, report says

Luigi Mangione previously asked supporters to stop sending him books and photos due to prison regulations on gifts

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Pennsylvania man wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years faces deportation after Ice arrest

Subramanyam Vedam, 64, was recently exonerated for murder after being sentenced to life in prison in 1983

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2025

Case dropped against Met police officer who shot unarmed man

Officer, known as W80, shot Jermaine Baker during a foiled prison break in 2015

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

Marksman who fatally shot man faced ‘decade of legal madness’ – Sir Mark Rowley

The officer, known only as W80, shot Jermaine Baker as police stopped a plot to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green Crown Court in 2015.

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

Did Ian Watkins Predict His Own Murder? Chilling Words From Lostprophets Singer Resurface After Gruesome Prison Killing

Serving time in the notorious HMP Wakefield, Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins had often spoken of the extreme danger he faced, fearing a sudden, fatal attack.

International Business Times UK · Oct 15, 2025

Man who murdered his partner in a hot tub sentenced to 25 years in prison

Claire Leveque travelled from Canada to live with her killer and his mother in October 2023, months before she was murdered.

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

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Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

Misconduct hearing of firearms officer who shot man dead in north London collapses

Marksman known as W80 was accused of using excessive force in shooting dead Jermaine Baker during prison van break

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Misconduct case dismissed for police marksman in Jermaine Baker shooting

Jermaine Baker was shot at close range by a counter-terrorism specialist firearms officer near Wood Green Crown Court in 2015

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

Misconduct hearing thrown out for police marksman who fatally shot man

The officer, known only as W80, shot Jermaine Baker, as police stopped a plot to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green Crown Court in 2015.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

A notorious nude and pages from the Guardian? Claire Fontaine’s dazzling show has got the lot!

The duo behind Claire Fontaine discuss their new exhibition, which explores everything from prison atrocities to neon profanities – and even pairs this newspaper with a Courbet masterpiece

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Latin Times · Oct 15, 2025

Julio César Chávez Backs Son Amid Drug Trafficking Probe: 'If He Was a Narco, I'd Put Him in Jail Myself'

"Everyone who knows my son Julio knows perfectly well that he is not connected to a drug cartel or weapons or anything like that. Has he had addiction problems? Yes, indeed, just like me. But he is fighting it," Chávez Sr. said.

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Roofman: The true story behind Channing Tatum’s wild crime drama

New comedy follows real-life robberies story of an escaped prisoner who hid in a toy shop

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

Lifers review – an inside look at the ageing prison population

A young officer becomes the de facto carer of a vulnerable inmate in Evan Placey’s well-observed play about a stretched Prison Service

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Iran gives lengthy jail sentences to two French citizens for ‘spying’ for France and Israel

Their sentencing comes just days after Tehran suggested the pair could be released in a prisoner swap

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 15, 2025

DoJ seizes $15 billion in Bitcoin from Cambodian fraudster who ran 'pig butchering' scam using forced labor — accused could face 40 years in prison following department's biggest ever crypto confiscation

The DoJ has seized $15 billion in Bitcoin, thought to be proceeds from a 'pig butchering' scam run from forced-labor compounds in Cambodia.

AAP · Oct 15, 2025

Trans jail ban sparks outrage amid inmate safety debate

Trans women inmates in male prisons will suffer yet more physical and sexual assaults now a territory has barred them from female jails, rights groups say.

International Business Times · Oct 15, 2025

Raila Odinga: Kenya's Perennial Opposition Leader

Raila Amolo Odinga, whose death at 80 was announced on Wednesday, spent most of his adult life in politics, including eight years in prison as a pro-democracy campaigner -- but never achieved his goal of becoming Kenya's president, despite five attempts.

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