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Menendez Brothers Could Be Freed After Prosecutor Urges Resentencing

Lyle and Erik Menendez, the two brothers whose grisly 1989 murder of their wealthy parents was the subject of a recent Netflix series, could be released from prison after a US prosecutor said Thursday he would ask a judge to look again at their sentences.

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Minnesota Man Bragged on Social Media About Driving Twice the Speed Limit Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Vehicular Homicide

A Minnesota driver who posted his dangerously high speed to Snapchat moments before a deadly car crash has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison.

Latin Times

Los Angeles prosecutor recommends resentencing Menendez brothers for 1989 murders, making them parole eligible

Brothers sentenced to life in prison for high-profile 1989 killing of parents in Beverly Hills

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LA DA George Gascón Recommends Resentencing for Menendez Brothers

Lyle and Erik Menendez have been allowed to stand in front of a judge to receive a new sentence for murdering their parents. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Latin Times

A Detroit murder conviction is overturned 22 years later because of police misconduct

A Michigan man has been released from prison after 22 years after Detroit-area prosecutors acknowledged that his murder conviction was tainted by the key testimony of a rogue police officer

The Independent UK

Prosecutors To Announce Decision On Menendez Brothers Resentencing

Prosecutors to announce decision on resentencing Menendez brothers for 1989 killings in Beverly Hills. Family advocates for release after decades in prison.

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Four Charged and Sentenced For Making Death Threats Against Election Workers Across the U.S.

The threats were directed at volunteers, elected officials, and even FBI agents who were falsely accused of "lying" and "cheating."

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What happens now that a convicted felon has won the presidency?

Now that Trump has secured a second term in the White House, he could theoretically make history as the first president to run the country from a prison cell

The Independent UK

Todd Chrisley fired from job at prison chapel over interactions with other inmates

Reality TV star Todd Chrisley is serving a 12-year prison sentence in Florida for bank fraud and tax evasion charges

The Independent UK

Former Eagle Pass detective sentenced to 10 years in prison for running migrant stash houses

Hazel Eileen Diaz received nearly $40,000 in cash and money transfers for letting human smugglers use her rental properties.

The Texas Tribune

Martha Stewart reveals the ‘minor’ prison incident that landed her in solitary confinement

The cooking show host was placed in a minimum-security facility for five months from October 2004 to March 2005

The Independent UK

Justice secretary urged to place Winchester prison into emergency measures

Inspectorate wrote to Shabana Mahmood citing violence, drug and security problems at Hampshire jail

The Guardian - UK

Jailed former Malaysian leader apologizes for fund embezzlement scandal, reiterates his innocence

Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak issued a rare apology over the looting of a state investment fund worth billions of dollars “under my watch” while reiterating his innocence

The Independent UK

Fugitive Caught On Security Camera Reading News Articles About His Prison Escape

CCTV footage from a convenience store in London has apparently captured a former soldier reading newspaper articles about his own escape from prison while actively on the lam.

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Gangs recruiting skilled drone pilots to smuggle drugs, ketchup and shower gel into prisons, police warn

Police describe ‘constant struggle’ to stop illict deliveries fuelling soaring violence behind bars

Dynamite News

Pakistan: Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi granted bail in Toshkhana-II case

Bushra Bibi, wife of imprisoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been granted bail from the Adiala Jail in connection with the Toshakhana-II case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Prisoner removes his own cell door at ‘dilapidated’ jail placed in emergency measures

HMP Winchester is ninth jail to be issued with urgent notification in just two years

Al Jazeera

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, released from prison

The couple was sentenced in January to 14 years in prison on what they claim are trumped-up corruption charges.

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Evening Standard

Lucy Letby appeal: Killer nurse loses appeal against attempted murder conviction

Former nurse is serving a whole life prison sentence after she was convicted of seven murders and seven attempted murders against babies in her care

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Todd Chrisley fired from prison chapel job

Todd Chrisley has been dismissed from his job at his prison's chapel, his lawyer has confirmed.

Salon

Imprisoned climate protester speaks out

Just Stop Oil cofounder Roger Hallam spoke with Salon about overcoming climate despair and taking action

Evening Standard

Winchester prison needs ‘urgent improvement’, watchdog warns

Drug use was ‘rife’ but the prison’s approach to testing was ‘weak’, inspectors said.

The Guardian - UK

Gangs recruit skilled drone pilots to fly drugs and even ketchup into UK prisons

Police say specialists headhunted for lucrative missions, sometimes delivering several kilograms at a time

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Justice Department Announces Developments In Election Threat Cases

Justice Department cracks down on threats against election workers and officials, resulting in prison sentences and charges.

The Conversation

Human rights advocate Alexander Lapshin: No place to go, but still fighting for global freedom

Global freedom has been in decline for nearly two decades, according to Freedom House, an American non-profit organization devoted to supporting democracy around the world.

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