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Prison governor freed inmate turned lover who gifted her £12,000 car, court told

She fell from grace after becoming ‘emotionally and personally involved’ with prisoner, jury told

The Independent UK

Spiritual adviser to man executed by firing squad: 'We're more than the worst thing we've done.'

When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina, it was the first time in 15 years that an execution in the United States had been carried out by a firing squad

The Independent UK

China gave a 3-year sentence to a Taiwan-based publisher on charges of inciting separatism

The editor-in-chief of a Taiwanese publishing house has received a three-year prison sentence after a Chinese court convicted him of inciting separatism

The Independent UK

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Free by Amanda Knox review – after the acquittal

In her second memoir, Knox writes about her attempts to adjust to normal life after leaving prison in Italy

The Guardian - UK

Told to fix notorious prison, Israel just relocated alleged abuses, detainees say

Under pressure from Israel’s top court to improve conditions at a facility notorious for mistreating Palestinians seized in Gaza, the military transferred hundreds of detainees to newly opened camps

The Independent UK

Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is visiting the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang have been held since their removal from the U_S_ Noem’s Wednesday trip to the prison where inmates are packed into cells and…

The Independent UK

After four prosecutors and nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing the death penalty for mass shooter

The new DA campaigned on seeking the death penalty for the 2019 massacre, but said he offered the gunman a plea deal of life in prison to avoid dragging out the case for several more years.

The Texas Tribune

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Woman strangled during overnight visit with her husband at a California prison

Officials look into death of Stephanie Brinson, who’s second person in a year to die during family visit at Ione facility

The Guardian - US

Amanda Knox shares why she feels ‘lucky’ as she opens up about life after prison

More than a decade has passed since Amanda Knox was cleared of her housemate’s murder. But public scrutiny has continued to follow her. Ahead of the release of her new memoir, Knox tells Andrea Cavallier how she has struggled to truly feel free and how she went from feeling utterly…

The Independent UK

Joey Barton handed 12-week suspended prison sentence for assaulting his wife

Former footballer found guilty of offence at family home in south-west London in June 2021

The Guardian - UK

Serial harasser banned from American Airlines for allegedly groping young woman aboard flight

Exclusive: Cherian Abraham is no longer welcome aboard American’s planes, a spokesperson told The Independent

The Independent UK

Venezuelan migrants deported by the US ended up in a Salvadoran prison. This is their legal status

The U.S. government used an 18th-century wartime law to deport nearly 300 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, where they were immediately transferred to the country’s maximum-security gang prison

The Independent UK

Venezuelan Dad Deported to Salvadoran Prison Was Family Man Who Worked for DoorDash

Alirio Guillermo Belloso Fuenmayor’s wife is trying to find a way to get him released and home to Venezuela.

Capital & Main

Retired GP who obstructed railway during power station protest avoids jail

A court heard Diana Warner, 66, has given up direct action because of the ‘shock’ of being sent to prison over another protest

The Independent UK

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White Couple Who Adopted Black Kids And Used Them As Servants Get Hundreds Of Years In Prison

After their heinous crimes came to light, a judge said, “May God have mercy on your souls. Because this court will not.” The post White Couple Who Adopted Black Kids And Used Them As Servants Get Hundreds Of Years In Prison first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

UFC legend Cain Velasquez sentenced to five years in prison for attempted murder

In 2022, Velasquez embarked on a car chase and shot at a man accused of molesting his son

AAP

Aboriginal man 'sick several days' before prison death

An inquest into the prison death of a 38-year-old Aboriginal man has been told he was too sick to get out of bed before his passing.

The Guardian - UK

‘Making art made me feel free’: the prison paintings of Myanmar’s Htein Lin

The artist, who has an exhibition at Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery, created a unique body of work from jail uniforms, soap and lids while detained by Myanmar’s regime

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The Independent UK

Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter has prison start postponed

Federal prosecutors say the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani who was supposed to begin his nearly five-year prison term on Monday, has had his surrender date postponed

The Independent UK

Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez sentenced to 5 years for 2022 shooting

Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has been sentenced to five years in prison for a shooting in 2022 where he chased after the man accused of molesting his son

USA Today Sports Media Group

Cain Velasquez attorney reacts to prison sentence with mixed emotions: ‘Today’s results are bittersweet’

The attorney who represented Cain Velasquez reacted to Monday's prison sentence with a mix of emotions.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Cain Velasquez sentenced to prison after pleading no contest to attempted murder

Former UFC star Cain Velasquez has been sentenced for the 2022 shooting of an alleged child molester.

The Independent UK

Venezuela-hired lawyers file petition in El Salvador in effort to free Venezuelans deported by US

Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government filed legal action Monday in El Salvador aimed at freeing the 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States who are being held in a Salvadoran maximum-security prison

Latin Times

Texas Prison Staff Falsified and Defaced Temperature Logs As Heat-Associated Deaths Piled Up In The State: Report

A Texas Tribune analysis revealed that at least 41 people had died inside Texas prisons in 2023 during the state's record-breaking heat wave.

Latin Times

ICE Forced Women to Poop on the Floor While Chained for Hours on Prison Bus: Report

Four immigrant women shared accounts of inhumane detainment conditions, including hours spent chained on buses without access to food, water, or toilets.

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