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The UK says the killer of 3 girls at a dance class should never be freed. But it can't guarantee it

The British government says has no plans to change a law barring young people from being imprisoned for life

The Independent UK

Serial Rapist 'Bolder Than Most' Released From Prison

Alvin Ray Quarles, 'Bolder than Most,' released from prison, sparking concerns among survivors and the community.

Top News

Pie company fortune heir sentenced to life in prison for best friend’s murder

William Bush, 23, was killed by Dylan Thomas, his childhood friend and the grandson of pie company tycoon Sir Stanley Thomas, in Cardiff.

Evening Standard

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New prison to isolate 100 of France's most dangerous drug lords

France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country's top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop inmates from running criminal networks from behind bars. However some unions and advocates of prison reform have expressed doubts over the initiative.

Radio France Internationale

Brickbat: Sticky Fingers

In New York, former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall received a prison sentence of between one year and four… The post Brickbat: Sticky Fingers appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Southport murders: No 10 rejects calls to change law on whole-life sentences

Downing Street says whole-life terms cannot be extended to killers under age of 18 because of international law

The Guardian - UK

Drug marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht speaks out after Trump pardon

Silk Road founder thanks US president for ‘amazing blessing’ in video message after his release from prison.

Al Jazeera

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Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails

Dozens of Palestinian women and teenagers were released from Israeli prisons this week as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza

The Independent UK

Salvadoran court sentences 3 minors to prison after they appeared in video making gang signs

A court in El Salvador has sentenced three minors to five years in prison and put five more on probation after they were arrested last year following the public release of a video of them making gang signs inside a school

The Independent UK

‘You’re a coward’: Inside courtroom where grieving families refused to be overcome by Southport killer’s antics

Rudakubana, 18, was not in court as his victim’s spoke of their anguish after he started shouting from the dock

The Independent UK

Former Bosnian prison camp guard sentenced for lying to get refugee status and earn US citizenship

A judge has sentenced a naturalized U.S. citizen who's been living in Massachusetts to more than five years in prison for falsely claiming to be a Bosnian War refugee

The Independent UK

Pardoned Proud Boy Leader Demands J6 Investigators 'Pay for What They Did': 'Put Them Behind Bars'

Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, who was recently freed from prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump, believes that those who investigated the attacks on the U.S. Capitol that occurred on January 6, 2021, should "pay for what they did."

Latin Times

The January 6 pardons: Who has Trump ordered to be released?

As one of his first actions as president, Trump pardoned hundreds of his supporters. Here’s a look at who he set free.

Al Jazeera

Axel Rudakubana likely to spend life in prison after being sentenced to 52 years for Southport murders

Eighteen-year-old is handed 13 life sentences on Thursday

The Independent UK

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Justice Secretary in emotional apology to families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay

JUSTICE Secretary Angela Constance gave an emotional apology to the families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay as she told MSPs the state accepted…

Cycling News

10-month suspended prison sentence and €5000 fine given to Marion Sicot six years after positive EPO test

Former French rider's anti-doping violation saga comes to a close in Montargis trial

The Guardian - US

Sundance 2025: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival

From a Jennifer Lopez musical to an Ayo Edebiri horror to a provocative prison documentary, this year’s Utah-based festival has plenty to be excited about

Evening Standard

‘Dangerous’ inmate convicted of attempts to kill prison officers

A court has heard that Aklakar Rahman, 38, had made repeated attempts to wound or kill prison officers.

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The Guardian - UK

Bournemouth woman’s killer was not referred for support after prison release, inquest told

Inquest into Marta Elena Vento’s killing by Stephen Cole, who had psychosis, told of ‘crisis’ on mental health team at Winchester prison

The Independent UK

Boxer who was Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist is jailed for sexual assault of a minor

The boxer who became Thailand’s first Olympic gold medalist has been convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced to just over three years in prison

The Conversation

Many more older people are leaving prison and face unmet needs for housing and health care − as well as a tangle of groups trying to help

American prisons are rapidly graying.

Evening Standard

Family of East Londoner stabbed to death 20 years ago say 'wrong man is in prison'

Almost 20 years on from the murder, families of the victim and the man convicted of the attack are calling for an appeal

The Guardian - UK

Family of jailed dissident urge Lammy to prioritise case as he visits Egypt

‘Moment of truth’ for UK foreign secretary over Alaa Abd El Fattah, who is still being held in a Cairo prison

International Business Times

Ross Ulbricht Receives 1 $BTC From Kraken, But Silk Road Founder Supposedly Has $47M Stash

Kraken donated $111,111 in Bitcoin to Ross Ulbricht to help him get on with life after spending 11 years in prison, but a Coinbase executive just revealed that there are digital wallets linked to the Silk Road founder with some $47 million in collective crypto holdings.

The Independent UK

Pakistan's parliament passes bill with sweeping controls on social media

Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a bill with sweeping controls on social media that includes blocking platforms and sending users to prison for spreading disinformation

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