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Kim Kardashian’s prison reform success is a thing of the past as she dares to call out Donald Trump

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We Got This Covered · Aug 30, 2025

Prime Madeleine McCann suspect to be released from prison within weeks

Local authorities say convicted rapist Christian Brückner, 48, remains a serious danger to society

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2025

Bolsonaro Coup Trial Enters Final Phase As Ally Trump Watches

Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro will learn soon whether he is headed to prison as his trial on attempted coup charges enters the final stretch despite pressure from his US ally, President Donald Trump.

International Business Times · Aug 30, 2025

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Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Vietnam War hero convicted of accepting bribes as a congressman, dies at 83

Randy “Duke” Cunningham, whose feats as a U.S. Navy flying ace during the Vietnam War catapulted him to a U

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2025

Utah Supreme Court blocks execution of prisoner with dementia who chose to die by firing squad

The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah has been blocked by the state’s Supreme Court

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

A rescinded diploma, a brown seer stone, and a pointless waste of time.

Reason · Aug 29, 2025

Madeleine McCann suspect to be released from prison within weeks

Madeleine McCann went missing while on holiday with her family in May 2007

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025

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Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year

A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

How to watch ‘Prison Break’ online and stream every episode from anywhere

Stream all five seasons of Fox’s binge-worthy crime drama with this guide for how to watch “Prison Break” online, no matter where in the world you are.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 29, 2025

Former inmate guilty of murdering prison officer in Lancashire revenge killing

Elias Morgan, 35, shot former HMP Altcourse officer Lenny Scott four years after a row over an illicit phone

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025

HMP Wandsworth prisoner ‘would still be alive’ without failings, watchdog rules

Staff repeatedly missed opportunities to help Rajwinder Singh, 36, who took his own life, a report has found

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025

Former inmate found guilty of ‘revenge’ killing of prison officer

Lenny Scott, 33, was shot by Elias Morgan, 35, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8 last year.

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025

German Neo-Nazi Heads For Women's Jail After Gender Change

A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi who is set to begin a jail term in a women's prison on Friday after legally changing gender.

International Business Times · Aug 29, 2025

France to shut part of Marseille youth detention after abuse report

French justice minister Gérald Darmanin on Friday confirmed that part of La Valentine juvenile detention centre in Marseille will be shut after prison watchdogs reported poor conditions for dozens of young inmates.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 29, 2025

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AAP · Aug 29, 2025

Superyacht worker apologises for ex-girlfriend's kidnap

A superyacht worker who kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and threatened her with a knife blade is fighting to avoid a prison term for his offending.

International Business Times · Aug 29, 2025

Families Lose Hope For Salvadorans Held In Gang Crackdown

Ana Mercedes Garcia has barely slept since her son was taken away three years ago, one of tens of thousands of men to have disappeared inside El Salvador's grim prisons since 2022.

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

Released prisoners ‘not being given a fair opportunity to restart their lives’

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TechRadar · Aug 28, 2025

Talk about hard labor - a US prisoner complains he has to rely on floppy disks for appeal documents, and there's a bizarre reason why

Floppy disk restrictions in US prisons expose inmates to delays, data loss, and disadvantages.

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Latin Times · Aug 28, 2025

Former Cartel Leader Sentenced To Over a Decade In Prison For Role In Drug-Trafficking Operations

Former cartel leader Salvador Garcia-Garcia, known as "Ardilla," has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for his role in the organization's drug-trafficking operations

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

Indeterminate and long-term prisoners are dogged by stigma and ‘set up to fail’ on release, report warns

Exclusive: Prisoners have revealed their struggle to find housing and employment while living under an ‘overwhelming’ threat of recall

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025

GPS tagging of criminals led to drop in reoffending rate, study suggests

A pilot study found the rate of reoffending among men leaving prison who were forced to wear a tag fell by seven percentage points.

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025

British ‘Beatle’ terrorist’s bid to transfer to UK prison ‘should be rejected’

El Shafee Elsheikh, known as ‘Ringo’ is serving eight life sentences in a US jail for his involvement in a hostage-taking scheme.

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025

'ISIS Beatle' terrorist whose gang filmed killing of hostages makes bid to return to the UK

El Shafee Elsheikh has applied to move from his Colorado prison to a British jail under the International Prison Transfer Program

Euronews · Aug 28, 2025

IS terrorist 'Jihadi Ringo' requests transfer to UK prison, sparking outrage

IS terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh, known as "Jihadi Ringo", is currently serving eight consecutive life sentences in the US. The families of the victims oppose the move.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025

Prisoners must get the chance to rehabilitate themselves in jail

Letter: Former prison governor John Podmore says real opportunities for change need to be created for those incarcerated or Labour’s prison reform will just be a sticking plaster

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