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Tane’s son still asks his grandmother: ‘How did my dad die?’ She doesn’t know what to say

More than 100 Indigenous Australians have died in custody by hanging since the 1991 royal commission. Experts say the numbers are a ‘blight on Australia’

The Guardian - AU

R Kelly’s lawyers seek release from custody over claims prison officials are trying to have him killed

Disgraced R&B singer is currently serving a 20-year and 30-year sentence concurrently

The Independent UK

Acquitted in 2 cases, but a former terror suspect is a lifetime prisoner of suspicion

At 12.48 pm on May 13, 2025, Abdul Wahid Shaikh stood at the threshold of academic triumph. After years of struggle, the 47-year-old school teacher was finally submitting his PhD thesis on “prison literature” at Mahatma Gandhi Mission University in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. A man who had spent nine years…

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Watch: Trump says people who burn the American flag ‘should go to jail for a year’

Donald Trump says that anyone who burns the American flag should be thrown in prison.

The Independent UK

Trump preparing to send thousands of immigrants including Europeans to Guantanamo military prison: reports

Foreign nationals from the UK, Ireland, France and Germany could be transferred to notorious naval base

The Independent UK

Surviving Syria’s Prisons review – consistently shocking and unforgettably moving

This chilling film takes two activist brothers back to the hellish jails where they were held for almost a decade. Then it goes further – and tracks down the soldiers who tortured for the Assad regime

The Guardian - UK

Argentina's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Argentina’s Supreme Court has upheld the six-year prison sentence on corruption charges for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

The Independent UK

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Foster parents accused of murdering their 3-year-old daughter who has autism and claiming her injuries were from a fall

Raymond Johnson, 62, and Jamie Johnson, 44, face life in prison if convicted of the murder of their foster daughter.

The Independent UK

Two men sentenced to life in prison for complicity in murder of Maltese journalist

In her career, Daphne Caruana Galizia had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta, and her murder shocked Europe and triggered angry protests in the Mediterranean island country.

Euronews

An immigrant Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump can be released on bond

An immigrant man wrongly accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump can be released from a Wisconsin prison on bond

The Independent UK

Malta jury sentences 2 men to life in prison for supplying bomb that killed journalist

Two men have been sentenced to life in prison over their role in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

The Independent UK

After Chelsea’s mother died in an unsafe cell the coroner delivered a scathing message

Coroners say they are being ‘fobbed off’ by governments and have no power to ensure that dangerous ligature points are removed from prison cells

The Guardian - AU

Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'Cadete' Sentenced To Almost 20 Years In Prison For Role In 'International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy'

A Sinaloa Cartel leader known as "Cadete" has been sentenced to almost 20 years in prison for his role in an "international drug trafficking conspiracy"

Latin Times

US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions

Killings scheduled in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina despite concern over states’ methods

The Guardian - US

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Johnny Somali Could Be Sentenced To 31 Years In Jail Because Of Deepfake Sex Crimes

Johnny Somali, known for provocative behaviour, faces severe legal charges in South Korea, risking decades in prison for deepfake sex offences

The Guardian - AU

Crossbenchers call for federal intervention after ‘deeply shocking’ revelations about prison deaths

Independents and Greens say national leadership needed after Guardian investigation reveals death toll from hanging points known to authorities

The Guardian - UK

Nazi guards shot prisoners for fun at Channel Islands camp, research says

SS troops killed inmates for target practice, according to account given in documentary Ghosts of Alderney

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a horrifying look inside the prison walls of the Assad regime

Confessions of ex-prison guards are woven with the story of two incarcerated brothers who recall torture so cruel it’s hard to fathom. Here’s what to watch this evening

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: staggering prison death toll revealed, LA braces for more unrest, Albanese to deliver key speech

Guardian Australia investigation shows how authorities failed to act on ligature points in jails; US veterans warn about Trump ‘escalation’

Inverse

One Of The Best New Action Games On PC Plays Like A Moodier 'Dark Souls'

A new Soulslike Steam demo nails the atmosphere and tricky combat that made 'Dark Souls' such a hit.

The Independent UK

Tennessee prison riot contained after several hours; 3 inmates and 1 guard injured

A private correctional company says inmates at a Tennessee prison destroyed property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took hours to contain and caused minor injuries to three inmates and one guard

Evening Standard

Opportunities were missed to save teenage terror suspect, says coroner

Rhianan Rudd died in a children’s home in May 2022, five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped.

The Independent UK

Mother details ‘nightmare’ after Trump sends son to El Salvador mega-prison where he’s being held incommunicado

Nearly three months later, family members and lawyers still haven’t been able to speak with the men the U.S. summarily sent to El Salvador’s ‘tropical gulag,’ Josh Marcus reports

The Guardian - AU

Jason and Luke died in the same way as dozens of others. Why did authorities fail to act?

Coroners across Australia say they have issued the same warnings to prisons for years. Families say governments have put a price on their loved ones’ lives

The Guardian - AU

‘Astounding’ negligence revealed: governments turn blind eye to staggering prison death toll

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds 57 inmates across Australia killed themselves using ligature points that authorities knew about but failed to remove

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