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Venezuela Releases Imprisoned U.S. Veteran in Deal Reportedly Tied to Chevron Oil Extension

The Maduro regime has released U.S. Air Force veteran Joseph St. Clair, who had been detained for approximately six months, in what appears to be part of a broader diplomatic engagement with the Trump administration

Latin Times

French Prosecutors Urge 10-year Terms For Key Accused In Kardashian Theft

Prosecutors on Wednesday urged a French court to hand 10-year prison terms to the four men accused of robbing American superstar Kim Kardashian of some $10 million worth of jewellery at a Paris hotel.

International Business Times

Monsters star Cooper Koch shares details of Erik Menendez phone call after promising resentencing

Koch, who starred as Erik in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,’ has been a fierce advocate of the brothers

The Independent UK

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Mother of imprisoned British-Egyptian activist makes desperate plea to Starmer as she resumes full hunger strike

Laila Soueif, the mother of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, announced that she will resume her full hunger strike on Tuesday (20 May) in protest against her son's ongoing imprisonment in Egypt.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer backs Lucy Connolly’s prison sentence over hate tweet after Southport attack

Sir Keir Starmer has backed the courts over Lucy Connolly’s prison sentence, stating that he is “against incitement of violence to other people”.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Lucy Connolly should not be in jail — even a woke lefty like me can see it

What Lucy Connolly tweeted and deleted on July 29 2024 is indefensible. She called for migrants’ temporary accommodation to be set on fire with them inside. The next day, far-Right mobs went on to set fire to the hotels where asylum seekers lived. She pleaded guilty, and admitted she had…

Evening Standard

Starmer defends prison sentence given to Lucy Connolly over hate tweet

The Prime Minister told MPs he is against ‘incitement to violence’ when pressed on the issue, and says he supports courts and police.

Evening Standard

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James Bond's Daniel Craig and Oppenheimer's Cillian Murphy are in the spotlight for a new prison drama from the director of La La Land

The pair might be teaming up for Damien Chazelle's next flick

Total Film

Five guilty of racist abuse of footballer Vinicius in landmark ruling in Spain

The case involving Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr is the first in Spain to classify racist abuse in a football stadium as a hate crime, according to LaLiga.

Euronews

Prison officer who sent indecent messages to fake profile of girl, 13, spared jail

Peter Sugden, 46, sent numerous indecent messages and sexual remarks to the fictional teenager over 16 days

The Independent UK

Prison officer who messaged fake profile of girl, 13, while at work spared jail

Peter Sugden, 46, of Falkirk, sent numerous indecent messages and sexual remarks to the fictional teenager over the course of 16 days.

Evening Standard

Menendez Brothers Resentenced: Parole Now a Possibility After 35 Years Behind Bars

Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted of killing their parents in 1989, have been resentenced and are now eligible for parole after serving 35 years in prison.

International Business Times UK

Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig in talks to star in Damien Chazelle's Paramount movie

'Peaky Blinders' actor Cillian Murphy and former James Bond star Daniel Craig are in talks for Damien Chazelle's next as-yet untitled movie, which is expected to be set in a prison.

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Sek Loso jailed for nearly 3 years

Rock musician Seksan Sookpimay, known as

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AAP

'No moral equivalence' over Russia prisoner swap talk

A prisoner swap for Australian Oscar Jenkins became more complicated after Russia sentenced him on criminal charges, removing him from a POW deal with Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Mahmood warns of stark choices for prison reform to ensure ‘worthy’ system

The Justice Secretary told The Times the current state of prisons is a ‘horrible reality’.

Reason

Most Migrants Deported to Imprisonment in El Salvador Under the Alien Enemies Act Had no Criminal Record and Many had Entered the US Legally

A new Cato Institute study by David Bier presents the most extensive available evidence on these points.

The Guardian - UK

Judges told to favour community alternatives over short prison sentences

Sentencing review to be published on Thursday aims to ‘ease prison capacity crisis’ and reduce reoffending

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The Independent UK

Jan 6 rioter who smashed glass Ashli Babbitt crawled through is charged with burglary in Virginia

A Capitol rioter who attacked police on January 6, 2021 and smashed the glass that fellow rioter Ashli Babbitt crawled through before she was shot and killed has once again been arrested, this time for theft.

AAP

Indigenous incarceration rates are 'getting worse'

Law changes for alleged domestic violence offenders have been cited as a reason for increasing remand numbers, as Indigenous incarceration reaches record highs.

Latin Times

At Least 50 Venezuelan Migrants Deported to El Salvador Prison Had The Entered U.S. Legally: Report

At least 50 Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador had entered the United States legally, according to a new report

AAP

Surging number of Aussies stuck in 'prison of poverty'

New research highlights the desperation of Australia's most vulnerable people, with more than half of those surveyed admitting to skipping meals.

Evening Standard

Ministers to prioritise compensation bid by man wrongly jailed for 38 years

Justice minister Lord Ponsonby said he would ‘encourage’ Peter Sullivan, 68, to seek a payout.

The Guardian - US

January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for burglary

Zachary Alam was imprisoned for role in Capitol attack and later pardoned, and now allegedly entered Virginia home and stole items

The Guardian - UK

‘I think of those I left behind in prison’: Iran’s Jafar Panahi on life as a banned film-maker

He’s been jailed, gone on hunger strike and been forced to sell his house for bail. In his first newspaper interview for 15 years, the great director explains why every film is worth the consequences

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