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'Lost opportunity' to treat ill man before fatal attack

A coroner has delivered findings over a woman bashed to death in a random attack by a mentally ill man, released from prison 41 days earlier.

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Wednesday briefing: What our latest investigative series can tell you about Russia’s dark detention system

In today’s newsletter: The Viktoriia Project shines a light on the tragic story of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who paid the ultimate price to uncover the truth

The Guardian - UK

Trump marks first 100 days by reliving 2024 campaign hits and screening El Salvador prison propaganda video

Trump proclaimed the start of his term the ‘most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country’

The Independent UK

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Prosecutors seek 20-year prison term for founder of failed crypto platform Celsius Network

Prosecutors say the founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network should face 20 years behind bars for telling lies and engaging in self-dealing that cost customers billions of dollars in losses

The Independent UK

Michigan doctor who worked with youth hockey teams gets 10 years in prison for sex assault

A doctor known as the “hockey doc” for his work with youth teams in the Detroit area has been sent to prison for at least 10 years

The Independent UK

Federal judge says Idaho must let execution witnesses watch as lethal drugs are prepped and pushed

A federal judge says Idaho prison officials must allow media witnesses at executions to watch as the lethal injection drugs are prepared and administered to the condemned person

The Independent UK

Cops warn that suspect charged in 2004 cold-case murder and rapes might have more victims out there

Cold case suspect Robert Castillo could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted

The Independent UK

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Delphi murders: Pictures of gun, ‘magic’ bullet and slain girls’ phones among evidence released by prosecutors

In late 2024, Richard Allen was convicted and sentenced to 130 years in prison for the February 2017 murders of Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi, Indiana

The Independent UK

Details About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's 'Excellent' New Prison Revealed: 'No Gang Members Work Here'

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland father wrongly deported to El Salvador, was moved from CECOT to a lesser known prison housing "trusted inmates."

Latin Times

Hong Kong Releases Former Opposition Lawmakers Jailed For Subversion

Several former Hong Kong opposition lawmakers jailed in the city's largest national security case were released on Tuesday after over four years in prison, the first among dozens convicted last year to regain their freedom.

International Business Times

Impaired driver who struck and killed a Connecticut trooper is sentenced to 18 years

A man who was high on drugs when he struck and killed a Connecticut state trooper on a highway last year has been sentenced to 18 years in prison

The Independent UK

No further action against prisoner as police close jail murder investigation

The death of inmate Kevin Golby, aged 49, was not linked to an assault at HMP Five Wells, investigations found.

Evening Standard

Trump Promised to Fight for Workers — Instead, He’s Undermined Them

100 days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.

Capital & Main

Myanmar auction fails again to attract bidders for the historic home of ousted leader Suu Kyi

A fourth attempt by Myanmar’s authorities to sell by auction the home of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has failed after there were no bidders for the property, where she famously was held under house arrest for almost 15 years

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Fears for health of Alaa Abd el-Fattah and mother as hunger strikes take toll

Activist jailed in Egypt receives medical treatment and family worry his mother Laila Soueif is ‘dying in slow motion’

Euronews

French justice minister wants to make prisoners pay for their time behind bars

The announcement follows a series of violent attacks that targeted prisons and prison guards over a two-week period in April.

The Guardian - UK

‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months

AAP

Killer driver set to avoid jail after 'flouting' laws

A magistrate is looking to spare Thomas Towle - jailed for 10 years after killing six teens in a hit-run in 2006 - more prison time for fresh driving offences.

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The Guardian - AU

Four pro-democracy lawmakers from ‘Hong Kong 47’ group freed after four years in jail

Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan among those released on Tuesday after prosecution criticised as politically motivated

The Independent UK

Hong Kong frees pro-democracy lawmakers after years in prison under China-imposed law

Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam, Kwok Ka-ki and Gary Fan were among 47 activists arrested in 2021 for their roles in an unofficial primary election

The Independent UK

A look at vehicle ramming attacks across the globe

An SUV crashed into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver over the weekend, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of others in the latest bloody car ramming attack across the globe

The Independent UK

South Carolina prisons director is named the new US attorney for the state

The man who has led South Carolina prisons for more than a decade has been named the new U.S. attorney for the state

The Conversation

How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration

Secret police are a quintessential feature of authoritarian regimes. From Azerbaijan’s State Security Service to Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organisation, these agencies typically target political opponents and dissidents through covert surveillance, imprisonment and physical violence.

The Independent UK

Charge against former Wisconsin warden in inmate deaths is reduced to a misdemeanor

Prosecutors have reduced a felony misconduct charge against a former Wisconsin prison warden implicated in two inmate deaths to a misdemeanor

Evening Standard

Ex London councillor and aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting avoids jail after admitting indecent exposure

Samuel Gould given suspended 22 week prison sentence after exposing himself to a teenage girl and following her

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