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Venezuelans deported by Trump to El Salvador describe ‘horror movie’ mega-prison

Men recently reunited with loved ones in their home country detail months of abuse at the facility

The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2025

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The Last Frontier sees a prisoner plane crash!

WhatToWatch · Jul 24, 2025

Justice Dept To Meet Epstein Accomplice Maxwell On Thursday

A top Department of Justice official was expected to meet on Thursday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as President Donald Trump struggles to quell fury over his handling of the notorious case.

International Business Times · Jul 24, 2025

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Penned Poetry: A Formerly Incarcerated Activist’s Turn to Verse

Longtime advocate Jorge Antonio Renaud lyricizes the grit of prison life in his first published collection of poems, The Restlessness of Bound Wrists.

Texas Observer · Jul 24, 2025

“I look over at Zakk and he can’t work the fretboard. I’m screaming at him, ‘It’s from liftin’ them weights!’ I didn’t realize he’d taken all the antibiotics in the bottle”: How Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde became metal’s most beloved partnership

In this GW interview from 2018, the two metal greats sat down on the eve of Ozzy’s farewell tour to reflect on their three-decade partnership, from Wylde’s audition to their wildest stage story

Guitar World · Jul 24, 2025

The question that haunts the friends and family of the Idaho victims: why did Bryan Kohberger do it?

The former PhD student was sentenced to life in prison for brutally murdering Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. But will we ever know why? asks Andrea Cavallier from Boise, Idaho

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

Man handed 18-year prison term for murdering partner in ‘savage’ attack

Corey Dryden, 32, previously admitted killing Megan Hughes, 31, at her home in the Scottish Borders in February this year.

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025

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Filth, rats and fear of reprisals: Life inside Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison

The former socialite was found guilty of recruiting and trafficking underage girls for disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2021 and later sentenced to 20 years behind bars. As Maxwell returns to the spotlight, Andy Gregory reports on her life inside prison

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

Saudi Arabia accused of banning women’s rights activists from leaving the country

Former political prisoners face lengthy travel restrictions to stop them speaking out, says human rights organisation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025

Doctor pleads guilty to supplying Friends star Matthew Perry with ketamine

Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed last month to plead guilty to giving the Friends actor ketamine in the lead up to his death. He faces up to 40 years in prison.

Euronews · Jul 24, 2025

UN agency calls for global pause on deportations back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Exclusive: Afghans who worked for the previous Nato-backed administration face beatings, torture and mock executions in prison, while women and girls are being persecuted based on their gender alone

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

Powerful moment Idaho families stare down Brian Kohberger as he’s sentenced to life without parole

Families of the victims of the Idaho college murders stared down Bryan Kohberger, delivering powerful impact statements as he was sentenced to die in prison for the “senseless slaughter” of the four students.

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

France's new prison regime for drug kingpins shines the spotlight on a possible successor to Macron

France's justice minister is transferring 100 of the country’s most dangerous inmates to a high-security prison to prevent them from running criminal operations from behind bars

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

Ghislaine Maxwell may testify before Congress. A look at other criminals who have also done so

The U.S. Congress is preparing to subpoena testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

Idaho college killer Bryan Kohberger is a shower-hogging ‘weirdo’ who calls his mom daily for hours, fellow inmates say

The former PhD student, 30, was described by other prisoners as a ‘f******* weirdo,’ who quickly became annoying due to some of his habits

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

Flight attendant who secretly recorded girls in airplane bathroom jailed for just under 20 years

Estes Carter Thompson III apologised in court, describing his actions as ‘selfish, perverse and wrong’

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

Congress subpoenas Ghislaine Maxwell and plans a prison interview even after House Speaker questioned her credibility

Lawmakers are set interview Ghislaine Maxwell in a Tallahassee prison

Latin Times · Jul 23, 2025

James Comer Subpoenas Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell For a Deposition In Prison

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer announced he has issued a subpoena to depose longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell at a Florida prison in August

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The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

Rotherham abuse prisoner found guilty of raping another teenager

Sageer Hussain, 39, was one of three men found guilty of rape at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

Judge Judy reveals her hot take on the Menendez brothers case

The brothers are currently in prison for the 1989 shotgun murder of their parents

International Business Times · Jul 23, 2025

Criminology Student Who Killed 4 Jailed For Life In US

A criminology student who crept into a shared house and murdered four young people in their beds as they slept was told Wednesday he would die in prison, in a case that has gripped and baffled the United States.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

American convicted of triple murder in Spain now free in US after Venezuela prisoner swap

Dahud Hanid Ortiz was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Venezuela for 2016 killings in Madrid

The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2025

Idaho students’ killer sentenced to life in prison for 2022 murders

Families speak of grief as court hears how DNA and video footage helped link Bryan Kohberger to crimes

The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2025

Ex-marine convicted of killing three people released to US in prisoner swap

Dahud Hanid Ortiz, convicted in Venezuela of triple homicide in Madrid, is one of 10 US nationals flown to Texas

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine pleads guilty to a drug possession charge

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has pleaded guilty drug possession in violation of his supervised release

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