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Son of Fugitive Jalisco Cartel Boss Sentenced to Life in Prison, Must Forfeit $6 Billion in Drug Trafficking Proceeds

The son of CJNG's fugitive leader, was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to forfeit $6 billion in drug trafficking proceeds.

Latin Times

‘An ideal tool’: prisons are using virtual reality to help people in solitary confinement

Participants view scenes of daily life as well as travel adventures – then process the emotions they trigger through art

The Guardian - US

JFK, RFK and MLK: The conspiracies behind each assassination that continue to enthrall amateur sleuths

As the deadline for the release of the files looms, Rhian Lubin revisits some of the outlandish and more compelling theories out there about the killings of JFK, RFK and MLK

The Independent UK

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Transgender women moved to male prisons despite rulings against Trump order

One transgender woman was transferred to a male facility despite having had gender-affirming surgeries before her sentence

The Independent UK

Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes

An Associated Press journalist has served as a media eyewitness to the execution of Brad Sigmon by firing squad Friday in South Carolina

The Independent UK

Crypto grifter Sam Bankman-Fried lands in solitary after he praises GOP in ploy for Trump pardon: Report

‘I don’t think I’m a criminal,’ he told Tucker Carlson in a jailhouse interview

The Independent UK

Last Words of Man Executed in South Carolina by Firing Squad: Asked Christians to Help End Death Penalty

Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, becoming the first US prisoner in 15 years to die by this method, using his final words to urge Christians to help end the death penalty.

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A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method

The Independent UK

Woman criticises Parole Board open prison recommendation for daughter’s killer

William Dunlop was brought to justice after his victim’s mother campaigned for more than a decade to get the double jeopardy law changed.

Evening Standard

Son Of Mexican Drug Lord Sentenced To Life In US Prison

A top leader of Mexico's violent Jalisco New Generation cartel was sentenced to life in US prison Friday for his bloody role in creating one of the world's most powerful drug syndicates.

International Business Times

He’s in prison for trying to order a hit on his online crush. Cops say he’s still targeting women from behind bars

“Your body. My choice. Forever,” Christopher Thieme allegedly wrote, among other things, to an unnamed target

The Independent UK

Mexican cartel leader’s son is sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot

The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss has been sentenced in Washington to life in prison for his own leadership role in one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations

The Independent UK

Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order

Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’

The Guardian - US

Mexican Judge Agrees To Analyze Request By 'El Chapo' Guzman To Be Repatriated After Years Of Rejections

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is currently serving his sentence at the ADX Florence, a maximum-security federal prison in Colorado

Latin Times

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A Memphis man faces 20 years in prison for allegedly stealing pre-release copies of popular movies and leaking them online, spurring tens of millions in losses

A copy of one of the "Spider-Man" franchise films was sold online more than a month before the official release date, causing millions in damages, officials said.

Evening Standard

‘Brutal child predator’ sentenced to 23 years in prison

Craigavon Crown Court heard three teenage boys had been the victims of Stephen-Lee McIlveeny, 21.

International Business Times

UK Court Cuts Longest Jail Terms On Activists, Rejects 10 Appeals

A British court on Friday reduced some of the heaviest jail terms imposed on climate activists for their high-profile protests, but threw out appeals from 10 others to have their prison sentences overturned.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk's X refused to hand over users’ details to police after Southport riots

The US tech billionaire has frequently used the social media platform to attack the UK Government for imprisoning people for social media posts

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Evening Standard

Fact check: New sentencing guidelines were written by independent body

The guidelines say courts should always order a pre-sentence report when considering a prison term ‘unless it considers that it is unnecessary’.

The Independent UK

Probation for man who sexually assaulted and disfigured woman in front of her daughter

The suspect declared “I am Jesus” while he attacked his victim in broad daylight in front of her 13-year-old daughter

The Independent UK

Donald Trump gives me hope my father will be released, Jimmy Lai’s son says

Mr Trump claimed last year he would ‘100 per cent’ get the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist out of prison

The Independent UK

Briton held without trial in India refuses to be bailed to ‘unsafe’ streets: ‘Delhi is just a bigger prison’

Citing security concerns and past threats to his life, Michel insists he feels safer inside New Delhi’s Tihar Jail, where he has been held for over six years without trial

International Business Times

FTX's SBF Claims Democrats Abandoned Him Despite Donations, Says Diddy Was 'Kind' In Tucker Carlson Podcast

Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in the latest episode of Tucker Carlson's X show, revealing Sean "Diddy" Combs had been "kind" to him in prison. He also shared his thoughts on being "abandoned" by the Democrats he helped ahead of the FTX collapse.

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil activists who plotted M25 protest chaos win bid to cut record-breaking prison terms

Judges agreed to cut the jail terms for the M25 protest plotters

The Independent UK

South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol leaves prison and bows to supporters

TV footage shows South Korea's impeached Yoon Suk Yeol coming out of prison

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