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Former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received a 30-year prison sentence. This conviction stems from sending military drones into North Korea. Prosecutors stated this action was intended to justify a failed martial law declaration. The drone flights heightened tensions between the two nations. Yoon is already serving a life…

The Economic Times

Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones over Pyongyang

South Korea’s former president was given a life sentence in February for leading an insurrection with his 2024 martial law declaration

The Guardian - AU

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang

South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to heighten tensions with North Korea and and justify declaring martial law at home

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South Korea court sentences ex-President Yoon to 30 years in jail over 2024 drone case

A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on charges of ordering drone infiltrations into North Korea in an attempt to heighten cross-border tensions and create a basis for his martial law declaration in December 2024.

The Times of India

Man who hit federal officer with rock during Portland ICE protest gets hefty prison time

A man accused of assaulting a federal officer during protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison

The Independent UK

“Free him”: Twitch streamer BruceDropEmOff backs Karmelo Anthony and sparks fierce debate over Austin Metcalf murder conviction

Streamer and YouTuber BruceDropEmOff publicly supported Karmelo Anthony after the teenager was convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Bruce’s “#FREEHIM” message sparked debate online. Supporters viewed it as standing with Anthony, while critics argued it ignored the jury’s decision. The case continues to fuel…

The Times of India

Johnny Somali cites bipolar disorder in bid to reduce prison sentence in South Korea

Controversial streamer Johnny Somali is appealing his six-month sentence in South Korea, citing inability to access bipolar medication. While his lawyer argues for leniency, acknowledging some offenses and victim wishes, prosecutors are pushing for a severe three-year term, citing financial motives and lack of compensation. A decision is due soon.

The Times of India

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Prisoner at San Quentin may have hantavirus, authorities say

Prisons became hotbeds of infection during the Covid-19 pandemic, but person-to-person spread of the hantavirus is rare

The Independent UK

South Korean YouTuber sentenced to 18 months in prison after attacking fellow content creator

Dexerto reported that a South Korean female YouTuber was sentenced to 18 months in prison for attacking a male content creator in September 2025 after he rejected her. She believed they were in a romantic relationship. Although her original sentence was two and a half years, an appeals court reduced…

The Times of India

Pakistani asylum seeker jailed for 10 years for raping 'particularly vulnerable' woman in UK

A Pakistani asylum seeker who raped a "particularly vulnerable" 18-year-old woman in a Nottinghamshire park, UK, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, reports BBC.

The Times of India

New York police officer gets probation for having sex with woman he arrested and sending explicit images

A former New York City police detective who admitted to having sex with a woman shortly after arresting her will avoid prison time.

The Times of India

World Cup kicks off with empty seat for French journalist detained in Algeria

FIFA has issued World Cup accreditation to Christophe Gleizes in a gesture of support for the jailed French reporter, who was represented by an empty seat during Gianni Infantino’s news conference on the eve of the tournament. The FIFA boss said he hoped “the only sports journalist currently imprisoned in…

France 24

Katie Price reveals fresh money issues after Lee Andrews 'begs for £140k for prison release'

The formerly bankrupt star, 48, has been visiting Andrews in prison amid allegations he’s a conman

Evening Standard

‘It’s torture’: prisoners’ letters expose subterranean Oklahoma ‘dungeon’ known as the tombs

Exclusive: letters from inside the underground H Unit of Oklahoma state penitentiary allege beatings, vermin, degrading punishment and in many cases no access to a most basic necessity – natural light

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Oklahoma prison criticized for allegedly incarcerating people in squalid underground cells with no natural light

Incarcerated people allege they are forced to endure vermin-infested cells and are subjected to beatings and rape

The Times of India

‘Hate-fuelled mob justice’: 5 jailed over violent Southampton protest after Henry Nowak murder

Five men have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to more than three years for their roles in violent disorder that erupted during a protest over the police handling of the murder of teenager Henry Nowak by 23-year-old Sikh man Vickrum Singh Digwa in Southampton.

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The Grotesque Knife Detail And Harrowing Witness Moments That Secured Karmelo Anthony’s Decades-Long Sentence

Karmelo Anthony’s split-second decision to pull a knife from his backpack forever changed the lives of two different families living in Texas.

Bangkok Post

Celebrity lawyer ‘Tum’ sentenced to 6 years for fraud

The Criminal Court has sentenced celebrity lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd, widely known as “Lawyer Tum”, to six years in prison without suspension after finding him guilty in a fraud case involving a wealthy woman.

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Indian-American arrested in California for allegedly defrauding bank of $100 million

An Indian-American man, Mahender Makhijani, was arrested in California for allegedly defrauding a bank of nearly $100 million. He is accused of manipulating title insurance records and using shell companies to conceal lien positions. Makhijani faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

The Guardian - AU

Escaped prisoner who fled brother’s funeral believed to be in Melbourne, police say

Orijol Rukaj was on pallbearer duties when he evaded corrections staff – and has been on the run for the six weeks since

AAP

Prison escapee fled funeral after 'corrections failure'

Police are appealing for help in tracking down an alleged drug importer with links to Albanian organised crime six weeks after he escaped custody.

The Conversation

Women have the right to health care in prison. This should extend to freezing their eggs

In recent weeks, a female prisoner in Queensland lost her fight to have her eggs frozen while incarcerated.

Marie Claire

Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Son Says He Fears It Could Be the "Last Time" He Sees His Ailing Mother if He's Not Released From Prison

Marius Borg Høiby is currently awaiting the verdict of his rape trial as well as his mother's lung transplant.

The Times of India

Quote of the day by Elizabeth Fry: "Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen..."

A prison cell is a strange place to find a social reformer.

The Mary Sue

Children’s Star Ms. Rachel Slams the Treatment of Families at Delaney Hall After a Visit That Revealed a Far Darker Reality Behind the Gates

The facility is run by Geo Group, a for-profit prison company that’s been accused of cutting corners on care.

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