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‘Cruel and archaic’ prison threats over council tax must end – charities

A letter calls for ‘the removal of the unjustified sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax in England’ to be set in motion.

Evening Standard

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US

A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official’s door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison

The Independent UK

Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case

A Connecticut man who was convicted in one of the state’s most notorious murder cases was one of the nearly 2,500 people whose federal drug-related prison sentences were commuted by former President Joe Biden in his last days in office

The Independent UK

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Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more information about the drug that will kill him

The Independent UK

What is seditious conspiracy, which is among the most serious crimes Trump pardoned?

Several of the highest-profile figures in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection were charged with, and convicted of, the crime of seditious conspiracy, which is defined as the act of getting together with other people to overthrow the government. They were among the roughly 1,500 people involved in the insurrection who…

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Trump Frees Founder of Online Illegal Drug Market From Life Sentence: Says 'The Same Lunatics' Tried to Convict Him

Trump pardoned the founder of the Silk Road online marketplace, who was serving life in prison for running the site which facilitated over $200M in illegal drug sales.

Latin Times

BOP Director Resigns, Private Prison Phase-Out Repealed

Learn about the recent changes in the Federal Bureau of Prisons leadership and policy regarding private prisons.

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Texas man who tried to scam ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to 18 months in prison

A Texas man has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison over his failed effort to dupe disgraced ex-congressman George Santos out of nearly $1 million

The Independent UK

Prisons don’t create safer communities, so why is Australia spending billions on building them?

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prisoner numbers are growing in every Australian state and territory — except Victoria.

The Conversation

‘Savage’ killer gets decades behind bars for decapitating his pregnant girlfriend and tossing her body in a trash can

Deundrea Holloway, 25, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing Liese Dodd and her unborn baby

The Independent UK

French cyclist given 10-month suspended prison sentence for doping

Marion Sicot said doping formed "an integral part" of cycling

Cycling Weekly

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio calls for retribution in chilling interview with Alex Jones hours after prison release

‘We need to find and put them behind bars for what they did. They need to pay for what they did,’ Enrique Tarrio exclaimed on Tuesday night, referencing those who investigated the January 6 Capitol attack.

The Independent UK

Self-styled 'QAnon Shaman' screams 'freedom' as he reacts to Trump pardon

The ‘QAnon Shaman’ said he can’t wait to buy guns following his release from prison

Evening Standard

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road drug marketplace

Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison in 2015, given ‘full and unconditional’ pardon by president

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Syria's Military Hospital Where Detainees Were Tortured, Not Treated

Former Syrian detainee Mohammed Najib has suffered for years from torture-induced back pain.

Radio France Internationale

Sea Sheperd's Paul Watson vows to keep fighting for oceans from Marseille

After spending five months in a Greenland prison, Paul Watson, the founder of Sea Sheperd, settled in Marseille. During a meeting with the major of the city, he thanked the city for its support and said he was ready to continue the fight against whale hunters worldwide.

The Guardian - US

Families fear for Cuban prisoners after Trump reneges on release deal

US president reinstates Cuba on terror list despite Biden deal to release prisoners jailed over demonstrations

International Business Times

'Did Not Push Hard Enough': Navalny Lawyer Speaks Of Regrets

The top lawyer of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison in February last year, told AFP she regretted not finding the right words to stop him returning to Moscow in 2021.

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ASAP Rocky could face 'significant prison sentence' after rejecting plea deal in firearm case

A$AP Rocky could face a "significant prison sentence" after rejecting a plea deal in connection with an alleged assault on a former friend in November 2021.

The Guardian - UK

‘Beefed up’ organised crime unit to target prison gangs in England and Wales

Prisons minister says team’s work is being expanded, as he voices concern about drone use and corruption of officers

Fortune

Japan's loneliness epidemic is leading elderly women to choose prison

Japan’s largest women’s prison has become home to a growing number of seniors.

The Independent UK

Ross Ulbricht: Trump pardons imprisoned founder of Silk Road underground drug marketplace

President brands Ulbricht’s 2015 criminal sentence ‘ridiculous’ as he unveils latest clemency gesture

The Independent UK

Watch: January 6 rioters leave prison after Trump pardon

Warning: This live feed may contain misinformation that has not been independently verified.

The Independent UK

From Proud Boys to the QAnon Shaman – the most notorious Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump

President has faced backlash for granting clemency to more than 1,500 supporters charged with crimes connected to the Jan. 6 insurrection on his first day in office

The Texas Tribune

More than 100 Texans active in the Jan. 6 insurrection among those pardoned

A Texan was the first to breach the Capitol and many others joined the assault. The presidential pardon helps cast all of them as folk heroes.

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