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Shabana Mahmood says she will publish a ‘realistic’ plan later this week that will lead to 14,000 extra places being built.

People on death row, those with marijuana convictions and the Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier are among those the president could benefit

Families desperately scoured the filthy cells of Syria’s Saydnaya prison on Monday (9 December) for any sign of their long-detained loved ones after its gates were flung open by rebels following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Kevin O'Rourke, a 64-year-old Canadian man, has been sentenced to life in prison for possession of cannabis and CBD products.… The post Brickbat: Friendly Skies, Unfriendly Ground appeared first on Reason.com.

A German property developer has sparked outrage with a plan to turn a World War II tunnel system into a luxury bunker for rich survivalists who fear the outbreak of World War III. Relatives of the prison labourers who built it under the Nazis are aghast at the business venture…

IDF says strikes were targeting weapons stockpiles and strategic infrastructure over past 48 hours; Ahmed al-Sharaa attempts to reassure foreign nations in TV interview

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s William Christou was the first western journalist to gain access to Sednaya prison. He reflects on what he saw

Number of trials in England and Wales declared ‘ineffective’ because of delays has almost trebled under contracts Serco and GeoAmey

Tens of thousands came to Saydnaya Prison from all over Syria after the fall of former President Bashar Assad to search for their loved ones