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US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison

The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the “rape club” because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct

The Independent UK

US Bureau of Prisons pays ‘historic’ $115m to survivors of staff sexual abuse

Payout settles claims of abuse and retaliation at women’s prison in Dublin, California, now permanently closed

The Guardian - US

Drug Lord Known as 'The Friend Killer' Is Deported to Mexico After 14 Years in U.S. Prisons

Ex-Gulf Cartel chief Osiel Cardenas has been taken into custody in Mexico on drug, organized crime and money-laundering charges

Latin Times

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Prisons crisis will test Labour’s mettle

Letter: Prof Rod Morgan says the last thing we should be doing is expanding the prison system as the government intends to do

The Guardian - UK

Son-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge

The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for his role in a vast bribery conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company, some of which allegedly landed into accounts controlled by President Nicolás Maduro’s stepsons

The Independent UK

Letter: Lord Prescott obituary

Angela Singer writes: John viewed those who caused the prison riot as people in difficult circumstances

The Guardian - UK

Filipina Woman On Death Row In Indonesia Returns Home

Filipina woman Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso narrowly escapes execution in Indonesia, returns to the Philippines after 15 years in prison for drug trafficking. I...

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CNN Presented a Syrian Jailer as a Torture Survivor

The fiasco around the “Syrian prisoner” filmed by CNN demonstrates that sometimes institutions aren’t the best judges of misinformation.

Reason

Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from the Indonesian firing squad in 2015 is to return home

Indonesian authorities are to return a Filipina woman to the Philippines, who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, under an arrangement between the two countries

The Independent UK

Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England

The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England have been sentenced to life in prison for murder

The Independent UK

Freed anti-whaling activist Paul Watson won't face extradition by Denmark to Japan - lawyer

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Denmark on Tuesday and will not be extradited to Japan, his lawyer said

The Independent UK

Killer accepts he is unfit for release and requests move to open conditions

William Dunlop strangled pizza delivery woman Julie Hogg in Billingham, Co Durham, in 1989.

Evening Standard

CNN faces backlash over ‘staged’ Syrian prisoner rescue report

Criticism mounts as US channel backtracks on identity of prisoner who worked as intelligence officer in Assad regime.

Al Jazeera

‘Possible’ there could have been more murders if I was released early – Killer

William Dunlop strangled pizza delivery woman Julie Hogg in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989.

Evening Standard

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Sara Sharif mother calls Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool "sadistic executioners" as they face life sentences

Sara Sharif was murdered by her father and stepmother after months of violent abuse

The Guardian - UK

Labour seems to be flailing, but keep faith: Starmer’s long-term plans are both radical and sound

Goals for low-carbon energy, prison reforms, housebuilding and more are ambitious and nation-changing. They won’t happen overnight, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

International Business Times UK

Irish Man Jailed in UAE for Leaving Negative Work Review, Could Spend Christmas in Prison

A Northern Irish man faces Christmas in UAE jail after posting a negative Google review of his former Dubai employer.

The Guardian - UK

Filipino death row prisoner to return home after 15 years in Indonesian jail

Mary Jane Veloso was sentenced to death after she was found guilty of drug trafficking in 2010

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The Independent UK

Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas returned to Mexico after US sentence, is quickly re-arrested

Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas has been returned to Mexico after serving a U.S. sentence and was quickly re-arrested and sent to a maximum security prison to face Mexican charges

The Independent UK

Man sues city of Memphis and police officers for wrongful conviction in music club robbery

A man who spent more than 20 years behind bars before he was exonerated of robbing a Memphis music club is suing the city and 10 police officers, alleging they made up evidence that led to his wrongful conviction and a lengthy prison sentence

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Former Ozy Media CEO Sentenced To Prison For Fraud

Learn about the downfall of Ozy Media and former host Carlos Watson's involvement in a financial conspiracy case.

The Independent UK

Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

Former talk show host Carlos Watson has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison in the federal financial conspiracy case surrounding his once-buzzy Ozy Media

Latin Times

CNN Launches Investigation Into Claim that Syrian 'Prisoner' in Clarissa Ward Report Was Actually Notorious Intelligence Officer

In October 2023, Ward came under fire after CNN admitted her report showing rockets falling on Israel was fabricated and inaccurate.

The Independent UK

Man shows no emotion as he’s sentenced to death for executing five women in a bank

Zephen Xaver text a friend from the bank parking lot, saying: ’Watch for me on the news’

Latin Times

Texas Man with Whole-Face Skull Tattoo Sentenced to Century in Prison for Deadly Thanksgiving Shooting Rampage

32-year-old Christopher McDonnell pleaded guilty to over 20 felonies in October, including murder, attempted murder, and murder conspiracy

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