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Indiana teen will spend more than 40 years in prison for murder of 20-year-old

Jeremy Briscoe, 16, was charged as an adult in the 2024 murder of Carlos Jair Neri-Guzman

The Independent UK

Top Sinaloa Cartel Member in Idaho Sentenced For Distributing Meth, Bath Salts and Fentanyl

The "number one guy" for the Sinaloa cartel's operations in Idaho was sentenced to more than two decades in prison on Thursday.

Latin Times

Diddy, SBF Now Joined At Infamous New York Prison By Another Top Drug Lord

Brooklyn MDC's population of high-profile prisoners keeps growing as Rafael Caro Quintero and El Viceroy join fellow drug lord "El Mayo," Diddy, and Sam Bankman-Fried.

Latin Times

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Let juries judge disruptive protesters like Just Stop Oil on their integrity – expert view

The UK Court of Appeal recently ruled on an appeal brought by 16 environmental activists serving prison sentences for planning or participating in a series of disruptive non-violent protests.

The Conversation

Female prisoner allegedly sexually abused for years by prison guard settles with NSW government

Woman alleged she was raped when the department of justice already knew Wayne Astill was ‘abusing his position towards female inmates’

The Guardian - AU

Judge formally sentences Adnan Syed to time served in 'Serial' podcast case

A Maryland judge has formally sentenced Adnan Syed to the time he’s already served in prison

The Independent UK

‘Scandal hidden in plain sight’: Death toll of abolished jail term climbs to 94 after fresh wave of self-inflicted deaths in prison

Exclusive: Prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms continuing to take their own lives, say campaigners, as government resists calls to re-sentence them

The Independent UK

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New Prison Break reboot adds Sucker Punch and Euphoria stars to its cast

Three new cast members have joined the Hulu pilot

Total Film

Former police officer accused of sex attacks appears in court

David Carrick, 50, appeared in court in London via video-link from prison for a case management hearing.

The Independent UK

Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar

Proposed legislation includes increased penalties for retail theft, car burglaries and forgery, among others.

The Texas Tribune

'A risk': Australia's youngest murderer to be set free

One of Australia's most notorious killers is considered a risk of planning a violent revenge, but he will still be given another chance to be in the community.

AAP

Prisons set to run out of spaces again within a year despite early release scheme, MPs warn

Many prisoner are living in ‘inhumane conditions’ and the government must act now to avert disaster, the Public Accounts Committee has warned

The Independent UK

Prisons face ‘total gridlock’ in 2026 amid failure to increase capacity – MPs

A Westminster committee said lives are being increasingly put at risk by the Government’s historic failures to increase capacity.

The Independent UK

Banksy to interview ‘UK’s most imprisoned graffiti writer’ for Big Issue

The magazine, which will be taken over by graffiti artist 10Foot, will also feature an Irish language poem from rappers Kneecap.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Banksy to interview ‘UK’s most imprisoned graffiti writer’ famous for London Underground tags for Big Issue

The magazine, which will be taken over by graffiti artist 10Foot, will also feature an Irish language poem from rappers Kneecap

WhatToWatch

The Bold and the Beautiful recap for March 13, 2025: fallout from the pardon

Steffy struggles to understand Luna's pardon in The Bold and the Beautiful recap for March 13, 2025.

The National (Scotland)

Suicide prevention scheme launched in wake of Polmont deaths

THE Scottish Prison Service has apologised to the families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, who took their own lives in Polmont Young…

Latin Times

Former Top Mexican Official Imprisoned In U.S. For Aiding Cartels Decries Conditions, Says He's Been On Solitary Confinement For Months

The lawyers of former Mexican secretary of public safety Genaro García Luna are saying communication with their client has been very difficult as he has been in solitary confinement for months

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Viral “Mom On The Run” Who Teaches UK Expats To Claim Benefits Says She’s Imprisoned In Thailand

"I don't care what happens to me, but please pray for my son," the mom wrote from a jail cell in Thailand. The post Viral “Mom On The Run” Who Teaches UK Expats To Claim Benefits Says She’s Imprisoned In Thailand first appeared on Bored Panda.

Evening Standard

Suicide prevention strategy launched in wake of Polmont YOI deaths – SPS

SPS also committed to pilot ‘signs of life’ suicide prevention/monitoring technology in Polmont, with a report due by January 17 2026.

The Independent UK

Peru's detained ex-President Castillo transferred to a hospital days after starting hunger strike

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been taken from prison to a hospital days after beginning a hunger strike in protest of his ongoing rebellion trial

AAP

'No real win': Labor 'takes bait' with crime crackdown

A union has declared an Australian-first machete ban doesn't go far enough as a former Labor campaigner questions the political upshot of the crime crackdown.

Texas Observer

An Inside Look at Taser Use in Texas Prison

The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

The Independent UK

British retired couple who faced Thai prison after being attacked ‘elated’ with fine

The Byrnes are are waiting anxiously to return home after the 15-month ordeal

The Guardian - UK

The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath

At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed

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