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Spies for Russia embedded in the UK jailed for more than 50 years over operations for Putin

Six spies have been jailed over espionage activities

Evening Standard · May 12, 2025

The prison industry is booming

CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger told investors that he expects big business in the coming months

Salon · May 12, 2025

Southport Killer to Be Fed Like Hannibal Lecter After Brutal Prison Officer Attack

An 18-year-old serving 52 years for the brutal murders of three girls back in July will now face extremely harsh conditions in prison.

The Fashion Central · May 12, 2025

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Briton faces threat of extended Saudi prison sentence for tweet

Contact with Ahmed al-Doush heavily restricted and details of his offence unclear even to his UK-based lawyer

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025

Trump wants tariffs on ‘foreign’ movies. But there’s a reason no one wants to shoot in LA

Film-making in Los Angeles has plummeted in recent years. Why sit on the freeway when you could take a paid vacation?

The Guardian - US · May 11, 2025

A split jury and a lie sent him to prison. Now he’s working to change Louisiana’s law

Bobby Gumpright was in the throws of addiction 25 years ago when he fabricated a story that he had been robbed at gunpoint by a Black man

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

Former Panamanian president Martinelli leaves Nicaraguan embassy for asylum in Colombia

Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has left the Nicaraguan embassy where he had sought refuge more than a year ago after the courts upheld a prison sentence against him for money laundering and headed to Colombia where he has received political asylum

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

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Southport killer’s prison monitoring ‘downgraded before alleged attack’

Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January for the murders of three girls.

Evening Standard · May 10, 2025

After $1bn settlement, doctor’s sexual assault victims question Columbia University’s inaction

Robert Hadden, sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse, kept practicing even as allegations piled up

The Guardian - US · May 10, 2025

Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana investigated over attack on prison officer

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The Independent UK · May 10, 2025

Pink Floyd at Pompeii: What are the greatest live albums of all time?

This week saw the first official release on vinyl of Pink Floyd's legendary 1971 set played in Pompeii - showing to what extent the British band were once one of the greatest live acts in the world. With so many great live albums out there, we give you our Top…

Euronews · May 10, 2025

Almost half of Victorian male inmates have a brain injury. For Michael, diagnosis was the first step to a new life

Legal experts argue that the system that is supposed to be providing justice is effectively criminalising disability instead

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2025

Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport triple killer

Axel Rudakubana allegedly poured boiling water over an officer at HMP Belmarsh on Thursday

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'hurled scalding water over prison guard' in pre-planned attack

The triple murderer, 18, left a member of staff at HMP Belmarsh with severe injuries

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

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Bored Panda · May 9, 2025

“Evil” Woman Faces Prison Time For Torturing Animals On Camera For Social Media Likes

"Scum of the earth."

PC Gamer · May 9, 2025

Co-founder of crypto platform Celsius, which went bust with a billion-dollar hole in its finances, sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for 'orchestrating one of the biggest frauds in the crypto industry'

Alex Mashinsky was known for characterising traditional banks as untrustworthy.

Reason · May 9, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Non-citizen soldiers, habeas runarounds, and all federal law.

Latin Times · May 9, 2025

George Santos Begs for 'Whatever' Trump Is 'Willing to Give' as Former Lawmaker Faces Years Behind Bars: 'This Is an Unfair Judgement'

George Santos is asking Donald Trump for clemency ahead of his July prison surrender, calling his seven-year sentence for fraud "unfair" and politically driven.

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The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Tufts scholar Rumeysa Ozturk released from ICE detention after judge raises ‘serious’ First Amendment and due process questions

PhD student imprisoned in Louisiana detention center testifies in orange prison jumpsuit

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Wisconsin dad charged in school shooting is latest parent accused in gun violence

A Wisconsin man charged with crimes for a school shooting committed by his daughter is the latest U.S. parent taken to court for violence caused by a child

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Tearful George Santos pleads for a pardon from Trump

Disgraced former congressman is asking the president to offer him a pardon, commutation or clemency – saying he believes he has been unfairly punished

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Rights groups sue to free Venezuelans deported from the US and held in El Salvador

International human rights organizations have filed a lawsuit with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asking that the commission order El Salvador’s government to release Venezuelans deported from the United States and held in a maximum-security prison

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

Bulgarian woman in Russian spy ring is no George Blake, Old Bailey told

Katrin Ivanova’s barrister says her sentence should reflect her admin duties and not equate her with ‘classic spy cases’

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Church volunteer and mom will head to prison for five years after having sex with 13-year-old

Natalie Sorrells, 44, of Heath, Texas, was sentenced to five years in prison after sexually assaulting her son’s friend

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

‘Predator’ who groomed and abused at least 14 girls receives five-year sentence

Max Hollingsbee, 21, of Lurgan is to serve 31 months in prison and 31 months on licence.

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