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Other lives: Anti-apartheid doctor who fled to the UK after being imprisoned in South Africa

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025

Matt Gaetz visited El Salvador’s mega-prison and saw people drained of hope. He then pitched it to Stephen Miller

Matt Gaetz was given a tour of the facility, which human rights groups have described as a ‘tropical gulag’ rife with abuses

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

3 men sentenced to over a century in prison after plot to kill a ringleader in UK's biggest heist

Three men who plotted to kill a former cage fighter, who years before had been convicted of being one of the ringleaders in the U.K.’s biggest-ever heist, have been sentenced to a collective term of over a century in prison

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

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Former Rep. George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison - Roll Call

A federal judge sentenced disgraced former New York Republican Rep. George Santos to more than seven years in prison on Friday.

Roll Call · Apr 25, 2025

Disgraced Former Congressman George Santos Expects To Get Over 7 Years In Prison For Lying Scheme

Disgraced Former Congressman George Santos said he's "totally resigned" to getting over 7 years in prison for a lying scheme

Latin Times · Apr 25, 2025

Lorry driver who killed pregnant nurse in M8 crash jailed

Trevor Norgate, 58, previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving over the incident near Hermiston Gait in 2023.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025

Convicted murderer missing from open prison traced

Police said Raymond McCourt, 59, was found in Edinburgh and will now be returned to prison.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025

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Musician tells the stories of 10 women imprisoned for killing their abusers

Vivir Quintana is using a typically male genre of music to sing for incarcerated women

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America's oldest detention center in Miami

As President Donald Trump seeks to make good on his campaign pledge of mass arrests and removals of migrants, the U.S. immigration detention system is being overrun with prisoners

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

Man charged over Audrey Griffin’s murder found dead in prison cell

Police confirm 53-year-old discovered unresponsive at Silverwater correctional complex late on Thursday

The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025

A Detroit nonprofit's former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in the the theft of more than $40 million meant to help beautify the city’s riverfront

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Gunman who killed seven from rooftop during July 4 parade is sentenced to life in prison

Judge calls Robert Crimo ‘irretrievably depraved, permanently incorrigible, irreparably corrupt and beyond any rehabilitation’

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

'Do not approach': Convicted killer who escaped prison spotted in Glasgow

A convicted killer who escaped from prison recently has been spotted on CCTV in Glasgow.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 24, 2025

Assaults on prison staff reach highest level in a decade

Some 10,605 assaults on staff in male and female jails were recorded in the period up to December 2024, at a rate of 122 per 1,000 prisoners.

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

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The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

China jails most writers in the world for sixth year in a row

Iran named as one of the worst offenders for jailing mostly women writers protesting against suppression

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Trump-appointed judge orders government to ‘facilitate’ return of another deported asylum seeker sent to El Salvador

The case of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man could tee up yet another legal battle as the administration fights to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia imprisoned

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

Use of pepper spray authorised at young offender institutions in England and Wales

Decision by Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, means Pava spray could be used on children as young as 15

Euronews · Apr 24, 2025

Pope Francis' final act of mercy: €200,000 donation to juvenile prison in Rome

The official responsible for charity and prison pastoral care in Rome has described how the pontiff gave a massive sum from his personal account.

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Radio France Internationale · Apr 24, 2025

France to seize drug users’ phones in crackdown on prison attacks

France will start seizing drug users’ phones across the country as part of a crackdown on gangs blamed for a wave of prison attacks. The move expands a trial in Bayonne aimed at stopping deals made through encrypted messaging apps.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

More than 10,000 attacks on prison staff last year in grim new record

Number of assaults on prison staff last year up 15 per cent on the year before

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Raymond McCourt: Convicted murderer flees open prison as public warned not to approach

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly near Dundee on Tuesday

Reason · Apr 24, 2025

Brickbat: Come at the King

Paul Chambers, an American academic, faces up to 15 years in prison for insulting Thailand's monarchy under the country's strict… The post Brickbat: Come at the King appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Murderer who strangled 79-year-old widow, then called sex chat lines, dies in prison

Gareth Dack was labelled ‘perverted and disgusting’ for the brutal murder

International Business Times · Apr 24, 2025

Teenage Suspect In Attack On Rabbi Sentenced To 16 Months In Prison

A teenager who attacked a rabbi in a central French city was sentenced to 16 months in prison by the juvenile court on Wednesday, after a long day of hearings in which he denied responsibility.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

He fought to stop the forest being felled. The price was 30 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit

The UN has called the detention of Pablo López Alavez ‘arbitrary’, while human rights organisations say his sentence is part of a systematic and alarming pattern of criminalisation of Mexico’s environmental activists

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