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Transgender women moved to male prisons despite rulings against Trump order

One transgender woman was transferred to a male facility despite having had gender-affirming surgeries before her sentence

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025

Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes

An Associated Press journalist has served as a media eyewitness to the execution of Brad Sigmon by firing squad Friday in South Carolina

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025

Crypto grifter Sam Bankman-Fried lands in solitary after he praises GOP in ploy for Trump pardon: Report

‘I don’t think I’m a criminal,’ he told Tucker Carlson in a jailhouse interview

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025

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Last Words of Man Executed in South Carolina by Firing Squad: Asked Christians to Help End Death Penalty

Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, becoming the first US prisoner in 15 years to die by this method, using his final words to urge Christians to help end the death penalty.

International Business Times UK · Mar 8, 2025

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Woman criticises Parole Board open prison recommendation for daughter’s killer

William Dunlop was brought to justice after his victim’s mother campaigned for more than a decade to get the double jeopardy law changed.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Son Of Mexican Drug Lord Sentenced To Life In US Prison

A top leader of Mexico's violent Jalisco New Generation cartel was sentenced to life in US prison Friday for his bloody role in creating one of the world's most powerful drug syndicates.

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2025

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He’s in prison for trying to order a hit on his online crush. Cops say he’s still targeting women from behind bars

“Your body. My choice. Forever,” Christopher Thieme allegedly wrote, among other things, to an unnamed target

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Mexican cartel leader’s son is sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot

The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss has been sentenced in Washington to life in prison for his own leadership role in one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order

Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’

The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2025

Mexican Judge Agrees To Analyze Request By 'El Chapo' Guzman To Be Repatriated After Years Of Rejections

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is currently serving his sentence at the ADX Florence, a maximum-security federal prison in Colorado

Latin Times · Mar 7, 2025

A Memphis man faces 20 years in prison for allegedly stealing pre-release copies of popular movies and leaking them online, spurring tens of millions in losses

A copy of one of the "Spider-Man" franchise films was sold online more than a month before the official release date, causing millions in damages, officials said.

Fortune · Mar 7, 2025

‘Brutal child predator’ sentenced to 23 years in prison

Craigavon Crown Court heard three teenage boys had been the victims of Stephen-Lee McIlveeny, 21.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

UK Court Cuts Longest Jail Terms On Activists, Rejects 10 Appeals

A British court on Friday reduced some of the heaviest jail terms imposed on climate activists for their high-profile protests, but threw out appeals from 10 others to have their prison sentences overturned.

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2025

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Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Elon Musk's X refused to hand over users’ details to police after Southport riots

The US tech billionaire has frequently used the social media platform to attack the UK Government for imprisoning people for social media posts

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Fact check: New sentencing guidelines were written by independent body

The guidelines say courts should always order a pre-sentence report when considering a prison term ‘unless it considers that it is unnecessary’.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Probation for man who sexually assaulted and disfigured woman in front of her daughter

The suspect declared “I am Jesus” while he attacked his victim in broad daylight in front of her 13-year-old daughter

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Donald Trump gives me hope my father will be released, Jimmy Lai’s son says

Mr Trump claimed last year he would ‘100 per cent’ get the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist out of prison

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The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Briton held without trial in India refuses to be bailed to ‘unsafe’ streets: ‘Delhi is just a bigger prison’

Citing security concerns and past threats to his life, Michel insists he feels safer inside New Delhi’s Tihar Jail, where he has been held for over six years without trial

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2025

FTX's SBF Claims Democrats Abandoned Him Despite Donations, Says Diddy Was 'Kind' In Tucker Carlson Podcast

Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in the latest episode of Tucker Carlson's X show, revealing Sean "Diddy" Combs had been "kind" to him in prison. He also shared his thoughts on being "abandoned" by the Democrats he helped ahead of the FTX collapse.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Just Stop Oil activists who plotted M25 protest chaos win bid to cut record-breaking prison terms

Judges agreed to cut the jail terms for the M25 protest plotters

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol leaves prison and bows to supporters

TV footage shows South Korea's impeached Yoon Suk Yeol coming out of prison

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 7, 2025

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Warns Luigi Mangione About Fan Letters: ‘A Lot Of Weirdos Out There’

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has responded to a TMZ reporter asking her about her thoughts on Luigi Mangione's viral letter.

Salon · Mar 7, 2025

SBF tells Carlson about life in prison

The man behind FTX shared what its like to spend time with rapper-mogul Diddy in a Tucker Carlson interview

Reason · Mar 6, 2025

New York's Illegal Prison Guard Strike Challenges Law Limiting the Use of Solitary Confinement

It's also a reminder of the disarray that ensues from strikes put on by state employees, who hold monopolies on public goods.

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