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Young offenders drive repeat crime rates in France, study shows

A French Justice Ministry study has found that 63 percent of prisoners released in 2016 reoffended within five years of their release.

Radio France Internationale

Kids-for-Cash Judge Who Took Kickbacks To Wrongly Imprison Minors Among Those Benefited By Biden's Commutations

Michael Conahan was convicted of sending minors to for-profit detention centers in exchange for over $2 million in kickbacks

Latin Times

Former Illinois Official Convicted of Embezzling Over $50 million In Public Funds Among Those Benefited By Biden's Commutations

Rita Crundwell was sentenced to 19 years in prison in 2013 for embezzling more than $53 million from the city of Dixon

Latin Times

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British Hedge Fund Trader Sentenced To 12 Years

British hedge fund trader sentenced to 12 years in Danish prison for British Hedge Fund Trader Sentenced To 12 Years.3 billion tax fraud scheme.

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Ross Ulbricht, Jan. 6 Protesters, Or Himself? Here's Who Crypto Bettors Think Trump Will Pardon

Donald Trump is due to reclaim the White House, and with Inauguration Day just around the bend, crypto bettors on Polymarket are busy making bets on who they think will be pardoned on the 47th U.S. President's first 100 days in office.

International Business Times

China sentences ex-Premier League footballer Li Tie to 20 years in prison

Former national team coach is the biggest name to be netted in China’s sweeping crackdown on corruption in sport.

Al Jazeera

China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery

The former coach of the Chinese men's national soccer team Liu Tie has received a 20-year prison sentence for bribery

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How dance brought girls and their imprisoned fathers back together again

IN FOCUS: An award-winning Netflix documentary tracks an inspirational US programme that reunites men in jail with their daughters – and 95 per cent of participants, once they are released, do not reoffend. Lydia Spencer-Elliott talks to the filmmakers behind ‘Daughters’ about what this could mean for America

The Independent UK

Former Chinese Soccer Star Li Tie Sentenced To 20 Years

Former Chinese soccer star Li Tie sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption in China's crackdown on soccer corruption.

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Filipina On Indonesia Death Row Says Planned Transfer 'Miracle'

A Filipina drug convict on death row in Indonesia told AFP from prison Friday that her planned transfer was a "miracle", in her first interview since Manila and Jakarta signed an agreement last week to repatriate her.

International Business Times

American Man Found Safe In Syria After Seven Months

American man Travis Timmerman found safe in Syria after 7-month disappearance. Family relieved. Escape from Syrian prison.

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Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture

The Independent UK

US Charges Ex-head Of Syrian Prison With Torture

The former head of a notorious Syrian prison was charged Thursday in the United States with torturing opponents of the now-collapsed government of Bashar al-Assad, the Justice Department said.

International Business Times

Alaska man jailed after accidentally recording himself while hiding camera to make child porn

Jesse Damon, 35, was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by a life term of supervised release

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“Complete Chaos”: Luigi Mangione’s Inmates Expose His “Terrible” Conditions During Live Broadcast

"Luigi's conditions suck!" The post “Complete Chaos”: Luigi Mangione’s Inmates Expose His “Terrible” Conditions During Live Broadcast first appeared on Bored Panda.

Reason

Biden Issues More Pardons and Commutations Under Pressure From Criminal Justice Groups

Biden commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 federal offenders who had been serving the remainder of their sentences on home confinement after being released from prison during COVID-19.

Evening Standard

Teenager jailed in Dubai over holiday romance begs ruler 'please let me go home'

Marcus Fakana, 18, has been sentenced to a year in prison for consensual ‘holiday romance’

International Business Times

American Freed From Syrian Prison After Assad Toppled Found In Damascus Suburb

Travis Timmerman said he had been held since being detained after entering the country from Lebanon seven months ago

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour and prisons: sustained courage is needed for rational reform

Circumstances have forced the government into a more rational penal policy but it will take time to show results

International Business Times

Prison Will Not Silence Me, Iran's Mohammadi Says

Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate on temporary medical leave from prison, said in a video call released Thursday that she would never let prison silence her.

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“Feeling Well”: Missing American Found In Syria After Spending 7 Months In Prison

"Once we got out, there was no resistance," said American pilgrim Travis Timmerman, who was released from a prison in Syria after seven months. The post “Feeling Well”: Missing American Found In Syria After Spending 7 Months In Prison first appeared on Bored Panda.

Evening Standard

Hunger strike mother steps up action in bid to free son jailed in Egypt

Alaa Abd El-Fattah has spent most of the past decade in prison because of his criticism of Egypt’s rulers.

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Syrian Activist Mazen Al-Hamada Found Dead In Damascus Prison

Syrians mourn the loss of activist Mazen al-Hamada in Damascus after his tragic fate is revealed, sparking sorrow and solidarity among supporters.

Latin Times

18-Year-Old Sentenced to Dubai Prison for Sleeping with 17-Year-Old Begs to Be Released: 'Let Me Go Home'

"I am asking His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum to please forgive me and pardon me."

The Independent UK

Government urged to grant more court sitting days to tackle prison population

Tory Kieran Mullan said: ‘If the judiciary had come to us and asked for more sitting days, we would have responded to that, not told them no.’

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