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Meet the Ultimate Luke Cage and Danny Rand, who are on a mission to destroy the Maker's prisons

GamesRadar · Feb 5, 2025

After experts find ‘no medical evidence’ of murder, will Lucy Letby get a retrial?

Former nurse is serving 15 whole-life terms in prison yet an appeal is not guaranteed despite findings of expert panel

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

Young mom stabbed boyfriend in neck as they fought over using house as wedding venue, cops say

Kailee Brantner, 22, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

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US judge temporarily blocks transfer of incarcerated trans women to men’s prisons

Judge rules Trump’s executive order discriminates against trans people and violates their constitutional rights

The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2025

Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The electoral authorities announced that the man known as “Europe’s last dictator” – the only president the country has had since it held its first “democratic” election in 1994 – had won…

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

Death of New York man beaten by prison guards ruled a homicide in autopsy report, lawyers say

Lawyers say the death of a handcuffed man who was pummeled by New York prison guards was ruled a homicide in an autopsy report

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Hundreds of women raped and burnt alive when militants stormed DR Congo prison

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels took up arms against the Congolese government last Wednesday

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

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Abuse claims are rife in California detention centers. Now the facilities are poised to expand

A court has allowed one of state’s largest centers to resume operations, weeks after reports Ice wants to build new ones

The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2025

Federal Judge Blocks Transfer Of Transgender Women In Prisons

Federal judge issues restraining order to prevent transfer of transgender women to men's prisons, ensuring access to hormone therapy.

El Salvador Offers To House U.S. Criminals

El Salvador offers to house U.S. criminals to ease prison system burden, sparking legal concerns.

Trump Backs Jailing Americans In El Salvador If Has 'Legal Right

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, who has carried out a sweeping crackdown on crime, offered the use of a maximum-security prison, Latin America's largest, when he met Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday.

Latin Times · Feb 5, 2025

Biden's Private Prison Pledge Falls Short, ICE Detainees Increase

Biden's failure to end private prison use led to their expansion under ICE contracts, raising concerns about detainee treatment.

Replacing Barlinnie prison will cost £1 billion, Scottish Government confirms

A NEW prison to replace Glasgow’s 143-year-old HMP Barlinnie has been approved – and will cost around £1 billion ...

The National (Scotland) · Feb 5, 2025

Americans Could Face $1M Fine or 20 Years in Prison for Downloading AI Tool DeepSeek

A US bill proposes hefty fines and 20-year prison terms for using the Chinese AI tool DeepSeek. Is this about national security or market protection?

International Business Times UK · Feb 5, 2025

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The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Trump can’t move trans women to men’s prisons or deny gender-affirming care, judge rules

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s sweeping order as a likely violation of Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Judge blocks Donald Trump executive order to send trans women to men's prison

The trans women had been housed for months or years in women’s prisons until the Trump order

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Triple killer Valdo Calocane may have been spared prison due to incomplete evidence, families say

Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

‘Basic lack of decency’ driving self-harm in women’s prisons, report says

Inspectorate points to challenges including ban on using washing machines for knickers and difficulties with family contact

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Lack of basic care for women in prison leading to self-harm, inspector warns

Chief prisons inspector Charlie Taylor urged for more to be done urgently to help women behind bars cope.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Valdo Calocane possibly spared prison due to incomplete evidence, families say

An independent review of the Nottingham triple killer’s care was published on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Trump would be ‘very happy’ to send ‘homegrowns’ to El Salvador’s prisons. It’s ‘incredibly illegal’

Immigration law experts and constitutional scholars are warning against the president’s threat to exile citizens in foreign jails

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

El Salvador wants to detain deportees, including U.S. citizens, in notorious 'tropical gulag' terror prison

Facility has been accused of inhumane conditions, torture, and arbitrary detention

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

El Salvador’s offer to take in US deportees and violent criminals is unlike any other migrant deal

El Salvador has offered to take in people deported from the U.S. for entering the country illegally as well as the country’s violent criminals — even if they’re American citizens

International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025

Trump Backs Jailing Americans In El Salvador If Has 'Legal Right'

President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed an offer by El Salvador to take in prisoners -- including US citizens -- despite clear legal problems with such an outsourcing under American law.

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