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51m ago American Idol singer Caleb Flynn sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering wife Ashley Flynn, daughter issues statement
1h ago This could be the last Time, says crime drama creator Jimmy McGovern
2h ago Jeffrey Archer in pictures: Prolific author, parliamentarian and prisoner
2h ago Texas businessman gets 13 years in federal prison as feds seize his Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Firebird and dozens more cars to pay back fraud victims
3h ago Jeffrey Archer reflects on mistakes and prison in final interview before death

Life on South Carolina death row: months of ‘barbaric’ isolation before execution

Marion Bowman Jr has been caged in a tiny ‘execution watch’ cell since September, waiting to be killed: ‘I won’t let the prison turn me into an animal’

The Guardian - US · Jan 28, 2025

Heavily-tattooed former actor guilty of assaulting ex-girlfriend day after early prison release

Jason Hoganson attacked Rachel Usher outside her flat as she waited for the lifts

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

California Woman Sentenced To Prison In Birth Tourism Scheme

Phoebe Dong sentenced to prison for involvement in birth tourism scheme, raising questions about US immigration laws.

'Who Paid For This?': Fury As Trans Prisoner Is Allowed Out Of Jail For Surgery To 'Look More Feminine'

Life inmate Alan Baker, now known as Alex Stewart, has undergone a tracheal shave, prompting criticism over the use of taxpayer funds for the procedure.

International Business Times UK · Jan 28, 2025

‘I watched every video to see my father’s face’: the woman who became the voice of Syria’s missing on why she isn’t giving up hope

Assad’s notorious prisons may have been opened, but Wafa Mustafa and thousands of others feel abandoned in their struggle to find loved ones

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

Violent Jan 6 rioter pardoned by Donald Trump being sought on charges of child sex solicitation

Andrew Taake, 36, was released from federal prison despite a formal request by Texas prosecutors to keep him in custody to stand trial on

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Trans inmate sues Trump over executive order forcing her into men’s prison and denying appropriate health care

Incarcerated trans woman takes aim at president’s order rolling back protections for LGBT+ Americans

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

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January 6 rioter pardoned by Trump is killed by police in traffic stop

Indiana state police say Matthew Huttle, who was given six months in prison, was shot after allegedly resisting arrest

The Guardian - US · Jan 27, 2025

Woman gets more than 3-year prison term for helping pregnant Chinese women get to US

A California woman has been sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for running a business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States to deliver babies who automatically became American citizens

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

Mom Who Starved Teen Daughter to Death Over 'Hatred' of Child's Father Slapped with Maximum Prison Sentence

A French woman was sentenced to jail time after causing the death of her teenage daughter, who allegedly suffered from abuse at the hands of her mother for years due to the woman's hatred for her father.

Latin Times · Jan 27, 2025

Man convicted of holding down boy while he was raped at youth center is jailed

Bradley Asbury, 70, was found guilty on two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

Kiss of the Spider Woman review – Jennifer Lopez dazzles in unsteady musical

The star gives her all in Bill Condon’s uneven adaptation of the Broadway revision of a prison-set fantasy

The Guardian - US · Jan 27, 2025

One of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers living in Sierra Leone, say Dutch prosecutors

Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025

Pardoned January 6 rioter receives hero’s welcome at church where he tells congregation: ‘Let my people go’

‘Certainly, nine months ago when he was going into prison, we all wept with this family as they wept. But today, we rejoice with them as they rejoice’, said a California pastor

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025

Refugee’s justice hopes ‘crushed’ after Italy releases Libya war crimes suspect

David Yambio says Rome ‘has blood on its hands’ after freeing police chief he alleges beat him in Tripoli prison

International Business Times · Jan 27, 2025

Two Iranian Dissidents At 'Imminent Risk' Of Execution: Activists

Two Iranian men convicted of membership of the People's Mujahedin opposition group, outlawed by the Islamic republic, are at imminent risk of execution after being transferred to a different prison, the organisation and activists said on Monday.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

The Latest: White House claims victory in a showdown with Colombia over taking deported migrants

The White House is claiming victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025

Idris Elba details how he spent a night in a South African prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role

The actor was the lead in the 2013 biopic about Nelson Mandela’s 27 years in prison

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The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025

Trump’s new gender rules gut a key part of the Prison Rape Elimination Act

Transgender people face the highest levels of sexual violence of any group in prison, but Trump executive order rolls back protections for their safety, Josh Marcus reports

BANG Premier · Jan 26, 2025

Gary Glitter could be released from prison following a new Parole Board review

Gary Glitter could potentially be released from prison as a new review from the Parole Board is set to take place as early as March.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2025

Why are there so many Palestinian children in Israeli prisons?

Twenty-three child prisoners released but more than 300 minors remain in Israeli custody, many of them without charges.

The Conversation · Jan 26, 2025

California depends on prison labour to deal with climate disasters — Canada must avoid a similar model

As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are inmates from California’s prison system has drawn significant attention in news coverage.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

Alternatives to prison are vital for convicts and their families

Abolishing custodial sentences of less than two years would protect some of the country’s most vulnerable children

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

The release of four female soldiers from Hamas captivity on Saturday came at a great cost for Israel

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

‘I can’t find the words’: Palestinians rejoice with those freed in ceasefire deal

Families greet the 200 prisoners released from facilities in central Israel and occupied West Bank

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