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Georgia Man Accused of Accidentally Killing Sleeping Neighbor While Cleaning Gun Faces Years in Prison

The trial of a man accused of accidentally killing his sleeping neighbor through the shared wall of their apartments while cleaning his gun began Monday.

Latin Times

Hong Kong To Sentence Dozens Of Democracy Campaigners

Hong Kong's largest national security trial will draw to a close on Tuesday, with dozens of the city's most prominent democracy campaigners set to be sentenced for subversion, a charge which can carry up to life imprisonment.

International Business Times

Former Army Soldier Sentenced To Prison For Capitol Riot

Former U.S. Army soldier sentenced to over 4 years for Capitol riot involvement after previous court-martial. Defendant expressed regret and acknowledged i...

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Court-martialed military veteran sentenced to over 4 years in prison for Capitol riot attack

A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq two decades ago has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in riot at the U.S. Capito on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

Gym Teacher at Special Needs School Caught on Camera Beating Up Student, Drawing Penis on His Face

A 21-year-old gym teacher at a special needs school in England was sentenced to three months in prison for putting two students in headlocks and for drawing a penis on a third student's face.

Latin Times

New Legislation Introduced To Address Inmate Sex Crimes Against Officers

The Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act addresses sexual assault against federal corrections officers by inmates, with bipartisan support and measures for ...

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Killer Mom Susan Smith Seeks Parole After 30 Years

Susan Smith, who drowned her sons in 1994, faces a parole hearing amidst controversy over her prison behavior.

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Is there any hope that IPP prisoners will be released by this government?

POLITICS EXPLAINED: As the topic of indefinite sentences is debated in the Lords, Sean O’Grady assesses the likelihood that those still held under this disgraceful and uncivilised system will ever be granted freedom

The Independent UK

Woman Opens Up About Being Kidnapped, Imprisoned, And Tortured By Married Couple For 7 Years

Colleen Stan revealed being picked up by a young couple and being kept inside a box under their bed for seven years. The post Woman Opens Up About Being Kidnapped, Imprisoned, And Tortured By Married Couple For 7 Years first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Special school staff member jailed for assaults shown in undercover documentary

Elliott Millar was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after he pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to assaulting three pupils at Life Wirral.

The Independent UK

Don’t Let Them Shoot the Kite review – Turkish kid-in-prison tale is touching and urgent

This gentle but energised piece of work has a rather amazing performance from its five-year-old star at its emotional core

The Guardian - UK

The Bilbaos review – soulful study of a tough guy boxer dealing with emotional baggage

Pedro Speroni’s documentary follows Iván Bilbao’s return from prison to a family full of troubles and tenderness

The Guardian - UK

Russian Opposition Marches Against Putin In Berlin

Around 1,500 supporters of Russia's exiled opposition marched Sunday through central Berlin -- led by Yulia Navalnaya and chanting "No to war!"

International Business Times

L.A. Police Officer Sentenced to Prison For Beating Homeless Man with Baton 45 Times

The homeless man was unarmed and another officer was holding him to the ground during the beating.

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The Independent UK

Revealed: Record number of ex-offenders charged with serious new crimes while on probation

Exclusive: The record figures coincided with the first five months of the Tories’ emergency move to free prisoners early

The Guardian - AU

Australia operates ‘immigration prisons’, human rights lawyer tells UN

In closed hearing, Alison Battisson says country has a ‘terrifying’ record of detaining people unlawfully for indefinite periods

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Bitcoin launderer hands over $400 million as he heads to prison — offender sentenced to three years in prison for laundering money for drug dealers

The U.S. District Court awarded an Ohio resident, Larry Dean Harmon, a three-year prison sentence with additional three-year supervised releases and ordered the surrender of over $400 million in assets for laundering money for drug dealers using a darknet-based Bitcoin mixer called 'Helix.'

International Business Times UK

'I Didn't Intervene': Mike Tyson On Seeing Sexual Assaults And Getting Knife Threats In Prison

Mike Tyson revealed the harsh realities of prison life, including witnessing assaults and facing threats.

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The Independent UK

Susan Smith drowned her children in a lake then blamed a Black man. 30 years later, she asked for freedom and was denied

Susan Smith has been behind bars for nearly 30 years after she rolled her car into a South Carolina lake, drowning her two young sons who were strapped in their car seats. Andrea Cavallier reports

The Guardian - UK

More than a third of assaults on UK prison officers are not fully investigated

Staff says reports of abuse by inmates are not taken seriously by management, leaving them feeling vulnerable

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Climate Activist Sentenced To Prison For Vandalizing National Archives

Climate change activist sentenced to 2 years for vandalizing National Archives in D.C. with red powder on U.S. Constitution. Court emphasizes importance of...

The Guardian - UK

Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’

Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers

The Guardian - UK

London nightclub Heaven closed after security guard charged with rape

Licence suspended for 28 days after Morenikeji Adewole, 47, was charged with rape on Wednesday

The Independent UK

‘Don’t be on wrong side of history’: Indefinite jail terms compared to Post Office and Infected Blood scandals

Supporters say the government’s response to the ‘industrial-scale miscarriage of justice’ is not good enough, and praised The Independent for highlighting the issue

The Guardian - UK

Peers say not reforming IPP sentences could cause another Post Office scandal

Ministers told they risk more miscarriages of justice by not backing bill to replace indefinite jail terms with fixed ones

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