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Inmate's death puts spotlight on prison weapons policy

How an inmate could easily grab a prison officer's gun in a car park is being examined by the NSW state coroner.

AAP

Cyprus president fires police chief over embarrassing escape of killer that shocked the country

Doros Theophanous escaped while under guard during an eight-hour pass to visit family

The Independent UK

Labour will have ‘blood on its hands’ if it rejects review of indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: Peer insists there is still ‘everything to play for’ after government poured cold water on bill to resentence IPP prisoners

The Independent UK

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Britain’s prehistoric attitude to drugs isn’t working. Why not learn from Texas?

Cherrypicking what has worked from decriminalisation abroad is far preferable to building more prisons, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Terrorist who plotted to kill hundreds of Londoners in Tube bombing is 'released' from prison

Manfo Asiedu planned to detonate bombs on the capital’s transport network in July 2005

Evening Standard

Death Row Inmate Beaten To Death By Fellow Inmates

Tragic incident at Calipatria State Prison where death row inmate Alberto Martinez was fatally beaten by three inmates. Investigation ongoing.

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She defended 'El Chapo.' Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

Mariel Colón spent years working as a defense lawyer for Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán while he faced trial in U.S. court

The Independent UK

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Bike Apprenticeship Helps Break UK Reoffending Cycle

Cameron Moseley hopes never to return to jail thanks to a pioneering scheme in London that aims to cut reoffending by training former prisoners to become bicycle mechanics.

International Business Times

German far-right politician accused of using political prisoners as cheap labour in Belarus

Reports of dissenters working for £4 a day on onion plantation owned by Saxony state parliament AfD member Jörg Dornau

The Guardian - UK

Father trapped in jail 18 years after being given 8-month sentence – for waving a starting pistol

Exclusive: James Lawrence was jailed for eight months in 2006 – and is still there. His mother Mandy said: ‘In his time, he’s seen murderers come in and murderers go home’

The Independent UK

‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws

Abortion is generally illegal in Uganda, and fear of imprisonment leads many to resort to extreme and unsafe practices.

Al Jazeera

Man Arrested For Courthouse Bombing In California

20-year-old man throws bomb in Santa Maria courthouse, injuring 5. Motivated by anger over firearm confiscation, he faces up to 40 years in prison.

Top News

‘Monster’ social worker who sent explicit Snapchat messages to teenagers jailed

Thomas Weller, 33, was sentenced to 34 months in prison for misconduct in public office.

Evening Standard

Dad of Mississippi Teen Who Shot Teacher Mom in Face Hopes She 'Finds Jesus,' Says He Still Loves His Daughter

Carly Gregg, 15, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after she was found guilty of first-degree murder

Latin Times

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Justice Department Says a Small Mississippi Town Ran a Dickensian Debtor's Prison

Federal investigators say police in Lexington, Mississippi, used illegal searches, excessive force, and kept residents in jail when they couldn't pay off old fines.

Woman & Home

Monsters: Where are the Menendez brothers now? Are they still in prison?

If you've watched Monsters on Netflix, you might be wondering where Lyle and Erik Menendez are now and here's all we know

Evening Standard

Two men face prison for running down NHS worker with a car in targeted attack

Katungua Tjitendero, 25, was struck on the afternoon of July 22 2020 near Southmead Hospital in Bristol by a Honda

The Independent UK

Steve Bannon predicts Trump victory in new article written from jail

Vice President Kamala Harris “has peaked,” according to an op-ed Bannon penned from a federal prison in Connecticut

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Two 13-Year-Olds Sentenced To Prison For Fatal Stabbing

Two 13-year-old boys in the U.K. sentenced to over 8 years in prison for fatally stabbing a man in a park bench dispute. Tragic consequences of violent cri...

The National (Scotland)

BBC Scotland called out over 'unclear' headline on prisoner release

A SCOTTISH trade union official has called out the BBC for publishing an “unclear” headline on a story concerning the incorrect release of…

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil target Van Gogh’s Sunflowers hours after activists jailed for throwing soup over same painting

It came just hours after Phoebe Plummer, 23, and Anna Holland, 22, were jailed over the exact same protest in October 2022

Top News

New York Mayor Eric Adams Indicted On Fraud And Bribery Charges

New York Mayor Eric Adams indicted on fraud and bribery charges, denies allegations. Facing potential 45-year prison sentence if convicted.

The Guardian - US

Arizona county sheriffs say they will not enforce immigration measure if passed

On the ballot in November is a measure that will make it a state crime for migrants to cross into the US unofficially

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers after fellow protesters jailed

Three individuals targeted National Gallery paintings an hour after Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed for similar attack in 2022

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger handcuffed in first court appearance since case moved as judge casts doubts on trial timeline

In the hearing, Kohberger was also granted his request to wear a suit and tie instead of a prison jumpsuit, after his attorneys argued he had a right to wear ‘street clothes’

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