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Horrendous death as son 'left to die in the dirt'

Two men have been jailed after admitting the manslaughter of Jakob Opacic, the brother of rugby league star Tom Opacic, who was struck while on a motorcycle.

AAP

The Tories are letting stalkers and abusers out of prison - what better way to start an election campaign?

This latest botched attempt to solve the prisons crisis won’t work, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Lawmakers call for further inquiry into Virginia prison that had hypothermia hospitalizations

Leading Virginia Democrats say recently uncovered hypothermia hospitalizations among inmates at a Virginia prison deserve further scrutiny

The Independent UK

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Feds face trial over abuse of incarcerated women by guards at now-shuttered California prison

The federal Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a now-shuttered California prison abused incarcerated women

The Independent UK

30-year Prison Terms In Venezuela Over Alleged Coup Attempt

A Venezuelan court has imposed prison sentences of up to 30 years on 29 people found guilty of participating in a failed attempt to upend President Nicolas Maduro's government.

International Business Times

Prosecutors Demand Life Imprisonment For Guinea Ex-dictator Dadis Camara

Guinean prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life sentences for former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and six other military or government officials over a 2009 massacre, saying they were guilty of crimes against humanity.

International Business Times

House Passes a Bill To Create Independent Oversight of the Troubled Federal Prison System

Staff shortages and chronic corruption have plagued the Bureau of Prisons for years, exposing inmates to abuse and whistleblowers to retaliation.

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Wisconsin man is charged with making child pornography images using AI in first case in US

Steven Anderegg faces 70 years in prison for allegedly creating over 13,000 AI-generated images depicting children engaging in sexual acts

The Independent UK

American Family Faces 12-Year Sentence In Turks And Caicos

American tourists face legal challenges in Turks and Caicos due to ammunition possession, risking lengthy prison sentences.

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Louisiana Moves To Make Abortion Pills a Controlled Substance

The war on drugs meets abortion...

Reason

Police chiefs defy calls to arrest fewer people to ease prison overcrowding

The Met said they will ‘never agree’ to pause arrests while Hampshire Constabulary vowed to continue ‘relentlessly pursuing criminals’

The Independent UK

UK ruling on Assange extradition ‘resets the game’. What happens next?

Rights groups laud latest decision as an investigative journalist warns Assange ‘might be entombed in prison for life’.

Al Jazeera

Lock them up: Scotland Yard hits back at edict for police to detain fewer suspects

Ministers were facing a furious backlash on Wednesday from Scotland Yard over calls to arrest fewer people because of a lack of prison space as Sir Mark Rowley told his officers to carry on detaining every suspect possible.

Evening Standard

Sunak says Labour taking victory for granted as Starmer calls on voters to ‘stop the chaos’ – as it happened

Prime minister announces early summer election with date putting parties on campaign trail for six weeks

The Guardian - UK

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Man feared going back to prison before girl's death

A neighbour who came across Justin Stein digging for "treasure" says he later feared returning to prison if the girl he's accused of murdering didn't go home.

The Independent UK

Zhang Zhan is released from prison after 4 years for 'provoking trouble' while reporting on COVID

Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan

The Guardian - UK

Inmates dug through Winchester prison walls with plastic cutlery, report finds

One in 10 prisons in England and Wales barely fit for purpose, says audit of prisoner treatment

The Independent UK

Sen. Cory Booker questions US prison labor policies, calls for change

Sen. Cory Booker says prisoners should be learning professional skills that help prepare them for their release instead of being forced to work

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The Guardian - UK

Police chiefs say prison crisis in England and Wales is ‘unsustainable’

Public safety said to be at risk as a result of crisis measures such as freeing convicted criminals to ease overcrowding

The Independent UK

Ex-Trump official Peter Navarro predicts ‘mass deportations’ in second Trump term in new prison interview

Navarro, 74, is currently serving a four-month sentence at the low-security FCI Miami prison in Florida, after he was convicted on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress

Top News

Peter Navarro Predicts Second Trump Term Agenda From Prison

Peter Navarro, in prison for contempt of Congress, shares insights on potential Trump administration policies.

The Independent UK

Crucial reforms to help thousands trapped in indeterminate jail terms fail after Labour peers ‘bottle it’

Baroness Fox praised The Independent for shining a light on the plight of IPP prisoners in a House of Lords debate

The Independent UK

Serial killer who bragged about slaying dozens of women brutally attacked in prison

The Canadian inmate was speared in the head, according to news outlets

The Independent UK

Sarah Wayne Callies says male Prison Break co-star ‘spit in my face’

Actor said she doesn’t recognize herself when she rewatches the series because she ‘was so young and so new to the business’

The Independent UK

Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares recipe for prison energy drink

Blanchard was released from prison on 28 December 2023

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