Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in 2022 convicted of federal terrorism charges Jury finds Hadi Matar, who is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence, guilty of all charges against him The Guardian - US · Jul 29
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will spend even less time behind bars as prison release date moved up again The disgraced music mogul’s release date has been changed multiple times The Independent UK · Jul 29
Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit A federal judge is concerned that the Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit The Independent UK · Jul 29
Border Agents Can Lie To Search Your Phone, but Wiping Your Own Data Could Land You in Prison The government is charging Samuel Tunick for telling them a code that would erase all the data on his phone—after they tried to take it on false pretenses. Reason · Jul 29
Serial killer to die in prison as police review four deaths at homeless hostel Detectives are now reviewing the deaths of four people who were living at a hostel in Newquay at the same time as James Desborough. Evening Standard · Jul 29
Funeral director who admitted hoarding bodies is ‘sorry’, lawyers tell judge The court heard that Robert Bush could face up to 25 years in prison. Evening Standard · Jul 29
Iran Prison Horror: Inmates Sew Lips Shut as Hunger Strike Reaches Breaking Point in US Sanctioned Jail Over 1,000 death row inmates at Iran's Ghezel Hesar Prison are on a hunger strike protesting executions, with some sewing their lips shut. International Business Times UK · Jul 29
Police probing deaths of four people who lived at same lodge as serial killer James Desborough James Desborough was earlier found guilty of murdering two homeless men and his prison cellmate The Independent UK · Jul 29
Ex-Citigroup Exec Jailed for 30 Years for Drugging Women, Filming Assaults, and Possessing Child Abuse Images Former Citigroup exec and Harvard grad Edward Gene Smith sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for drugging and assaulting women, possessing child abuse material, and obstructing justice in New York. International Business Times UK · Jul 29
Why Love Turned Into Hatred in the House of Kansa Can one sentence change a loving brother into history's most feared tyrant? Before Kansa became the ruthless king remembered in the stories of Lord Krishna, he was known as a devoted brother who deeply loved his sister, Devaki. During her wedding, he personally drove her chariot, a rare gesture of… MyLifeXP · Jul 29
Lok Sabha passes anti-paper leak Bill to tighten exam fraud penalties The Lok Sabha has passed an amendment to the Public Examinations Act aimed at combating examination fraud and paper leaks. This new legislation raises the minimum prison sentence for these offenses from three years to five years while upping the maximum penalty to Rs 5 crore. Furthermore, companies involved in… The Economic Times · Jul 29
Petrol bombs, drugs and Bradley from S Club 7: inside the wild 00s hood movie that the police seized Breakin’ the Cycle had celeb performers who hoped it would go to Cannes. Until they realised its creators were still running a drug gang while filming – and it all went very wrong The Guardian - UK · Jul 29
Ex-UFC Star Anthony Smith Faces 20 Years Over Felonies: Inside His Life and Career Before Arrest Anthony 'Lionheart' Smith, a former UFC fighter, faces up to 20 years in prison after being arrested in Nebraska on felony charges, including domestic violence and terroristic threats. International Business Times UK · Jul 29
EBay agrees to $55.7 million settlement over harassment campaign EBay and three former executives will pay $55.7 million to settle a stalking lawsuit. This case involved a bizarre harassment campaign against a Massachusetts couple. Seven former eBay workers pleaded guilty and received prison sentences for their involvement. The company agreed to pay $46.15 million and fund charitable contributions. This… The Economic Times · Jul 29
The Independent UK · Jul 28 Lawsuit claims US civil rights agency has halted all federal-sector class complaints A labor union and two female prison employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing a U.S. civil rights agency of unlawfully halting their sexual harassment case as part of wider order to indefinitely suspend proceedings in all federal-sector class claims
The Independent UK · Jul 28 School shooter gets life in prison without parole for killing four at Apalachee High in Georgia A prosecutor said that the teen carefully plotted the killing specifically to become famous
The Guardian - US · Jul 28 California’s largest ICE facility neglected detainees’ medical needs, monitor finds Court-appointed investigator finds California City facility failed to comply with judge’s order to provide adequate healthcare
Sports Illustrated · Jul 28 Ex-Super Bowl Champ, Who Spent Almost Two Years in Prison, Compared It to Playing for the Jets A truly wild statement from former Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress.
Evening Standard · Jul 28 Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd admits assaulting partner with barbecue tongs He was originally jailed for 10 years for manslaughter in 2018 over the death of Charlotte Brown when his speedboat crashed during a first date.
The Independent UK · Jul 28 Outrage at plans to introduce crocodile moat around prison in Israel IN FULL
The Independent UK · Jul 28 Human rights groups condemn ‘vicious’ Israeli plan to create ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for Palestinian prisoners Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is pushing ahead with plans to build a huge crocodile-filled moat around Ketziot Prison
The Independent UK · Jul 28 ‘Critical failure’ allowed ODU gunman to attend school despite ISIS link The university's president said the report also shed new light on the ’extraordinary heroism and bravery‘ shown by a teacher and cadets
The Guardian - US · Jul 28 The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’ Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives
International Business Times UK · Jul 28 Millions Watched The Odyssey Without Paying, Here's What Could Happen to the Leaker The Odyssey leak reached 2.1 million viewers, but the leaker could face serious legal consequences, including up to 10 years in prison if federal computer laws apply.
The Independent UK · Jul 28 Abuse survivor hands petition to No 10 urging Burnham to remove sex offenders from early release scheme Jade Belgrove warned that releasing sex offenders and rapists from prison early could weaken faith in the justice system