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Why is it so difficult for the UK to deport foreign criminals?

A convicted sex offender has been deported from Britain to Ethiopia after being accidentally released from prison. Following a national manhunt, home secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed that Hadush Kebatu – an asylum seeker who came to the UK without authorisation on a small boat – would be returned to his…

The Conversation

Australian governments ‘turning their backs’ on soaring Indigenous incarceration, former minister says

Robert Tickner says there are ‘no excuses for the failure to implement’ recommendations from the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody

The Guardian - AU

Turkish court sentences hotel owner and 10 others to life for deadly fire that killed 78

A Turkish court has sentenced the owner of a ski resort hotel and 10 others to life in prison for severe negligence in a deadly fire

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Man handed life prison term for murdering wife in ‘brutal’ New Year’s Day attack

Mompati Dodo Isaacs, 39, stabbed Keotshepile Naso Isaacs, 33, nine times at their home in North Berwick while their children were asleep.

Evening Standard

Legal complaint filed against French justice minister over Sarkozy prison visit

A group of lawyers has filed a complaint against French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin for what they say is an "illegal conflict of interest," following his visit to former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a prison sentence.

Radio France Internationale

The potential ‘Son of Sam’ killings that still haunt the NYPD

NEW YORK CITY HALLOWEEN COLD CASE: Decades after a photographer and his girlfriend were executed in their Manhattan apartment, the case remains open – haunted by cult rumors, a missing gun and theories tied to the ‘Son of Sam’ serial slays. A former NYPD sergeant tells Andrea Cavallier what he…

The Independent UK

Double murder refuses to attend Old Bailey sentencing

Shaine March stabbed pregnant girlfriend Alana Odysseos to death in July last year.

Evening Standard

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Diddy's 'Drug Rehab and Redemption' Plan — Why Observers Aren't Convinced It's Genuine

Diddy begins rehab and therapy at FCI Fort Dix during his prison term, but experts question whether his redemption effort is sincere or strategic.

International Business Times UK

Taiwan increases penalty for damaging undersea cables amid increased suspected sabotage attempts — offenders face up to 7 years in prison and $325,000 in fines

It would also require vessels to have automatic identification systems and make the undersea infrastructure easier to find with published mapping data.

Tom’s Hardware

Sean 'Diddy' Combs transferred to New Jersey prison

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been transferred to a federal prison in New Jersey, where he will likely spend the rest of his sentence.

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Drone-blocking technology ‘urgently’ required at jails in England and Wales

Ability to maintain control in prisons ‘critically undermined’ by scale of illicit drug trade, MPs say

The Guardian - UK

Former Australian lawmaker sentenced to prison for rape and sexual abuse of two men

Gareth Ward sentenced to almost six years in prison for raping a young man and sexually assaulting a teenager

The Independent UK

Push to challenge sentence that sparked prisons protest

Prosecutors have asked a court to reopen sentencing after a seemingly lenient penalty given to a man who assaulted prison officers caused mass outrage.

AAP

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death

A woman in detention in a spit hood said "I can't breathe" before she died, a coroner has found, sparking calls for the head covering's use to end in one state.

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Former NSW MP Gareth Ward sentenced to almost six years in prison for sexually abusing two men

Ward appeared via video link from Cessnock prison, having resigned as the member for Kiama in early August

The Independent UK

Dangerous culture of accepting drugs crisis in prisons must be broken – MPs

A report published on Friday warned of the ‘unacceptable’ human cost from the crisis.

The Independent UK

Prison drugs crisis hits ‘endemic’ levels as drone sightings soar 1,140 per cent

There is a ‘dangerous culture of acceptance’ around substance misuse in prisons as almost four in 10 inmates admit it’s easy to get drugs, a report warns

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Halloween meal will include baked fish, spinach and coleslaw

In a huge contrast to the spooky season parties he used to enjoy, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ prison Halloween meal will include baked fish, spinach and coleslaw.

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The Independent UK

Cop's testimony, judge's instructions influenced outcome of Sonya Massey murder case

The killing of Sonya Massey in her home by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy was pursued by prosecutors as a first-degree murder case with a possible life prison sentence

The Guardian - UK

Man jailed after burgling Damien Hirst’s London studio while wearing GPS ankle tag

Liam Middleton-Gomm, 36, receives 32-month sentence for stealing £5,000 of goods after police traced his movements

The Guardian - US

US climate activists condemn 18-month jail term for nonviolent art museum protester

‘It’s hard to fathom how a peaceful protester can receive more prison time than many of the insurrectionists,’ said one researcher, of Timothy Martin’s sentence

The Independent UK

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks speedy appeals court hearing while he serves a 4-year sentence

Hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs wants a federal appeals court to quickly consider the legality of his conviction on prostitution-related charges and his more than four-year prison sentence

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Monster Who Strangled Over 100 Young Girls Is Free And Nobody Knows Where He Is

Pedro Alonso López targeted girls from poor or Indigenous backgrounds, often vendors at local markets or children walking alone.

The Independent UK

Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it

The Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for an armed rioter arrested near former President Barack Obama's home

Evening Standard

Prison deaths hit highest 12-month total this century, figures show

There were 411 deaths recorded in the year to September, the highest in a 12-month period since 2000.

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