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Recent skirmishes between Labour and Tories have become competition to see who can appear the most hardline on crime

Lawyers for James T. Weiss asked a judge to give him a prison sentence of less than 27 months, arguing the bill Weiss wanted to pass would have generated at least one penny in tax revenue on each transaction on so-called sweepstakes machines.

Ledura Watkins was 19 years old when he was accused of murdering a public school teacher. At trial, a forensic expert testified that a single hair found at the scene was similar to Watkins’ and stated his conclusion was based on “reasonable scientific certainty.” He explained that he’d conducted thousands…

Many opt for ‘less stressful’ jobs at ports and airports, while senior officers say young staff quit as they don’t like to be without phones

ITV’s new series is supposedly an inspirational sports show about prison inmates being trained by England’s 2003 champions. But it can’t keep its focus off the celebs

DNA evidence cleared Gerardo Cabanillas’ name after he served nearly three decades behind bars

Exclusive: Government accused of presiding over ‘out of control prison system’

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

A South Carolina woman who killed her abuser six years ago with a kitchen knife will remain behind bars

Exclusive: POA says corrupt officers are then used for sole purpose of smuggling in drugs and phones

Prisoners are bigger due to steroids. Spice turns inmates into zombies. And with social media they might know where we live