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Texas’ top criminal court halts William Speer’s execution hours before he was scheduled to die

Speer has been on death row for decades after strangling another inmate at a Texas prison. The victim’s sister and faith leaders have both called on the parole board to halt the execution.

The Texas Tribune

Suicide and violence in prisons rise by nearly 25%, as self-harm hits all-time high among women prisoners

‘Incredibly concerning’ figures symptomatic of ‘enormous strain’ on prisons, chief inspector tells The Independent

The Independent UK

The history men in Frankland prison who got a GCSE pass

Brief letters: Teaching in jail | Sir Bobby Charlton | Barber shops | Mullet threat | John Cleese

The Guardian - UK

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Filmmaker RGV creates buzz by taking selfie in front of Rajahmundry jail

RGV creates buzz by taking selfie in front of Rajahmundry Central Prison. He posted it on X with caption "No @YS Jagan is not inside. He is outside looking through the bars at @ ncbn Inside." Locals saw him take selfie from main road & drive away. Security personnel alerted.

The Hindu

TikTok prankster Mizzy banned from using social media and warned he faces prison

The prankster was due to stand trial for other offences but his defence told the court of a ‘very serious’ new allegation

The Independent UK

Prison suicides in England and Wales rise by nearly a quarter

Campaigners lament ‘appalling statistics’ that also show steep rise in female prisoners self-harming

The Guardian - UK

Government may look soft on crime with early release of foreign criminals, warns ex-Lord Chief Justice

Lords raised concerns that releasing foreign prisoners early sends the wrong message

Evening Standard

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‘Getaway king’ French gangster who escaped prison in helicopter is jailed again

French gangster Redoine Faid says his ‘addiciton’ to freedom drove his escape

The Independent UK

Russia recruits prisoners for Ukraine war as Putin replicates Wagner

Penal squads ‘just meat,’ Storm-Z soldier says

The Independent UK

French helicopter jailbreaker sentenced to 14 more years in prison

Rédouine Faïd, a convicted bank robber who escaped a French jail in a hijacked helicopter in 2018, has been sentenced to a further 14 years in prison

Radio France Internationale

Texas inmate faces execution for killing prisoner. The victim's sister asks that his life be spared

A Texas inmate is facing execution for killing another prisoner more than 26 years ago

The Independent UK

Majority verdicts to stop jury hold-outs forcing retrials in ACT

Jurors found guilty of misconduct will also face two years in prison.

The Canberra Times

Mom convicted of killing kids in Idaho will be sent to Arizona to face murder conspiracy charges

A woman sentenced to life in prison in Idaho in the murders of her two kids and another woman will be taken to Arizona to face additional charges

The Independent UK

Imprisoned 'apostle' of Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo charged with federal child pornography

The leader of a Mexican megachurch who is serving more than 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing young followers has been charged with two federal crimes involving a 16-year-old girl

The Independent UK

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Iowa woman who made fake cancer claims on social media must pay restitution but stays out of prison

An Iowa woman who falsely claimed to have cancer will stay out of prison after a judge gave her probation and a suspended sentence

The Guardian - UK

Government faces legal challenge over ‘unlawful segregation’ of asylum seekers

Charity Care4Calais says Wethersfield airbase in Essex is a ‘de facto prison camp’ for about 200 people

The Guardian - AU

No plan for nuclear waste despite Aukus submarine deal, Senate hears – as it happened

Australia is planning to obtain nuclear-powered submarines, but has nowhere to dispose of radioactive waste

WEKU

Sam Bankman-Fried will testify in his defense in what may be the gamble of his life

The former FTX CEO, who is accused of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in history, plans to testify in his own criminal trial in a major gamble to avoid prison time.

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The Guardian - US

Most banned books in US prisons include Amy Schumer and Art of War

Latest banned books list comes amid increase in type of books being banned from prison system, PEN America says

Evening Standard

Time Season 2: everything we know about Jodie Whittaker's BBC prison drama

Series two of the acclaimed drama has a new cast and is set in a women's jail

Reason

Against "Decriminalizing Nonviolent Prison Escapes"

An interesting new article in The Hill by my occasional coauthor T. Markus Funk, based on his upcoming Oxford University Comparative Law Forum piece on the subject; an excerpt: [I]t would be a mistake to accept the invitation to follow the examples of countries like Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, the Netherlands…

The Independent UK

Appeal case begins over Briton convicted of wife’s manslaughter in Cyprus

Retired miner David Hunter was released from prison in July after he was acquitted of the murder of his seriously ill wife.

The Independent UK

New report from PEN America documents vast book bannings in U.S. prisons

A new study from PEN America finds that tens of thousands of books are banned or restricted by U.S. prisons

The Independent UK

Former British police officer jailed for abusing over 200 girls on Snapchat

A former British police officer has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 12 years after he pleaded guilty to over 100 child sex offenses

The Independent UK

International terror defendants face longer prison terms than domestic counterparts, new study finds

A new study has found that people convicted of crimes related to domestic extremism face far shorter prison terms than those convicted in international terrorism cases, even when the crimes are similar

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