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Sentencing is set for Arizona mother guilty of murder and child abuse in starvation of her son

An Arizona mother who pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse faces up to life in prison for the 2020 starvation death of her 6-year-old son who had been locked in a closet and denied food at their Flagstaff apartment

The Independent UK

A Michigan judge will decide if a teenage school shooter will spend his life in prison

A judge in Michigan must decide whether a teenager who killed four students at his school should spend his life in prison

The Independent UK

Thaksin would be treated as elderly inmate, says prisons boss

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra would be treated as an elderly prisoner if he is imprisoned on his planned return to Thailand on Aug 10, Corrections Department chief Ayut Sinthoppan said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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El Salvador plans mass trials for those imprisoned in gang crackdown

New rules passed by El Salvador’s congress will allow courts to try accused gang members in group trials, in an effort to expedite tens of thousands of criminal cases for those detained under the country’s crackdown on street gangs

The Independent UK

Trainer of champion Maximum Security gets 4 years in prison in racehorse-drugging scheme

The trainer of racehorse champion Maximum Security has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a widespread international scheme to drug horses to make them race faster

The Independent UK

High school student who sat in Pence’s chair during Capitol riot is sentenced to 1 year in prison

A high school student who stormed the U.S. Capitol, assaulted a police officer and sat in a Senate floor chair reserved for the vice president has been sentenced to one year in prison

The Independent UK

Hunter Biden Shouldn't Go to Prison for Violating an Arbitrary Gun Law

A judge's questions about his plea deal should not obscure the point that the law he broke is unjust and arguably unconstitutional.

Reason

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Belarusian journalist sentenced to 6 years in prison for reporting on the opposition

A prominent journalist in Belarus has been sentenced to six years in prison, the latest step in a years-long crackdown on opposition figures, independent journalists and human rights activists

The Independent UK

The FBI is investigating the alleged beating death of a disabled inmate in Virginia

Charles Givens, an inmate at the Marion Correctional Treatment Center, was allegedly beaten to death by prison officers in 2022. His sister filed a federal lawsuit against the officers in February.

WEKU

Forensic scientist Henry Lee defends work after being found liable for falsifying evidence

Forensic scientist Henry Lee is defending his work after a court ruling found him liable for fabricating evidence in a Connecticut murder trial that sent two innocent men to prison for decades

The Independent UK

Todd And Julie Chrisley’s Daughter Savannah Chrisley Makes More Claims About Their Prison Conditions, And Snakes Are Involved

Savannah Chrisley, the daughter of Todd and Julie Chrisley, mentions snakes while making more claims about parents' prison conditions.

Cinemablend

Prisoner on the run after Shawshank Redemption-style jailbreak in US

They are reported to have escaped through a bathroom ceiling

Evening Standard

Steve Bannon co-conspirator jailed for over five years for ‘We Build The Wall’ fundraiser fraud

A Colorado businessman convicted of fraudulently siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from an online fundraiser to build a wall along the U.S. southern border has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison

The Independent UK

Man who spent 17 years in prison for rape he did not commit has conviction overturned

Andrew Malkinson cleared by the Court of Appeal

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Greater Manchester police failings denied man fair trial, court told

Appeal court hears ‘grave and repeated’ disclosure failures led to Andrew Malkinson, 57, spending 17 years in prison for rape

Evening Standard

Who is Chelsea Manning and why was she imprisoned?

The American activist and whistleblower was imprisoned from 2010 until 2017 when her sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama

The Guardian - UK

I made upskirting illegal. This is why I don’t want to change any more laws

I don’t want more prisons and punishment for men – I want to help prevent sexual assault so that women are safer in the first place, says campaigner Gina Martin

Chicago Sun-Times

No prison for man who admitted buying gun used to kill 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams at McDonald’s drive-thru

Told of the sentence, Jaslyn’s father said, “I pray that he learns from it. I pray that he understands the severity of what happened and what this situation has done to our family.”

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The Independent UK

Vatican prosecutor seeks 7 years in jail for cardinal, confiscation of $460 million from 10 people

The Vatican prosecutor has asked a court to convict 10 people, including a cardinal, of a range of financial crimes, sentence them to three to 13 years in prison and order the confiscation of more than $460 million to pay the Holy See back for large financial losses over the…

The Conversation

A 'black box' AI system has been influencing criminal justice decisions for over two decades – it's time to open it up

Justice systems around the world are using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess people with criminal convictions. These AI technologies rely on machine learning algorithms and their key purpose is to predict the risk of reoffending. They influence decisions made by the courts and prisons and by parole and probation officers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Margarito Flores, Chicago cocaine kingpin who helped bring down El Chapo, will teach cops how to catch drug traffickers

One of the notorious Flores twins is to lead a seminar at the Kane County sheriff’s office — “a rare chance for us to get into the mind of the people we are trying to find,” an official says.

The Independent UK

Donald Trump is the first former president arrested on federal charges. Can he still run in 2024?

Trump faces the possibility of two federal indictments and criminal and civil cases in several states

The Independent UK

Is Donald Trump going to prison?

The former president is at the centre of several federal investigations and criminal cases

Salon

United States is an "outlaw superpower"

There's still time to bring our outlaw country back into united community of nations confronting looming horrors

WEKU

'This has become a sacred alley.' The face of Emad Shargi imprisoned in Iran

A mural in Washington, D.C. depicts Americans wrongfully detained abroad and fades with time to represent passing days. Neda Sharghi's brother Emad imprisoned in Iran is one of those faces.

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