King’s Speech to set out Rishi Sunak’s ‘vision of a better Britain’ The first King’s Speech for more than 70 years will be used by the Prime Minister to set out a string of criminal justice measures. The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
Rishi Sunak’s king’s speech to include hardline criminal justice measures PM to announce tougher sentences for rapists and killers with general election looming The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023
Sunak to use King’s Speech to set out ‘vision of a better Britain’ The King will formally open the new session of Parliament for the first time in his reign. The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammadi begins hunger strike Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike on Monday in protest against what she said was the jail's failure to give her access to medical care, the activist HRANA news agency reported. France 24 · Nov 6, 2023
Who was Muhlaysia Booker? Here's what to know after the man accused of killing her pleaded guilty A man charged in the 2019 fatal shooting of a transgender Dallas woman about a month after she was beaten in a separate attack that was caught on video has been sentenced to 48 years in prison The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
C.J. Stroud Shares Heartfelt Message About His Imprisoned Father After Historic Game vs. Bucs Stroud’s father, Coleridge Bernard Stroud III, is currently serving a 38-years-to-life sentence Sports Illustrated · Nov 6, 2023
Senate Resolution Would Send Federal Offenders Back to Prison 3 Years After Being Released to Home Confinement The Bureau of Prisons released more than 12,000 people on home confinement during the pandemic. Three years later, Republicans want to overturn a Justice Department rule allowing those still serving sentences to stay home. Reason · Nov 6, 2023
Love rival murder, a harrowing 911 call and bike DNA: Key revelations in the Kaitlin Armstrong trial Kaitlin Armstrong faces up to 99 years in prison if she’s convicted of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson after they were allegedly involved in a love triangle. Andrea Cavallier and Andrea Blanco explain the most crucial moments so far in her high-profile trial The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Nine dead in Guinea weekend jailbreak raid, ex-dictator recaptured At least nine people were killed during a weekend jailbreak in Guinea that saw armed commandos briefly pluck ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara from prison, officials said on Monday. Radio France Internationale · Nov 6, 2023
Can Trump still run for president as a felon? The former leader is now the first US president to be criminally convicted. But what does that mean for his White House hopes? The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Hulu subscribers are getting new Futurama episodes and a potential Prison Break reboot New seasons of both Futurama and maybe Prison Break have been reportedly confirmed by Hulu. TechRadar · Nov 6, 2023
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran A campaign urging Iran to free Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says the activist has begun a hunger strike over the conditions of her imprisonment and the country’s requirement that women wear headscarves The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
BBC prison drama ‘Time’ shows the stark differences for female and male inmates Many of the women in prison are there for low-level crimes, but short sentences for non-violent offences can upend their entire lives, leaving them at risk of losing their job, home and children. Katie Rosseinsky explores how the second series of BBC prison drama ‘Time’ shows the stark differences for… The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Will Donald Trump go to prison? Ex-president faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
WEKU · Nov 6, 2023 Ex-State Department aide sentenced to nearly 6 years in Capitol riot attacks Federico Klein joined other Trump supporters in one of the most violent episodes of the Jan. 6 siege — a mob's fight with outnumbered police for control of a Capitol tunnel entrance.
Al Jazeera · Nov 5, 2023 ‘Like a prison’: The Palestinians in Hebron living under Israeli lockdown In Hebron’s H2, 700 Israeli settlers get military protection while 35,000 Palestinians can be shot if they step outside.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023 Across the UK, from prisons to classrooms, I asked people to make speeches – they put our politicians to shame MPs like to tell ‘authentic’ stories about themselves. Our orators drew on life experience, too – but offered real solutions, says academic Alan Finlayson
The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023 The week in TV: Time; The Dinosaur Hour; All the Light We Cannot See; Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives – review Jimmy McGovern’s prison drama shifts its focus without pulling its punches; Basil Fawlty is alive and well on GB News; and Roman Kemp proves a great campaigner for young people’s mental health
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023 Time: the BBC drama trying to capture the grim reality of life in prison for women Many of the women in prison are there for low-level crimes, but short sentences for non-violent offences can upend their entire lives, leaving them at risk of losing their job, home and children. Katie Rosseinsky explores how the second series of BBC prison drama ‘Time’ shows the stark differences for…
AAP · Nov 4, 2023 Emergency warnings in place for out-of-control fires Firefighters are battling multiple ferocious blazes across WA, including a fire south-east of Perth that is threatening homes and lives.
France 24 · Nov 4, 2023 Can Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’, bring peace to Gaza? Hamas has said that the group would only release all 240 Israeli hostages held in Gaza if Israel agrees to free all Palestinian prisoners. Among those locked up is Marwan Barghouti, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004 for deadly attacks against Israelis. For many Palestinians, their “Nelson Mandela” is a…
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023 Jail sentences to end for thousands of abusive men under plans to tackle overcrowding crisis Exclusive: Government plans to stop judges sending criminals convicted of harassment, stalking and revenge porn to prison – but campaigners warn they could slip through the net
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells of ‘constant worry’ for family in Iran After spending six years in prison in Iran, she also said she found it ‘very hard to adjust’ to being back in the UK.
Radio France Internationale · Nov 4, 2023 Commando unit jailbreak Ex-Guinean dictator Camara from Conakry prison Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was on Saturday broken out of prison by a heavily armed commando during an operation that sparked heavy gunfire in the capital Conakry.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2023 Zara Aleena’s aunt calls for law change after murderer’s sentence cut Farah Naz ‘extremely disappointed’ by decision to cut Jordan McSweeney’s minimum prison term from 38 years to 33