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 - UK · Oct 25, 2023
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 The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2023
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. WEKU · Oct 25, 2023
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 The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
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 Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2023
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… Reason · Oct 25, 2023
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 · Oct 25, 2023
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 · Oct 25, 2023
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 · Oct 25, 2023
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 The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
One prison guard, 96 abuse charges: women say ‘serial rapist’ targeted them over a decade Exclusive: Records and interviews suggest the California prison system let Gregory Rodriguez get away with rampant sexual abuse, while his victims were punished The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
Death in custody inquest examines risk, health services An inquest into the death of an inmate at Tasmania's Risdon Prison is examining mental health services and risk management. AAP · Oct 25, 2023
Long-jailed killer missing in possible homicide case After spending nearly two decades in prison for murder, David Collisson has been declared missing as homicide detectives take over the search. AAP · Oct 25, 2023
Jail cells without toilets persist in England despite ‘slopping out’ law Prisoners in some facilities forced to defecate in buckets overnight, a practice outlawed in 1996 The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023
AAP · Oct 25, 2023 Hundreds rally after Indigenous teen's death in custody Hundreds of people have gathered to call for justice after the death of an Indigenous teen who self-harmed in the youth wing of an adult prison.
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023 American recounts ‘psychological torture’ in Iran prison after being freed in swap Emad Shargi, 59, was freed back in September along with four other Americans as part of $6bn deal
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023 Government pays £15.3m for derelict land that sold for £6.3m a year ago Brownfield site in Bexhill, East Sussex, being considered as a potential detention centre to house asylum seekers
The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2023 ‘I felt like I was being ritually tortured’: the most shocking moments in Britney Spears’ memoir The Woman in Me shows how imprisoned Spears has felt since childhood – feelings that worsened under a conservatorship and the glare of the media
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023 High-risk prisoners sit GCSE English – and many outperform peers on outside Inmates at HMP Frankland in County Durham, some of ‘hardest to reach people in society’, did course in a year with no internet access
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023 Myanmar reinstates family visits to prisoners to end a ban started during the pandemic Military-ruled Myanmar is allowing prisoners to have family visitors from outside
The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2023 US bodyguard sentenced to prison in Dubai over fan ‘slap’ appeals for help Advocacy group Detained in Dubai says Cornell Whitfield was protecting singer Trey Songz from ‘aggressive’ man in March
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023 Trial of Uyghur film-maker to begin in China this week Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for featuring Uyghur protagonists, was arrested in May and is being held on unknown charges
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023 Covid bereaved relatives demand answers over pandemic deaths The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry began formal hearings on Tuesday.
AAP · Oct 24, 2023 Australian man jailed after sex-trafficked kids rescued A Melbourne man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after he sexually abused children in the Philippines, before they were rescued.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2023 ‘Get Gotti’ examines how mob boss dodged prison while beckoning the spotlight As fast-paced Netflix docuseries recounts, it took four trials to nail the ruthless celebrity thug.