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More than 21,000 prison places in England and Wales still lack basic fire safety measures, report finds

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The Independent UK

Voices: Prisoners should not be housed in unsanitary death traps

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: We must not wait for a repeat of the Grenfell fire to notice that, behind the forbidding walls and barbed wire of Britain’s prison estate, there are fatal cell fires waiting to happen

The Independent UK

Dems say ‘hell no’ to Republicans considering Trump pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘Shameful way to treat survivors’

Some GOP members on a House committee investigating Epstein are open to the idea of Trump pardoning the convicted trafficker

The Independent UK

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Giggling killer tells judge she is ‘amusing’ as he’s sentenced to life in prison for brutal murder

Marcus Terry, 43, was found guilty of second-degree murder in December for killing his cellmate Ray Matos in 2021

The Independent UK

Breaking the cycle of drugs, debt and violence in prisons

Letters: John Podmore calls for consistent leadership, clear accountability and purposeful regimes, while Enver Solomon says drugs flourish in conditions shaped by staff shortages and a lack of meaningful activity

The Guardian - UK

‘National scandal’ as ministers U-turn on lifesaving fire safety plans for overcrowded prisons

SPECIAL REPORT: Eleven prisoners have died while ministers drag their heels over legally required fire safety measures in overcrowded British prisons, where there are an average of eight fires a day, Amy-Clare Martin reports

The Independent UK

Kristi Noem purse theft sees migrant sentenced to three years in prison

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Police probe launched as boy, 16, dies at London young offenders' institution

The boy, 16, was found unresponsive in his cell at Feltham Young Offenders' Institute on Monday

Evening Standard

Man bailed despite 'brutal' stomp that hospitalised cop

A man who stomped on a police officer's head so hard that a crack could be heard will be released from prison as he prepares to appeal his sentence.

AAP

Migrant who boosted Kristi Noem’s purse from Washington DC restaurant learns prison fate

Kristi Noem’s Gucci handbag was stolen last year as she dined with family

The Independent UK

Trump Says 8 Iranian Women Were Saved Thanks to Him, but Tehran Says It Never Planned to Kill Them

President Donald Trump stepped into the center of Iran's human rights crisis Wednesday with a triumphant message that read like a rescue announcement. "Very good news!" he wrote, saying he had just been informed that eight women protesters who were to be executed that night in Iran would no longer…

Latin Times

Teen's killer avoids extra time after prison assault

A woman who murdered a teenager over a pair of headphones has not been handed any more jail time for biting a prison officer on the arm.

AAP

Brazil's PCC prison gang is becoming a global cocaine powerhouse, with reach into Europe and the U.S

A gang born in Brazil's brutal prison system is no longer just a domestic security threat. The Primeiro Comando da Capital, or PCC, has evolved into a sprawling transnational criminal organization that prosecutors, U.S. officials and recent international reporting say is reshaping cocaine routes from South America to Europe and…

Latin Times

Ransomware negotiator recruited by BlackCat ransomware gang pleads guilty to 2023 attacks, faces 20 years in prison

The third co-conspirator pleads guilty, and now faces up to 20 years in prison.

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The Independent UK

Man who swiped Noem's purse in a DC restaurant is sentenced to 3 years in prison

A man who stole a purse from then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she dined at a restaurant under the protection of Secret Service agents has been sentenced to three years in prison for a string of thefts in the nation’s capital

Tom’s Hardware

Samsung engineer sentenced to 7 years in prison for selling chipmaking trade secrets to Chinese chipmaker — ex-employee supplied 10nm DRAM data to CXMT for $2 million

An ex-Samsung employee accused of corporate espionage has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for sharing over 600 critical chipmaking steps.

Reason

Prison Doesn't Work the Way You Think

Economist Jennifer Doleac discusses why long sentences don’t reduce crime, how first-time defendants benefit from leniency, and why clearance rates are key to crime reduction.

The Independent UK

Why Pope Leo wants to visit a notorious prison in Equatorial Guinea

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French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud says Algeria sentenced him to 3 years for award-winning novel

French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud says he has been sentenced to three years in prison in Algeria for his book “Houris.”

International Business Times UK

Israeli-Linked Project Reportedly Using AI to Generate Fake Iranian Victims, Manufacture Support for Regime Change

A report reveals an Israeli-linked network using AI-generated deepfakes to incite unrest in Iran, targeting political prisoners and promoting regime change amidst military conflict.

Evening Standard

Freed murderer and rapist sexually assaulted woman after being given London community centre role by councillor

One of Britain’s longest serving prisoners, Ronald Evans – dubbed the ‘Clifton Rapist’ - was allowed to work at Chalkhill Community Centre by councillor who ‘didn’t know his criminal past’

Euronews

Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc sentenced to 19 years in prison over $1bn fraud

A former businessman, lawmaker and kingpin in the Democratic Party of Moldova, Plahotniuc fled Moldova in 2019, as he faced a series of corruption charges.

Latin Times

Ceci Flores, One of Mexico's Best-Known Mothers Searching for Their Missing Children, Sends Heartbreaking Letter to El Chapo After His Prison Rights Appeal

Ceci Flores, one of Mexico's best-known search activists, has taken an extraordinary and deeply painful step. In a public appeal, the founder of Madres Buscadoras de Sonora asked Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to help families locate people allegedly disappeared by the Sinaloa Cartel, including her son Alejandro Guadalupe Islas Flores.

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Man tries to scam a watch shop with ‘fake’ Rolex. The watch turns out to be real, but he still goes to prison

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PC Gamer

'We have no choice but to impose a severe punishment': Ex Samsung researcher sentenced to 7 years in prison for leaking DRAM tech to a Chinese competitor

The semiconductor process tech was reportedly deemed 'a core national technology' of South Korea.

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