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How to Trick Your Way onto the Property Ladder review – living in a grave plot? We really are screwed

Oobah Butler pulls some fun stunts in this takedown of the housing crisis, such as hypnotising estate agents and renting prison cells. But his trip to a graveyard is brutally symbolic

The Guardian - UK

Ransomware negotiator jailed for 70 months after he just helped infect victims with malware

Ransomware negotiator served 70-month prison sentence, and will have to forfeit everything he's gained.

TechRadar

'King' Guramrit Sidhu sentenced to 20 years in prison in Los Angeles for US-Canada drug trafficking; spared from life sentence as lawyer says his offence was not violent

Guramrit Sidhu, the 63-year-old Indian-origin Canadian, popularly nicknamed as 'King', has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a vast cross-border drug network for years. Sidhu was arrested in 2024 and pleaded guilty on March 26 this year to one count of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise.…

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The wider impact of releasing prisoners early

Letters: Katie Kempen says victims are bearing the brunt of a broken prison system, while Frances Crook believes there are good reasons for early release

The Guardian - UK

How the Right to Trial Became a Legal Fiction

Half a century after approving coercive plea bargaining, the Supreme Court is beginning to recognize its costs.

Reason

Rosie O'Donnell had first lengthy conversation with daughter in a decade during prison visit

Rosie O'Donnell's recent prison visit to her daughter Chelsea allowed them to have their first lengthy conversation in a decade and their first proper meeting in years.

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Zaghari-Ratcliffe condemns Iran’s ‘cruel’ rearrest of wildlife activist couple

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in prison with Sepideh Kashani, who worked with husband Houman Jokar to save Asiatic cheetah

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Ex-South Korea President Yoon handed fresh 2-year jail term in polling scandal

Yoon Suk Yeol, the former president of South Korea, has been sentenced to two years in prison for unlawfully accepting free opinion polls in exchange for political support. This judgment compounds his legal troubles, alongside convictions already in place. Meanwhile, his wife, Kim Keon Hee, is embroiled in her own…

The Times of India

Man who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 seeks reduced prison sentence

A Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago wants his life sentence reduced to a minimum of 30 to 40 years

The Independent UK

‘You are a G. Not a gangster – you are a gift’: how art is supporting First Nations women in prison

Prison reform in Australia is experiencing what can only be described as a crisis of the imagination. The over-representation of Indigenous people in prisons is one Closing the Gap target that has not improved.

The Conversation

Judge Denies 18-Year-Old Attacker’s Last Request Before Life Prison Sentence For Ending 15YO Girl’s Life

"He didn't apologize; he went into detail as to why he's sorry. That's remorse. God bless his soul," one commenter wrote.

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Drugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prisons crisis

Former Tory minister appointed to head review sees the challenges on visit to troubled HMP Wandsworth

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave no capacity in jails, says David Lammy

Exclusive: Deputy PM says opponents have ‘no solutions’ to possible collapse of justice system in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Quote of the day by Nelson Mandela: "A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but…"

Nelson Mandela believed a nation's true measure lies in its treatment of the lowest citizens. He argued that societal success is revealed by how the vulnerable are supported. This perspective stems from his personal experiences with injustice and imprisonment. Mandela championed equality and fairness as fundamental societal building blocks. His…

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Probation hostels in England and Wales forced to shut after staffing crisis

Watchdog says public being put in danger by closure of premises that accommodate most dangerous offenders

Radio France Internationale

Capital punishment in Pakistan: 'Islam does not promote the death penalty'

Around the world, a total of 47 countries still retain capital punishment – including Pakistan. Barrister Sarah Belal founded the Justice Project Pakistan in 2009 to represent the most vulnerable Pakistani prisoners facing the death penalty, at home and abroad. RFI met her in Paris.

The Times of India

Ex-Met police officer jailed 7 years for raping female colleague after New Year's eve party

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a fellow officer after a New Year's eve party in London.

The Economic Times

'I can't eat Tihar jail food': Foreign national arrested after allegedly entering India through the Mizoram border wants pasta, olive oil instead; asks court to let him cook

American national Matthew Aaron VanDyke, arrested by the NIA in the Myanmar terror training case and lodged in Tihar Jail, has moved a Delhi court seeking permission to prepare his own meals. He claims to have been unable to eat prison food since May 6, describing it as too spicy,…

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Paris court hands monitor 18-month suspended sentence for assaulting preschooler in abuse scandal

A Paris court handed a school monitor an 18-month suspended prison sentence on Friday for sexually abusing a kindergarten-age child. It's the first such guilty verdict since the French capital was rocked by a wave of allegations of child sex abuse by non-teaching staff in Paris's public school system.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Lucy Connolly was released from prison after serving about 12 months

The sentencing requires Connolly to remain on licence for the remainder of her sentence.

The Times of India

Indian-origin gynecologist Sanjeev Kumar sentenced to 20 years in prison in Tennessee for performing 15,000 biopsies with adulterated devices, attorney says no punishment is enough

Dr Sanjeev Kumar, a gynecologist, was handed a two-decade prison sentence after he was found guilty of tampering with medical devices and perpetrating health fraud. Dr Kumar reused single-use hysteroscopes on multiple female patients, generating fraudulent charges exceeding forty-one million dollars.

International Business Times

A Group Planned To Use Snipers, Drones In Attack On White House UFC Event. Now They Face Life In Prison

Eight men have been indicted for allegedly plotting to carry out a terrorist attack at President Trump's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event that was held on the White House South Lawn in June.

The Times of India

UK brothers sentenced to life for 1984 murder of civil servant Anthony Littler after decades-long cold case

Two UK brothers have been sentenced to life in prison for the 1984 murder of a civil servant in north London, more than four decades after the killing remained unsolved.

The Independent UK

Thousands of offenders are not wearing tags, report warns

The Ministry of Justice has been urged to fix issues with the system ahead of a rise in demand in September as the early release plan comes in

The Guardian - US

Pressure mounts on Texas to address brutal heat crisis in prison cells

State hit by new wrongful death lawsuit by family of Jason Wilson, who died in ‘brutally hot, un-airconditioned’ cell

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