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In The Room | Ex-SNP chief’s embezzlement scandal and the shady role of money in politics

A Dyson floor lamp, a £4,000 fountain pen, and boxsets of Scandi noir TV dramas. These are a handful of the items former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell purchased with the £400k he embezzled from the party over the course of a decade. The full list is even longer. Murrell…

The Independent UK · May 27

France Is Banning Zyn and Threatening To Jail People for 5 Years

The French government has criminalized the use of nicotine pouches. Users can be punished with up to 5 years in prison and a fine of almost half a million dollars.

Reason · May 26

Who Is Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov? Youtuber Defies Jail to Leave Diet Coke for North Sentinel Island Tribe for Only a $161 Fine

An Arizona YouTuber risked a five-year prison sentence by illegally visiting North Sentinel Island, leaving a Diet Coke can, and receiving a minor fine instead. The incident raises legal and ethical concerns.

International Business Times UK · May 26

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Reform UK civil service plan ‘would sack more planning officers than exist’

Analysis of party’s proposed cuts also suggests it would get rid of two-thirds of psychologists who support prison staff

The Guardian - UK · May 26

Former Lafarge cement chiefs released pending Syria terrorism financing appeal

The former CEO of French cement firm Lafarge, Bruno Lafont, and his right-hand man at the company Christian Herrault are to be released from prison under judicial supervision, pending their appeal over convictions handed down in April for financing terrorism in Syria.

Radio France Internationale · May 26

Record drug deaths in British prisons as drones fuel smuggling crisis

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The Independent UK · May 26

'Concerning' proposal for troubled youth detention hub

A state government has proposed turning a youth detention centre, the subject of harrowing evidence at a child sexual abuse inquiry, into an adult prison.

AAP · May 26

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10 Photos of Wander Franco as MLB Star Found Guilty of Abusing a Minor but Avoids Prison

Wander Franco found criminally responsible for minor abuse in Dominican Republic but avoids prison after court grants judicial pardon.

International Business Times UK · May 26

Former Rays Star Wander Franco Found Guilty in Minor Exploitation Case But Escapes Jail Time

Wander Franco, former MLB star, found guilty of exploiting a minor in the Dominican Republic, avoids jail due to a judicial pardon, sparking widespread debate.

International Business Times UK · May 25

Rep rips Trump’s DOJ for ‘taking good care of Ghislaine Maxwell’ while ignoring Epstein victims

Survivors say they haven’t meet with DOJ despite testimony from Trump’s AG that ‘strains credulity’

The Independent UK · May 25

Work set to begin on George Floyd Square as city revamps memorial site six years after his murder

George Floyd Square became a place to honor the Black Minneapolis man who was killed by a white police officer in May 2020

The Independent UK · May 25

Hundreds of ICE detainees in New Jersey on hunger strike over ‘unsafe, inhumane and unconstitutional’ conditions

Strikes in several ICE detention centers follow growing scrutiny into conditions at prison-like facilities

The Independent UK · May 25

Cambodia's new conscription law takes effect in wake of conflict with Thailand

Cambodia’s new conscription law, which imposes penalties of up to five years in prison for evading military service, has come into effect

The Independent UK · May 25

True scale of UK’s prison drug crisis revealed as deaths hit record high

Exclusive: Chief inspector of prisons demands ministers to get a ‘grip’ on the crisis as tactics for smuggling lethal substances into jails have escalated to drones that can deliver up to 11kg of drugs at a time

The Independent UK · May 25

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The Times of India · May 25

PM Keir Starmer condemns court decision to spare teenage rapists from jail after public outrage

A shocking rape case in Hampshire has ignited a major law-and-order debate in Britain. Teenage boys convicted of attacking young girls received Youth Rehabilitation Orders instead of prison sentences. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for an urgent review of the sentences. The case raises serious questions about youth sentencing…

AAP · May 25

QLD:Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Prisoners serving a life sentence may be kept behind bars for up to 10 years longer than their non-parole period under a state government's proposed changes.

AAP · May 25

Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Prisoners serving a life sentence may be kept behind bars for up to 10 years longer than their non-parole period under a state government's proposed changes.

AAP · May 25

Indigenous kids' rights cut after sentencing changes

Indigenous children have been left with no legal representation as the prison population surges, a budget estimates committee has heard.

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The Times of India · May 25

‘No more torture’: Venezuelan inmates take control of prison over alleged abuse, set it on fire

Hundreds of inmates took control of a prison in western Venezuela on Sunday, claiming they were tortured and demanding its director be fired. "They are suffering because they are beating them terribly, torturing them, pouring cold water on them, electrocuting them, setting them on fire, mistreating them terribly," she said…

The Guardian - AU · May 24

Morning Mail: Immigration detention security failures revealed; alarm over ‘prediction market’ bets; Spurs secure survival

Prison multinational ‘putting staff and detainees at risk’; fears of new wave of gambling harm

The Independent UK · May 24

Former elite college soccer player who beat his brother to death with golf clubs found dead in his prison cell, report says

A judge ruled in March that Matthew Hertgen was legally insane at the time of his brother's 2025 killing

The Independent UK · May 24

Trump goes on bizarre Truth Social posting blitz including picture of Obama in prison and AI image bombing Iranian ships

The president has ramped up his posts on Truth Social in recent months, posting over 560 times in April

The Guardian - AU · May 24

The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting

Exclusive: ICE-linked private prison operator blamed for catastrophic security failures in Australia’s immigration detention network

The National (Scotland) · May 24

Scottish flotilla activist 'grateful to be alive' after 'torture' by Israel military

It has been less than 24 hours since Hughie Stirling arrived home at Inverness Airport, carrying nothing but a duty free bag containing his Israeli…

The Times of India · May 24

UK teen rape victim says judge’s ruling felt ‘like a rock in my face’ after three boys spared jail

A teenage rape victim has criticised a court decision to spare three boys from prison after they were convicted over attacks on two girls in Hampshire, UK.

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