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He Died of Thirst in Solitary Confinement. Now His Family Is Suing for Answers.

After 51-year-old Lamont Mealy was found dead in a Maryland prison cell, officials called it “natural causes.” His family’s lawsuit says guards intentionally shut off his water.

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Palestine Action activist 'led anti-Israel protest from London prison cell in security farce'

Muhammad Umer Khalid, who is accused of targeting RAF Brize Norton, allegedly spoke on the telephone to pro-Palestine demonstrators from inside HMP Wormwood Scrubs

Evening Standard

A man who spent 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned now faces deportation

A Pennsylvania man whose murder conviction was overturned after he served 43 years in prison hoped to walk free this month, but instead found himself in immigration custody

The Independent UK

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Epping sex offender given £500 after threatening to challenge deportation

Hadush Kebatu claims he tried to hand himself in to police, but was ignored, after being released from prison in error

The Guardian - UK

Migrant sex offender received £500 after threatening to disrupt deportation

Hadush Kebatu had been wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning.

The Independent UK

Dear Donald Trump, here’s how you can win that Nobel peace prize

Make Israel release Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’. The future of peace in the region depends on it

The Guardian - US

Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu deported to Ethiopia, Home Office confirms

Kebatu, who was wrongly freed from Essex prison, was put on a flight to Ethiopia and arrived on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

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Home Office deports migrant sex offender to Ethiopia after prison release error

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The Independent UK

Inmate at scandal-hit HMP Chelmsford took own life after staff failed to spot he was a suicide risk

An inmate at scandal-hit HMP Chelmsford died despite being a known suicide risk

Evening Standard

Five more prisoners freed in error after sex offender’s release from Essex jail

Union says staff shortages and confusion over early release schemes are driving a rise in mistakes

The Guardian - UK

Tories call for national child cruelty register to protect victims of abuse

Shadow solicitor general Helen Grant said it would operate similarly to the sex offenders register.

Evening Standard

Should the Home Office be broken up into two units?

The department is once again the subject of debate about whether it is beyond repair after immigration and prison problems

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on state failure: Britain’s crisis is not just one of investment, but also of upkeep

Editorial: Fixing prisons, hospitals and local councils means rejecting austerity’s logic and recognising that state spending builds competence, not waste

The Guardian - UK

Diddy's Early Release Plan Exposed: Secret Prison Deal Could Cut His Sentence by 12 Months, Setting 2028 Release

Sean 'Diddy' Combs could walk free earlier than expected as his lawyers push for a transfer to Fort Dix, where completing a rehab programme could reduce his prison term by up to a year.

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The Independent UK

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro appeals his 27-year prison sentence

Lawyers for Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal to reduce his prison sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat

Euronews

Pregnant British teen may get two years in Georgia prison in drug smuggling plea deal

The family of Bella May Culley, 19, paid more than €157,000 in a plea deal that could result in a two-year prison sentence in the former Soviet republic.

Cinemablend

As Diddy’s Prison Release Date Is Revealed, Suge Knight Gives Him Advice About Being Behind Bars

Suge Knight is speaking out again.

The Independent UK

Pregnant British teen may get 2-years in Georgia prison for drug smuggling after plea deal

A pregnant British teenager who is being held in Georgia on drug smuggling charges could receive a prison sentence of two years as part of a plea deal, her lawyer said

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The Guardian - UK

British teen on Georgia drug charges could give birth in prison after plea bargain

Family of Bella Culley, 19, paid £138,000 in deal that could result in a two-year sentence in former Soviet republic

The Conversation

Mistaken release of migrant sex offender was hardly surprising – prison officers are dangerously overstretched

The mistaken release of a sex offender who was set to be deported exposes the staffing pressures at the heart of Britain’s prisons crisis. A senior prison employee told the BBC that Hadush Kebatu’s accidental release was “down to a series of mistakes probably because staff are overworked and in…

The Independent UK

Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu is second person to be freed by mistake from HMP Chelmsford

The prison staff at HMP fell for a fake email posing from the Royal Courts of Justice

International Business Times

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Receives Prison Release Date Following October Sentencing

Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal prison release date is set for May 8, 2028, following his October sentencing for prostitution-related convictions.

Euronews

Dutch Olympian and child rapist Steven van de Velde denied Australian visa

Netherlands' volleyball player Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in the UK in 2016 after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl.

The Texas Tribune

Why more Tarrant County kids are going to Texas youth prisons than any others

The rising number of youth sent from counties like Tarrant is helping to push the waitlist for beds in youth prisons to near an all-time high, the state says.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets prison release date

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been given the date when he's due to be released from prison after serving four years and two months behind bars following his conviction on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.

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