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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

The Guardian - US

He was expelled from Church over child abuse, was reinstated and then he committed another heinous child sex crime

A former Mormon church leader has pleaded guilty to child sex crimes. Wade S. Christofferson admitted to coercing and enticing minors in federal court. He was previously removed and later reinstated by the church over earlier allegations. The investigation began after a sexually explicit FaceTime call with a child. Christofferson…

The Times of India

Family Of Mackenzie Shirilla’s Victim Breaks Silence After Her Latest Prison Selfie Stirs Controversy

The victim's family condemned Mackenzie Shirilla's latest prison selfies as "heartbreaking" and "painful" in an emotional interview.

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Expansion of electronic tagging in England and Wales will put public at risk, watchdog warns

National Audit Office says system needs to be upgraded before it is extended to ease strain on overcrowded prisons

The Guardian - UK

Antonio Gramsci: his philosophy explained

Marxist, journalist, political leader and social theorist Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) was a small, disabled, chronically ill man from a poverty-stricken Sardinian background. He was also someone about whom the Italian fascist state famously declared: “We must prevent this brain from functioning for twenty years.”

The Conversation

US deports another group of migrants to country they have no ties to

The southern African kingdom of Eswatini accepted a fourth group of 11 individuals deported from the United States this week, predominantly from African countries, under a bilateral agreement to temporarily host third-country nationals. The Eswatini government affirmed that the fundamental rights of the migrants would be respected and protected during…

The Independent UK

Locked Up But Logged On? Federal Inmates May Soon Message Loved Ones Under Sweeping Prison Technology Plan

The Bureau of Prisons is introducing new tablets to enhance education, rehabilitation, and communication for over 130,000 federal inmates, aiming to improve re-entry success and reduce recidivism

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'Completes Me in Every F*** Up Way': Inside Katie Price and Lee Andrews' Highly Toxic, Turbulent Marriage

Katie Price plans a documentary about her husband Lee Andrews, amidst family tensions and a chaotic relationship history involving a whirlwind romance, marriage, and a prison incident in Dubai.

International Business Times UK

'I Would Not Wish This on Anyone': Prisoners Fight Back Against Solitary Confinement in Oregon

A proposed class action lawsuit claims Oregon is subjecting prisoners to unconstitutional and inhumane conditions in solitary confinement.

Reason

Ruth Ellis: what her posthumous pardon tells us about Britain’s view of abuse then, and now

Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be hanged in Britain on July 13 1955. Her execution was a national event. A crowd, reported to be 1,000-strong, gathered outside Holloway Prison in London that morning. Anti-death penalty protesters held signs, some people prayed and some wept. Ellis’s story had deeply…

The Conversation

Kemi Badenoch slams Labour's early prison release plan, says rapists, grooming gang offenders should not be freed early

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised Labour's sentencing reforms, arguing that people convicted of rape, child sexual abuse and grooming gang offences should not be released from prison before completing the terms handed down by the courts.

The Times of India

Pakistan refuses to take back grooming gang ringleader

A diplomatic row is brewing as Pakistan refuses to accept Shabir Ahmed and is demanding the extradition of two political dissidents in exchange

The Independent UK

UAE approves new law: Damaging heritage sites could cost up to Rs 26 crore fine, jail

The UAE’s Federal National Council (FNC) has passed a draft federal law aimed at strengthening the protection of the nation’s cultural heritage, imposing strict penalties that include fines of up to Dh10 million and prison sentences for offences such as damage, theft, and smuggling of heritage assets.

The Times of India

South Korea's top court upholds 7-year sentence for ex-president Yoon

South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a seven-year prison sentence handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol o charges of obstruction and other crimes tied to his botched 2024 martial law declaration. The disgraced former president has insisted his martial law declaration was motivated by the public interest.

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The Independent UK

South Korea’s top court upholds prison term for former president Yoon in martial law case

Ruling aligns with views of Constitutional Court, which, in removing Yoon Suk Yeol from office in 2025, found his martial law decree lacked legal basis and failed to follow required procedures

Latin Times

Ex-Judge Hannah Dugan Fined $5,000, Spared Prison in ICE Obstruction Case

Convicted of felony obstruction for walking a man out of her own courtroom to evade ICE agents, former judge Hannah Dugan will pay $5,000 and serve no time — a call her prosecutors call too soft and her allies call vindication.

The Times of India

Quote of the day by Fyodor Dostoevsky: 'What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love'

Fyodor Dostoevsky posited that the inability to love results in deep suffering. His literary works, infused with his personal struggles and time in prison, delve into this theme. The notion of hell as an internal fracture feels particularly relevant in today's world, where virtual interactions often lack true empathy and…

The Guardian - UK

US charges Indian criminal gang leader with organising murder of Canadian Sikh activist

Lawrence Bishnoi, who is in prison in India, is accused of orchestrating assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023

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The Independent UK

Georgia woman facing up to 75 years in prison for stealing $300K by returning rugs to TJX stores

The scheme involved returning phony rugs but pretending they were the authentic, more expensive TJX product, proseuctors said

The Times of India

'Lust for murder': German doctor who killed 15 patients gets life term; suspected in 76 more deaths

A German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients, with prosecutors investigating 76 other cases that could make it one of the worst serial murder cases in Germany's history.

The Economic Times

Quote of the Day by Albert Einstein: “A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in...” — A timeless lesson on compassion, consciousness, human connection, inner freedom, and why your mind can become your greatest prison

Today's Quote of the Day by Albert Einstein on compassion, consciousness, and human connection explores a truth that reaches far beyond science. His timeless words challenge the illusion of separation, revealing why the greatest prison may exist inside our own minds—and how expanding compassion can transform the way we see…

Bangkok Post

‘Serial killer’ German doctor jailed for 15 murders

BERLIN - A German palliative care doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering 15 people with lethal doses of sedatives, and he remains under investigation for dozens more killings.

Evening Standard

Who was Ruth Ellis and why was she hanged at London's Holloway Prison?

Everything you need to know about the last woman to be hanged in Britain

International Business Times UK

'Fever Pitch' Lobbying: Inside the Desperate Backroom Push to Get Diddy a Trump Pardon

Sean 'Diddy' Combs may receive a presidential pardon from Donald Trump, potentially reducing his prison sentence, as his legal team continues to secure sentence reductions.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' daughters launch fashion brand

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' twin daughters, Jessie and D’Lila Combs, have launched their own fashion brand while the hip-hop mogul is in prison.

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