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Final sentence in California’s historic ‘Rape Club’ prison scandal as ex-medic who abused inmates gets 4 years

He claimed that their relationship was consensual.

We Got This Covered · May 5

'El Chapo' Guzman Says He Wants To Go Back To Mexico In 'Polite' Letter To Judge

Mexican drug cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán has asked to be extradited back to his home country as he continues to complain about the conditions of his imprisonment.

International Business Times · May 5

Insiders Claim Diddy Is Planning A Major Comeback, And A Fellow Grammy Winner Is (Allegedly) Involved

Diddy is allegedly making some major moves.

Cinemablend · May 5

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Harriet Clark spent a lifetime visiting her mother, an ex-Weather Underground member, in prison: ‘The US has always used family separation to destabilize’

Clark was an infant when her mother was arrested. Her debut novel asks what it’s like for children who have only ever known a parent in prison

The Guardian - US · May 5

Pakistani man pleads guilty to human smuggling in US, charged $40,000 to bring people on 'dunki route' for film work

A Sialkot man pleaded guilty in a US court for leading an internatioinal human smuggling conspiracy that involved fake companies, fake visas and a 'dunki' route through Ecuador, Cuba, Colombia and then the US through the southern border. 49-year-old Abbas Ali Haider was extradited to the US from Mexico in…

The Times of India · May 5

Las Vegas woman’s overpacked suitcase bursts open mid-flight to Dallas. Now she’s staring down 20 years in prison

Bet she's wishing this stuff had stayed in Vegas.

We Got This Covered · May 5

Chicago Woman Went From Prison To $1M Business — Now Her All-Women Firm Has $4M In Government Contracts

Traci Quinn left prison in 2020 with no money and no construction experience. Pink Hats, her all-women Chicago firm, crossed $1 million in annual revenue by 2025 and has secured over $4 million in government contracts.

International Business Times UK · May 5

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Saydnaya residents demand links between notorious Syrian prison and holy city must end

Residents of Saidnaya reject linking the town to a nearby military prison, saying the label damages its identity as a city that is home to miracles and a sacred shrine and obscures its actual history of peaceful coexistence.

Euronews · May 5

Florida woman burglarizes over 200 homes, doesn’t leave fingerprints, unveils her secrets and the mistake that got her caught

From jailbird to influencer.

We Got This Covered · May 5

Former prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in New York inmate's fatal beating

A former corrections officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at an upstate New York prison

The Independent UK · May 4

A look at vehicle-ramming cases worldwide in recent history

In Leipzig, Germany, a driver plowed into a busy shopping area, killing two people and injuring three others

The Independent UK · May 4

El Chapo Guzmán Writes a New Handwritten Letter Requesting Extradition to Mexico

A handwritten letter filed in federal court in Brooklyn shows that Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is once again attempting to challenge the outcome of his case, this time asking to be returned to Mexico.

Latin Times · May 4

More cops, jail guards as territory budget fights crime

The NT budget offers no "lollies and sweets" but it cements the government's tough-on-crime approach, its architects say.

AAP · May 4

Jeremy Bamber banned from communicating with media from prison

Bamber, 65, has long used press interviews to campaign against convictions for murder of five family members

The Guardian - UK · May 4

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The Independent UK · May 4

The nightmare of trying to save our son Jack from Isis

THE LONGER READ: For 12 years, Sally Lane and John Letts have been fighting to bring their son Jack – held in Isis prisons in Syria and Iraq – back home to Oxford. They tell the story of how their lives fell apart to chief international correspondent Bel Trew

BANG Premier · May 4

Rivals star Danny Dyer compares rehab to prison

Rivals actor Danny Dyer has credited his stint in rehab with saving his life because he was convinced his drug addiction was going to kill him because he was popping pills "like Smarties" but it felt a lot like "prison".

The Independent UK · May 3

‘My son was torn from my arms and I was sent back to prison for crime I didn’t commit’

JAILED WITHOUT HOPE: FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Indefinite jail terms were scrapped in 2012, but continue to tear families apart. Amy-Clare Martin follows the harrowing case of a mother separated from her son over the constant threat of recall for a petty crime she committed 20 years ago

International Business Times UK · May 3

Israeli Minister Ben Gvir Receives Birthday Cake From His Wife Featuring a Noose Meant for Palestinian Prisoners

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's birthday party featured noose-themed cakes, symbolising the controversial death penalty law targeting Palestinians, sparking widespread criticism and legal challenges.

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Euronews · May 2

Thousands at illegal French rave on 'dangerous' military site

While authorities fear shell explosions at the site, the organisers are denouncing the 'criminalisation' of party venues. Illegal rave parties could soon be punished more severely in France, with penalties of up to six months in prison.

The Independent UK · May 2

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi rushed to hospital after ‘catastrophic deterioration of health’

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Evening Standard · May 2

Father who abducted son mistakenly released from prison and remains at large

Mr Justice Hayden condemned the “alarming lack of urgency” among prison staff involved in the blunder

Euronews · May 2

Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised amid deteriorating health condition

Sources close to the human rights activist say they suspect she had suffered a heart attack in prison and fear her transfer to hospital may be too late.

The Times of India · May 2

Woman, 70, jailed for life for killing sister and stealing Rolex watch in North London

A woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her sister at a north London flat before taking a valuable watch, the BBC reports.

The Independent UK · May 1

Fugees rapper Pras turns himself in to begin 14-year prison sentence

Michel was convicted in 2023 of charges including conspiracy and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government

The Independent UK · May 1

CBS reporter publicly shreds Bari Weiss takeover as spreading ‘corporate meddling and editorial fear’

60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi clashed with Weiss last year over her report on migrants deported to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison

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