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Jail transfer of Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell questioned in Congress

Moving the British socialite to a less restrictive facility after official interviews ‘seemed too coincidental’, say critics.

Evening Standard

Company led by Republican fundraiser pardoned by Trump wins $106m federal contract

There is no evidence Elliott Broidy’s links to Trump helped AI company win contract to monitor prisoners’ phone calls

The Guardian - US

Trump DOJ brings back 17th-century execution method to ‘strengthen the death penalty’

Justice Department is ‘standing with victims’ by reviving old-school killing methods to execute federal death row inmates, acting AG Todd Blanche says

The Independent UK

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DOJ Revives Firing Squad As Trump Pushes To Speed Up Federal Death Penalty

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday it is expanding federal execution protocols to include "additional manners of execution, such as the firing squad," while also directing the Bureau of Prisons to study whether federal death row should be relocated, expanded, or paired with a new execution facility.

Latin Times

El Chapo Resurfaces with a Desperate Letter in English from Supermax Prison

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán has made himself heard again from inside the United State's most restrictive federal prison, this time with a handwritten letter in English that pleads for "fairness" and claims his constitutional rights have been violated.

International Business Times

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Latin Times

‘Nothing about this makes any sense’: CA Governor Newsom flabbergasted by Trump’s ridiculous ask for ‘fiscal’ blackhole Alcatraz

New prisons over daycares!

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Trump requests $152m funding to restore Alcatraz as prison

Budget proposal released on Friday outlines president’s desire to revive former federal prison in San Francisco Bay

The Guardian - US

Fetty Wap Transferred To Home Confinement as His Early Prison Release Was Confirmed

Fetty Wap was supposed to be in prison until 2029. However, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an early release of the rapper.

International Business Times UK

Inspector General Report Finds Serious Failures Led to an Inmate Wasting Away From Treatable Cancer

Frederick Bardell died from treatable colon cancer after waiting six months for a colonoscopy.

Reason

After capture and removal, Venezuela's Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail

The New York jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled, some judges have refused to send people there even as it has housed such famous inmates as music stars R. Kelly and Sean “Diddy” Combs

The Independent UK

Capricor Stock Soars, Shkreli Is Short: Here's What Pharma Bro Had To Say

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPR) stock soared on Wednesday after the company announced positive topline data from the Phase 3 HOPE-3 trial for its lead cell therapy candidate, deramiocel.

Benzinga

Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close a prison near Los Angeles

The federal Bureau of Prisons is shutting down its Terminal Island facility near Los Angeles over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the facility’s heating system

The Independent UK

Diddy's Life in 'Zoo' Prison: Chapel Duties and Shower Orgies Revealed

New documents show Diddy working chapel duty and entering drug rehab as ex-inmates describe Fort Dix's violent, chaotic and sexualised prison culture.

International Business Times UK

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The Guardian - US

A puppy and unlimited toilet paper? Legal experts say Ghislaine Maxwell’s alleged prison life is uncommon

Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking of teen girls – and her treatment is prompting speculation

The Independent UK

The Latest: Epstein emails reveal ties to influential figures even after conviction

Thousands of documents released by the House Oversight Committee offer a new glimpse into what Jeffery Epstein’s relationships with business executives, reporters, academics and political players looked like over a decade

International Business Times UK

Ghislaine Maxwell's Prison Warden Warns Inmates: 'Threaten Her And You'll Be Shipped Out'

Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to Federal Prison Camp Bryan led to a warden-led 'town meeting' warning inmates that threats or talking to the press could bring transfer to a higher-security facility; DOJ interview transcripts and congressional letters now frame oversight demands.

The Independent UK

Mystery visitors plunged Ghislaine Maxwell’s Texas prison camp into lockdown as inmates complain of preferential treatment, report says

Maxwell had a mysterious meeting in the prison’s chapel that prevented other inmates from getting their outdoor time, per the report

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The Independent UK

Diddy wants to serve his time at same low-security prison that housed ‘Pharma Bro’ and influencer ‘Hushpuppi’

The rapper requested to serve time at Fort Dix ‘to address drug abuse issues and to maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts’

The Guardian - US

Republican bill targets migrants who re-enter US illegally with mandatory 10-year sentences

Critics of new GOP act say it is a ‘mass incarceration bill’ that forces harsh penalties on migrants for a non-violent offense

The Independent UK

Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers

The federal Bureau of Prisons it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protections for federal employees

The Independent UK

The View hosts slam ‘incompetent’ FBI director Kash Patel over Senate hearing outburst

The FBI director faced questions over the Charlie Kirk investigation, Jeffrey Epstein files, and mass firings

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‘Wrongly injected’ Pardoned J6 rioter says he slowly became a woman in prison, and doctors are to blame

He alleges "forced medical experimentation."

The Independent UK

Maxwell does not believe that Epstein died by suicide, but has no idea who killed him, testimony reveals

Epstein’s convicted accomplice believes the idea his death was ordered out of fear of blackmail is ‘ludicrous’ when there was plenty of opportunity to kill him before he was jailed

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‘Highly unusual’: A prison director just went on the record about Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘luxury’ new home

Why would a rich person with dirt on the powerful get moved to a relaxed prison?

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