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The backlash to revelations of sexual torture of Palestinian prisoners aims to raise the cost of speaking out

Israel’s response to recent New York Times reporting detailing the horrific sexual violence inflicted on detainees seeks to silence those who assert the basic fact of Palestinian humanity

The Guardian - US

Will Smith lands new lead movie role in action thriller

Amazon MGM has secured worldwide rights to Will Smith’s new prison-set thriller Supermax in a major streaming deal as the actor continues his Hollywood return following his assault of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

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Hawaiian tourist who allegedly bragged ‘I’m rich’ after hurling rock at endangered seal gives new reason for actions: report

Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk faces prison and substantial fines if convicted of harassing a protected animal

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Amazon delivery driver caught stealing ‘much-loved’ family cat is spared prison

Catalin Stancu returned Nora only after footage of the incident circulated on social media

The Independent UK

Russia's prison population falls by 40%, partly by sending convicts to fight in Ukraine

Russia, which has a massive prison network inherited from Soviet labour camps, has one of the world's largest convict populations, though that number has been decreasing in the last 20 years.

Euronews

John Worboys is denied parole for second time

Parole Board tells victims of black cab rapist that it had decided against open conditions or release

The Guardian - UK

Who is David Venturella? Ex-Private Prison Exec Tapped by Trump to Lead ICE Immigration Efforts

Donald Trump appoints David Venturella, a former private prison executive, as acting director of ICE, intensifying scrutiny over the agency's ties with private detention firms.

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I’ve been writing to Jeremy Bamber for years, but suddenly the prison has stopped me. Why?

Prisoners have a right to communicate with the media about their cases. Yet after 41 years in jail, Bamber has been banned, asks Guardian features writer Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian - UK

Neo-Nazi leader gets 15 years for recruiting violent attacks, including a Santa poison plot

The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group has been sentenced in New York to 15 years in prison for trying to recruit others to commit violent acts against Jews and racial minorities

The Independent UK

Investigation Reveals California Death Row Inmates Use Free State-Funded Tablets To Watch Pornography, Groom Minors

California death row inmates allegedly misuse state-issued tablets for porn and contacting minors, raising concerns over Newsom's £145m prison reform safeguards.

International Business Times UK

Former BBC producer avoids prison after downloading 6,000 child abuse images

Judge says Dylan Dawes has suffered significant ‘public humiliation’

The Independent UK

Hawaii seal attacker named as Seattle resident Igor Lytvynchuk and officially charged, potentially facing 2 years in prison

Justice for Lani the monk seal!

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UN pleads for Equatorial Guinea not to send US asylum seekers to their home countries: ‘Their life would be in danger’

Human rights experts make rare public appeal as US deportees describe being held in ‘prison-like’ conditions

The Guardian - US

Drug counsellor who supplied fatal ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced to two years in prison

The counsellor admitted he connected the actor to a dealer prosecutors dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” later cooperating with investigators after being tracked down months after Perry’s death.

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Woman Sentenced For Making Viral 'Pew Pew' TikTok Videos Threatening to Shoot MAGA Supporters On Site

A Florida woman was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for posting TikTok videos threatening violence against Trump supporters, sparking debate over online speech and political rhetoric.

The Economic Times

Drug counselor who delivered 'Friends' star Matthew Perry ketamine that killed him gets 2 years

Erik Fleming, a drug counselor, received a two-year prison sentence. He supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine that led to the actor's death. Fleming later became a key informant for investigators. He connected Perry to a drug supplier known as 'The Ketamine Queen'. Fleming's cooperation helped speed up the investigation.

The Independent UK

World’s first laughing gas breathalyser being trialled by UK police forces in bid to combat ‘emerging threat’

Possession of the class C drug for unlawful use can lead to a prison sentence of up to two years

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Chilling Chaos As Children’s Author Pulls Faces At Sentencing While Kids Detail How She Ended Pets’ Lives In Horrific Revelations

“I want her to go to prison forever,” one of Kouri Richins’ sons said.

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Yasiel Puig Facing Prison Time After Convictions on Two Federal Charges

Federal prosecutors are seeking 18 months in jail for Yasiel Puig after he was convicted of two counts in February.

The Independent UK

Utah grief author Kouri Richins sentenced to life in prison without parole for husband’s murder

Kouri Richins, 35, was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband’s cocktail with fentanyl

The Independent UK

‘Terrified’ family of British couple jailed in Iran can’t get in contact with them

The couple, from East Sussex, are currently held in Tehran’s Evin prison

The Independent UK

Erik Fleming sentenced to prison for supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

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Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

A death in custody is sparking renewed calls for a government to change the way it deals with incarceration and to shed its "populist law and order agenda".

The Economic Times

Alex Murdaugh case update: Why did South Carolina Supreme Court overturn Murdaugh's murder convictions and order a new trial?

Alex Murdaugh murder convictions overturned: Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions for the deaths of his wife and son have been overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court. The court cited improper outside influence on the jury by county clerk Becky Hill as grounds for a new trial. Murdaugh remains imprisoned on…

The Guardian - US

Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years

Erik Fleming sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s death

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