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Victim’s family will never forgive ‘monster’ who killed her as she pushed pram

Kulsuma Akter’s family said ‘no amount of time in prison will change the life sentence he has inflicted upon us all’.

The Independent UK

Ex-police officer gets 3-year prison sentence over Breonna Taylor death

Brett Hankison was found guilty for his connection to the fatal raid, but was recommended a mere one-day sentence by the US Justice Department

Evening Standard

Venezuela to probe El Salvador’s Bukele for ‘torture’ of US deportees

Deported migrants say they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food inside a notorious El Salvador prison.

Al Jazeera

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Poor prison conditions prompt watchdog call for inquiry

Inhumane conditions at an overcrowded prison have prompted a watchdog's call for an inquiry, citing inmates denied time out of cells and sleeping on the floor.

AAP

Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time

Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, said she was disappointed that the new federal prosecutors assigned to the case were not pushing for a tougher sentence.

Euronews

Prison officers filmed laughing moments before restrained inmate’s death

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, when he died

Evening Standard

Footage shows prison officers laughing moments before restrained inmate’s death

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, when he died.

The Independent UK

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Ex-officer sentenced to nearly three years for role in Breonna Taylor’s killing

Federal judge rejects justice department recommendation that Brett Hankison be give no prison time

The Guardian - US

Police officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid sentenced to almost three years in prison

The Trump administration had requested a nominal one-day sentence for the former officer, a punishment the judge overseeing the sentencing called ‘incongruous and inappropriate’

The Independent UK

Ex-US Policeman In Breonna Taylor Killing Sentenced To 33 Months

A federal judge on Monday rejected an appeal for leniency by the Trump Justice Department and sentenced an ex-police officer to 33 months in prison for violating the civil rights of a Black woman whose 2020 killing fueled widespread protests.

International Business Times

Venezuela Says Migrants Were Tortured In Salvadoran Prison

Venezuela announced a probe Monday into torture claims by 252 migrants the United States had sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison where they said they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food.

International Business Times

Writer Jimmy McGovern praises ‘brave’ BBC for airing child abuse drama

Unforgivable tells the story of an abuser who is released from prison.

The Independent UK

US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison

Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.

Al Jazeera

Drug dealer texted police accidentally – then was jailed

Jack Johannesen, 23, from Sandy, Bedfordshire, has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for drug dealing and breaching bail conditions.

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s family says renewed Epstein interest has made her a target in prison

The family of former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell believes the growing Epstein scandal in the Trump administration could put the 63-year-old at risk as she serves a 20-year federal sentence in Florida prison

Reason

Hunter Biden Walks Free While This Iowa Man Serves 4 Years for the Same 'Crime'

The contrast between the two cases illustrates the haphazard impact of an arbitrary, constitutionally dubious gun law.

The Independent UK

Sentencing hearing set for ex-Kentucky officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid

A federal judge is set to sentence an ex-Kentucky police officer convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid in 2020

The Independent UK

After Obama prison video, Trump says another top Democrat is in ‘Big Trouble’

President follows up shocking AI clip with insistence that California Sen. Adam Schiff could face jail over ‘mortgage fraud’ accusation

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‘True threat at large’: HC order acquitting 12 rips into 2006 Mumbai blasts probe

Branded terrorists, tortured into confessions, and imprisoned for years – 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case were acquitted on Monday by the Bombay High Court, which set aside a trial court’s judgment that had sentenced five of them to death and the others to life.

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage says Reform would spend over £17bn to halve UK crime

Party leader says plans, including deportations and new prisons, would be paid for by scrapping HS2 and net zero

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Farage apes Donald Trump with vow to send UK prisoners to El Salvador

NIGEL Farage has said he would seek to send prisoners to El Salvador if he became prime minister.

Evening Standard

Farage pledges target to halve crime if Reform enters government

Proposals to recruit more police officers and create new prison places contribute to the estimated £3.48 billion annual bill for the party’s plans.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage lays out Reform plans to deport criminals to tough foreign prisons

In a speech in London, the Reform UK leader unveiled plans to rent jail space in other countries

Reason

Brickbat: Pretty Tied Up

A federal judge sentenced Mario Stewart, a retired police sergeant in Mount Vernon, New York, to six months in prison… The post Brickbat: Pretty Tied Up appeared first on Reason.com.

Al Jazeera

Ecuador’s biggest drug lord ‘Fito’ extradited to US, to plead ‘not guilty’

Adolfo Macias, who was recaptured in June after escaping from prison last year, will appear in New York court on Monday.

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