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Hope for end to ‘cruel experiment’ of indefinite jail terms that have seen phone thieves trapped for up to 20 years

Exclusive: Top justice experts urge government to finally end IPP sentences with a string of new measures

The Independent UK

Man gets 16 years in prison for crash that killed a Connecticut officer

A 20-year-old Connecticut man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for causing a car crash that killed a Hartford police officer and seriously wounded the officer’s partner

The Independent UK

An insurance firm is ordered to pay $44M in a lawsuit filed by a man freed from prison in Missouri

A Missouri judge has ordered an insurance company to pay nearly $44 million in a lawsuit involving a man whose conviction for killing a newspaper sports editor was overturned

The Independent UK

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R. Kelly claims prison officials plotted to kill him. Judge denies his release

A judge has denied singer R. Kelly’s request for furlough from prison after the convicted sex offender accused federal prison officials of plotting to murder him

The Independent UK

Former Los Zetas Cartel Leader 'El Hummer' Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Drug Trafficking

Former Los Zetas cartel leader "El Hummer" has been sentenced to 35 years in prison

Latin Times

Close ally of drug kingpin 'El Mencho' gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels

Two close associates of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” have been brought to justice in a U.S. courtroom as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the cartel it recently designated a foreign terrorist organization

The Independent UK

Journalists sentenced to prison in Azerbaijan media crackdown

The sentencing of seven journalist marks the latest escalation in the country's crackdown on media

The Independent UK

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Dutch soccer player Quincy Promes extradited from Dubai to face prison in cocaine smuggling case

Dutch prosecutors have told The Associated Press that soccer player Quincy Promes was being extradited from Dubai to the Netherlands where he faces a prison sentence for involvement in cocaine smuggling

The Independent UK

French Champagne Makers Face Prison In Human Trafficking Trial

French prosecutors have requested two years behind bars for an employer in the champagne sector accused of human trafficking, exploiting seasonal workers and housing them in appalling conditions during the 2023 grape harvest.

International Business Times

Gary Glitter admits he shouldn't be freed from jail due to his ‘uncontrolled interest in young girls’

Glitter, 81, will remain behind bars after finally admitting the danger he poses to children

Evening Standard

Celebrating accused men, shaming survivors: The rhetoric of Kerala MRAs

The Ernakulam sub-jail erupted in cheers and a shower of flowers as Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the 2017 Kerala actor assault case, walked free on September 20, 2024. After spending 7.5 years behind bars, Suni, a man accused of rape, was granted bail by the Supreme Court. A grand welcome…

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The first rule is to forget your past life: Ukrainian marine tells of his three years of torment in Russian captivity

Dmytro Chorny tells of hunger, beatings and torture before a mass prisoner exchange freed him to go home to – and marry – his girlfriend, Diana

The Guardian - UK

Judge denies R. Kelly’s motion for home detention following claims of prison murder plot

Federal officials claim Kelly ‘refuses to accept responsibility’ for crimes

The Independent UK

Malarndirri McCarthy urges states to remove hanging points from Australia’s prisons

‘We do not want to see further deaths in custody,’ federal minister for Indigenous Australians says

The Guardian - AU

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Latin Times

Argentina's " Angel of Death" Nurse Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing Five Babies and To Attempted Murder of More

Cecilia Brenda Agüero has been charged with the homicide of five babies in 2022 and the attempted murder of eight mor

The Independent UK

19 Mexican Mafia associates charged over plot to kill ‘well-known rapper’

Joshua Euan, 37, remains a fugitive and is being sought by law enforcement

The Independent UK

Kenyan court sentences men for aiding al-Shabab militants in 2019 hotel attack

A court in Kenya has sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for facilitating the 2019 attack on a Nairobi luxury hotel complex that left 21 people dead

The Independent UK

Desperate father who set himself alight while serving 13 years in jail for stealing a phone finally moving to hospital

Trapped under an abolished IPP jail term, Thomas White was driven to schizophrenia and psychosis. For the past year, The Independent has documented his tragic case – now he is finally being transferred to hospital following a six-year family campaign

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Evening Standard

Violence ‘excessively high’ in prisons driven by overcrowding and drugs – report

An annual report by the Independent Monitoring Board said concerns about drugs also rose in 2024.

Evening Standard

Prisoners in overcrowded jails more likely to be violent, research suggests

The Ministry of Justice said this is the first time a direct link has been drawn between increased violence behind bars and the overcrowding crisis.

International Business Times UK

YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy Jail Update: Russian's Bail Request Denied, Netizens Share 'Deplorable' Conditions Of PH Prison

Vitaly Zdorovetskiy remains jailed in the Philippines after bail denial. Netizens highlight harsh prison conditions as the influencer faces serious legal trouble abroad.

The Guardian - UK

Pepper spray use in youth prisons irresponsible amid racial disparities, watchdog warns

Head of monitoring boards urges justice secretary to suspend rollout of Pava in England and Wales

The Independent UK

Photos of Cristina Fernández supporters as she serves a prison sentence for corruption in Argentina

Supporters of former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have been gathering outside her Buenos Aires apartment and in the Plaza de Mayo for the past week after the nation's highest court upheld her sentence in a corruption case. Fernández was found guilty of illegally directing state contracts to a…

International Business Times

'Terrified': Supporters Fear For Prisoners Trapped In Iran

As Israel presses its aerial attacks on Tehran, concern is growing over the fate of foreign nationals and Iranians seen by rights groups as political prisoners imprisoned in the capital who have no chance of fleeing to safety.

Evening Standard

Inmate died after ‘restraint-related’ incident in prison, inquest hears

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley when he died after suffering multiple cardiac arrests.

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