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French justice minister wants to make prisoners pay for their time behind bars

The announcement follows a series of violent attacks that targeted prisons and prison guards over a two-week period in April.

Euronews

‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months

The Guardian - UK

Killer driver set to avoid jail after 'flouting' laws

A magistrate is looking to spare Thomas Towle - jailed for 10 years after killing six teens in a hit-run in 2006 - more prison time for fresh driving offences.

AAP

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Four pro-democracy lawmakers from ‘Hong Kong 47’ group freed after four years in jail

Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan among those released on Tuesday after prosecution criticised as politically motivated

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong frees pro-democracy lawmakers after years in prison under China-imposed law

Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam, Kwok Ka-ki and Gary Fan were among 47 activists arrested in 2021 for their roles in an unofficial primary election

The Independent UK

A look at vehicle ramming attacks across the globe

An SUV crashed into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver over the weekend, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of others in the latest bloody car ramming attack across the globe

The Independent UK

South Carolina prisons director is named the new US attorney for the state

The man who has led South Carolina prisons for more than a decade has been named the new U.S. attorney for the state

The Independent UK

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How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration

Secret police are a quintessential feature of authoritarian regimes. From Azerbaijan’s State Security Service to Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organisation, these agencies typically target political opponents and dissidents through covert surveillance, imprisonment and physical violence.

The Conversation

Charge against former Wisconsin warden in inmate deaths is reduced to a misdemeanor

Prosecutors have reduced a felony misconduct charge against a former Wisconsin prison warden implicated in two inmate deaths to a misdemeanor

The Independent UK

Ex London councillor and aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting avoids jail after admitting indecent exposure

Samuel Gould given suspended 22 week prison sentence after exposing himself to a teenage girl and following her

Evening Standard

At least 68 killed in US strike on prison holding migrants, Yemen's Houthis say

The strike in Yemen's Saada governorate, a Houthi stronghold, is the latest incident in the country's decade-long war against African migrants who risk crossing Yemen for a chance to work in Saudi Arabia.

Euronews

French police detain 25 suspects in prison attacks investigation

Fifteen attacks on French prisons occurred over a two-week period in April.

Euronews

France Arrests 25 In Police Raids After Prison Attacks

Twenty five people were arrested in police raids across France on Monday after a series of coordinated attacks on prisons rattled the government this month, a source close to the case said.

International Business Times

Houthi rebels say US airstrike on detention centre killed dozens of African migrants

Yemeni group vows to continue attacks at sea after latest strike, which raises fresh questions about US military operations in region

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At least 68 killed in US air strike on Yemen jail holding African migrants

A US air strike that hit a prison holding African migrants in Yemen has killed at least 68 people and injured 47 others, according to…

The Guardian - UK

‘It was steer or they would kill me’: why Sudanese war refugees are filling prisons in Greece

Prosecutors are using harsh anti-smuggling laws to jail people who have no connection to criminal offences, say migrants’ lawyers

The Guardian - UK

Stun guns won’t bring an end to violence in prisons

Letters: Readers respond to an article by former prison officer Alex South, in which she says the weapons might keep staff and inmates safe

The Guardian - UK

Shabana Mahmood warned of risk to pregnant women in halting Sentencing Council guidelines

Exclusive: Stopping pre-sentencing reports could put more pregnant people behind bars, groups tell justice minister

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The Guardian - UK

Black ex-prison officer says he has flashbacks after extreme racist abuse at Kent jail

Exclusive: Uzo Mbonu describes being targeted and ‘completely isolated’ by colleagues at HMP Swaleside

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Creep Politician Learns His Fate After Sick Assault On Daughter During Her 21st Birthday Vegas Trip

"Fathers are supposed to protect their children."

Radio France Internationale

Turkey's youth rise up over mayor's jailing and worsening economy

Thousands of young people across Turkey are protesting against the jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival. Many say they no longer fear prison, claiming they have nothing left to lose.

Latin Times

Miami Migrant Detention Center Staff Fear Migrant Uprising As Population Swells To Three Times Its Capacity

As the Trump admin ramps up its deportation efforts, Krome Detention Center in Miami saw its prisoner population skyrocket and reports of abuse come to light.

Latin Times

Pardoned J6 Rioter Claims He 'Received No Due Process' During Texas Town Hall Showdown: 'That's Why I'm Running for Congress'

Ryan Nichols, who was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, said he is running for Congress because he did not receive due process.

International Business Times

Brazil Ex-president Collor De Mello Jailed For Corruption

Brazil's former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested and taken to prison Friday to begin serving a nearly nine-year sentence for corruption and money laundering, the latest former leader to face jail time.

The Guardian - UK

Martin Wright obituary

Other lives: Director of the Howard League for Penal Reform who also campaigned for better treatment of victims of crime

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