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‘I think of those I left behind in prison’: Iran’s Jafar Panahi on life as a banned film-maker

He’s been jailed, gone on hunger strike and been forced to sell his house for bail. In his first newspaper interview for 15 years, the great director explains why every film is worth the consequences

The Guardian - UK

France to build supermax prison to isolate drug lords and Islamists in Amazon

France plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and radicalised Islamists near a former penal colony in its overseas department of French Guiana, sparking outcry among residents and local officials.

Radio France Internationale

James Argent’s girlfriend’s injuries revealed after arrest for 'pushing her down the stairs'

The ITV personality was arrested for domestic violence, given a six-month suspended prison sentence and a two-year restraining order

Evening Standard

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Legal bid over plans to use pepper spray in young offender institutions

Charity Howard League for Penal Reform has sent a letter before claim to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood urging her to withdraw the decision.

The Independent UK

Moment cat caught smuggling Class A drugs into Costa Rican prison

Police officers have caught a cat carrying hard drugs into a prison in Costa Rica.

The Independent UK

English Defense League founder Tommy Robinson due for early release after UK judge's decision

The founder of the far-right English Defense League had his prison sentence for contempt of court reduced by the U.K. High Court in London and could be released in coming days

The Independent UK

Mark Cavendish robbers told to repay stolen £750,000 or face extra prison time

Cavendish and his family were robbed at knifepoint in November 2021

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Lucy Connolly loses jail sentence appeal over Southport race hate post - as Tory councillor husband brands decision 'shocking'

Lucy Connolly has been in prison since August last year for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

Evening Standard

Tommy Robinson set to be released from prison in days after sentence reduced

Robinson was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of a High Court injunction made in 2021.

Evening Standard

Tommy Robinson to be released from prison within days after sentence cut

The far-right activist has had his sentence reduced by four months

The Independent UK

Mother of jailed British-Egyptian activist resumes full hunger strike

Laila Soueif announces life-endangering action in protest over continued detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah in Cairo

The Guardian - UK

Prison service ‘closed ranks’ after young offender took his own life, FAI finds

Jack McKenzie, 20, died at Polmont YOI in September 2021.

Evening Standard

Iran's Panahi Pokes Fun At Iran's Jailers In Cannes Comeback

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi makes his first appearance at an international film festival in 15 years at Cannes on Tuesday with a story about political prisoners trying to get their own back on their jailers.

International Business Times

Trump news at a glance: thinktank finds legal immigrants stripped of protections and sent to El Salvador prison

Report comes as supreme court allows US president to revoke protected status for Venezuelans. Key US politics stories from 19 May 2025

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At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds

Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to Cecot

The Independent UK

Bella May Culley: Pregnant British teenager’s lawyer in warning over Georgia prison conditions

Bella May Culley is accused of smuggling dozens of bags of cannabis into Georgia

The Independent UK

Michigan woman again gets life sentence for fiery death of husband nearly 20 years ago

A Michigan woman accused of setting her husband on fire then driving a van over his burning body has been sentenced again to life in prison

Reason

At a Missouri Prison, Inmates Fear for Their Lives in Sweltering Cells

Without air conditioning, inmates are "literally trapped in a burning hot cell," according to a new lawsuit.

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Evening Standard

Drugs and dilapidated, dirty accommodation concerns at HMP Ranby, probe finds

The men’s category C prison in Retford, Nottinghamshire, was inspected in February.

The Guardian - US

Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested

Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago

The Guardian - UK

Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlier

Latin Times

Drug-Smuggling Cat? Feline Busted Sneaking Narcotics into Costa Rica Prison

Prison guards at Costa Rica's Pococí Penitentiary found a cat with marijuana and heroin attached to their body.

Reason

Federal Court Scraps Rule That Gagged Tennessee Civil Rights Attorney From Criticizing a Private Prison

For nearly three years, Daniel Horwitz faced contempt of court for talking about a private prison that was one of his most frequent courtroom opponents.

The Independent UK

Former New Hampshire sheriff sentenced to prison on perjury charges, accused of taking county funds

A New Hampshire sheriff who resigned after he was accused of stealing $19,000 in county funds has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison on perjury charges

International Business Times

Bolsonaro's Trial On Coup Charges To Begin In Brazil

The trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on charges of planning a coup d'etat will open Monday afternoon as the nation's Supreme Court hears from key witnesses, with the far-right politician potentially facing decades in prison.

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