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Overcrowding in French prisons puts justice system under scrutiny

Overcrowding in French prisons is wosening each month, with new government figures revealing that facilities are housing nearly 81,000 inmates in spaces designed for about 62,000 people – forcing thousands to sleep on floor mattresses.

Radio France Internationale

Home destroyed, emergency declared in fire-hit state

Firefighters are continuing to battle a blaze that has destroyed a home and is threatening other properties as another emergency looms in a fire-hit state.

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New Orleans New Year's Day ramming is the latest attack to use a vehicle as a deadly weapon

Police say a person who drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of people celebrating the new year in New Orleans was hell-bent on creating carnage

The Independent UK

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Father-of-two on the run over indefinite prison sentence appeals to justice secretary to intervene

Matthew Booth has been recalled to prison multiple times for a crime he commited when he was 15, due to his IPP sentence

The Independent UK

Prisons in England and Wales record rapid rise in drones delivering drugs

Exclusive: tenfold increase in drone incidents since 2020 leads MPs to call for urgent action over security concerns

The Guardian - UK

Critic wrongly jailed by former president of Philippines hopes to return to politics

Leila de Lima enraged Rodrigo Duterte when she began investigating killings carried out during his ‘war on drugs’

The Guardian - UK

‘My brother died because of a false allegation’: Publican took his own life after indefinite jail term recall

Exclusive: Despite nine years successfully rebuilding his life, IPP prisoner Haydar Jefferies was hauled back to jail over a false allegation, his family says, before he took his own life amid a string of prison failures

The Independent UK

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Missing You episode 2 recap: who else is being held prisoner at the farmhouse of horrors?

Missing You episode 2 reveals Rishi's fate, while Kat meets Brandon who throws her world upside down with a shocking new lead.

WhatToWatch

Missing You episode 1 recap: what sickening secret does Kat unearth about Josh?

Missing You episode 1 reveals a link between Kat's missing fiancé and her father's mysterious murder.

WhatToWatch

Man on the run after being recalled to UK prison indefinitely makes plea to minister

Matthew Booth, from Bolton, is facing further time in jail after claims he has restarted a relationship with an ex

The Guardian - UK

US Capitol Riot Fugitive Seeks Asylum In Canada

An American man who absconded after being sentenced to prison for his role in the US Capitol riot is now seeking political asylum in Canada, as he hopes for a pardon when Donald Trump returns to the White House.

International Business Times

Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of murder to life in prison without parole

The Independent UK

US Releases Guantanamo Prisoner Held Since Day Jail Opened

Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi had never been charged with any crime. He was turned over to the Tunisian government.

International Business Times

A Black inmate’s fatal beating at New York prison ignited outrage: Here’s what we know about the case

Thirteen state department of corrections employees have been suspended without pay while one correction officer resigned after the deadly attack

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Ohio parents abused their five adopted special needs children ‘worse than prisoners of war’

Charles and Matthew Edmonson’s five children were removed from the home and are now ‘thriving,’ an attorney said

Latin Times

NY Governor Faces Backlash From Within Own Party After 'Diverting Attention' Away From Black Inmate's Violent Death

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been criticized by members of her own party for diverting attention away from the violent killing of an inmate following a visit to a local prison.

The Independent UK

US releases Guantanamo Bay prisoner held since day 1

Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi’s transfer back to Tunisia was approved more than a decade ago

The Guardian - US

Prisoner death spurs plan for state policy reforms by New York governor

After reported fatal beating of Robert Brooks, Kathy Hochul says she will not be ‘satisfied’ until system’s culture shifts

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Ocalan: PKK Chief Held In Solitary On Turkish Prison Island

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of Kurdish militant group the PKK is hailed by many Kurds as an icon, but within wider Turkish society many see him as a terrorist who deserves to die.

The National (Scotland)

Concerns grow for safety of Gaza hospital director being 'held in Israeli prison'

Concerns are growing for the safety of a hospital director in Gaza who was detained by Israeli forces...

Al Jazeera

US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia

Transfer from the US military prison is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden administration.

The Independent UK

New York prison where a handcuffed man died after being beaten will get a new leader

A New York prison where a handcuffed man died after being beaten by officers this month will get a new superintendent

The Independent UK

Senator's son sentenced to 28 years for killing a North Dakota deputy during a car chase

A North Dakota judge on Monday sentenced the adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer to serve 28 years in prison in connection with a wild chase in which he fled from a hospital and drove into a deputy’s vehicle, killing the deputy

Evening Standard

Man who killed his mother with hammer moved to open prison

Daniel Bartlam was 14 when he killed his mother Jacqueline in a hammer attack before burning her body in April 2011.

Latin Times

Family of Show Goat Allegedly Poisoned to Death By Texas Teen Says She Showed No Remorse: 'We Want to Make Sure That She is Punished'

A Texas high schooler is facing up to two years in prison for allegedly poisoning and killing the goat of another high schooler.

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