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Lucy Letby: Victims’ family ‘deeply shocked’ at ‘lies and misinformation’ of court case claims

The serial killer nurse is currently serving 15 whole-life sentences after murdering seven babies

The Independent UK

Serco must be punished for ‘oppressive’ treatment of prisoners at Australia’s largest jail, legal experts say

Potential class action against private prison operator raised after 175 inmates at Clarence correctional centre locked in their cells for days after assault by a single prisoner

The Guardian - AU

Climate protesters should not get longer prison sentences than rapists and far right, says Greens co-leader

Exclusive: As the Green Party gathers in Manchester for its annual conference, co-leader Adrian Ramsay has questioned the lengths of the jail sentences handed to the M25 Just Stop Oil protesters

The Independent UK

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A serial killer is eligible for parole. He drank his victims blood, drew caricatures of them and confessed to multiple murders

Hadden Clark may not be as well known as Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer, but the serial killer – who admitted to drinking the blood of his victims, drew caricatures of his victims and confessed his crimes to his cellmate because he looked like Jesus – is just as terrifying.…

The Independent UK

A dozen Louisiana victims of police racism get $1,000 each month. The program is funded by a family that got rich off slavery

Participants in the unique program said the financial support helped, but symbolism of program was just as important, writes Josh Marcus

The Independent UK

We can’t lock up ‘everyone we’re cross with’, says ex-justice secretary

Former Tory MP Alex Chalk said focus should be on keeping ‘criminals we’re most scared of’ in prison, ahead of Labour’s early release scheme

The Guardian - UK

Courts should not be locking up ‘everyone we’re cross with’, says former Justice Secretary Alex Chalk

The prison population reached a new record high of 88,521 people on Friday.

Evening Standard

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Woman claiming to win lottery prices is arrested instead for stealing dozens of tickets

According to Polk County's sheriff Grady Judd, the woman had just gotten out of state prison in February of this year

Latin Times

Nevada inmate who died was pepper sprayed and held face down, autopsy shows

An autopsy report shows that a Nevada prisoner died after he was pepper sprayed, shackled and held face down

The Independent UK

A Georgia Teenager Killed 4 People at His High School. Why Is His Father Charged With Murder?

The case is another example of stretching criminal laws to hold parents accountable for their children's violence.

Reason

“Good Lesson”: Missing Girl, 13, From Pittsburgh Found In Adult Prison After Shoplifting Arrest

A missing 13-year-old girl from Pittsburgh was discovered in an adult prison under a fake name, after she lied to the cops about her identity following a shoplifting arrest The post “Good Lesson”: Missing Girl, 13, From Pittsburgh Found In Adult Prison After Shoplifting Arrest first appeared on Bored Panda.

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A Federal Prison Was Warned About Synthetic Marijuana. Then Inmates Started Overdosing.

"We are living in pure chaos," an incarcerated woman at a federal prison in Minnesota tells Reason following a string of suspected overdoses.

Reason

Former Mafia Hitman Sentenced To 25 Years For Bulger Killing

Former Mafia hitman Fotios Geas sentenced for killing Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in prison. Bulger was a notorious gang leader and FBI informant.

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Father And Son Face Life In Prison For School Shooting

Father faces charges for providing firearm to son in school shooting incident. Investigation ongoing.

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Some probation officers given a week’s notice of serious offenders’ release, union says

Exclusive: Napo says officers do not feel protected as 2,000 offenders to be let out early to try to ease prison crisis

The Independent UK

Man in northern England sentenced to 9 years in prison for arson with intent to endanger life

A man who set fire to a bin that was moved toward a door of a hotel housing asylum-seekers has been jailed to nine years in prison, the longest sentence handed to those involved in last month’s wave of far-right riots in England

Evening Standard

Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial

The president's son is already facing potential prison time after he was convicted on gun charges in another trial that aired details about his drug addiction

The Independent UK

What are prisons like in Estonia? The conditions British convicts can expect as government looks at deal

Estonia’s prisons have plenty of spare capacity – but the country has far fewer than the UK

The Guardian - UK

Ministers dismiss claim UK government may rent prison space in Estonia

Justice ministry had reportedly been considering sending criminals in England and Wales to Baltic state

Evening Standard

Prisoners could be sent to Estonia as jail population in England and Wales hits new record

Ministry of Justice said to be ‘considering anything’ as number of inmates in jails in England and Wales hits new high of 88,521

AAP

Rapist officer inquiry sparks prison mandates, CCTV

Prison officers will be forced to report misconduct and wear body-worn cameras in response to a rapist guard's "deplorable" crimes.

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