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Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence

The long read: A rise of murders is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But even in prison, violence isn’t inevitable

The Guardian - UK

Ex-U.S. Navy sailor sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for spying for China

Jinchao Wei sold U.S. military secrets "to a Chinese intelligence officer for personal profit," official said.

Axios

Families of prisoners in Venezuela wait in anguish as promised releases trickle

Yaxzodara Lozada has woken up freezing on a sidewalk outside a Venezuelan prison, hoping her husband, a police officer detained in November, will be released

The Independent UK

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3 inmates dead, corrections officer and others injured in Georgia prison fight, police say

Police in Georgia say three inmates were killed and a corrections officer and several other inmates were injured when a fight broke out at a state prison

The Independent UK

Milan prison hosts concert with instruments made by inmates from migrant smugglers’ boats

In Milan, a special performance at the Opera prison has featured instruments made from smugglers' boats that brought migrants to Italy

The Independent UK

Three inmates dead after ‘possible riot’ at Georgia state prison

‘Major fights’ broke out Sunday at prison in Davidsboro, county sheriff said, with a dozen others taken to hospital

The Guardian - US

Duchy should cancel catastrophic jail lease

Letters: After the costly mistake by the Ministry of Justice over Dartmoor prison, Les Bright and Giselle Dye suggest ways Prince William could help

The Guardian - UK

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Mom facing life in prison after her toddler drowned in pool while she was drunk and on dating apps

A blood alcohol test revealed Kelle Anne Brassart’s level to be more than three times California’s legal driving limit

The Independent UK

Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’

Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’

The Guardian - UK

At least three dead, a dozen injured, in ‘horrible’ possible prison riot in Georgia medium security facility

At least three inmates have died and multiple are injured after a possible prison riot broke out at Washington State Prison

The Independent UK

No staff, no equipment, no medicine: a doctor on returning to Gaza after 665 days in an Israeli prison

Dr Ahmed Muhanna, one of the country’s most senior emergency care consultants, says the scale of destruction he saw on his release brought him to tears

The Guardian - UK

Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day

Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo has been released from prison after a year and five months

The Independent UK

'Maduro Fit' and Meme Mail: How the Venezuelan Diaspora is Trolling the Deposed Leader in New York Custody

Venezuelans in the US have sent meme-filled letters to Nicolás Maduro at a New York federal prison, taunting his arrest.

International Business Times UK

Second night of vigils held across Venezuela calling for the release of political prisoners

Relatives and friends of political prisoners held vigils outside several Venezuelan prisons as they are awaiting the release of detainees following pressure from the United States.

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The Independent UK

The tech letting prisoners see the other side of the world without leaving their cell

‘I went to Thailand, man!’

International Business Times UK

What Happened to Fetty Wap: Star's Financial Ruin Led to Shocking Drug Trafficking Prison Sentence

Fetty Wap released from prison after three years for drug trafficking. Financial ruin from pandemic losses drove the 'Trap Queen' rapper to criminal desperation.

The Independent UK

Wisconsin teen who killed prison guard in fistfight pleads guilty but claims mental illness

A Wisconsin teen who killed a prison guard during a fistfight has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide but is claiming he's not responsible for his actions because he was mentally ill

The Independent UK

Rapper Fetty Wap released from prison early in drug trafficking case

Rapper Fetty Wap has been released from a federal prison to home confinement after serving just over half a six-year sentence for drug trafficking

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Evening Standard

Wrongly released sex offender pleads guilty to burglary and knife offence

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif had been convicted in 2024 for exposing himself in a London park.

The Conversation

I taught art in a high-security prison – Waiting for the Out took me straight back to my classroom

Watching Waiting for the Out, the BBC’s flagship new drama series, transported me straight back to my classroom in HMP Wakefield in the mid-1990s. This decaying Victorian building at the heart of a challenged city in the north of England is one of the UK’s ten category-A, high-security prisons for…

International Business Times UK

'Lonely' Harvey Weinstein 'Begs For Second Chance' Over Rape Case, Fears He'll Die 'Unseen And Unheard'

Harvey Weinstein considers a guilty plea amid legal battles, health issues, and prison hardships, as he seeks fairness in a complex, ongoing criminal case.

International Business Times UK

Fetty Wap Transferred To Home Confinement as His Early Prison Release Was Confirmed

Fetty Wap was supposed to be in prison until 2029. However, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an early release of the rapper.

The Independent UK

Fetty Wap released from prison three years early after drug trafficking conviction

Rapper, best known for hits ‘Trap Queen’ and ‘My Way,’ was sentenced to six years in prison in 2023

Evening Standard

Man who tried to kill his father when they first met in prison jailed

Lee Spence had had no prior contact with his father John.

The Independent UK

Tokyo man arrested for taking part in illegal duel: ‘Very sorry that my opponent died’

Duels are prohibited in Japan and offenders can be punished with prison terms of up to five years

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