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Judge sentences a woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic to 5 years in prison

A judge has sentenced an abortion opponent to five years in prison for burning a Wyoming abortion clinic

The Independent UK

Calls for more prison funding drowned out by tough talk on sentencing

Recent skirmishes between Labour and Tories have become competition to see who can appear the most hardline on crime

The Guardian - UK

What judges have said about the state of prisons in England and Wales

Several have commented on issues such as overcrowding when passing sentence in recent months

The Guardian - UK

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Criminals in England and Wales spared jail sentences because of overcrowding

Judges and magistrates told to consider high prison population opting for suspended sentences instead of immediate jail terms

The Guardian - UK

Businessman who bribed 2 lawmakers argues for leniency

Lawyers for James T. Weiss asked a judge to give him a prison sentence of less than 27 months, arguing the bill Weiss wanted to pass would have generated at least one penny in tax revenue on each transaction on so-called sweepstakes machines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Juries that don't understand forensic science can send innocent people to prison − a short training video could help

Ledura Watkins was 19 years old when he was accused of murdering a public school teacher. At trial, a forensic expert testified that a single hair found at the scene was similar to Watkins’ and stated his conclusion was based on “reasonable scientific certainty.” He explained that he’d conducted thousands…

The Conversation

Prisons struggle to keep staff as officers leave for Border Force and police

Many opt for ‘less stressful’ jobs at ports and airports, while senior officers say young staff quit as they don’t like to be without phones

The Guardian - UK

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Grand Slammers review – can prisoners help turn things round for dejected England rugby legends?

ITV’s new series is supposedly an inspirational sports show about prison inmates being trained by England’s 2003 champions. But it can’t keep its focus off the celebs

The Guardian - UK

US man who spent nearly 30 years in prison found innocent of rape and kidnapping

DNA evidence cleared Gerardo Cabanillas’ name after he served nearly three decades behind bars

Evening Standard

Prisons ‘out of control’ as drug testing regime millions over budget and targets missed

Exclusive: Government accused of presiding over ‘out of control prison system’

The Independent UK

Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled to North Korea. Now he’s back in US custody

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Independent UK

Parole has been denied again for a woman serving 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing her abuser

A South Carolina woman who killed her abuser six years ago with a kitchen knife will remain behind bars

The Independent UK

Criminal gangs in UK sending recruits to train as prison officers, union warns

Exclusive: POA says corrupt officers are then used for sole purpose of smuggling in drugs and phones

The Guardian - UK

I have 30 years’ experience as a prison officer and feel the fear every single day

Prisoners are bigger due to steroids. Spice turns inmates into zombies. And with social media they might know where we live

The Guardian - UK

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Defining issues: Fear factor drives tough-on-crime policies

National's policy to fund an extra 300 police officers has been met with ridicule by Labour, which says the opposition is simply copying them. But experts say the ridicule should be aimed at both parties for attempting to arrest their way out of crime, writes Emma Hatton

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Cartel wife’ Valerie Gaytan, whose husband helped bring down El Chapo, warns of ‘fast life’

On her husband Margarito Flores Jr.’s “Surviving El Chapo” podcast, she says she was relieved she got three and a half years in prison for money-laundering, not the five years prosecutors wanted. Still, “it is scary.”

The Independent UK

Former Tennessee lawmaker Brian Kelsey can stay out of prison while challenging sentencing

A federal judge has ruled that a former Tennessee state senator can stay out of prison as he challenges his 21-month sentence for violating federal campaign finance laws

The Independent UK

Record number of trials adjourned over failure to bring suspects from prison to court

Exclusive: Defendants stuck in custody vans miles from court while victims, witnesses, lawyers and police spend wasted hours awaiting them at ‘untold’ cost

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The Independent UK

Young inexperienced prison officers at risk of ‘grooming’ from most dangerous criminals

Exclusive: Nearly a third of prison officers at category A, high-security jails have fewer than three years of experience

The Hindu

NIA questions two accused in custody

NIA questions 2 of 13 accused in Coimbatore car blast case. Idris & Azarudeen, 12th & 13th accused, granted 8-day custody. NIA took them to various locations for questioning & evidence collection. Idris was friend of alleged mastermind Mubeen, Azarudeen met Mubeen in Kerala prison.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan moved to another jail after custody extended

Opposition leader moved to prison near capital after his judicial remand in ‘cipher’ case is extended until October 10.

The Independent UK

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president Donald Trump faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions as he runs for 2024 election

The Independent UK

What did Ron DeSantis do in Guantanamo?

Former prisoner has told The Independent that Florida governor watched him be force-fed to such a degree that he was ‘bleeding and throwing up’

WEKU

The Rezaians were wrongfully imprisoned 9 years ago. For Yeganeh, the pain is fresh

Journalist Yeganeh Rezaian speaks about her time being imprisoned in Iran with her husband, Jason Rezaian, in 2014 and how that experienced has shaped the rest of her life.

The Guardian - UK

UK inmates broadcast prison life online from contraband phones

Videos on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram show prisoners interviewing peers, cooking and doing stunts

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