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Former Rays Star Wander Franco Found Guilty in Minor Exploitation Case But Escapes Jail Time

Wander Franco, former MLB star, found guilty of exploiting a minor in the Dominican Republic, avoids jail due to a judicial pardon, sparking widespread debate.

International Business Times UK

Rep rips Trump’s DOJ for ‘taking good care of Ghislaine Maxwell’ while ignoring Epstein victims

Survivors say they haven’t meet with DOJ despite testimony from Trump’s AG that ‘strains credulity’

The Independent UK

Work set to begin on George Floyd Square as city revamps memorial site six years after his murder

George Floyd Square became a place to honor the Black Minneapolis man who was killed by a white police officer in May 2020

The Independent UK

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Hundreds of ICE detainees in New Jersey on hunger strike over ‘unsafe, inhumane and unconstitutional’ conditions

Strikes in several ICE detention centers follow growing scrutiny into conditions at prison-like facilities

The Independent UK

Cambodia's new conscription law takes effect in wake of conflict with Thailand

Cambodia’s new conscription law, which imposes penalties of up to five years in prison for evading military service, has come into effect

The Independent UK

True scale of UK’s prison drug crisis revealed as deaths hit record high

Exclusive: Chief inspector of prisons demands ministers to get a ‘grip’ on the crisis as tactics for smuggling lethal substances into jails have escalated to drones that can deliver up to 11kg of drugs at a time

The Independent UK

PM Keir Starmer condemns court decision to spare teenage rapists from jail after public outrage

A shocking rape case in Hampshire has ignited a major law-and-order debate in Britain. Teenage boys convicted of attacking young girls received Youth Rehabilitation Orders instead of prison sentences. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for an urgent review of the sentences. The case raises serious questions about youth sentencing…

The Times of India

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QLD:Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Prisoners serving a life sentence may be kept behind bars for up to 10 years longer than their non-parole period under a state government's proposed changes.

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Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Prisoners serving a life sentence may be kept behind bars for up to 10 years longer than their non-parole period under a state government's proposed changes.

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Indigenous kids' rights cut after sentencing changes

Indigenous children have been left with no legal representation as the prison population surges, a budget estimates committee has heard.

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‘No more torture’: Venezuelan inmates take control of prison over alleged abuse, set it on fire

Hundreds of inmates took control of a prison in western Venezuela on Sunday, claiming they were tortured and demanding its director be fired. "They are suffering because they are beating them terribly, torturing them, pouring cold water on them, electrocuting them, setting them on fire, mistreating them terribly," she said…

The Times of India

Morning Mail: Immigration detention security failures revealed; alarm over ‘prediction market’ bets; Spurs secure survival

Prison multinational ‘putting staff and detainees at risk’; fears of new wave of gambling harm

The Guardian - AU

Former elite college soccer player who beat his brother to death with golf clubs found dead in his prison cell, report says

A judge ruled in March that Matthew Hertgen was legally insane at the time of his brother's 2025 killing

The Independent UK

Trump goes on bizarre Truth Social posting blitz including picture of Obama in prison and AI image bombing Iranian ships

The president has ramped up his posts on Truth Social in recent months, posting over 560 times in April

The Independent UK

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The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting

Exclusive: ICE-linked private prison operator blamed for catastrophic security failures in Australia’s immigration detention network

The National (Scotland)

Scottish flotilla activist 'grateful to be alive' after 'torture' by Israel military

It has been less than 24 hours since Hughie Stirling arrived home at Inverness Airport, carrying nothing but a duty free bag containing his Israeli…

The Times of India

UK teen rape victim says judge’s ruling felt ‘like a rock in my face’ after three boys spared jail

A teenage rape victim has criticised a court decision to spare three boys from prison after they were convicted over attacks on two girls in Hampshire, UK.

The Independent UK

Rape victim says decision to spare her attackers from jail was like ‘rock in my face’

Three boys avoid prison sentences for their part in the rape of two girls

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Glasgow's Barlinnie prison A-listed status to be challenged in appeal

The decision to grant A-listed status to HMP Barlinnie has been challenged by the Scottish Prison Service amid concerns it could impede regeneration…

The Guardian - UK

New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise

More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals

International Business Times UK

Flotilla Activists Allege Israeli Forces Used a Gun to Sexually Assault Detainees as Italy Opens Criminal Investigation

Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla allege systematic abuse by Israeli forces, prompting prosecutors in Rome to investigate claims of kidnapping, torture and sexual assault. Israel denies the allegations.

Euronews

Uproar as Paris attacks coordinator Mohamed Bakkali granted prison leave

The decision, which allows Bakkali to leave prison six times for 36 hours each, has sparked backlash in both Belgium and France.

The Times of India

‘I will kill you Jews’: Man jailed for 5 years in UK over antisemitic threats near London synagogue

A London court on Friday sentenced a 36-year-old man to five years in prison after he admitted to a series of antisemitic hate crimes targeting members of the Jewish community in north London.

Radio France Internationale

Deportees held in Eswatini speak out, as lawyers challenge United States deal

Upon learning United States President Donald Trump was looking for African nations to take in deported third-country migrants, Eswatini was among the first to volunteer. Now lawyers in the southern African kingdom are challenging the legality of the deal, as deportees speak out about the conditions of their detention.

The Independent UK

Argentine freed from Venezuelan prison urges pressure to release remaining prisoners

Argentine Nahuel Gallo, who spent 448 days imprisoned in Venezuela, is calling for the international community to increase pressure on the government of interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez to release other prisoners

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