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Grim reality of prison conditions laid bare in damning report

Inmates in England and Wales live among vermin while gangs control entire wings, monitors warn, with failures ‘at risk of becoming normalised’

The Guardian - UK

Staff at immigration detention centre wore England flags, report finds

Chair of prisons and detention watchdog concerned about intimidating effect as wide-ranging and damning review published

The Guardian - UK

Deaths at Michigan women’s prison spur calls for Whitmer to act, director to resign

Lawmakers are urging Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to address conditions at the state’s only women’s prison after a third inmate died Saturday

The Independent UK

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Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists' kidnappings

A former Taliban commander has been sentenced in New York to 42 years in prison for crimes including the 2008 kidnapping of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

The Independent UK

'Operation Pushkin': six Georgians on trial in France over theft of rare Russian books

The trial is the latest case aimed at delivering justice after a series of similar thefts in libraries across Europe, allegedly by an organised network.

Euronews

Words of wisdom by Charles Dickens: “A loving heart is the truest wisdom” — Why compassion remains humanity’s greatest strength

Charles Dickens’ famous quote, “A loving heart is the truest wisdom,” remains one of the most powerful wisdom lessons in modern life. He did not discover this truth in comfort. He learned it through poverty, hardship, and personal struggle. As a child, Dickens worked in a factory after his father…

The Economic Times

Ousted by the Trump Administration, U.S. Immigrants Remain Locked up in African Kingdom

Held indefinitely, immigrants imprisoned in Eswatini lack medical attention, food and clothing, according to complaint.

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Lifesaving prison fire safety work won’t be complete until early 2030s, inquiry told

Prison chiefs admitted 19,000 prisoners are still held in cells which do not meet legal fire safety standards

The Independent UK

Thaksin has monitoring device removed

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has had his electronic monitoring anklet removed and is officially a free man, less than a week after receiving a royal pardon, the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Katie Price refuses to pay £140K to bail husband Lee Andrews out of Dubai jail and threatens divorce ultimatum

Andrews is currently being detained in Dubai’s Al Awir prison

The Independent UK

'Everyone Hates You': Katie Price Rejects Lee Andrews' Shocking £140k GoFundMe Plea From Dubai Prison

Katie Price refuses to launch a £140,000 GoFundMe for husband Lee Andrews' release from Dubai prison, citing public disinterest and personal doubts about their marriage.

International Business Times UK

Epstein Guard on Duty When He Was Found Dead Faces Death Threats Over Cover-Up Conspiracy Theories

Former prison officer Tova Noel speaks out on Jeffrey Epstein's death, rejecting conspiracy theories and highlighting understaffing, poor training and systemic failures.

International Business Times UK

How a prisoner created India’s first rainwear brand by studying ducks and built a company that now serves the IAF, Navy

An Indian freedom fighter's prison experience sparked an idea for local rainwear. Surendra Mohan Bose founded Duckback, India's first rainwear brand, inspired by ducks. This company, born from a shed in Kolkata, now produces specialized equipment for the Air Force and Navy. Duckback's journey highlights self-reliance and over a century…

The Economic Times

Serial rapist ex-NFL player transferred from prison to halfway house

Darren Sharper, who pleaded guilty or no contest to raping women in four states, is projected to be released in 2028

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The Independent UK

The stalker who could be key to release of British couple imprisoned in Iran

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Britain has spent almost £1m of taxpayers’ cash holding stalker at centre of Iran prisoner swap plea

Exclusive: The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman believe Richard Jan could be the key to their release

Bangkok Post

Finnish businessman convicted of trafficking Thai berry pickers

A court in Finland has sentenced a local businessman to two and a half years in prison for trafficking dozens of Thai workers to pick berries in the Nordic country.

Evening Standard

Lee Andrews 'begs Katie Price to set up GoFundMe for prison release' as she claims he'll be out 'next week'

Andrews was reportedly arrested on fraud allegations but insisted to Price he had been kidnapped on suspicion of espionage

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'Systemic failure': warnings over prison welfare crisis

There are warnings of possible riots as overcrowded and understaffed jails subject inmates to "inhuman" treatment amid escalating use of force and assaults.

The Guardian - UK

Israel puts Palestinian doctor in solitary confinement after 17 months held without charge

Dr Hussam Abu Safiya now in cell barely big enough to sit in, says son, after UN experts demanded his release in March

International Business Times UK

Unverified Reports Claim Henry Nowak Killer Vickrum Digwa Was 'Burned With Boiling Water' in Prison—What We Know So Far

Posts circulating on social media allege that Digwa was assaulted at HMP Armley in Leeds. Some accounts claim a mixture of boiling water and sugar was thrown at him, causing serious facial burns.

The Canberra Times

Prison guards used pepper spray on woman hurting herself: report

Approach 'prioritised control over care'.

The Independent UK

US appeals court raises concerns about Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas for executions

A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas to put prisoners to death needs more study of whether it violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment

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California man caught entering US with 60 reptiles under his clothes handed five year sentence for smuggling

A California man who smuggled at least 1,700 animals into the U.S. over the course of six years has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. Jose Manuel Perez was caught in 2022 and allegedly had 60 reptiles hidden underneath his clothes.

The Independent UK

Disgraced crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried officially asks Trump for a pardon

The former crypto executive was sentenced to 25 years in prison after prosecutors accused him of misappropriating billions of dollars in customer funds

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