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Vandals who cut down Sycamore Gap tree sentenced in England to more than 4 years in prison

Two men who cut down England’s iconic Sycamore Gap tree have been sentenced to over four years in prison

The Independent UK

Constance Marten claimed long days and bad food denied her a fair trial in extraordinary magazine interview from behind bars

Constance Marten complained about the Old Bailey temperature and food as cover star for The View magazine during her second trial

Evening Standard

Disabled woman 'prisoner in own home for three years' handed new home after High Court action

Tower Hamlets council had to be ordered by the High Court to find the woman a safe home

Evening Standard

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Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’

Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation

The Guardian - US

Stalker once dubbed 'London's most dangerous woman' jailed for campaign to destroy ex-diplomat

Farah Damji who has ‘truly appalling’ criminal record is serving her prison sentence alongside Constance Marten at HMP Bronzefield

Evening Standard

Trump’s DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject appeal from Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell

Maxwell is attempting to be released from prison by arguing Epstein’s 2008 non-prosecution agreement shielded her from prosecution

The Independent UK

Actor John Middleton to join cast of Hollyoaks

Middleton will play the character of prison inmate Froggy, who is soon to be released

Evening Standard

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The Original Alcatraz Closed for Costing Too Much. Alligator Alcatraz Should Too.

Florida’s elected officials should learn from the original facility that inspired the state’s newest immigrant detention center's name, and change course before it’s too late.

Reason

Hundreds of 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Don't Have Criminal Records

Trump said the prison camp would hold "some of the most vicious people on the planet," but a list obtained by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Tribune shows otherwise.

Reason

Europe urged to raise plight of Iran’s political prisoners in any future talks

Rights activists say Tehran’s crackdown must be on agenda in any talks on future relations between Europe and Iran

The Guardian - UK

Man gets 65 years in prison for killing Connecticut mom whose daughter remains missing

A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for beating his girlfriend to death in 2019

The Independent UK

With both of James Gunn's DCU projects imprisoning major Superman villains in Belle Reve, fans hope we're building towards a Legion of Doom team-up

Could a supervillain team-up be on the cards in the DCU?

Total Film

Constance Marten: The aristocrat who fell from high society to become a convicted baby killer

She was born into a life of incredible privilege but gave it all up for a sordid life on the run with a convicted rapist. Now she has been sentenced to 14 years in jail

Evening Standard

‘This keeps getting worse and worse’: Jeffrey Epstein’s prison video was likely ‘modified’ in ‘professional editing software’

Metadata shows the Epstein prison footage was put through an editing software and saved four times.

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The Guardian - UK

Prisoner’s escape in cellmate’s laundry bag fuels overcrowding debate in France

Officers did not notice inmate’s disappearance for 24 hours, amid overcrowding across France’s prison system

The National (Scotland)

Man who admitted murder of Phoenix Spencer-Horn jailed for 23 years

A man who admitted murdering his 21-year-old girlfriend and trying to cover up her death has been sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Euronews

French police catch fugitive who escaped from Lyon prison in cellmate's luggage

Elyazid A, detained for gang-related murder and firearms offences, slipped past prison guards during his cellmate’s release on Friday.

The Independent UK

‘We’re Britain’s dirty little secret’: After 17 years under an indefinite jail term for a teenage crime, Tony is finally free

IN FOCUS : Tony Betteridge was aged just 18 when he was handed an indefinite jail term for setting a fire in a store cupboard in an empty building, Amy-Clare Martin writes. After more than a decade in jail, four recalls and the tragic loss of his mother, sister and…

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The Independent UK

It’s beyond time to end the scandal of IPP

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood should listen to her former opposite number Alex Chalk, who has spoken out about how imprisonment for public protection orders have damaged lives

The Independent UK

Scandal of indefinite jail terms has left prisoners damaged by ‘state’s failure’, ex-justice secretary warns

Exclusive: Alex Chalk KC, who ushered in licence reforms for IPP prisoners, urged his successor to give fresh proposals to end scandal ‘careful consideration’

The Independent UK

Inmate escapes from French prison by hiding in bag of released cellmate

Prison service reportedly launches investigation into incident as director admits to ‘accumulation of errors’

The Guardian - US

Death of man in Indiana jail highlights cruelty of solitary confinement: ‘A national disgrace’

Adam Bryant, 29, died on Christmas while confined in a solitary jail cell. Advocates say significant reforms are needed

The Independent UK

Voices: Why is Fujitsu still winning government contracts in the wake of the Post Office scandal?

COMMENT : Before the Horizon IT system was found to be deficient, some victims were financially ruined, some imprisoned – and some took their own lives. Yet in the last year, Fujitsu still picked up more than 20 contracts worth nearly £800m. What sort of ‘justice’ is this, asks James…

Metal Hammer

“Solitary confinement marks you. It tortures your soul. You’re living day-by-day in fear and uncertainty”: This is what it’s like to be jailed by a repressive regime for playing in a metal band

Confess frontman Nikan Khosravi was imprisoned by the Iranian authorities for being a metal fan

The Guardian - UK

Sweden set to rent cells in Estonian jails as it runs out of room for its prisoners

Centre-right government rejects long-established national policies focused on rehabilitation and reintegration

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