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A notorious drug gang is in the crosshairs of a French police investigation of prison attacks

Anti-organized crime specialist investigators probing a wave of attacks on prisons and prison staff in France are looking at the possible involvement of a notorious drug cartel

The Independent UK

France charges 21 prison attack suspects

Prosecutors said Saturday that 21 suspects in a series of coordinated attacks on French prisons had been charged, including two teenagers.

Radio France Internationale

"I'm learning a new living here." How bikes are helping ex offenders start afresh and rebuild their lives.

Bike mechanic training for inmates takes bikes and blokes with a past and gives them both a chance to have a future

Cycling Weekly

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France Charges 21 Prison Attack Suspects

Prosecutors said Saturday that 21 suspects in a series of coordinated attacks on French prisons had been charged, including two teenagers.

International Business Times

‘I wish it hadn’t happened, but I don’t think I deserved to go to prison. I got looked after, but that won’t stop somebody throwing a bucket of s**te at you’ Duncan Ferguson tells FourFourTwo about the horrors of Glasgow’s notorious Barlinnie Prison

The striker served 44 days in prison in 1995 for an on-field headbutt that took place a year earlier

FourFourTwo

Cramped Victorian prisons limiting rehabilitation, chief inspector says

Charlie Taylor says old, overcrowded jails in England and Wales were never designed for education and training

The Guardian - UK

This Met Gala is filled with pro athletes. Dressing them is a unique challenge

When Brittney Griner became the first WNBA player to attend the Met Gala in 2023, just months after being released from a Russian prison in a high-profile prisoner swap, she wowed in a custom-made Calvin Klein suit

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French prison attack probe shifts from terrorism to drug gangs

French anti-terror prosecutors have handed over the investigation into a spate of violent attacks on prisons, saying that the violence is linked to drug gangs rather than terrorism.

Radio France Internationale

Teen jailed for stabbing 17-year-old to death with machete in Hackney

Rio Lue, who stabbed ‘good soul’ Nathan Bawuah to death, will spend 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of manslaughter

Evening Standard

Governors have lost control of prison in Staffordshire, union says

Prison Officers’ Association claims officer was stabbed in head and two others punched in face at HMP Swinfen Hall

The Guardian - UK

Josh Jacobs Reveals Henry Ruggs III Training for Hopeful NFL Comeback While in Prison

Jacobs was a Crimson Tide teammate of Ruggs's.

Sports Illustrated

French Prison Attacks Linked To Drug Traffickers, Say Prosecutors

Prosecutors said Friday a series of coordinated attacks on French prisons were carried out by drug traffickers, with at least one suspect thought to have ties to a notorious cartel.

International Business Times

Hong Kong ex-lawmaker describes ‘Kafka-esque’ prison experience

Claudia Mo says she read more than 300 books and brushed up on her French while in prison.

Al Jazeera

A ‘political prisoner’: US advocates rally for detained Georgetown scholar

Lawyers say the Trump administration’s efforts to deport Badar Khan Suri violate his freedom of speech and association.

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The Independent UK

Brazil judge grants former President Collor house arrest for health reasons

A Brazilian judge has ruled that former President Fernando Collor can serve his prison sentence from a 2023 conviction on corruption charges under house arrest instead because of his poor health

The Independent UK

LGBT+ community outraged after gay makeup artist with no criminal history is deported to mega-prison in El Salvador

Activists say Trump’s removal of Andry Jose Hernandez Romero to brutal jail is ‘a death sentence’

The Independent UK

Mother of dead inmate sues troubled Wisconsin prison where 7 have died since 2023

The mother of an inmate who died of dehydration and malnutrition at one of Wisconsin's maximum security prisons last year has filed a federal lawsuit alleging guards failed to give him water or his medication

Al Jazeera

Pro-Palestine activist arrested in Belgium after attending protest

Mohammed Khatib, who advocates for Palestinian prisoners, believes his detention was meant to silence him.

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The Independent UK

Manchester sex attacker given increased prison sentence

Robert Emmerson, 40, targeted young women in an underpass near the Mancunian Way.

The Guardian - UK

‘I need to get out there’: wrongfully identified in drill music video and jailed, he now wants to study law

Ade Adedeji, 21, from Manchester, served three years for a crime he did not commit before his conviction was quashed

The Guardian - US

Moldy food, used underwear: inside the US prisons where Trump is jailing immigrants

As Trump dramatically expands detention, immigrants are moved to notorious penitentiaries where they report horrific conditions

The Guardian - US

Lazarus Lake, the ‘Leonardo da Vinci of pain’ behind the world’s cruelest race

In an extract from his new book, Jared Beasley introduces the eccentric figure behind the Barkley Marathons, where runners are terrified and tested in equal measure

The Guardian - UK

Release of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia key to any peace deal, rights groups say

Kyiv-based Centre for Civil Liberties says tortured inmates bypassed amid focus on territory and security guarantees

The Guardian - US

Trump officials contacted El Salvador president about Kilmar Ábrego García, sources say

Administration in touch with Nayib Bukele over detention of wrongly deported man, according to two people

The Independent UK

Ex-FBI informant who made up bribery story about the Bidens will stay in prison, judge rules

A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied the U.S. government's request to release a former FBI informant while he appeals his case

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