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Indiana man receives 130 years in prison for murders of teenaged girls in 2017

Richard Allen received the maximum term for the killings in Delphi of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14

The Guardian - US

Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on prison labor in Alabama

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama

The Independent UK

Alabama profits off prisoners safe enough to work at McDonald’s, deems them too dangerous for parole

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama

The Independent UK

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Ex-IMF Chief Rato Gets Four-year Jail Term In Spain For Tax Crimes

A Madrid court sentenced ex-IMF chief and Spanish economy minister Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption, it said Friday.

International Business Times

Poet handed three more years in prison for criticising Thai monarchy while dressed as Harry Potter

Arnon Nampa faces 14 cases under the controversial lese-majeste laws that prohibit criticism of the monarchy

The Independent UK

Convicted killer who battered neighbour to death jailed for rest of his life

Brian Whitelock assaulted Wendy Buckney, 71, with various weapons in a savage assault in August 2022.

Evening Standard

Record number of protesters will be in UK prisons this Christmas

Forty people, aged 22 to 58, incarcerated for direct actions on climate and Gaza actions amid crackdown on dissent

The Guardian - UK

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"Babymetal were written into the script as a placeholder. I didn’t think we’d actually get them!" Heavier Trip director Juuso Laatio on making 2024's most metal movie

Juuso Laatio talks directing Babymetal, 'playing' Wacken and whether we'll ever get that Impaled Rektum album

Metal Hammer

Cartels turn to social media to lure Americans into human smuggling as Texas enforces stricter laws

Thousands of people have been arrested under Texas’ human smuggling law. Now they face at least a decade in prison under sentencing guidelines that took effect this year.

The Texas Tribune

Who are the 51 men in Gisele Pelicot rape case; will old cases be reopened?

Investigators in France have reopened old cases, investigating Dominique Pelicot for rape and murder in the 1990s.

Al Jazeera

‘Myanmar is under the yoke of a pariah regime’: Calls grow in UK for release of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison

Two former UK foreign ministers join call for action after William Hague told Independent documentary it is possible to be critical of former Myanmar leader ‘but also say we should be campaigning for her release’

The Independent UK

Indiana Man Convicted In Delphi Teen Killings Faces Sentencing

Richard Allen convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls in Delphi, facing up to 130 years in prison. Case details, evidence, and sentencing proce...

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Judge Denies School Shooter's Plea Withdrawal, Upholds Life Sentence

Judge denies school shooter's plea withdrawal request for Oxford High School shooting. Shooter's parents serving prison terms for involuntary manslaughter.

AAP

Ambushed, stabbed: jail agency regret officer's torture

Corrective Services NSW regrets a prison officer was ambushed and doused in a hazardous chemical during a six-hour siege, after being fined $600,000.

Latin Times

Luigi Mangione Will Be Imprisoned in the Same Brooklyn Jail as Diddy: Report

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will be imprisoned in the same Brooklyn jail as Diddy, according to reports.

AAP

Christmas comes early as Bali Nine return to families

Five members of the Bali Nine are adjusting to the spotlight after coming home but are excited to spend Christmas with families for the first time in decades.

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The Independent UK

Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries

Kentucky's attorney general says the state is under no legal requirement to use taxpayer money to cover the costs of gender-affirming surgeries for people incarcerated in state prisons

Latin Times

Florida Babysitter Who 'Forgot' Baby Cooking to Death in Hot Car Sentenced to Years in Prison: 'Eternally Sorry'

A Florida babysitter who "forgot" the baby she was looking after in a hot car, leading to their death, will serve more than a decade in prison.

Latin Times

White Supremacists Sentenced to Life as California Prison Violence Exposes Gang Power and Systemic Failures

Aryan Brotherhood leaders were sentenced to life, underscoring the deadly grip of gang violence and racial tensions in California prisons.

Latin Times

South Dakota Man Who Killed Woman with Can of Beans Claims He Did It in Self-Defense

A South Dakota man, who insisted he didn't mean to kill Edleigha Little when he struck her with a can of beans, has been sentenced to prison for manslaughter.

Latin Times

Inside 'El Altiplano': The Maximum Security Prison that Holds Mexico's Most Wanted Narcos And 'El Chapo' Managed To Escape From

The list of past inmates is a regular 'who is who' of organized crime in Mexico.

The Conversation

‘You can’t hear a smile’: how video visits help dads in prison stay connected with their kids

Many Australians know December 21 as “Gravy Day”. This is a reference to Paul Kelly’s song and new film How to Make Gravy, where a prisoner named Joe writes a letter to his family four days before Christmas. In it Joe, missing his wife and relatives, asks, “Won’t you kiss…

The Conversation

3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world

Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, have announced that the suspected assailant had used a 3D-printed gun. Several high-profile crimes in recent years have involved this kind of homemade, or partially homemade, weapon.

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