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Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense. This has not been lawful in the United States from its very inception, or in many other countries where the rule…

The Conversation

I hate the idea of British prison officers carrying stun guns – but it may be our only option

There’s little chance of rehabilitation in the UK’s dangerously depleted prison system. These weapons might at least keep staff and inmates safe, says former prison officer Alex South

The Guardian - UK

‘Employment’s the best way to stop reoffending’: the boss of ready meals firm Cook on the ‘talent’ in prisons

The co-founder of the family-run frozen food maker says ethical practices pay dividends on top of financial returns for her business

The Guardian - UK

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Tiger King star Joe Exotic ties the knot for the sixth time from jail as he serves 21-year prison sentence

The Netflix star has shocked followers announcing his sixth marriage to fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado, as he serves 21 year prison sentence

Evening Standard

Tiger King star Joe Exotic marries fellow inmate in prison

Joe Exotic has married fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado in prison, six months after they announced their engagement.

BANG Premier

South Carolina man gets life sentence for killing New Mexico officer

A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for gunning down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him

The Independent UK

Google Accused of Photoshopping El Salvador Prison in Google Earth After Internet Goes Wild Over 'Blood Stain'

Speculation surrounding a Google Earth image of El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center has increased following a new photo some believe is photoshopped.

Latin Times

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Prosecutor cites anti-immigrant rhetoric as El Paso shooter is sentenced to 23 life terms

”This community will always remember those whose lives you stole … Their light will never fade,” the judge told the shackled shooter. “While you, your name and your hate, will be forgotten.”

The Texas Tribune

Prison staff to demand use of stun guns in jails after HMP Frankland attack

Prison officers are demanding the ‘tactical use of taser’ after officers at HMP Frankland were attacked

The Independent UK

Prison officers demand use of stun guns after string of attacks

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The Independent UK

Concern over ‘asbis’ after report finds people jailed for sleeping rough and feeding birds

Exclusive: Analysis of antisocial behaviour injunctions found 57% of people had no legal representation at breach hearings that led to imprisonment

The Guardian - UK

6 Cases That Paved the Road to Mass Incarceration

In Justice Abandoned, a law professor argues that the Court got these key decisions wrong.

Reason

Ty Dolla $ign virtually duetted with his brother from prison at Coachella

Ty Dolla $ign performed virtually with his brother from prison during his Coachella set

BANG Premier

El Salvador’s Bukele suggests prisoner swap for Venezuelans deported by US

El Salvador president says he is willing to repatriate deportees in exchange for release of ‘political prisoners’.

Al Jazeera

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Evening Standard

Prison officers call for use of electric stun guns

The demand has been made ahead of a meeting between the Prison Officers’ Association and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

International Business Times

El Salvador's President Proposes Prisoner Exchange With Venezuela

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele offered Venezuela Sunday a trade of 252 Venezuelans deported to his country by the United States for an equal number of political prisoners held by President Nicolas Maduro's regime.

The Independent UK

Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States his government has kept imprisoned for who he called “political prisoners” in Venezuela

The Conversation

Prison needle programs could save double what they cost – our new modelling shows how

Needle and syringe programs are a proven public health intervention that provide free, sterile injecting equipment to people who use drugs. By reducing needle sharing, these programs help prevent the spread of blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis C and HIV and minimise life-threatening bacterial infections.

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The Independent UK

Voices: The scandalous costs of an inhumane policy

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Ending imprisonment for public protection could save the country hundreds of millions of pounds

Latin Times

Arizona Security Guard Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Inmate in Residential Reentry Center

The victim was in the defendant's custody at the time of the abuse

The Guardian - UK

UK prison officers to demand electric stun guns for dangerous jails

Meeting called with justice secretary after attack on three guards at HMP Frankland

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool academic’s scent workshops help prisoners remember their past

After smelling fragrances inmates create poems, prose or drawings that recall holidays, park walks and sweet shops

The Independent UK

Suspects detained by police denied essential insulin, cancer and epilepsy drugs, damning report claims

Exclusive: One patient experienced such bad withdrawal symptoms that they admitted to crimes they did not commit so they could be remanded to prison where they would be allowed their prescription again, report claims

The Guardian - US

‘I just ask God that he’s OK’: family of Venezuelan musician sent to El Salvador prison agonizes over his fate

Arturo Suárez Trejo was caught up in Trump’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina and sent to a notorious Salvadorian prison

The Independent UK

Revealed: The staggering cost of detaining prisoners on ‘inhumane’ jail terms – and you’re paying for it

Exclusive: Locking up IPP prisoners cost £145m in 2024, on top of an estimated £1.6bn spent since the cruel sentence was abolished, analysis shows

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