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Police chiefs call for ‘serious investment’ amid early prison release plans

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has agreed to allow some criminals, including violent and sexual offenders, to be released early for good behaviour.

Evening Standard

Outrage erupts after Trump’s Chrisley pardon as critics condemn what it says about president’s regard for the law

‘In Trump’s America, crimes are celebrated and prison sentences are cut short,’ says Democratic influencer

The Independent UK

Men face prison for human smuggling after an Indian family of 4 died on the US-Canada border

Two men face sentencing in Minnesota on human smuggling charges more than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to cross into the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard

The Independent UK

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French court to deliver verdict in landmark child sex abuse case involving 299 victims

A verdict is expected in one of France's largest-ever child sex abuse cases

The Independent UK

Australia whistleblower who exposed war crime allegations loses bid to reduce prison sentence

Australian army whistleblower David McBride, who leaked allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media, has lost a court bid to have his prison sentence reduced

The Independent UK

What we know about the escape of a former police chief and convicted killer in Arkansas

Officials are scouring Arkansas’ rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped from prison over the weekend

The Independent UK

Dealer gets 19 years in prison for providing drugs that killed prominent NYC transgender activist

A New York City drug dealer who admitted providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that a killed prominent transgender activist has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison

The Independent UK

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‘Chaotic, sometimes dangerous places’ – why successful rehab for prisoners on remand will be hard to achieve

Last week’s budget allocated NZ$472 million in new funding to deal with a growing prison population caused by greater use of prison remand and proposals to increase prison sentence lengths.

The Conversation

‘No support, no housing, no job’ – the vicious cycle pushing more women into prison

For too many women, prison is “as good as it gets”.

The Conversation

Overcrowding and Dysfunction Produced a Quiet Riot at a Miami Federal Prison Holding ICE Detainees

Half the elevators at Federal Detention Center Miami are broken. Immigrant detainees are kept on lockdown, and lawyers can barely reach their clients.

Reason

The Guardian view on young offenders: amid rising violence, they need support to change

Editorial: Unsustainable levels of conflict across the prison estate require a stronger response than pepper spray

The Guardian - UK

High Court appeal on cards for war crimes whistleblower

A man jailed for leaking classified information that exposed allegations of Australian soldiers committing war crimes will make a last-ditch attempt at freedom.

AAP

Mexicans Face Wall Of Impunity In Search For Justice

From parents whose children were murdered or are missing to a man imprisoned for two decades with no sentence -- many Mexicans seeking justice feel they face a wall of corruption and impunity.

International Business Times

French artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan due to graffiti is freed after 14 months

Authorities in France say that a French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in jail in Azerbaijan for painting a graffiti in the metro has been pardoned and freed

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Australian woman says she was deported after visiting her US army officer husband at Hawaii base

Nicolle Saroukos, 25, of Sydney, says she was held in federal prison overnight before she was deported

The Independent UK

Escape of ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' has Arkansas residents on edge

Authorities are searching Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped from prison on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Young offenders at Midlands prison ‘dehumanised’ by violence, say mothers

Families share incidents of sons being slashed and afraid to leave their cells at HMP Swinfen Hall

Euronews

French court sentences ex-surgeon to 20 years in prison in country's largest sex abuse trial

Joel Le Scouarnec received the maximum sentence for multiple rapes and sexual assaults on minors.

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The Independent UK

Tommy Robinson released from prison after sentence reduced

The 42-year-old activist, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was filmed outside HMP Woodhill on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Bearded Tommy Robinson released from prison after contempt of court sentence reduced

The far-Right activist, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was filmed outside HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP report on Ukrainian POWs dying in Russian prisons

More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons since Moscow’s full-scale invasion three years ago

The Independent UK

More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons. This is one soldier's story

More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons since Moscow's full-scale invasion three years ago

The Independent UK

Huge increase in prison officers investigated for relationships with inmates

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The Guardian - UK

Four former Volkswagen managers convicted of fraud in ‘dieselgate’ trial

Braunschweig court gives two former executives prison sentences for roles in emissions test-cheating scandal

The Independent UK

Surge in prison officers investigated over inappropriate relationships with inmates amid jails’ staffing crisis

Exclusive: Experts warn ‘teenagers with no work experience’ are being recruited into dangerous prisons after figures uncovered a dramatic surge in alleged inappropriate relationships

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