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Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The electoral authorities announced that the man known as “Europe’s last dictator” – the only president the country has had since it held its first “democratic” election in 1994 – had won…

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Death of New York man beaten by prison guards ruled a homicide in autopsy report, lawyers say

Lawyers say the death of a handcuffed man who was pummeled by New York prison guards was ruled a homicide in an autopsy report

The Independent UK

Hundreds of women raped and burnt alive when militants stormed DR Congo prison

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels took up arms against the Congolese government last Wednesday

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Abuse claims are rife in California detention centers. Now the facilities are poised to expand

A court has allowed one of state’s largest centers to resume operations, weeks after reports Ice wants to build new ones

The Guardian - US

Federal Judge Blocks Transfer Of Transgender Women In Prisons

Federal judge issues restraining order to prevent transfer of transgender women to men's prisons, ensuring access to hormone therapy.

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El Salvador Offers To House U.S. Criminals

El Salvador offers to house U.S. criminals to ease prison system burden, sparking legal concerns.

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Trump Backs Jailing Americans In El Salvador If Has 'Legal Right

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, who has carried out a sweeping crackdown on crime, offered the use of a maximum-security prison, Latin America's largest, when he met Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday.

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Biden's Private Prison Pledge Falls Short, ICE Detainees Increase

Biden's failure to end private prison use led to their expansion under ICE contracts, raising concerns about detainee treatment.

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Replacing Barlinnie prison will cost £1 billion, Scottish Government confirms

A NEW prison to replace Glasgow’s 143-year-old HMP Barlinnie has been approved – and will cost around £1 billion ...

The National (Scotland)

Americans Could Face $1M Fine or 20 Years in Prison for Downloading AI Tool DeepSeek

A US bill proposes hefty fines and 20-year prison terms for using the Chinese AI tool DeepSeek. Is this about national security or market protection?

International Business Times UK

Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial

The Independent UK

Trump can’t move trans women to men’s prisons or deny gender-affirming care, judge rules

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s sweeping order as a likely violation of Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment

The Independent UK

Judge blocks Donald Trump executive order to send trans women to men's prison

The trans women had been housed for months or years in women’s prisons until the Trump order

The Independent UK

Triple killer Valdo Calocane may have been spared prison due to incomplete evidence, families say

Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates

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‘Basic lack of decency’ driving self-harm in women’s prisons, report says

Inspectorate points to challenges including ban on using washing machines for knickers and difficulties with family contact

Evening Standard

Valdo Calocane possibly spared prison due to incomplete evidence, families say

An independent review of the Nottingham triple killer’s care was published on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Lack of basic care for women in prison leading to self-harm, inspector warns

Chief prisons inspector Charlie Taylor urged for more to be done urgently to help women behind bars cope.

The Independent UK

Trump would be ‘very happy’ to send ‘homegrowns’ to El Salvador’s prisons. It’s ‘incredibly illegal’

Immigration law experts and constitutional scholars are warning against the president’s threat to exile citizens in foreign jails

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The Independent UK

El Salvador wants to detain deportees, including U.S. citizens, in notorious 'tropical gulag' terror prison

Facility has been accused of inhumane conditions, torture, and arbitrary detention

The Independent UK

El Salvador’s offer to take in US deportees and violent criminals is unlike any other migrant deal

El Salvador has offered to take in people deported from the U.S. for entering the country illegally as well as the country’s violent criminals — even if they’re American citizens

International Business Times

Trump Backs Jailing Americans In El Salvador If Has 'Legal Right'

President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed an offer by El Salvador to take in prisoners -- including US citizens -- despite clear legal problems with such an outsourcing under American law.

Latin Times

Charred Remains Only Identified by Hip Replacement After Victim Was Kidnapped, Stabbed With Machete

Accomplice Kendra Panteah was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for helping kidnap, murder, and burn a New Mexico victim, identified only by his hip replacement.

The Independent UK

What to know about El Salvador's mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there

The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said they struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship detained migrants and imprisoned criminals to a mega-prison there

Latin Times

'El Mini Lic,' Whistleblower Who Revealed Key Secrets of the 'Chapitos,' Sought To Rejoin Sinaloa Cartel Before Being Arrested

According to Luis Chaparro, the FBI decided to advance El Mini Lic's arrest due to hints that he was trying to rejoin the Sinaloa Cartel and flee back to Mexico

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D.C. Council Expels Trayon White Over Bribery Allegations

D.C. Council expels Trayon White over bribery allegations. White faces trial and potential prison time. Special election to restore trust in local leadership.

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