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Inmate transferred to Oklahoma by Trump administration denied clemency, set to be executed

An Oklahoma board has denied clemency for a man convicted of killing a Tulsa woman in 1999

The Independent UK

Tourists roam Alcatraz ruins as Trump floats prison comeback

US President Donald Trump has said he would like to see Alcatraz Island return to its former role as a high-security prison, more than 60 years after it closed.

Euronews

European Commission sues Hungary for releasing thousands of migrant smugglers from prison

Hungary earlier released at least 2000 foreign people smugglers from prison, ordering them to leave the country. The European Commission thinks it's a violation of European law.

Euronews

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One of Alcatraz’s last living inmates speaks out on Trump’s plan to reopen prison

Charlie Hopkins believes president is not serious about reviving storied San Francisco jail

The Independent UK

Sister says jailed French couple in Iran are at breaking point

Locked in a windowless cell with the lights on day and night, French teacher Cécile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris on Wednesday marked three years in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. As the anniversary passes, Kohler’s sister has told RFI their situation is unbearable and deteriorating fast.

Radio France Internationale

Climbing on Winston Churchill statue to become a crime

Offenders could face up to three months in prison and fined £1,000 for desecrating the monument to the former prime minister

The Independent UK

Jail sentence reduced for truckie over road-rage death

A truck driver who crushed another man with his truck in a tragic road-rage incident has had his prison sentence reduced after an appeal..

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Two Belgian teens found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or year in prison

The teenagers were found with the ants, which authorities said were destined for European and Asian markets, in an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known wildlife species.

Euronews

Two teenagers found with 5,000 ants could serve 12 months in prison

The pair have been fined $7,700 or the option to serve the maximum penalty for violating wildlife conservation laws in prison

The Independent UK

Criminals in England and Wales face sanctions for refusing to attend sentencing

Segregation in cells and less gym time among measures to be introduced

The Guardian - UK

How maximum security prison inmates and officers worked together to create a farm behind bars

At Macquarie Correctional Centre in western New South Wales, a story of collaboration and persistence is unfolding. Inmates and prison officers are farming commercial quantities of fresh food in a purpose-built indoor facility.

The Conversation

Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing to face longer jail time and loss of prison privileges

Judges will be able punish those who refuse to attend court under ‘long overdue reforms’ following outcry over killers who fail to face victim’s families at sentencing

The Independent UK

UK parole hearing for notorious prisoner Charles Bronson to be held in private

Bronson’s last parole hearing, in 2023, was one of the first to be held in public, but the board did not grant his latest application

The Guardian - UK

Court upholds racketeering convictions of ex-Ohio House speaker and lobbyist in $60M bribery scheme

A federal appeals court has upheld the racketeering convictions of imprisoned former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-lobbyist Matt Borges in a $60 million bribery scheme

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Prisons minister vows to end ‘toxic’ cover-up culture in England and Wales

James Timpson says he will fight ‘normalised’ sexual harassment, bullying and racism within prison service

The Independent UK

Michigan school shooter loses appeal in bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deaths

A Michigan court says it won’t accept an appeal from a school shooter who was sentenced to life in prison in 2023 for killing four students and wounding others

Evening Standard

Notorious inmate Charles Bronson’s latest parole hearing to be held in private

Bronson was the first prisoner to formally ask for a public hearing after rules changed in 2022.

The Independent UK

Columbia, New York-Presbyterian Hospital settle hundreds of sex abuse claims involving ex-doctor

Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital have agreed to a $750 million settlement of hundreds of sexual abuse claims by patients of imprisoned former gynecologist Robert Hadden

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Radio France Internationale

Court finds seven guilty of bullying Paris Olympics choreographer

A French court has found seven people guilty of bullying the chief choreographer of last year's Paris Olympics opening ceremony online, handing down fines and suspended prison terms.

Euronews

Russian journalist escapes to Paris, condemns media crackdown under Putin

Reporters Without Borders helped Ekaterina Barabash faced a 10-year prison sentence over social media posts.

The Guardian - US

Not just Alcatraz: the notorious US prisons Trump is already reopening

Amid outrage over ‘far-fetched’ plans to revive Alcatraz, Trump is pushing to expand Ice detention to other closed lockups marked by scandals

International Business Times UK

Quick Facts About Alcatraz Prison: When Did It Close, Famous Prisoners and Why Trump Wants To Reopen It

President Trump proposes restoring the infamous island prison to house dangerous criminals, raising questions about practicality and purpose

The Guardian - UK

‘The pain was worse than giving birth’: why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?

First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here’s what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project

The Guardian - US

A hard cell? Alcatraz tourists dismiss Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to revive it as a prison

Visitors to one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist destinations point to cost, feasibility and its legacy of Indigenous incarceration

The Independent UK

The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them

Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months

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