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Viral “Mom On The Run” Who Teaches UK Expats To Claim Benefits Says She’s Imprisoned In Thailand

"I don't care what happens to me, but please pray for my son," the mom wrote from a jail cell in Thailand. The post Viral “Mom On The Run” Who Teaches UK Expats To Claim Benefits Says She’s Imprisoned In Thailand first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Suicide prevention strategy launched in wake of Polmont YOI deaths – SPS

SPS also committed to pilot ‘signs of life’ suicide prevention/monitoring technology in Polmont, with a report due by January 17 2026.

Evening Standard

Peru's detained ex-President Castillo transferred to a hospital days after starting hunger strike

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been taken from prison to a hospital days after beginning a hunger strike in protest of his ongoing rebellion trial

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'No real win': Labor 'takes bait' with crime crackdown

A union has declared an Australian-first machete ban doesn't go far enough as a former Labor campaigner questions the political upshot of the crime crackdown.

AAP

An Inside Look at Taser Use in Texas Prison

The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

Texas Observer

British retired couple who faced Thai prison after being attacked ‘elated’ with fine

The Byrnes are are waiting anxiously to return home after the 15-month ordeal

The Independent UK

The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath

At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed

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Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges

Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges

The Independent UK

Kuwait frees group of jailed Americans, representative says

Release of prisoners comes amid push by Trump administration to bring home US citizens jailed overseas.

Al Jazeera

Aust-first machete ban more 'political optics' than fix

A state government has promised to rapidly roll out an Australian-first machete ban but is copping criticism for its past opposition.

AAP

20 people charged in Nevada prison brawl in which three inmates were killed

Nevada prosecutors say 20 people in all have been charged in connection with a brawl at a maximum-security prison in eastern Nevada last year in which three inmates were killed and others were injured

The Independent UK

Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his pregnant wife, injured in prison attack

Injury reportedly took place during pickleball game at Mule Creek State Prison

The Independent UK

Former World Champion Romans Vainsteins faces four months in prison for defaulting on family support payments

Latvian arrested at Bergamo airport over €70,000 debt to ex-wife

Cycling News

Sam Bankman-Fried is behind bars serving a 25-year sentence. So how is he conducting a media blitz?

The former FTX CEO spoke with Tucker Carlson from prison in early March.

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The Independent UK

‘Essex Boys’ killer’s prison release challenged by Justice Secretary

Michael Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the gangland murders of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe, which he denied.

The Independent UK

Georgia sentences imprisoned former president Saakashvili to a further 9 years behind bars

A court in Georgia has convicted imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili on embezzlement charges and handed him another prison term of nine years

The Guardian - UK

‘Truly jaw-dropping’: astonishing true-crime show Devil in the Family is next-level TV

The shocking tale of a Mormon family YouTuber who was imprisoned for child abuse distils thousands of hours of footage to genuinely push the story forward. It’s as sensitive as it is out-there

The Guardian - US

Tennessee’s push to jail officials backing immigration ‘sanctuary’ raises alarm

US state threatens removal and at least one year in prison for lawmakers who support ‘sanctuary city’ ordinances

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The Independent UK

More than 50 inmates flee from overcrowded facility in Indonesia in mass prison break

Footage of jailbreak shows inmates running over the roof of jail and entering bustling streets

The Independent UK

‘Irrational’ decision to release man convicted of ‘Essex Boys’ murders blocked by justice secretary

Shabana Mahmood is calling on the Parole Board to reconsider releasing Michael Steele, who was given a life sentence in 1998

International Business Times

Georgia Court Extends Ex-president Saakashvili's Jail Term

A Georgia court on Wednesday sentenced pro-Western reformer ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili to nine years in prison for misspending public funds, adding three years to the jail term he is currently serving.

Evening Standard

British tourist held in Thailand after allegedly trying to smuggle 38kg of cannabis on plane to London

Daniel-James Hallett could face up to ten years in prison if convicted after police said they discovered 38 kilos of cannabis in his bags

The Guardian - UK

Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report

First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men

The Independent UK

California prisons restrict movement, calls and visits as violence surges

California corrections officials say high-security prisons across the state are tightly restricting movement, calls and visits while they probe a surge in violence this year

Latin Times

Vermont Officer Fatally Struck Cyclist While Distracted by YouTube Video About Trans Woman Confronting Conservative Podcaster: Police

A Vermont police officers faces up to 15 years in prison for watching YouTube videos and speeding before fatally striking a cyclist in November 2024.

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