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California passes the tough-on-crime Proposition 36

Initiative will enact harsher penalties for theft and drug offenses to confront homelessness and fentanyl addiction

The Guardian - US

‘It’s like living in a prison’: inside the besieged Palestinian village isolated from the rest of the West Bank

Since the 7 October attack, and the ensuing war in Gaza, restrictions in Beit Iksa have become even more suffocating

The Guardian - UK

'Cruel, inhuman, degrading' treatment in crowded jails

Overcrowded and understaffed jails are breaching prisoners' human rights, with some subjected to "inhuman" treatment as cases of self-harm rise.

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Man who bashed cop and left her for dead to be released

A drug-addicted man who hit police officer Samantha Barlow over the head with a brick will be set free from prison despite objections from his victim.

AAP

California Prison Guard Kept Stash of Illegal Items to Plant and 'Find' So He Could Make Himself Look Good at Work

A former K-9 officer allegedly kept illegal items to plant and "find" in detention facilities as part of a scheme to inflate his success and earn extra pay.

Latin Times

Sectioned patients to avoid being locked in cells in overhaul of mental health system

Police cells and prison cells will no longer be used for people experiencing a mental health crisis, under a bill introduced to parliament on Wednesday

The Independent UK

'Fat Leonard,' Navy contractor behind one of the military's biggest scandals, sentenced to 15 years

Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S. Navy officers

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Florida Woman Faces Decade In Prison For Texting Death Threats, Rat Emojis To Palestinian Families

Andrea Rubiano pleaded guilty to transmitting threats in interstate commerce and lying to federal agents after sending hostile messages.

International Business Times

Florida Woman Faces Decade in Prison for Texting Death Threats, Rat Emojis to Palestinian Families

Andrea Rubiano has pleaded guilty to transmitting threats in interstate commerce and lying to federal agents after sending hostile messages to Palestinians

Latin Times

French Court Jails 18 Members Of Channel People Smuggling Gang

A French court on Tuesday issued prison terms of up to 15 years to 18 people, mainly Iraqi Kurds, convicted of forming a vast gang to smuggle migrants aboard small boats across the Channel to England.

International Business Times

FBI Debunks False Videos On Election Threats And Prison Votes

FBI debunks fake election videos spreading false information, warns public to be cautious of misinformation during critical events.

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Iran claims French couple imprisoned since 2022 'in good health'

Two French citizens detained in Iran since May 2022 are reportedly in good health and being held in good detention conditions, according to Iran, denying recent claims their condition was worsening.

Radio France Internationale

Jenrick says Labour popular with criminals as he demands apology over releases

The new shadow justice secretary asked how many domestic abusers and sex offenders were freed under the scheme to increase prison capacity.

Evening Standard

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs heard on prison call as children wish him happy birthday

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been heard on prison call for the first time since his arrest as his children wished him happy birthday.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Stolen mops and brooms used to collect drugs from drones at Lancashire prison

One inmate says stream of drones at HMP Garth is like ‘an airport’, according to chief inspector of prisons

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: welcome to the big house, George!

George Grundy adapts to life in prison, and someone has already wet his bed. There’s been quite the terrifying crime surge in Ambridge lately

Louder

"We almost went to prison in Eastern Europe because of Lemmy": In the 90s Terrorvision were high flyers, but the fall hit them hard. Now they're back

We Are Not Robots is Terrorvision's first new album in more than a decade, and it’s full of top tunes

The Independent UK

Iowa teen gets life in prison for fatal drive-by shooting near a school

Another Iowa teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for a fatal drive-by shooting near Des Moines East High School in 2022

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Latin Times

Venezuelan Man Took Three Americans Hostage After Meeting Them All On Dating App

A Venezuelan national who took three U.S. citizens hostage in the Dominican Republic in 2022 was sentenced Monday to 25 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced.

Latin Times

Inside 'Arkham Asylum' Brooklyn MDC, The Controversial Prison That Holds Diddy, 6ix9ine, and Members of the Sinaloa Cartel

Social media users have started equating the mental institution to the superhero Batman puts his villains in.

Top News

Iran Accused Of Endangering Activist's Life By Denying Surgery

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi's family accuses Iran of risking her life by delaying cancer diagnosis and treatment in prison.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer must make Jaggi release 'a priority', say 15 Scottish MPs

KEIR Starmer must make securing the release of a Scottish man languishing in an Indian prison on “political charges” a priority, according to 15…

Evening Standard

'Get out of jail card' before even passing go for Donald Trump as he hails US election victory

Some of the charges against him have maximum sentences of 20 years in prison

The Independent UK

‘Torturous’ indefinite jail term robbed son of whole adult life before he died in a cell at 34, mother says

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Josh Mcrae missed 17 Christmases with his mother Theresa, who has gifts for every year he was jailed

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