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Nakedra Shannon, a former United States Postal Service employee in Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced to five years in prison… The post Brickbat: As Good as Cash appeared first on Reason.com.

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Ronan Keating slams justice system after driver in brother's fatal crash avoids jail

Ronan Keating has branded the justice system a "joke" after a man escaped a prison sentence for causing the death of his older brother in a car crash in July 2023.

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Key development expected in death investigation of handcuffed New York man beaten by prison guards

Prosecutors investigating the death of a handcuffed man who was punched and roughed up by guards in an upstate New York prison were scheduled to appear in court with the announcement of possible criminal charges

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My life as a prison officer: ‘It wasn’t just the smell that hit you. It was the noise’

I saw first hand how prisons are having to use segregation units for acutely mentally ill inmates who should not be in prison at all

The Guardian - UK

New York governor deploys National Guard amid illegal corrections officer strike at state prisons

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has deployed National Guard troops to state prisons amid a labor strike by corrections officers

The Independent UK

Florida Teen Who Convinced High School Girls to Help Murder a Rival Classmate With a Sword Sentenced

A Florida teen was sentenced to 40 years in prison for allegedly orchestrating the 2021 sword murder of his high school classmate.

Latin Times

Latin America's 'Terrorist' Cartels In Trump's Sights

From Mexico's most ruthless drug cartels to Central America's most notorious street gang, these are the eight drug trafficking groups being designated terrorist organizations by US President Donald Trump's administration: - Jalisco New Generation - The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), which emerged in 2010, is one of Mexico's largest,…

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Men Tried to Use Cannon to Smuggle Drugs Into Prison by Launching Items Over Security Fence: Police

Two Colorado men were arrested for attempting to use a compressed-air cannon to launch drugs and tobacco into a Louisiana federal prison.

International Business Times

Bolsonaro’s indictment over alleged coup plot signals shift in Brazil’s approach to political accountability

The Brazilian attorney-general has charged the country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, with participating in a plot to cling to power through a coup d’etat in 2022. If Bolsonaro is convicted, he could spend between 38 and 43 years in prison.

The Conversation

Colorado Men Tried to Use Cannon to Smuggle Drugs Into Prison by Launching Items Over Security Fence: Police

Two Colorado men were arrested for attempting to use a compressed-air cannon to launch drugs and tobacco into a Louisiana federal prison.

Latin Times

Trump "disappearing" immigrants at Gitmo

The Trump administration is refusing to say who it is sending to Guantánamo Bay or why

Salon

Terrorist recalled to prison can be re-released from jail, Parole Board says

Shah Rahman, then aged 29, was one of four al Qaida-inspired British extremists jailed over a plot to bomb London Stock Exchange in 2012.

Evening Standard

Top Tory accidentally exposes party’s shocking record on prison spaces

Exclusive: Responding to a written question from Tory MP Richard Holden, a justice minister revealed that the Conservatives increased the capacity of the prison estate by less than 500 spaces in fourteen years

The Independent UK

A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty On Assault Charges

A$AP Rocky acquitted of felony assault charges by Los Angeles jury, avoiding potential 24-year prison sentence. High-profile legal battle ends.

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Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro Charged In Alleged Coup Plot

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro charged in alleged coup plot to overturn election results. Denies wrongdoing, faces up to 28 years in prison if convicted.

International Business Times UK

British Couple Detained in Iran Ignored Travel Warnings—Now Face Years In Jail or Execution

British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested in Iran after ignoring travel warnings, now facing espionage charges that could lead to years in prison or the death penalty.

Latin Times

Texas Man Who Pleaded Guilty To Smuggling 36 People Inside a Trailer Said He Was Paid $1,000 Per Person

Eusebio Cavazos faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Gauke review: prison isn’t working

Editorial: A performative ‘tough on crime’ approach by politicians has been both ineffective and ruinously expensive

Al Jazeera

Native American activist Leonard Peltier released from US prison

Supporters celebrate the release of an Indigenous activist imprisoned for killing of FBI agents after a flawed trial.

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