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Georgia Prison Lawsuit Alleges Negligence In Inmate's Heat Death

Tragic death of Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano at Telfair State Prison underscores the need for prison system reform and accountability.

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Investigation launched after another woman at a Cheshire prison dies

Sarah Boyle collapsed in her cell at HMP Styal

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'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

An inquest for a teen who fatally self-harmed in custody has been told the justice department lied to the minister about the facility's suitability for youths.

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New York Times unknowingly quotes woman who infamously faked finding a finger in Wendy’s chili

An article published by the newspaper interviewed a range of voters, one of whom was Anna Ayala of Northern California

The Independent UK

Missouri judges have overturned 2 murder convictions in recent weeks. Why did the AG fight freedom?

A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of his “actual innocence” and overturned his murder conviction now faces a fresh legal hurdle

The Independent UK

‘Jeopardy!’ champion and NYC teacher is arrested on child porn charges

The 37-year-old previously spent five months in prison after stealing $300,000 from an elderly couple

The Independent UK

President Biden Signs Bill To Strengthen Federal Prison Oversight

President Biden signs bill to enhance oversight of federal Bureau of Prisons, addressing corruption and abuse.

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Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after reporting by The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption, failures and abuse in the federal prison system

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After pleading guilty to evading nearly $300,000 in taxes, the artist for one of the best mystery manga in years dodges prison time on suspended sentence

Square Enix will not be cancelling The Apothecary Diaries manga

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Croatia bans 3 Montenegro officials in diplomatic row over WWII death camp

Ban comes after Montenegrin lawmakers adopted a resolution to remember people killed in Jasenovac prison camp.

Al Jazeera

Sunak rejected advice to release prisoners early a year ago

Discussions took place in June 2023 but aides thought backbenchers would reject proposal to ease overcrowding

The Guardian - UK

Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel say they were tortured, threatened

Two women and six men were released from Ofer Prison and were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South

As daily temperatures hit record highs across much of the South, a federal judge has taken an unusual step, challenging the treatment of mostly Black incarcerated workers in the fields

The Independent UK

Violence, self-harm and drugs: Shock new figures lay bare crisis facing Britain’s prisons

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures on Thursday laid bare the scale of the chaos in UK prisons, days after the justice secretary announced emergency measures to ease the crisis

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Met Police officer exposed as serial rapist to serve at least 18 years in prison

Cliff Mitchell boasted that he would never be caught

The Independent UK

In numbers: Rise in prison violence laid bare in new figures

Prison assaults have reached a post-Covid-19 pandemic high

Evening Standard

Paula Radcliffe says sorry for wishing Paris Olympics convicted child rapist ‘best of luck’

Beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, now 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping the 12-year-old girl when he was 19

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Takeaways from an investigation into deaths of over 50 Ukrainian POWs in a barracks 2 years ago

Former Ukrainian prisoners of war who survived the explosions two years ago in the Russian-held barracks at Olenivka still puzzle over the strange events leading up to that night

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The Independent UK

An explosion killed over 50 Ukrainian POWs in 2022. Survivors and an internal UN report blame Russia

Former Ukrainian prisoners of war who survived the explosions two years ago in the Russian-held barracks at Olenivka still puzzle over the strange events leading up to that night

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Missouri Judge Orders Release Of Wrongfully Convicted Man

Missouri judge orders release of Christopher Dunn after 33 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, facing legal challenges.

The Independent UK

A teen lured an 8-year-old to his home with ice cream, then raped and murdered her. Now, he may go free.

Local officials oppose perpetrator Adrian Jerry Gonzalez’s release from youth prison

The Independent UK

Prisoners trapped on indeterminate jail terms not included in Labour government’s sentencing review

Prisons minister Lord Timpson has announced IPP prisoners will not have their cases addressed in the government’s planned sentencing review

The Independent UK

St. Louis prosecutor urges judge to take action freeing a man whose murder conviction was tossed

St. Louis' top prosecutor on Wednesday asked a judge to enforce his ruling ordering the release of a man whose murder conviction was overturned after 33 years in prison — but who remains behind bars at the urging of Missouri’s attorney general

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Tennessee Woman Sentenced For Disrupting NYC Reproductive Health Center

Woman sentenced to prison for disrupting a health center, citing religious beliefs and past trauma.

The Independent UK

New evidence means freedom for a Michigan man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder conviction

A man who served nearly 40 years in prison for a Detroit-area murder won’t face another trial

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