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The Shawshank Redemption at 30: How one of 1994’s biggest flops became a cinematic classic

The producers wanted Tom Cruise. The creek in its most famous scene was toxic. And barely anyone saw it upon release. So why, Tom Fordy asks, did Frank Darabont’s seemingly doomed Stephen King adaptation grow into one of the most celebrated films of all time?

The Independent UK

Dogma or data? Why sentencing reforms in NZ will annoy judges and clog the courts

The Luxon government surely has little sense of irony.

The Conversation

Kim Kardashian visits killers Erik and Lyle Menendez in prison after Netflix show uproar

Erik Menendez recently spoke out about the brothers’ portrayal in Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monsters’

The Independent UK

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A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections

The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Chicago in preparation for replacing the century-old lockup

The Independent UK

Putin regime will collapse without warning, says freed gulag dissident

Vladimir Kara-Murza and his wife, Evgenia, speak of his time in a Siberian jail

The Guardian - UK

Congo Releases 600 Prisoners To Ease Overcrowding

600 prisoners, including women and minors, released from overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Congo. Efforts made to address poor conditions and overcrowdi...

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Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding

Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country's main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons

The Independent UK

Starmer eyes ex-Tory minister David Gauke for sentencing review role

The former Conservative justice secretary is on a shortlist to lead a policy review that could herald radical reforms

The Guardian - UK

Labour doubles down on pensioner winter fuel cuts: ‘The money has got to come from somewhere’

Exclusive: Labour chair Ellie Reeves speaks to The Independent about taking on Momentum, why change was needed to win the election, keeping pensioner winter fuel cuts and the need to build more prisons

The Independent UK

Teenage girl, who killed mom and invited friend to see corpse, gets life in prison

Jurors saw surveillance video of Carly Gregg with a gun behind her back walking into her mother’s bedroom

The Independent UK

Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen

Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives

The Guardian - UK

Son Of Mexican Cartel Leader Convicted In U.S. Court

Rubén Oseguera, 'El Menchito,' convicted in the U.S. for drug trafficking and violence, facing life imprisonment.

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Bureau Of Prisons Addresses Issues At Troubled NYC Jail

Bureau of Prisons addresses staffing shortages and challenges at MDC Brooklyn amid increased scrutiny.

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Teenager jailed for 18 months after McDonald’s fight still in prison 18 years later under indefinite jail term

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Luke Ings was 17 when he was jailed for robbery and a fight in McDonald’s. Now aged 36, he still has no release date

Evening Standard

Martin Jackson: Prolific shoplifter who caused 'misery' to Greenwich businesses jailed for three years

Martin Jackson was sentenced to three and a half years in prison

Salon

Diddy on suicide watch after arrest

The hip-hop music mogul was denied bail twice and will stay in prison until the sex trafficking trial begins

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15-Year-Old Breaks Into Sobs After Being Found Guilty Of Taking Mother’s Life

"She's dangerous." A 15-year-old girl broke into tears after being sentenced to life in prison following her gruesome murder of her mother, and the injury of her stepfather. The post 15-Year-Old Breaks Into Sobs After Being Found Guilty Of Taking Mother’s Life first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Federal officials have increased staff in recent months at NY jail where Sean 'Diddy' Combs is held

The Bureau of Prisons has increased staffing at the federal jail in New York City where Sean “Diddy” Combs is incarcerated amid criticism of poor conditions and violence

Latin Times

Texas Counties are Resorting to Teenagers to Solve Prison and Jail Guard Shortages

Smith County and Randall County officials have partnered with local high schools to house training programs that allows students to become correctional officers

International Business Times

New York Man Who Plunged Knife Into Wife In Front Of Son Faces Life In Prison

Ryszard Murawski admitted killing his wife in the backyard of their Long Island home in January.

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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 3 recap — prison life

In Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 3, the brothers are forced to deal with prison life in different ways.

The Independent UK

Monsters: Lyle and Erik Menendez: How the cast compares to their real-life counterparts

Lyle and Erik Menéndez were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 after being convicted of first-degree murder

The Guardian - UK

Russian prisoner freed in swap urges UK not to let hundreds more ‘die off’

Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Keir Starmer that further exchanges are a matter of ‘life and death’

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Trump Campaign Launches New Attack Ad Against Kamala Harris

Trump campaign releases attack ad targeting Kamala Harris for supporting taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners, highlighting her progressive stances.

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