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Italy's deputy premier Matteo Salvini faces a potential 6-year prison sentence in migration trial

Italian prosecutors have requested a six-year prison sentence for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini for his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in Italy when he was interior minister in 2019

The Independent UK

Comoros President's Attacker Found Dead In Prison: Prosecutor

A man who attacked Comoros President Azali Assoumani with a knife, wounding him slightly, has been found dead in prison in unclear circumstances, the public prosecutor said on Saturday.

International Business Times

Italian Prosecutors Seek Six-year Sentence For Salvini

Italian prosecutors Saturday requested a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini, Italy's far-right deputy prime minister, for blocking migrants from disembarking at one of the country's ports in 2019.

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Inside Japan’s biggest prison: home to yakuza… and hundreds of old men

More than one in five prisoners in Fuchū jail is 65 or over – and younger inmates get care qualifications to look after them

The Guardian - UK

Peru Bids Farewell To Polarizing Ex-president Fujimori

The state funeral of Peru's divisive ex-president Alberto Fujimori, a major figure in Latin American politics, began Saturday in Lima, capping three days of national mourning.

International Business Times

A lawsuit against California's prisons shows institutions are withholding money owed to newly freed prisoners

In 2008, California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was accused of withholding release funds and reprimanded by the state's Court of Appeals

Latin Times

Man freed early from UK prison allegedly sexually assaulted woman on same day

He is alleged to have reoffended in Sittingbourne in Kent on ‘the same day released’

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Man freed early from UK prison allegedly assaulted woman on same day

Man released on Tuesday appeared in court on sexual assault charges on Thursday, according to PA Media

The Guardian - UK

Colorado Paramedic's Prison Sentence Reduced To Probation In Negligent Homicide Case

Miami Dade police investigate reduced sentence of Colorado paramedic in Elijah McClain case, sparking public debate.

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Freed prisoner charged with sexual assault at train station ‘hours after early release’

The man released under Labour scheme on Tuesday allegedly reoffended in Sittingbourne, Kent, on the same day, and has since been recalled to prison

The Independent UK

Why are prisons so full in England and Wales?

In a week in which the government has been forced to release inmates early, experts point to a confluence of factors in the overcrowding

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner who set himself alight after serving 12 years for stealing phone should be in hospital, medics warn

Exclusive: Thomas White’s sister begs for him to be moved to hospital after medical reports lay bare devastating toll of indefinite jail term

The Independent UK

Man on San Francisco-bound flight shouts “this airplane is going down” while assaulting crew, prosecutors say

The suspect now faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the charges.

The Independent UK

Judge frees Colorado paramedic convicted in death of Elijah McClain from prison

A judge is freeing from prison a Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020

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Escaped Mississippi Inmate and Prison Employee Arrested After Crashing Getaway Car

An escaped inmate and the prison employee who helped him flee are back in police custody facing felony charges, according to a report.

Latin Times

Father of Marine imprisoned in Russia says Ted Cruz 'didn't lift a finger' to release him, endorses opponent

Joey Reed appeared in Colin Allred's lastest ad for his U.S. Senate campaign recounting Ted Cruz's response after he asked him to help rescue his son.

International Business Times

Antisemitic Arsonist Sets Own Apartment On Fire to Harm Jewish Neighbors

The 56-year-old was sentenced to life in prison after five people were injured due to the blaze, and a baby had to be thrown out a window to safety.

Latin Times

Minneapolis man is sentenced to over 30 years in prison for murder of Cuban transgender woman

Between 2013 and 2023, HRC identified 335 cases of trans and gender-nonconforming people who were violently killed; most of them are people of color

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Colombian car bombers who tried to murder 47 people, including 3 U.S. soldiers, sentenced in Florida

Andres Fernando Medina Rodriguez, 40, and Ciro Alfonso Gutierrez Ballesteros, 31, were sentenced to 35 and 30 years in prison, respectively

International Business Times

'Tell Everyone I'm Home': Ukrainian Prisoners Rejoice At Rare Swap

Tetyana Bugay burst into tears as she called her sister to announce she had finally returned to Ukraine after spending over two and a half years in Russian captivity.

The Guardian - UK

We must stop filling and building prisons

Letters: Dr Rod Earle calls for an end to the fixation with prison as an effective response to crime and Cassy Firth highlights the additional burden on probation staff

The Independent UK

Former employee of troubled Wisconsin prison pleads guilty to smuggling contraband into the prison

A former employee at a troubled Wisconsin prison has pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into the maximum-security prison

Radio France Internationale

France slams Azerbaijan's 'discriminatory' jailing of graffiti sprayer

France has accused Azerbaijan of imposing “arbitrary and discriminatory treatment” on French graffiti artist Théo Clerc, who was sentenced to three years in prison for tagging the Baku metro.

Radio France Internationale

Authorities told DRC's Makala prison was set to erupt before deadly riot

Congolese authorities were warned of a situation “on the verge of explosion” at the notorious Makala prison, which witnessed a deadly riot last week when inmates forced open locked wings, set fires and looted facilities. Letters from the prison’s director, seen by RFI, reveal the Justice Ministry was repeatedly told…

The Guardian - UK

Prison population drops by record amount under Labour early release scheme

Number of people in prison in England and Wales has dropped by 2,188 in seven days, a fall of about 2.5%

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