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Gunfire, gang rapes and missing inmates: Inside a deadly DRC jailbreak

A week after the escape attempt at Makala prison, many blame dire prison conditions for making a bad situation worse.

Al Jazeera

IPP scandal: Call for free vote on bill to end ‘living nightmare’ of indefinite jail terms

Lord Blunkett and the chair of Prison Officers Association have backed a private member’s bill for almost 3,000 IPP prisoners to be resentenced

The Independent UK

Domestic abusers may be among 1,700 prisoners released early from jail on Tuesday, minister admits

Some 1,700 criminals who have only served 40 per cent of their sentence will be let out on Tuesday

Evening Standard

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Portugal prison escape: British prisoner among five inmates on run from high-security Vale de Judeus jail

Mark Cameron Roscaleer is described by officials as ‘highly dangerous’ after escape from Portuguese jail

Evening Standard

‘People do awful things’: the Parole Board’s Rob McKeon on life among murderers, rapists and career criminals

McKeon has helped to decide the fate of more than 5,000 prisoners – including one who told him: ‘I quite like strangling people.’ He talks about the harder judgments

The Guardian - UK

Supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned ex-PM Imran Khan rally to demand his release

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan have rallied on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, demanding his release

The Independent UK

‘Dangerous’ British prisoner among five inmates to escape from high-security Portuguese jail

Mark Cameron Roscaleer had been serving a nine year sentence for kidnap and robbery

The Independent UK

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Trump pledges authoritarian crackdown

The Republican candidate promised to imprison those whom he falsely claimed stole the 2020 election from him

Salon

Leader of Mexican drug-trafficking organization operating near the border is extradited to the U.S.

Jesus "M" was turned over to American law enforcement at the Mexico City International Airport.

Latin Times

Trump vows ‘long term prison sentences’ for people he falsely accuses of ‘cheating’ in the 2020 election

The Republican presidential nominee accused Democrats of having engaged in ‘rampant cheating and Skullduggery’ in the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby: Victims’ family ‘deeply shocked’ at ‘lies and misinformation’ of court case claims

The serial killer nurse is currently serving 15 whole-life sentences after murdering seven babies

The Independent UK

Serco must be punished for ‘oppressive’ treatment of prisoners at Australia’s largest jail, legal experts say

Potential class action against private prison operator raised after 175 inmates at Clarence correctional centre locked in their cells for days after assault by a single prisoner

The Guardian - AU

Climate protesters should not get longer prison sentences than rapists and far right, says Greens co-leader

Exclusive: As the Green Party gathers in Manchester for its annual conference, co-leader Adrian Ramsay has questioned the lengths of the jail sentences handed to the M25 Just Stop Oil protesters

The Independent UK

A serial killer is eligible for parole. He drank his victims blood, drew caricatures of them and confessed to multiple murders

Hadden Clark may not be as well known as Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer, but the serial killer – who admitted to drinking the blood of his victims, drew caricatures of his victims and confessed his crimes to his cellmate because he looked like Jesus – is just as terrifying.…

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A dozen Louisiana victims of police racism get $1,000 each month. The program is funded by a family that got rich off slavery

Participants in the unique program said the financial support helped, but symbolism of program was just as important, writes Josh Marcus

The Guardian - UK

We can’t lock up ‘everyone we’re cross with’, says ex-justice secretary

Former Tory MP Alex Chalk said focus should be on keeping ‘criminals we’re most scared of’ in prison, ahead of Labour’s early release scheme

Evening Standard

Courts should not be locking up ‘everyone we’re cross with’, says former Justice Secretary Alex Chalk

The prison population reached a new record high of 88,521 people on Friday.

Latin Times

Woman claiming to win lottery prices is arrested instead for stealing dozens of tickets

According to Polk County's sheriff Grady Judd, the woman had just gotten out of state prison in February of this year

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The Independent UK

Nevada inmate who died was pepper sprayed and held face down, autopsy shows

An autopsy report shows that a Nevada prisoner died after he was pepper sprayed, shackled and held face down

Reason

A Georgia Teenager Killed 4 People at His High School. Why Is His Father Charged With Murder?

The case is another example of stretching criminal laws to hold parents accountable for their children's violence.

Bored Panda

“Good Lesson”: Missing Girl, 13, From Pittsburgh Found In Adult Prison After Shoplifting Arrest

A missing 13-year-old girl from Pittsburgh was discovered in an adult prison under a fake name, after she lied to the cops about her identity following a shoplifting arrest The post “Good Lesson”: Missing Girl, 13, From Pittsburgh Found In Adult Prison After Shoplifting Arrest first appeared on Bored Panda.

Reason

A Federal Prison Was Warned About Synthetic Marijuana. Then Inmates Started Overdosing.

"We are living in pure chaos," an incarcerated woman at a federal prison in Minnesota tells Reason following a string of suspected overdoses.

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Former Mafia Hitman Sentenced To 25 Years For Bulger Killing

Former Mafia hitman Fotios Geas sentenced for killing Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in prison. Bulger was a notorious gang leader and FBI informant.

Evening Standard

Prisons crisis: Could UK offenders be sent to Estonia? ...The Standard podcast

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The Independent UK

Prison population hits record high as ‘half-baked and unworkable’ plan to send convicts to Estonia slammed

Dame Angela Eagle, the Home Office minister, refused to deny reports that some inmates could serve their sentences in the eastern European country, and admitted there were too few places in UK prisons

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