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Prison population hits record high in England and Wales

Jail sentences handed to participants in recent riots thought to have exacerbated overcrowding

The Guardian - UK

Police urge people not to approach escaped prisoner as search continues

POLICE are urging people not to approach a convicted prisoner who has gone missing from an open jail as efforts to trace him continue ...

The National (Scotland)

Number of prisoners in England and Wales hits record high as more rioters jailed

The prison population in England and Wales has been rising for much of the past three years

The Independent UK

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Texas man is exonerated after spending nearly 34 years in prison for wrongful conviction

A Texas man who spent 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted has been exonerated

The Independent UK

Steve Bannon Seeks Early Release From Prison

Steve Bannon, convicted for contempt of Congress, seeks early release from prison as he challenges his conviction.

Top News

Judge says ex-Boston Celtics' Glen 'Big Baby' Davis can delay prison to finish film

A film project has earned former Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis a temporary reprieve from the start of his three-year prison term for a fraud conviction

The Independent UK

Elon Musk threatens top Brazil judge as he weighs banning X

Musk said one day the judge would go to prison.

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South Carolina prepares for first execution in more than 13 years

After July ruling that state’s death penalty is legal, a man on death row has a week to decide how he will be executed

The Guardian - US

Victims ‘shocked’ by early release of serial Tesla road rage driver

Nathaniel Radimak spent only 212 days of his five-year sentence actually in prison

The Independent UK

Man whose escape from Kansas prison was featured in book, TV movie dies behind bars

An inmate whose escape from a Kansas prison hidden in a dog crate became the subject of a book and TV movie has died behind bars

The Independent UK

Trump threatens to throw Mark Zuckerberg in prison for life in new book

Former president warns the Meta CEO he is being watched closely and will ‘spend the rest of his life in prison’ if he attempts to interfere in the 2024 election

The Independent UK

Sing Sing review: "Colman Domingo’s soulful performance keeps this prison story gripping and gritty"

Total Film

Former Shanghai Legislative Chief Sentenced to Life in Prison for Bribery

Dong Yunhu accepted some $21 million in bribes in return for favors in financing, land sales and personnel appointments

Caixin Global

Son of Spanish actor jailed for life over gruesome murder on Thai party island

The case of Daniel Sancho, the son of Rodolfo Sancho and actress Silvia Bronchalo, has captivated Spain

The Independent UK

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Spanish Actor's Son Sentenced To Life For Murder In Thailand

Spanish chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo sentenced to life in prison for premeditated murder of Colombian surgeon on Koh Pha-ngan island.

Al Jazeera

Why have England and Wales nearly run out of prison spaces?

Fewer than 100 spaces remain in men’s prisons, reports say, and magistrates have been told to delay hearings.

AAP

Indigenous woman's death in custody to go unpunished

Victoria's workplace safety regulator has declined to launch a prosecution over the death of an Indigenous woman in custody, citing insufficient evidence.

The Independent UK

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

South Carolina’s prisons director says the state's supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested a month ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution in more than 13 years

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The Independent UK

Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering

Backpage

Latin Times

James Comer gives major pharmacy benefit managers hard deadline to change 'materially false' statements

Comer claims statements about them not steering patients to PBM-owned pharmacies are false and reminds witnesses that lying under oath can send them to prison

Latin Times

El Chapo's leaked letters: a desperate plea from prison and startling corruption revelations

The leaked letters of El Chapo Guzmán reveal his desperate attempts to communicate with family and uncover corruption within Mexican prisons. Discover how the notorious drug lord maintains influence from behind bars.

International Business Times

Guatemala Journalist's Jail Conditions Akin To 'Torture': UN Experts

A group of UN experts said Wednesday that a prominent Guatemalan journalist who has been in prison for more than two years was being kept in inhumane conditions "that may amount to torture and put his life in danger."

The Independent UK

An editor says a Myanmar military court has sentenced a local journalist to life in prison

The editor of an independent online news service in Myanmar says a military court has given a life prison sentence to one of its journalists and sentenced another to 20 years after convicting them under a counterterrorism law

The National (Scotland)

Man given suspended sentence after throwing two objects at Nigel Farage

A MAN has been given a suspended prison sentence after throwing items at Nigel Farage during the General Election campaign.

International Business Times

PetroSaudi Execs Get Swiss Jail Terms Over $1.8 Bn 1MDB Fraud

A top Swiss court sentenced two PetroSaudi executives to jail terms on Wednesday after finding them guilty over the embezzlement of $1.8 billion from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. Tarek Obaid, the Swiss-Saudi chief executive of the oil exploration and production company, was sentenced to seven years in prison…

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