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Prisoners to serve shorter sentences until 2026 to avert ‘total breakdown of law and order’

Labour confirms it will release many prisoners 40 per cent of the way into their sentences instead of halfway through to ease overcrowding crisis

The Independent UK

Thousands of prisoners to be released earlier than planned from September as jails face 'collapse'

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood warns prisons will run out of space within weeks leading to ‘a total breakdown of law and order’ without immediate action to address overcrowding

Evening Standard

Sunak and ministers are ‘guilty men’ in prisons crisis, says justice secretary

Shabana Mahmood says Tories left country threatened with total breakdown of law and order

The Guardian - UK

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Sunak government freed more than 10,000 prisoners up to 70 days early

New justice secretary preparing to announce further emergency measures to ease overcrowding crisis in jails

The Guardian - UK

Britain's Justice Secretary Plans Early Release Of Prisoners

Britain's justice secretary plans emergency measures to address prison overcrowding by early prisoner release to prevent system collapse.

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Could Britain solve its prisons crisis by going Dutch?

After the UK prisons minister praised the system in the Netherlands, experts there say the reality is more complex

The Guardian - UK

UK's new justice secretary set to outline emergency measures to relieve prison overcrowding

Britain’s new justice secretary is set to outline emergency plans to relieve prison overcrowding, including the early release of thousands of prisoners

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Labour’s prisoner release plan a ‘dangerous gamble’, warns aunt of murdered Zara Aleena

Farah Naz, whose niece Zara Aleena was murdered by a man who had been out of prison on licence for nine days, warned of the potential consequences if the probation service was unable to cope

The Independent UK

UK politics: probation chief questions if there is ‘enough time’ for early prisoner release plan – as it happened

Justice secretary’s plan includes extra recruitment but head of service queries timings, with moves to bring forward releases starting in September

The Guardian - UK

Met chief Mark Rowley says Government freeing prisoners earlier to avoid 'dangerous for public' crisis

Evening Standard

Law and order on UK streets would break down if jails became full, say police sources

Warning comes as justice secretary prepares to set out emergency measures to free up space in prisons

The Guardian - UK

Ex-veterans’ minister Johnny Mercer facing prison as request to withhold names denied by Afghan inquiry

Former Tory MP given two-week deadline to hand over names of whistleblowers who told him about alleged special forces murders after appeal denied

The Independent UK

Philadelphia Union Leader Sentenced To 6 Years For Corruption

Philadelphia labor union powerbroker sentenced to six years in prison for bribery and theft, highlighting the importance of upholding ethical standards and...

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Starmer says prison overcrowding 'beyond what I imagined' ahead of emergency measure roll-out

Immediate measures to ease prison crisis set to be announced on Friday

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The Independent UK

Calls to end injustice of indefinite jail terms as Keir Starmer to release prisoners early

David Blunkett backs calls demanding action on IPP sentences as Labour prepares to announce mass early release of other inmates

The Independent UK

Starmer has no option but to reduce prisoner sentences or risk justice system collapse, unions warn

Exclusive: Anything less than freeing up thousands of spaces ‘would be complete waste of time’, union chief warns

The Independent UK

US sanctions a Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America

The Biden administration is sanctioning Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang as a transnational criminal organization and is offering a $12 million reward for the arrest of the leaders

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice in courtroom for brother's federal sentencing for theft, bribery

A sentencing hearing is under way for a former Philadelphia labor leader who once wielded clout in state and local politics

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The Guardian - UK

James Timpson is a sign of hope for a rational prisons policy

Letters: Readers on the mammoth task facing the new prisons minister to reform the criminal justice system

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer promises to send fewer people to prison as he prepares to release offenders early

The prime minister has hit out at the inheritance left for him by the Conservatives and branded Britain’s prison system “broken”, speaking of his shock at discovering the scale of the crisis

The Independent UK

Missouri AG stops release of longest-serving wrongfully convicted woman who had been held in prison for 43 years

The state’s AG office are trying to keep her behind bars on unrelated charges

France 24

Avignon’s 78th Theatre Festival: Performing arts, politics and productions en Español

As the dramatic arts fill the streets of Avignon, Arts 24 relocates to the southern city for a special edition. Olivia Salazar-Winspear takes us through the highlights of the annual event, which artistic director Tiago Rodrigues has called the festival of “resistance”. With Spanish as the selected language this year,…

International Business Times

Michael Cohen Seeks Supreme Court Intervention In Lawsuit Against Trump

In an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday, Cohen likened himself to a "political prisoner" detained for not relinquishing a constitutional right.

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Former Indonesian Agriculture Minister Sentenced To 10 Years

Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years in prison for corruption-related offenses, raising concerns about anti-corruption efforts in t...

International Business Times

Russia Denies Jailed Campaigner Orlov's Plea For Freedom

A Moscow court on Thursday upheld a prison sentence against Nobel Prize-winning rights advocate Oleg Orlov, after the campaigner compared Russia's justice system to that of Nazi Germany.

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