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Supreme Court limits who qualifies for 'safety valve' sentencing law - Roll Call

The Supreme Court limited eligibility Friday for a “safety valve” for defendants to avoid mandatory minimum prison sentences.

Roll Call

Senegal Awaits Next Moves Of Opposition Leaders Freed Before Key Vote

Senegal waited Friday for key opposition figures Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye to take their place on the presidential campaign trail, after their release from prison sparked jubilant scenes 10 days before the key vote.

International Business Times

Right to wages behind bars: prison wages are far below the minimum in nearly every State

Paid labour lies at the heart of the prison reform system but wages are far below the minimum in nearly every State.

The Hindu

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Thousands celebrate release of Senegalese opposition leaders ahead of election

Thousands of supporters of the Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating on Friday after the pair emerged from prison in Dakar.

Radio France Internationale

There’s room for creativity in Indian prisons

Art and craft initiatives such as carpet weaving and kalamkari give prisoners a break from routines and encourage new skills

The Hindu

Senegal Opposition Figures Released 10 Days Before Polls

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison in Dakar on Thursday, 10 days before the country's election.

International Business Times

Alabama Discovers There Is No 'Humane' Way To Execute Someone

Instead of searching for gentle execution methods, states should just stop killing prisoners.

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Britain’s prison system is brutal and broken. Why does reforming it seem so impossible?

Prisoners are being released early because jails are overflowing. We know what better policies would look like – but politicians won’t act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Man Faces Prison Time For Creating ‘Giant’ Hybrid Sheep To Offer Bigger Hunting Trophies

The man illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep killed by hunters to breed the “giant” hybrid sheep species. The post Man Faces Prison Time For Creating ‘Giant’ Hybrid Sheep To Offer Bigger Hunting Trophies first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Mississippi police officer pleads guilty to forcing prisoner to drink his own urine

Michael Christian Green faces up to year in prison after pleading guilty over incident in town of Pearl in December

The Guardian - US

Senegal President Urges Immediate Amnesty 10 Days Before Polls

Senegal's President Macky Sall has told his government to enact an amnesty law as soon as it is officially published, amid hope a jailed main opposition candidate could be released ahead of the presidential poll in 10 days' time.

International Business Times

The Trust Fall: Julian Assange review – partisan portrait of WikiLeaks man

Kym Staton’s documentary recruits a starry cast of fierce defenders of the imprisoned leaker but makes no room for the case against

The Guardian - UK

Sports Journalism Great Mitch Albom Evacuated from Haiti Amid Civil Unrest

The Caribbean’s most populous country is reeling from two mass prison breaks this month.

Sports Illustrated

Montana Rancher Pleads Guilty To Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

Montana rancher guilty of wildlife trafficking for breeding hybrid sheep for hunting. Faces prison and fines for illegal scheme.

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FBI Escalates Investigation Into Sexual Abuse At California Women's Prison

Federal investigators conduct a search at FCI Dublin in a sexual abuse investigation involving former staff. The prison faces scrutiny for a culture of abu...

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