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Long hours and low wages: the human labour powering AI's development

The Finnish tech firm Metroc recently began using prison labour to train a large language model to improve artificial intelligence (AI) technology. For 1.54 euros an hour prisoners answer simple questions about snippets of text in a process known as data labelling.

The Conversation

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president Donald Trump faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions as he runs for 2024 election

The Independent UK

He Lost His Gun Rights Because of a Misdemeanor DUI Conviction. That Was Unconstitutional, a Judge Says.

The case highlights the broad reach of a federal law that bans firearm possession by people with nonviolent criminal records.

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Mutant Ape Planet NFT creator pleads guilty to $2.9M rug pull, faces up to 5 years in prison

Aurelien Michel, who was arrested in January, will also pay a fine of $1.4 million.

PC Gamer

'A cold cell for being a journalist': Husband of US-Russian national Alsu Kurmasheva calls for her release

Alsu Kurmasheva is a dual US-Russian citizen and journalist who has been detained by Russia since October 18, charged with failing to register as a “foreign agent” despite having travelled to Russia for a family emergency. She faces up to five years in prison if convicted. Her husband has called…

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Foundation stone laid for Regional Training Centre in Rajahmundry Central Prison

Home Minister Taneti Vanita laid foundation stone for Coastal Andhra Regional Training Centre in Rajahmundry Central Prison. 200-seat facility to train prison personnel of region. Rajamahendravaram MP Margani Bharat, Home & Prisons & Correctional Services Dept. Principal Secretary & DGP Harish Kumar Gupta, DIG Prisons Ravi Kiran, East Godavari Collector…

The Hindu

Why did Sonia go to prison in EastEnders? Everything you need to know

Why did Sonia go to prison in EastEnders? Here's everything you need to know on why the nurse was imprisoned.

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Domestic abusers excluded from axed short prison terms after Independent revealed thousands could walk free

‘On average, two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales. This is a harrowing statistic,’ campaigner says

The Independent UK

Stranger in My Own Skin: Pete Doherty documentary reviewed by a mental health and addiction expert

Stranger in My Own Skin is a documentary about the life of musician Pete Doherty, who is as well known for his drug use and spells in prison as he is for forming The Libertines and later Babyshambles. From recreational beginnings, through first realising he had a drug problem, Doherty…

The Conversation

A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats

He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary in Illinois but says his own staff and Bureau of Prisons officials blocked his efforts.

WEKU

“He’s real tough, and when he’s liquored up, he can really play!” Pat Hare influenced Stevie Ray Vaughan, beat Cream and Led Zeppelin to the blues-rock punch, and recorded an eerily prescient guitar knockout called I’m Gonna Murder My Baby

A remarkably gifted, but equally volcanic, guitarist who played with Howlin’ Wolf, James Cotton, Muddy Waters, and Bobby Bland, Hare made a seismic (and largely forgotten) impact on the development of blues-rock, before receiving a life sentence in prison

Guitar World

'Unlikely prisoner' tells remarkable story of survival

Australian economist Sean Turnell became an unlikely prisoner when convicted of being a spy by the Myanmar military but optimism kept hopes of freedom alive.

AAP

Mother of boy, 6, who shot teacher faces sentencing for marijuana use while owning a gun

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom is set to be sentenced and could face prison time for using marijuana while owning a gun

The Independent UK

‘Looks like a prison yard’: parents savage Melbourne council over new playground with single swing

Yarra council says residents asked for ‘traditional play equipment’ and it was included – but park users say Collingwood reserve now a ‘monstrosity’

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Chicago city lawyers want a federal judge to recuse himself from hearing a police torture suit linked to Jon Burge

Former civil rights lawyer Jeffrey Cummings, appointed a federal judge this year, once signed off on reports condemning an investigation into accusations of torture by Burge and his so-called “midnight crew.”

The Independent UK

Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release more than trebles in a year

A ‘persistent set of problems’ has returned as the justice system recovers from Covid-19, a report has concluded.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rejects prisoner’s appeal on prolonged solitary confinement

In a 6-3 decision, the court’s majority declined to take an appeal from an Illinois prisoner held in solitary confinement for more than three years with no opportunity for exercise

The Independent UK

Suspected serial killer faces life in prison after being convicted of 2 murders by Delaware jury

A suspected serial killer accused in the deaths of six people in Delaware and Pennsylvania in 2021 has been convicted of murder and other crimes by a Delaware jury

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The Independent UK

Government blames data error for figures showing suspects trapped five years in prison without trial

Government unable to say how long suspects are spending in jail while awaiting trial – as remand prison population soars

Evening Standard

Mum whose baby died in prison blasts 'cruel system' as coroner rejects report

An inquest found “clear evidence” of “systemic failings” in the death of Aisha Cleary

The Conversation

New report reveals shocking state of prisoner health. Here's what needs to be done

A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on the health of people in Australian prisons makes for sobering reading.

The Hindu

Justice Chandru panel recommends new board to administer homes for children in conflict with law

Justice K. Chandru Committee recommends TN govt pull down existing CCL homes, create new ones that don't look like prisons. It also suggests setting up exclusive board to administer homes, bifurcating Directorate of Social Defence, and enacting legislation for setting up TN Board for Special Services for Children.

The Independent UK

Mother whose baby died in prison calls for end to pregnant women being jailed

Aisha Cleary was born at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey in the early hours of September 27 2019, but died at 9.03am that morning.

The Independent UK

Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home

Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge

AAP

Half of Australian prisoners expect to become homeless

There's fresh insight into the challenges prisoners face with about half expecting to become homeless and a majority living with a mental health condition.

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