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Sir John Major warns against ‘excessive zeal’ to be tough on crime

The former Tory PM called for a stronger focus on rehabilitation.

The Independent UK

Too many offenders are being jailed, former Tory PM Sir John Major says

The ex-Tory leader argued that ‘pointless’ short-term prison sentences are being imposed where non-custodial measures would be more effective.

The Independent UK

Date set to elect new council leader as Labour look set to take over in Bolton

A meeting will be held next Tuesday to elect the leader of Bolton Council

Manchester Evening News

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Police jump on gang's Audi and smash windows on M56

The gang were sentenced to a total of 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary

Liverpool Echo

Former Coinbase employee who tried to flee the U.S. sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the first cryptocurrency insider trading case

The former employee, Ishan Wahi, tried to leave the U.S. for India after Coinbase asked him for a meeting.

Fortune

Man, 20, found dead in prison told mum he was 'lonely' in his cell two days before death

An inquest was held today into the death of Stuart Robinson and will continue into the week

Liverpool Echo

Man imprisoned for 'annoying his mum' in fascinating 19th Century custody records

Beggar who used a pet porcupine to tout for cash was locked up as well

Wales Online

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2 inmates escape Philadelphia prison, undetected for hours

Authorities are searching for two inmates — one accused of killing four people — who were gone from a Philadelphia prison for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing

The Independent UK

Shocking footage shows teen driver dodging other cars in 80mph chase on 30mph roads

Zain Anwar was clocked by police driving at 80mph in a 30mph zone

Manchester Evening News

Hit-and-run killer who left dad-to-be for dead in the road has sentence increased

"The offence was aggravated by him callously fleeing the scene not thinking he would be picked up by the CCTV cameras."

Manchester Evening News

Indian court finds two guilty of gang-raping woman during 2013 religious riots

A court in the Northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday found two Hindu men guilty of gang-raping a Muslim woman during communal riots in 2013 and sentenced them to 20 years in prison.

Reuters

Elizabeth Holmes is rebranding herself as a sweet, devoted mother. Will anyone buy it?

The Theranos founder and convicted fraudster used a New York Times profile as a shameless PR exercise. If only other female convicts were given a first chance – let alone a second, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

The UK island filled with human remains like a 'horror film' where visitors are banned

The island, dubbed Deadman's Island, is a historic burial site where contagious prisoners were laid to rest.

Daily Record

Court awards 20-year jail to two for gang rape of Muslim woman during Muzaffarnagar riots

A district court here on May 9 sentenced two men to 20 years in prison for gang-raping a woman during the 2013 Muzafftarnagar riots.

The Hindu

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Manchester Evening News

Detective's warning after horror crash lands driver in jail

Deborah Cubas De Souza had no licence or insurance when her vehicle struck the pensioner on a pedestrian crossing

Manchester Evening News

Sainsbury's cuts price of two supermarket essentials in response to falling commodity prices

The supermarket giant said it is "committed to offering" customers the "best value possible"

Manchester Evening News

The prescription medicines you can now get without going to a GP

The new plans hope to put an end to long waiting times for appointments

Edinburgh Live

The notorious Edinburgh prison where beggar was once jailed for 'showing a porcupine'

Historic Edinburgh prison records reveal information on three bodysnatchers, and other people convicted of crimes including 'annoying their mother' and a beggar who 'showed a porcupine'.

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Manchester Evening News

Illegal Curry Mile shisha bar has HUGE amount of cash confiscated

'Operating a premises without the correct permissions is not only illegal, but can also be dangerous'

The Independent UK

‘Showing a porcupine’ and ‘annoying his mother’ among jail files released online

Historical inmate records from three former Scottish prisons have been added to the ScotlandsPeople website.

Bangkok Post

Wissanu: Thaksin must serve prison time, not house arrest

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve his sentence in prison, not under house arrest, if he returns home, according to caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

Manchester Evening News

Figures reveal scale of rape and violence reported at Salford's troubled Forest Bank prison

Figures obtained by the M.E.N. also show 34 other sex crimes as well as 344 allegations of violence at the jail

Daily Record

Paedophile who raped teen after drugging her dies in prison

Lenford Lloyd White was handed a ten-year sentence in 2018 when he was 64-years-old, but died on March 19, 2020.

Wales Online

Hitman who shot dead underworld leader known as Mr Big is stabbed in prison

Mark Fellows, dubbed 'The Iceman', was stabbed in the head and neck at a maximum security prison on Saturday while much of the UK celebrated the King's coronation

The Independent UK

Soldier to be sentenced for murder in Texas protest shooting

A U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter march in Texas faces up to life in prison when his sentencing hearing begins Tuesday

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