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Lawmakers seek investigation into South Carolina's firing squad execution

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month

The Independent UK

Lawless Oblivion Remastered player earns 19 years in prison after stealing 2,900 items and murdering a measly 7 people: "Is the Oblivion crisis still going or...?"

At 1,400 Infamy, it's safe to say this Oblivion scoundrel is pretty infamous

GamesRadar

Inside HMP Wakefield, where Peter Sullivan was wrongly held for murder

Peter Sullivan has been freed from notorious prison nicknamed ‘Monster Mansion’

The Independent UK

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Iraq frees over 19,000 prisoners under new amnesty, including some ex-ISIL

Officials say prisons at almost double capacity earlier this month.

Al Jazeera

Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing begins after months of delays

LA judge to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should be given shot at freedom after serving 30 years for murder

The Guardian - US

NT budget a 'missed chance' to tackle causes of crime

The ongoing mass incarceration of youth offenders in a crime-ridden territory will only fuel repeat offending, the opposition says.

AAP

‘Bock, bock, bock you next’: Gunman heads to prison for shooting at man who told him to stop harassing a flock of peacocks

The victim was saved in part by a heavy duty seat he installed that stopped a bullet from hitting him

The Independent UK

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Who is Peter Sullivan and why was he in prison for 38 years?

Peter Sullivan’s conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall is believed to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history

The Independent UK

Court urged to jail Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father for ‘regime of repeated abuse’

The father of the Norwegian track and field superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen should go to prison for two and a half years for ‘a regime of repeated abuse’ that spanned a decade, prosecutors have told a court in Norway

The Guardian - UK

Trump Administration Quietly Moves to Restrict Access to Asylum, Other Protections in Immigration Court

Even with the threat of torture in a Salvadoran prison hanging over their heads, migrants are more likely to be told

Capital & Main

Deported inmates taunt and mock Matt Gaetz and GOP delegation visiting El Salvador mega prison for OAN show

‘Americans are paying for the Tren de Aragua incarceration. It’s a bargain at $6 million,’ Matt Gaetz declared during his OAN report

The Independent UK

Briton jailed ‘over tweet’ in Saudi Arabia is being failed by UK, say family

Ahmed al-Doush has been given a 10-year prison sentence reportedly over a social media post he wrote seven years ago.

Evening Standard

Prison numbers could increase by up to 200% by 2027. What is the state of prisons across the EU?

In the EU, 13 member states reported overcrowded prison cells. Poland, Hungary, and Czechia have the highest prisoner rates in the EU.

Euronews

How Trump’s aid cuts are inflicting double the pain on LGBT+ people

IN FOCUS : Uganda has some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world – with same-sex couples facing up to life imprisonment. Rachel Schraer speaks to Ugandans who have run out of HIV medication and finds out how already vulnerable communities are coping

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‘Beast of Birkenhead’ moniker came after murder that shocked community

Peter Sullivan, who spent 38 years in prison, was jailed in 1987 for killing of 21-year-old Diane Sindall.

The Independent UK

Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills mansion after three decades in prison: Live

California’s state parole board will now decide if the brothers should be freed

Evening Standard

Peter Sullivan ‘not angry’ as murder conviction quashed after 38 years in prison

Mr Sullivan was jailed in 1987 for the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall the previous year.

The Independent UK

Menendez brothers to have their fate decided after nearly 30 years in prison

The brothers have served nearly 30 years in prison

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Evening Standard

Man in prison for 38 years for murder has conviction quashed at Court of Appeal

Peter Sullivan was convicted in 1987 of the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Bebington, Merseyside, the previous year.

Radio France Internationale

French screen legend Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women

French star actor Gérard Depardieu was handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence and placed on the national database of sex offenders after he was found guilty on Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in September 2021.

The Independent UK

‘Wolfman’ murderer jailed 38 years ago will have conviction reconsidered in first-of-its-kind case

Peter Sullivan has remained in prison since 1987

The Independent UK

French actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women but is spared prison

Gerard Depardieu has been spared prison time despite being found guilty of sexual assault on two counts

The Independent UK

Rapper Tory Lanez ‘in good spirits’ after being stabbed 14 times in prison

Rapper serving 10 years in California prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in foot

Euronews

Trump needs prison space - can Europe help him out?

As the European Union scrambles to find bargaining chips for future trade talks with the Trump administration, there is something Brussels could offer to catch the US president’s attention: prison space.

Euronews

Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set

The case is widely seen as a key post- #MeToo test of how French society and its film industry address allegations of sexual misconduct.

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