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The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison

President Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war

The Independent UK

My message from prison: Just Stop Oil may be ending civil disruption, but the fight must go on

We forced the government to take some action, but still it closes it eyes to the impending climate collapse. A new method of confrontation is needed, says Indigo Rumbelow, co-founder of Just Stop Oil

The Guardian - UK

Costa Rica looks to El Salvador's gang crackdown for path to stopping violence

Costa Rica’s security minister has begun a visit to El Salvador to study the measures it has taken to reduce violence caused by its powerful street gangs

The Independent UK

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Prosecutors seek 7 years in prison for disgraced ex-US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former congressman George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges

The Independent UK

Judge Orders Return To US Of Salvadoran Man Deported In Error

A federal judge on Friday ordered the return to the United States of a Salvadoran migrant who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

International Business Times

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

VHS rentals, true-crime documentaries, and IT techs in the jury room.

Reason

Convicted killer Taylor Schabusiness tackled after she lunges at attorney in court

The convicted killer, who is serving a life sentence for decapitating her lover, was back in court for allegedly attacking a prison guard

The Independent UK

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The Trump administration says Tren de Aragua is a terrorist group – but it’s really a transnational criminal organization. Here’s why the label matters.

The U.S. State Department declared on Feb. 20, 2025, that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, as well as some Mexican drug cartels, are now considered foreign terrorist organizations.

The Conversation

'Death is very imminent': At least 31 killed as Israel attacks Gaza school shelters

MEDICAL sources on the ground in Gaza have reported that at least 31 Palestinians have been killed today in Israeli attacks

The National (Scotland)

Mother who killed baby 27 years ago receives suspended prison sentence

Joanne Sharkey admitted manslaughter after secret birth while she had postnatal depression after first child

The Guardian - UK

Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional

The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for the upgrades falls short of the estimated cost.

The Texas Tribune

Rally and court hearing set for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison

Lawyers for a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador will ask a federal judge to order the U.S. to return him

The Independent UK

Despite Texas defendant’s death in Louisiana prison, lawmakers unlikely to end reliance on out-of-state lockups

Lawmakers are pursuing legislative changes that would keep more people locked up in overcrowded county jails while awaiting resolution to their cases.

The Texas Tribune

Businessman who scammed ex-NBA star Dwight Howard out of $7m gets 12 years in prison

Dwight Howard was convinced he was buying into the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream - until he saw on TV he was not

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Killer jailed after double jeopardy law change denied move to open prison

The Parole Board recommended William Dunlop be moved but Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood blocked the transfer.

Latin Times

Colorado Dad Who Murdered Family Blames Mistress in Stunning Prison Letters—And Says God Will 'Deal With Her Someday'

Chris Watts' shocking prison letters in which he blamed murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters on an affair he was having with a coworker.

International Business Times

French Creche Worker Gets 25 Years For Killing Baby With Drain Cleaner

A French ex-daycare worker on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years in prison over a baby's death in her care, after she gave the infant drain cleaner to silence her crying.

Latin Times

Trump Administration Is Touting Migrant Arrests, But New Data Shows Many Were Already Behind Bars

In the early weeks of the Trump admin, ICE said it arrested 72 criminal migrants. A new investigation shows at least half of them were already arrested.

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The Independent UK

Prosecutors want Young Thug in prison over a viral post that sparked backlash

Prosecutors in Atlanta are asking a judge to send the rapper Young Thug to prison

Evening Standard

Gang boss DNA found on toothbrush at prison governor’s flat, jury hears

Hugo Boss flip flops also had DNA of ‘Breaking Bad’ drug dealer Anthony Saunderson found at Kerri Pegg’s home

The Independent UK

Briton held for more than six years in India without trial speaks out: ‘My whole life is destroyed’

INTERVIEW: Exclusive: Christian Michel speaks to Namita Singh on the sidelines of a court hearing in Delhi, where he has been granted bail but cannot meet the conditions to leave the capital’s notorious high-security prison

The Independent UK

UK’s longest-serving prison officer reveals how life behind bars has changed

UK’s longest-serving prison officer reveals major changes behind bars after 50 years

AAP

'Pest infestations': inmates held in inhumane prison

Conditions in a remand facility are cruel and degrading, with inmates held in unhygienic cells infested with pests, a watchdog has found.

AAP

Mould leaves new prison cells empty during crime crisis

New units at a prison and remand centre are uninhabitable after black mould infestations the government blames on shoddy workmanship.

The Independent UK

Six in 10 Americans oppose deporting migrants who haven’t committed crimes to El Salvador prison

Respondents also expressed alarm over administration efforts to deport protesters and critics of U.S.-Israel relationship

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