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French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

French president Emmanuel Macron has called for authorities to free the novelist who was convicted in Algeria for allegedly undermining the country’s territorial integrity

The Guardian - UK

Trump Official Defended for Wearing Alleged Rolex Watch in Video With Migrants at El Salvador Prison: 'What's Wrong With Wealth?'

Conservatives defended Kristi Noem after she was caught wearing what some claim to be a Rolex worth thousands while visiting a Salvadoran prison camp.

Latin Times

Georgia GOP Senator Says Laken Riley Killer Should be Sent to 'El Salvador's Hellhole of a Prison, Where He'll Rot in Misery'

"I'm still furious that Jose Ibarra wasn't sentenced to death in Georgia—because that's the justice Laken Riley deserved," added State Senator Colton Moore

Latin Times

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Prison governor had relationship with ‘Breaking Bad’ gang leader, jury told

Kerri Pegg allegedly accepted a car from Anthony Saunderson, who went by the name Jesse Pinkman.

The Independent UK

All Atomfall endings and how to get each one

Decide the fate of the Windscale quarantine zone and its inhabitants.

PC Gamer

Police appeal after man jailed for firearms offence absconds from prison

Brian Odour, 34, failed to return to HMP Springhill near Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

French prosecutors seek suspended prison term in Depardieu sexual assault case

French prosecutors have asked for an 18-month suspended prison sentence for French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is on trial for alleged sexual assaults on two women working on a film set in 2021.

Radio France Internationale

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Immigrants are staying home

Many immigrants from Venezuela now fear deportation or worse: being sent to a foreign prison and never getting out

Salon

Kristi Noem criticized for filming video in front of caged prisoners in El Salvador

Noem stood in front of a jam-packed prison cell filled with men in uniform clothing and haircuts to threaten other migrants who enter the U.S. illegally

The Independent UK

Cartel Del Noreste Leader 'Tocayo' Sentenced For Bringing Hitmen Into U.S.: 'A Direct Threat To The Safety Of South Texas'

A Mexican cartel leader has been sentenced to prison after smuggling hitmen into the U.S.

Latin Times

US homeland security secretary visits prison in El Salvador holding deported Venezuelans

In a video filmed at the jail, Kristi Noem warned immigrants that they could face the same fate as the 238 Venezuelans controversially deported by the Trump administration on 15 March.

Euronews

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal handed five-year sentence as diplomatic rift widens

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison after a judge found him guilty of undermining national unity

The Independent UK

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been sentenced to five years in prison for undermining Algeria's territorial integrity.

Radio France Internationale

Trump administration official visits El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca

Evening Standard

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International Business Times UK

Who Is Kerri Pegg? 'Rising Star' Prison Gov Exposed For Bribery, Allowing 'Massive Drug Trafficking' In Jail

Prison governor Kerri Pegg, once lauded as a 'rising star,' is facing serious accusations of bribery and facilitating large-scale drug trafficking.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

Evening Standard

Families of Katie Allan and William Brown to meet Constance ahead of speech

The families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar called for a change to a ‘lack of accountability’ across the Scottish Prison Service.

The Conversation

New sentencing laws will drive NZ’s already high imprisonment rates – and budgets – even higher

With the government’s Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Bill about to become law within days, New Zealand’s already high incarceration rate will almost certainly climb even higher.

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The Independent UK

Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules

A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.”

International Business Times

At El Salvador Mega-jail, Trump Official Tells Migrants 'Do Not Come'

US President Donald Trump's homeland security chief on Wednesday visited the mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under contested legal grounds.

International Business Times

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid To Lift Order Barring Deportations

A US appeals court on Wednesday denied a bid by the Trump administration to lift a lower court order barring summary deportations of Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law.

The Independent UK

Julie Chrisley’s prison life as a ‘card shark’ revealed days after freedom bid update

Julie and husband Todd are currently serving prison sentences after being convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud in 2022

International Business Times UK

Yolanda Saldívar Says She Didn't Plan to Kill Selena Quintanilla—Until the Singer Did This One Thing

Yolanda Saldívar, who murdered Tejano singer Selena in 1995, is hoping to be granted parole on 30 March. Other inmates and Selena fans warn that Saldívar may be harmed if released.

Latin Times

Cartel Del Noreste Member Sentenced For Stockpiling Ammo At The Border

A member of the Cartel Del Noreste was sentenced to five years in prison for stockpiling ammunition at the border. He intended to then smuggle it into Mexico.

Latin Times

Venezuelan Government Hires Lawyers To Defend Migrants As Fate Of Those Deported to El Salvador Remains Murky

Little is known about the legal status of Venezuelan migrants who were taken to El Salvador's mega-prison system. That may soon change.

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