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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

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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

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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.

Evening Standard

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.

Latin 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.

International Business 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.

Latin Times

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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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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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The Independent UK

Georgia bill to reduce prison sentences for domestic violence survivors on its way to becoming law

Georgia lawmakers passed a bill that would reduce sentences for domestic violence survivors if they can tie their crimes to abuse

The Independent UK

The Trump administration admits a father was mistakenly deported. Now his wife is raising their disabled son alone.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s family is fighting in court to force the Trump administration to retrieve him from El Salvador’s notorious prison after admitting an ‘administrative error’ that sent him there

The Independent UK

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

Steve Ley has witnessed firsthand how the justice system has evolved over five decades

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'This wasn't fraud, I never robbed anyone' Ex Premier League star sentenced to two years in prison

The former Portsmouth full-back has been jailed over £120,000 fraud

The Independent UK

Newly freed Pittsburgh native Marc Fogel will throw out the first pitch at the Pirates' home opener

Marc Fogel, a Pittsburgh-area school teacher who was deemed wrongfully held in a Russian prison for years before being freed in February, will throw out the first pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates home opener against the New York Yankees

Evening Standard

Prison governor tells court she was ‘incredibly stupid’ but did nothing wrong

Kerri Pegg, 42, is alleged to have begun a relationship with convicted drug dealer Anthony Saunderson.

The Independent UK

Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison

In the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young autistic son has sought comfort in the scent of his missing father’s clothes

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