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UK Student Jailed in Saudi Arabia for Tweets Supporting Women's Rights Released After Decades-Long Sentence Drastically Reduced

A woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting in support of women's rights has been released after four years following international outrage.

Latin Times

Arizona Man Handed Life Sentence After Murdering Woman While on Their Way to Take a Paternity Test

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of a young mother whose baby was later found abandoned in a car seat on the side of the road.

Latin Times

Pardoned Jan 6 rioter is on his way back to prison already over firearms offenses

Dan Edwin Wilson has been ordered to surrender to federal officials after being granted clemency by Donald Trump last month

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Judge blocks Trump from sending Venezuelan immigrants to Guantanamo

Three men who have been in ICE custody for more than a year warn against their transfer to a ‘black hole’

The Independent UK

What public-private-partnership scandals can tell us about wrongdoing in the water industry

Water bills are going up in England and Wales, even after the series of scandals around water companies. Last year water firms paid £158 million in fines following a record-breaking number of sewage dumps in rivers and seas.

The Conversation

Suspected Gang Members Taken To Guantanamo Military Prison Are In a 'Tomb Above Ground,' Lawyers Say

Over three dozen people currently held at the facility are in a "legal black hole," lawyers say, as their names have not been released and their crimes remain unknown

Latin Times

Lucy Letby’s Sinister Reason for Befriending Sara Sharif’s Evil Stepmum in Jail

Lucy Letby, the former NHS nurse convicted of murdering seven babies, has reportedly formed a friendship with a notorious prisoner.

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‘Finally this is justice’: the Assad torture survivors who guard their former jail

Men imprisoned and abused at the notorious Palestine branch detention centre return to the facility as free men

The Guardian - UK

A hunger strike to force the release of my friend Alaa Abd el-Fattah – it’s the ultimate weapon of the powerless

In prison, Alaa taught me the power of this form of resistance. His mother, Laila Soueif, and I have used it to challenge Downing Street, says campaigner Peter Greste

The Guardian - UK

Granddaughter of a Telenovela Star Fights for her Life After Allegedly Being Stabbed by Teen Influencer

Valentina Gilabert is fighting for her life after being attacked by the Mexican influencer Marianne "N" in an act of jealousy.

Latin Times

UN torture tsar attacks UK over ‘inhumane’ indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: The UN special rapporteur on torture has warned the British government is ‘very likely’ breaching IPP prisoners’ human rights

The Independent UK

British prisoner’s five months on run end as he’s caught in Porsche on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British prisoner who went on the run for five months was recaptured on Spain's Costa Blanca on Thursday, 6 February, police said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Mother's Hunger Strike For Son's Release From Egyptian Prison

Laila Soueif's hunger strike in London for her imprisoned son in Egypt highlights the plight of political prisoners under el-Sissi's regime.

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Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Israel is releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, part of a ceasefire that has paused the war but whose future is uncertain

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Suspect's Brutal Prison Beating Follows Naming His Gunman Co-defendant

At Liverpool Crown Court, murder suspect Connor Walsh is facing intense scrutiny as his testimony reveals a turbulent series of events both inside and outside the prison.

Al Jazeera

Why has Pakistan’s Punjab province imposed a complete ban on kite flying?

The new penalties will also target kite makers and transporters, in addition to those who fly kites.

The Independent UK

16-year-old pleads guilty to killing three women in a joyride. He faces 65 years in prison

Maykoll Santiesteban was driving nearly 55 mph over the speed limit in his father’s car when he crashed

The Independent UK

Aaron Hernandez's brother sentenced to time served in shooting threats case

The brother of the late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been sentenced to 18 months of prison time already served for threatening to carry out a shooting at the University of Connecticut and to kill three people in 2023

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Troubled waters, a Declaration of War, and some batty paperwork.

The Guardian - UK

‘Repeated failures’ at Nottinghamshire prison where three inmates took their lives

Inquest into deaths of three prisoners within three weeks at HMP Lowdham Grange in 2023 criticises ‘poor leadership’

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Trump Administration Using Federal Prisons For Immigration Detention

The Trump administration resumes using federal prisons for immigration detention, raising concerns and facing challenges.

The Independent UK

Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown

President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

Father on indefinite jail term for stealing phone has ‘lost hope’ after being denied hospital transfer

Thomas White’s MP James Frith has backed The Independent’s campaign for all IPP prisoners to have their sentences reviewed after visiting HMP Manchester

The Independent UK

South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses

The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber

The Independent UK

A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time

Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist

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