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Notorious killer took own life in secure cell: coroner

A notorious killer of a mother and her two daughters used a prison issue item to take his own life in a secure unit, a coroner has found.

AAP

Hearing on transgender prisoners to start in Edinburgh

The judicial review hearing begins at the Court of Session on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Starmer under fire for not securing release of Jimmy Lai during China trip

Mr Lai, who has been detained for more than five years in Hong Kong, is “likely to die” in prison unless he is released soon, Lord Alton warned

The Independent UK

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Elon Musk rides Epstein truth train — questions how client arrest counter ‘still zero’

"Ghislaine Maxwell is in prison for what exactly?"

We Got This Covered

Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case

A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador

The Independent UK

The detention of five-year-old Liam Ramos was horrific. What has America become?

Do the people imprisoning kids like Liam Ramos have no children of their own? Do they have no decency, compassion or basic humanity?

The Guardian - US

Sheikh Hasina convicted again: Bangladesh court hands 10-year sentence in housing scam cases

A Bangladesh court has handed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a 10-year prison sentence in two corruption cases concerning plot allocations. Her niece, British MP Tulip Siddiq, received a four-year sentence. The convictions stem from alleged irregularities in the Purbachal New Town project. Hasina, living in exile, faces multiple other…

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Co-writer of Oscar-nominated film It Was Just an Accident arrested in Iran

Mehdi Mahmoudian detained after signing statement condemning Iran’s supreme leader for recent bloodshed

The Guardian - UK

Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case

The Independent UK

Social media users who tout illegal routes into UK face up to five years in prison

Border security minister Alex Norris said his message to people smugglers is: ‘We are coming after you’ as the government launched its fresh social media crackdown

The Independent UK

From protest to prison: Molotov attack during LA anti-ICE protest lands Mexican national 4 years behind bars

A US federal court has sentenced a 23-year-old man to four years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at law enforcement officers during protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Los Angeles area last year.

The Times of India

Man sentenced to 4 years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktail during LA immigration protest

A 23-year-old man was sentenced to four years in federal prison after admitting he hurled a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring

The Independent UK

Zohran Mamdani appoints ex-prisoner to lead New York City’s jail system – Who is Stanley Richards?

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a formerly incarcerated man as the new Commissioner of the city’s Department of Correction.

The Times of India

The mystery behind Elizabeth Holmes' tweeting spree from prison

Federal prisoners aren't allowed to have social media—but Holmes's X account has posted more than 4,400 times since September.

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The Independent UK

‘I was like a hostage. After almost 18 years on an indefinite jail term, they finally admitted my IPP sentence was wrong’

JAILED WITHOUT HOPE: FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Exclusive: Haroon Ahmed, whose indefinite jail term was quashed in the Court of Appeal, says IPP prisoners are ‘hostages’ who have grown from teenagers to men watching more dangerous offenders be released, Amy-Clare Martin reports

The Times of India

UK man, 80, built a $400 million drug ring using a $3.3 million lottery win, court rules

An 80-year-old former lottery winner has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for running a massive counterfeit drug operation from his countryside cottage. The sophisticated enterprise, which produced millions of dangerous diazepam tablets, was funded in part by his £2.4 million lottery winnings. His son also received a nine-year…

The Independent UK

Watch: Epstein’s prison cell seen in new files release

A video showing Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell was included in the release of at least three million pages of documents by the Justice Department on Friday (30 January).

The Independent UK

Chile's far-right president-elect visits El Salvador mega-prison, plans to talk security with Bukele

Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime

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The Independent UK

Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband after his release from prison, files reveal

Mandelson apologised ‘unequivocally’ to the victims of the paedophile financier after the release of new documents

The Guardian - UK

Andrew went to intimate dinner with Epstein after his prison release, files suggest

Famous figures including Woody Allen were invited to party with disgraced financier and Mountbatten-Windsor, documents indicate

The Guardian - UK

Jeffrey Epstein sent money to Mandelson’s husband after prison release, emails suggest

Child sex offender sent thousands of pounds to Reinaldo Avila da Silva, according to documents published by US justice department

The Independent UK

Lebanon's government approves a deal to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria

Lebanon’s cabinet has approved an agreement to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria

We Got This Covered

Despite allegations of ‘gross misconduct,’ a private company pivotal in Trump’s ICE crackdown has now landed a lucrative Australian contract

The pursuit of money at the cost of the vulnerable.

Euronews

US Justice Department releases 3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files

The material was released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that requires the government to open its files on the disgraced financier.

The Times of India

Luigi Mangione won't face death penalty for killing of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson, rules judge

A federal judge Friday dismissed some of Luigi Mangion'es charges for allegedly shooting United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024, preventing prosecutors from seeking dealth penalty. Mangione will still stand trial on his two remaining charges, which accuse him of causing Thompson’s death while stalking him. It could land him…

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