Tag: prison
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Missing inmate found three days after motorway escape from prison van in Lancashire | UK News
Read Latest News An inmate who escaped from a prison van on a motorway has been found after a three-day search. Jamie Cooper, 33, fled from the vehicle on the M55 motorway near Catforth, Preston, as it was travelling to Lancaster Magistrates’ Court shortly before 9am on Wednesday, Lancashire Police said in a statement. He…
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Escaped prisoner who fled from prison van on M55 in Preston found
Read Latest News A prisoner who faked a medical emergency and escaped from a prison van on his way to court has been found, police have said. Jamie Cooper was found in Blackburn, Lancashire on Saturday afternoon after a car which had travelled from Bolton was stopped by police. They have arrested the 33-year-old on…
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Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham wins appeal against prison sentence for dangerous dog offences | Ents & Arts News
Read Latest News Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham has won an appeal against his prison sentence for two dangerous dog offences. Fincham, 32, was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment on 29 January after pleading guilty to two counts of having a dangerously out-of-control black cane corso. But within hours of the sentencing, he was…
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Tommy Robinson loses court bid to challenge prison segregation
Read Latest News Dominic Casciani BBC Home and Legal Correspondent•@BBCDomC PA Media Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, aka Tommy Robinson, argued his mental health was suffering The High Court has thrown out an attempt by the far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon to challenge his jail conditions that have seen him segregated from other inmates. Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy…
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Tommy Robinson loses bid to challenge prison segregation in High Court | UK News
Read Latest News Tommy Robinson has lost a bid to bring a High Court challenge over his segregation in prison. Mr Justice Chamberlain has refused permission for the far-right activist’s application for a judicial review after he brought legal proceedings against Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. The High Court was told Robinson, 42, whose real name…
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Tesla vandals face up to 20 years in prison, says attorney general
Read Latest News US Justice Department The aftermath of an arson attack on a Tesla dealership in Oregon, pictured in court documents US Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday that three defendants accused of vandalism targeting Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle company could face up to 20 years in prison. Bondi said the damage to…
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Tommy Robinson ‘in segregation over fears he will be killed’ – as prison conditions revealed in High Court challenge | UK News
Read Latest News Tommy Robinson is being kept away from other prisoners over fears he will be killed by another inmate, a court has heard. The far-right political activist was jailed for 18 months last October after admitting 10 breaches of a High Court injunction, which banned him from repeating false claims about a Syrian…
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Sex abuse cult leader can move to open prison
Read Latest News A sex cult leader who brainwashed and abused children can be moved to an open prison, the Parole Board has said. Colin Batley was jailed in 2011 after being found guilty of 35 offences relating to being a molester and rapist of children and young people for more than 30 years. He…
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Theatre company ‘saved me’ says former Durham prison inmate
Read Latest News A former prisoner has claimed she only survived her time in jail thanks to a Newcastle theatre company. Cheryl Byron was serving a two-year prison sentence at HMP Low Newton, near Durham, when she was first introduced to Open Clasp in 2013. Ms Byron said before she began working with the theatre…
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How two metal detectorists struck gold then cheated their way to prison
Read Latest News West Mercia Police Layton Davies (left) and George Powell have been accused by a judge of stealing “the nation’s history” When detectives were hunting for a metal-detectorist-turned-convict, they got a lead from a surprising source. A Facebook appeal to find the wanted man was getting a flurry of attention – because the…
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Inmate on the run after escaping from prison van on motorway | UK News
Read Latest News An inmate has escaped from a prison van on a motorway on the way to court, police have said. Jamie Cooper, 33, absconded from the vehicle, which was carrying prisoners to Lancaster Magistrates’ Court, near junction two of the M55, Lancashire Police said. Police received a report of the escape near Catforth,…
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British couple detained by Taliban ‘moved to maximum security prison’ as family raise health fears | UK News
Read Latest News A British couple detained by the Taliban have been moved to a maximum security prison in Kabul in what has been described by their children as an alarming update. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were detained by the Taliban’s interior ministry on 1 February. At the end of last…
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Abolished indefinite prison sentences still in place – despite prisoner numbers approaching pre-release scheme levels | UK News
Read Latest News This week government figures are likely to show the prison population back to where it was before the last early release scheme. But even though hundreds of prisoners have served only 40% of their sentences, there is a cohort of the prison population who have served extended sentences, years beyond their minimum…
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Moment inmates stage prison break in Indonesia
Read Latest News At least 53 inmates escaped from Kutacane Penitentiary in Aceh, Indonesia, after breaking the main facility doors on 10 March. Footage shows inmates running across the roof and jumping over vendors in the area as they flee. Twenty-one of them have surrendered or been arrested, while 32 remain at large as of…
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Work starts on making HMP Highpoint ‘UK’s largest prison’
Read Latest News Katy Prickett BBC News, Suffolk Ministry of Justice Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, Lord Timpson, was at HMP Highpoint for the ground-breaking event on Thursday A rural prison is to increase its capacity by more than 50% to become “the UK’s largest” jail, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said.…
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The US supermax prison the government hopes will solve UK prison crisis
Read Latest News Watch: Inside a Texan supermax prison A pungent smell of detergent and rotten food hits me as we walk through this enormous high-security prison. Inmates press themselves up against the bars to look at us. There are no smiles, only expressionless stares. A man with a tattoo that swirls across his face…
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Mike Amesbury: MP jailed for punching constituent in street walks free after appealing prison sentence | Politics News
Read Latest News Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury will walk free after winning an appeal against his 10-week jail sentence for punching a man in the street. The sentence handed to him on Monday will now be suspended for two years. It means the Runcorn and Helsby MP will not be jailed unless he commits…
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Jailed MP has prison sentence suspended
Read Latest News Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury, who repeatedly punched a constituent during a row in the street, has had his 10-week prison sentence suspended for two years. The Runcorn and Helsby MP was sentenced and sent straight to jail on Monday at Chester Magistrates’ Court after admitting assault. Source Link ~ Read More News…
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Women tell BBC of rape ordeal at Goma’s Munzenze prison
Read Latest News Orla Guerin BBC News, Goma Göktay Koraltan / BBC Warning: This article contains distressing content, including descriptions of rape, from the start. “He told me that if I tried to escape, he would kill me.” Pascaline, 22, recalls the words of her rapist at a prison in Goma, the largest city in…
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Medi Abalimba: ‘Football Fraudster’ who posed as Premier League player back in prison | UK News
Read Latest News A scammer dubbed the “Football Fraudster” is back in jail after illegally leaving the UK, police have said. Former footballer Medi Abalimba, 35, posed as a Premier League player and persuaded his victims, including Thierry Henry’s ex-wife and a Love Island contestant to pay for stays in luxury hotels, helicopter trips, and…
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Football fraudster Medi Abalimba back in prison after US arrest
Read Latest News Derbyshire Police Medi Abalimba posed as a Premier League footballer to defraud his victims A scammer dubbed the Football Fraudster, who featured in a Netflix documentary, is back behind bars after he left the UK illegally. Medi Abalimba posed as a Premier League footballer and persuaded his victims, including Thierry Henry’s ex-wife…
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‘Everybody is looking at their phones,’ says man freed after 30 years in prison | US News
Read Latest News A man who has been released from prison after 30 years for a crime he says he never committed has been readjusting to life – and getting used to just how connected people are now. Gordon Cordeiro was jailed in 1994 over the murder of Timothy Blaisdell on the island of Maui,…
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Five-year prison sentences for possession of keyless car theft signal jammers under new law | UK News
Read Latest News Criminals caught with gadgets – including signal jammers – used to steal keyless cars could face up to five years in prison under a new law. The Crime and Policing Bill, to be introduced to parliament on Tuesday, will ban the possession, sale and distribution of the electronic devices. They can block…
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Mohamed Amra: ‘The Fly’ recaptured in Romania nine months after escape that killed two French prison officers | World News
Read Latest News A suspected drugs boss known as “The Fly” has been recaptured nine months after escaping during an ambush that killed two French prison officers. Mohamed Amra was arrested in Romania on Saturday, said France’s interior minister on X. Bruno Retailleau congratulated those who detained the fugitive and thanked Romania for its help…
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Spiking to be made a criminal offence under new law – with up to 10 years in prison | Politics News
Read Latest News Spiking will become a criminal offence with a possible 10-year prison sentence under a new law, the government has announced. It said in a statement the new offence is part of the Crime and Policing Bill, which will be introduced in parliament next week. The government also announced a nationwide training programme…
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Spiking to be made a criminal offence under new law – with up to 10 years in prison | Politics News
Read Latest News Spiking will become a criminal offence with a possible 10-year prison sentence under a new law, the government has announced. It said in a statement the new offence is part of the Crime and Policing Bill, which will be introduced in parliament next week. The government also announced a nationwide training programme…
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Prison officer who kissed inmate and sent ‘sexualised’ messages jailed | UK News
Read Latest News A prison officer who kissed and sat on the lap of an inmate she was in a relationship with has been jailed for a year. Toni Cole, 29, shared 4,431 texts and calls with a 28-year prisoner at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire. The texts and calls, which took place over five…
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Ronan Keating criticises ‘broken’ justice system as brother’s killer avoids prison | Ents & Arts News
Read Latest News Ronan Keating has criticised the “broken justice system” in Ireland on Instagram – after the person responsible for his brother’s death walked free. The Boyzone singer’s brother, Ciaran Keating, was in his 50s when he died in a car crash in County Mayo, in the West of Ireland. He was on his…
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Prison capacity crisis due to ‘tough on crime’ policies, says review
Read Latest News PA Successive governments trying to look “tough on crime” have driven the rising prison population which forced the early release of thousands of inmates last year, a review suggests. The report by the Independent Sentencing Review found governments over the past 25 years jailed more criminals, despite evidence it does not prevent…
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‘Tough on crime’ drive behind prison capacity crisis, says sentencing review report | UK News
Read Latest News Successive governments trying to look “tough on crime” have driven a rising prison population that’s overwhelmed the system, according to a report. The Independent Sentencing Review also said there’s been a “knee jerk” and “unstrategic” reaction over the decades towards longer jail terms, despite an overall fall in crime since the mid-1990s.…
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104 year-old woman granted birthday wish and taken to New York prison | US News
Read Latest News A care home resident has been taken to the local prison in the state of New York, as part of her 104th birthday wish. Livingston County Sheriff’s Office in Geneseo, about 29 miles (46km) south of Rochester, posted pictures showing Loretta visiting their facility. “Loretta, who is a resident at the Avon…
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Essex Boys murderer Michael Steele to be released from prison
Read Latest News A man convicted of the so-called Essex Boys murders will be released from prison on licence, the Parole Board has said. Michael Steele was jailed in 1998 over the killing of drug dealers Craig Rolfe, Tony Tucker and Pat Tate. Mr Tate, Mr Tucker and Mr Rolfe had been found shot dead…
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Michael Steele: Man convicted of ‘Essex Boys’ murders to be released from prison after 27 years | UK News
Read Latest News One of the men convicted of the notorious “Essex Boys” murders will be released from prison on licence after 27 years, the Parole Board has said. Michael Steele, who is now in his 80s, was jailed for life in 1998 alongside Jack Whomes at the Old Bailey for the murders of Patrick…
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Ukraine needs US support and Kate’s prison visit
Read Latest News Broadcaster and assisted dying campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen, who has terminal cancer, features on the front of the Daily Express describing how she felt “great relief” after MPs voted to back proposed legislation on assisted dying in England and Wales in November. The story is back in the headlines due to a…
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Russia releases American teacher Marc Fogel from prison | World News
Read Latest News An American teacher sentenced to 14 years in a Russian jail has been released and is flying home to be reunited with his family. Marc Fogel, 63, was pictured on a flight to the US on Tuesday – more than three years after he was arrested in Moscow for drug smuggling. He…
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Kate met by shouts of ‘we need more funding’ as she visits women’s prison | UK News
Read Latest News The Princess of Wales was greeted by shouts of “we need more funding” from women inmates as she visited a prison’s mother and baby unit. Kate, who has been returning to public engagements after ending preventative cancer treatment in November, travelled to HMP Styal in Cheshire to meet inmates in the unit.…
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Kate’s prison visit to meet mothers and babies
Read Latest News Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent PA Media The Princess of Wales visited a mother-and-baby unit at the prison The Princess of Wales has visited a women’s prison in Cheshire, where she talked to inmates in a mother-and-baby unit. On a visit to HMP Styal, in Wilmslow, Catherine was shown a project designed to…
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HMP Glasgow: SNP accused of building £1bn ‘luxury resort’ instead of high-security prison | UK News
Read Latest News Scotland’s first minister has been accused of building a “luxury resort” featuring “an orchard of fruit trees” instead of a high-security prison to “lock up rapists and murderers”. Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay criticised John Swinney over the soaring cost of HMP Glasgow, which will eventually replace the notorious HMP Barlinnie. It…
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New Barlinnie prison costs double to almost £1bn
Read Latest News PA Media HMP Glasgow will replace Barlinnie, which has been labelled not fit for purpose The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost nearly £1bn, almost double the previous estimate. Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed a cost of £998.4m for HMP Glasgow in a letter to the criminal justice committee. She also stated…
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Daniel Khalife jailed for spying for Iran and prison escape
Read Latest News Daniel Sandford UK correspondent Watch: ‘Dangerous fool’ Khalife sentenced to jail Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been jailed for 14 years and 3 months for spying for Iran and escaping from Wandsworth prison. Khalife collected information and passed it to Tehran, including gathering the names of special forces soldiers. The…
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Prison escape: Former soldier Daniel Khalife jailed for 14 years and three months | UK News
Read Latest News A former British soldier who escaped from Wandsworth prison while awaiting trial for spying for Iran has been jailed for 14 years and three months. Daniel Khalife, 23, sparked a nationwide manhunt after clinging to the underside of a food delivery lorry to break out of the Category B jail on 6…
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Manhunt as police appeal for former footballer to return to prison | UK News
Read Latest News A former footballer has been recalled to prison. Leon Jeanne, 44, played for a number of clubs including Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff City, breaking into the QPR first team in 1998. South Wales Police issued a brief appeal on its Facebook page saying he is wanted back in prison. It said:…
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Man who sexually preyed on boy and raped girl has prison sentence increased after Crown appeal | UK News
Read Latest News A man who sexually preyed on a young boy and raped a 10-year-old girl has had his prison sentence increased following a successful appeal by the Crown Office. Ryan Brown, 36, targeted the boy during a walk along an abandoned railway line in East Ayrshire between April 2011 and April 2013. A…
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Ukraine war: From the prison cell to the frontline, convicts called on to fight | World News
Read Latest News A few weeks ago, the Ukrainian soldier was crammed in a prison cell with seven other inmates, serving time for accidentally killing his friend in a car crash. Now, Valery, 28, is among thousands of convicts serving their country on the frontline against Russia after being freed from jail under a scheme…
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Capitol riot leaders Tarrio and Rhodes released from prison
Read Latest News Watch: Militia leader Stewart Rhodes leaves prison after Trump issues 6 January pardons Former Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison, as President Donald Trump sets free more than 1,500 people charged for the US Capitol riot four years ago. Within less…
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‘Thank you, Mr Trump’: Supporters of jailed Capitol rioters gather outside prison to await their release | US News
Read Latest News They’ve been there every night for nearly four years. Supporters of 6 January prisoners inside the Washington DC correctional facility stage a vigil around the 9 o’clock hour, at which time they are joined in a phone call by the rioters jailed inside, for a rendition of the national anthem. Last night…
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Mum fears son’s killer became ‘more aggressive’ in prison
Read Latest News PA Media Jimmy Mizen bled to death at the Three Cooks Bakery in Lee, south London, on 10 May 2008 The mother of murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen has told the BBC she worries his killer became “more aggressive” in prison. Jake Fahri, then 19, received a life sentence after throwing a large…
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‘Rapper’ who murdered schoolboy recalled to prison after ‘boasting about his violent crime’, Probation Service says | UK News
Read Latest News The man who served 14 years in jail for the murder of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions. It follows reporting in The Sun newspaper that Jake Fahri, 35, was a drill rapper releasing music under the name TEN and was played on BBC 1Xtra.…
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Jimmy Mizen’s killer Jake Fahri recalled to prison
Read Latest News A man who served 14 years in jail for the murder of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions, the Probation Service has said. Jake Fahri, then 19, threw a large glass dish that shattered, severing an artery in the 16-year-old’s neck and he bled to…
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Russell Maitland: Aberdeenshire prison officer jailed for child rape and sexual abuse | UK News
Read Latest News A “depraved” former prison officer who denied having a sexual attraction to children and instead insisted he abused two young girls for “a sense of danger and excitement” has been jailed for 13 years. Russell Maitland, 37, admitted a number of offences, including raping and sexually abusing one girl and sexually assaulting…
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Former Peterhead prison officer jailed for child sex offences
Read Latest News BBC Maitland was jailed at the High Court in Aberdeen A “depraved” former prison officer who admitted raping a young girl in the north-east of Scotland and sexually assaulting another has been jailed for 13 years. Russell Maitland, 37, admitted carrying out the offences in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and in Aberdeen. The Peterhead…
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Second man charged with helping prison escapee
Read Latest News A second man has been charged with helping former soldier Daniel Khalife after he escaped from prison. Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, east London, is accused of assisting Khalife after he fled HMP Wandsworth in September 2023. Khalife escaped the prison by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery…
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Second person charged with assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after prison escape | UK News
Read Latest News A second person has been charged with assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after he escaped from Wandsworth Prison. Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest in east London, is accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth by tying himself to the underside of a food delivery truck in September 2023.…
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‘My father should die in prison”
Read Latest News BBC Caroline Darian wants to raise awareness of sexual abuse It was 20:25 on a Monday evening in November 2020 when Caroline Darian got the call that changed everything. On the other end of the phone was her mother, Gisèle Pelicot. “She announced to me that she discovered that morning that [my…
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Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires
Read Latest News Nearly 1,000 incarcerated men and women have joined the frontlines in a battle against record-breaking wildfires burning across southern California. The number deployed – now 939 – are part of a long-running volunteer programme led by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Their numbers have steadily increased since Tuesday, the…
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Trump avoids prison or fine in sentencing of unconditional discharge
Read Latest News A judge has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to an “unconditional discharge,” bringing to an end the first criminal trial of a former US president. The sentence in the hush-money payment case means the incoming president has been spared any penalty, including jail time or a fine, but he will still take…
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Jailed opposition activist describes brutality of prison life
Read Latest News Daniel Arce-Lopez/BBC “They have already tortured me and repressed me, but they will not silence me. My voice is the only thing I have left.” This is how Juan, a young man aged around 20, begins his story. He alleges he was physically and psychologically tortured by Venezuelan security forces after being…
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Man pleads not guilty to assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after escape from prison | UK News
Read Latest News A man has denied assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after he escaped from Wandsworth Prison. Imran Chowdhury, 25, is accused of helping the 23-year-old, who spent four days on the run after clinging to the underside of a lorry to escape the prison on 6 September 2023. Chowdhury appeared at Westminster Magistrates’…
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HMP Wandsworth prison officer filmed having sex with inmate sentenced to 15 months | UK News
Read Latest News A prison officer who was filmed having sex with an inmate has been sentenced to 15 months in jail. Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, was on duty at HMP Wandsworth in London when she entered the prisoner’s cell and had sex with him on 27 June. The encounter was filmed by another…
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Man charged with assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after escape from prison | UK News
Read Latest News A man has been charged with assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after he escaped from Wandsworth Prison. Imran Chowdury, 25, is accused of helping the 23-year-old, who spent four days on the run after clinging to the underside of a lorry to escape the prison on 6 September 2023. Chowdury, of Chingford…
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Man charged with aiding Daniel Khalife after prison escape
Read Latest News PA Media Daniel Khalife was found and arrested four days after his prison escape in 2023 A 25-year-old man has been charged with assisting Daniel Khalife after he escaped from Wandsworth Prison in September 2023. The Metropolitan Police said Imran Chowdhury, from Chingford, east London, was arrested in January 2024, and charged…
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Police investigate after ‘Sara Sharif killer attacked in prison’
Read Latest News Police are investigating after the father of Sara Sharif was reportedly assaulted in prison weeks after being jailed for the 10-year-old’s murder. Urfan Sharif is said to have been attacked at Belmarsh Prison on New Year’s Day by two other inmates in a cell, the Sun newspaper reported. Sharif reportedly suffered cuts…
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Sara Sharif’s father attacked in prison after being jailed for murdering 10-year-old | UK News
Read Latest News Urfan Sharif, who was jailed last month for the murder of his 10-year-old daughter Sara Sharif, has been attacked in Belmarsh Prison. He is understood to have suffered slashes to his face and body, requiring stitches. He received local care inside prison. A Prison Service spokesperson told Sky News: “Police are investigating…
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Bodycam footage shows prison guards beating handcuffed inmate before his death | US News
Read Latest News Bodycam footage showing prison officers fatally beating an inmate has been released by New York’s attorney general. Prison officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in New York punched and kicked 43-year-old Robert Brooks repeatedly while he was handcuffed on an infirmary bed. He died in hospital on 10 December, a day after the…
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HMP Five Wells prison officer arrested over alleged misconduct
Read Latest News A female prison officer has been suspended after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. It follows reports in The Sun that a custody officer was detained after a video of her having sex with a male inmate was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The…
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Syrian equestrian champion tells of prison ordeal lasting two decades after beating Bashar al Assad’s brother | World News
Read Latest News A Syrian former equestrian champion has told how he was jailed and tortured for 21 years after he beat Bashar al Assad’s older brother in a competition. Adnan Kassar, once a celebrated figure in the country’s sports scene, spoke to Sky News about his ordeal for the first time following the fall…
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Syrian equestrian champion tells of 21-year prison ordeal after beating Bashar al Assad’s brother in competition | World News
Read Latest News A Syrian former equestrian champion has told how he was jailed and tortured for 21 years after he beat Bashar al Assad’s older brother in a competition. Adnan Kassar, once a celebrated figure in the country’s sports scene, spoke to Sky News about his ordeal for the first time following the fall…
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Deadly prison riots engulf Mozambique – as 33 killed and hundreds escape | World News
Read Latest News Hundreds of inmates have escaped a prison riot in Mozambique’s capital which has left 33 people dead and 15 injured. About 1,534 people managed to flee the jail in Maputo on Wednesday, but 150 of them were recaptured, according to the country’s general commander of police, Bernardino Rafael. Mozambique is experiencing escalating…
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Minister’s ‘anger’ at tech companies – as bosses could face prison if kids see harmful content | Politics News
Read Latest News Social media companies must face tough sanctions if they fail to keep children safe from harmful content, the technology secretary has said. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Peter Kyle said age verification for adult material would have to be “watertight”, and that apps which do not protect children will face heavy fines…
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Just Stop Oil protester Gaie Delap recalled to prison after issues fitting electronic tag | UK News
Read Latest News A 77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester has been recalled to prison after she was unable to be fitted with an electronic tag. Gaie Delap was sentenced to 20 months in prison in August for being part of a group that blocked the M25 in November 2022. The grandmother, from Bristol, was released…
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Relatives of inmates attempt to break into prison
Read Latest News A riot inside a prison in the southern Mexico state of Tabasco has left seven inmates dead, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives. Four police officers and six other inmates were left injured in the incident, which broke out in the town of Villahermosa on…
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Brian Whitelock jailed for life without parole for murdering neighbour – six years on from prison release after killing two men | UK News
Read Latest News A man who murdered his neighbour in an attack with a kitchen knife, broken table leg and wooden shelving has been jailed for life – and will never be considered for parole. Brian Whitelock, 57, was found guilty last month at Swansea Crown Court of murdering Wendy Buckney, 71, on 23 August…
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Rare accounts of life for women inside notorious Iranian prison
Read Latest News BBC Crouched alone on the floor, in a tiny, windowless cell, Nasim could hear what sounded like other prisoners being tortured. The guard would bang on the door and say: “Can you hear that beating? Get ready, you’re next.” She was “interrogated for 10 to 12 hours every day” and repeatedly threatened…
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Scottish prison inspector criticises ‘unacceptable’ transport issues
Read Latest News Getty Images GEOAmey has run the prison services system in Scotland since 2018 Problems with prison transport are causing hundreds of inmates to miss hospital appointments and family funerals, a report has revealed. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) said the human rights of inmates were also at risk of being…
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Ozy Media boss gets nearly 10 years in prison for fraud
Read Latest News The founder of Ozy Media, Carlos Watson, has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison for lying about his once-trendy start-up in order to attract investors. Prosecutors said the ex-Goldman Sachs banker and former MSNBC host had orchestrated a years-long scheme that resulted in “tens of millions of dollars” of losses…
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Stories from people freed from Saydnaya torture prison
Read Latest News BBC It was a defining moment of the fall of the Syrian regime – rebels freeing inmates from the country’s most notorious prison. A week on, four men speak to the BBC about the elation of their release, and the years of horror that preceded it. Warning: This article contains descriptions of…
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Former prison head charged with torture in US
Read Latest News A former Syrian government official has been charged with torture in the United States, authorities said on Thursday. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, who oversaw the Damascus Central Prison from 2005 and 2008, was charged by a federal grand jury with several counts of torture and conspiracy to commit torture. US authorities said the…
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US man found near Damascus after being freed from Syrian prison
Read Latest News An American man identifying himself as Travis Timmerman has been found near the Syrian capital Damascus after being freed from a prison as rebels took over the country. Mr Timmerman, who said he was arrested upon entering Syria seven months ago, told the BBC’s US news partner CBS that he had been…
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Inside Syria’s notorious Sednaya prison dubbed the ‘human slaughterhouse’ | World News
Read Latest News Inside Syria’s notorious Sednaya prison, dubbed the “human slaughterhouse”, Sky News saw the conditions that people were kept in until the fall of the Assad regime. Sky News lead world presenter Yalda Hakim went inside the infamous facility and walked the halls once stalked by Bashar al Assad’s enforcers. Human rights groups…
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Parc prison drugs smuggled in by drones and nappies, says boss
Read Latest News Drugs can be brought into a prison through drone drops, staff corruption and children’s nappies, its bosses have said. The director of HMP Parc in Bridgend, which is run by private company G4S, was grilled by MPs on the Welsh affairs select committee following the deaths of 17 inmates. When asked how…
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Under-strain prison system to lose thousands of cells for fire safety and security improvements | Politics News
Read Latest News Thousands of prison cells could be left empty because they are not fit for inmates to stay in. It comes at a time when the prison estate is under extreme pressure, with the government already having to extend the prisoner early release scheme to try to free up space – with certain…
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Ex-world cycling champion Rohan Dennis facing prison after admitting charge over death of Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins | World News
Read Latest News A former world cycling champion is facing up to seven years in prison after admitting a charge in relation to a car crash that killed his wife – fellow Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins. Rohan Dennis was arrested and charged with causing death by dangerous driving after Hoskins was hit by a car…
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Saydnaya Prison: Inside Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’
Read Latest News The search for loved ones inside Syria’s detention centres Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t miss out on these Top Treasures & Fan Favorites!
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Syria rescuers end search for secret cells in Saydnaya prison
Read Latest News EPA Rescue workers from the White Helmets say they have ended their search operation for possible detainees in secret cells or basements at Syria’s notorious Saydnaya military prison without finding anyone. Specialised teams assisted by K9 dog units and individuals familiar with the layout combed the prison and its grounds on Monday,…
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Russian prison boss killed in car blast in occupied Ukraine
Read Latest News The former head of a notorious prison in Russian-occupied Ukraine has reportedly been killed in a car blast in Donetsk, in what is being seen as the latest in a series of attacks on pro-Kremlin figures in occupied land. Ukrainian media say that Sergei Yevsyukov, 49, was killed in a blast from…
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What we know about Syria's notorious Saydnaya Prison
Read Latest News Thousands of people have been executed and tortured in the secretive prison since the 1980s. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t miss out on these…
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Plan to boost prison capacity could ‘cost £4bn extra’ and be short thousands of cell spaces | Politics News
Read Latest News Government plans to boost prison capacity could cost billions more than estimated and fall short by thousands of cell spaces, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) said current plans to expand prisons are “insufficient to meet future demand”, with a projected shortage of 12,400 prison places by the…
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Lucy Letby interviewed in prison over more baby deaths and collapses | UK News
Read Latest News Child serial killer Lucy Letby has been interviewed in prison over the alleged murders of babies at two hospitals. Cheshire Police said it had “recently” spoken to the former nurse as part of an ongoing investigation into more baby deaths and non-fatal collapses. Letby, 34, is currently serving 15 whole-life orders for…
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Lucy Letby interviewed in prison over Liverpool baby deaths
Read Latest News Lucy Letby has been interviewed by police in prison under caution as part of ongoing investigations into more baby deaths at two hospitals, Cheshire Constabulary has confirmed. The force said it had “recently” spoken to the former neonatal nurse over deaths at and non-fatal collapses at the Countess of Chester Hospital and…
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Iranian rapper freed from prison after two years
Read Latest News An Iranian rapper who was sentenced to death for supporting anti-government protests has been released from prison after two years. Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 after publicly supporting protests that erupted throughout Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. His death sentence was overturned in June and…
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Building owners could face prison if unsafe cladding not removed by 2029 | Politics News
Read Latest News Building owners could face prison if they have not removed unsafe cladding by 2029, according to a new government plan. A minister has warned landlords “we are after them” ahead of launching a remediation acceleration plan on Monday to speed up the removal of dangerous cladding. Seven years after the Grenfell Tower…
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Daniel Khalife: Former soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison guilty of spying for Iran | UK News
Read Latest News A former British soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison has been found guilty of spying for Iran. Daniel Khalife, 23, who was a lance corporal in the Royal Signals, used a sling made from trousers worn by inmates working in the kitchen to cling to the underside of a food delivery lorry…
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Drones could bring in more ‘risky’ items to prison, inspector warns
Read Latest News BBC Latest government figures show the number of drone sightings has doubled since 2022 “More risky things” could come into prisons as more sophisticated drones mean bigger payloads of drugs are being smuggled into jails, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned. Charlie Taylor told the BBC: “We know security is being…
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What women in prison miss most, the prison schemes helping them rebuild their lives and why fewer may end up going to jail | UK News
Read Latest News In a workshop in the far corner of the Styal prison estate, glass, plastic and metal are being smashed to the beat of pumping music. Women at workstations are dismantling electronics with the energy of gym enthusiasts. TVs and laptops, discarded at local recycling centres across England, have ended up here, on…
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Elle Edwards: Murder victim’s father ‘felt sick’ after finding out her killer’s co-defendant is eligible for early prison release | UK News
Read Latest News The father of murdered beautician Elle Edwards “felt sick” after finding out her killer’s co-defendant is being released from prison early as part of a government scheme. Ms Edwards, 26, was shot dead outside a pub in Wallasey, Merseyside, on Christmas Eve in 2022 after being caught in the middle of a…
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Winchester Prison: ‘Urgent’ repairs and safety improvements planned at ‘dilapidated’ site | UK News
Read Latest News “Urgent” repairs to cells and an immediate review of CCTV are to be carried out at a prison so “dilapidated” an inmate managed to “remove his own cell door”. Winchester Prison will also have extra staff and better safety training to tackle violence and improve safety while a new prison-wide strategy will…
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Archegos founder Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison
Read Latest News Former Wall Street investor, Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a massive fraud case that cost banks billions of dollars. The sentence comes after Hwang was found guilty of fraud and market manipulation in a case linked to the failure of his investment fund Archegos…
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Diddy is calling witnesses from prison, prosecutors say
Read Latest News Reuters Diddy is facing both civil and criminal lawsuits in the US Sean “Diddy” Combs has been breaking prison rules by contacting potential witnesses in his upcoming sex trafficking trial, prosecutors have alleged. The music mogul is accused of making “relentless efforts” to “corruptly influence witness testimony”, by using other inmates’ telephone…
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Previous govt ‘wasted’ £15m on derelict prison full of asbestos to house asylum seekers | Politics News
Read Latest News A report has outlined how millions of pounds of taxpayer money was spent on an asbestos-riddled former prison that the Conservative government wanted to use to house asylum seekers. The review highlighted a lack of checks and reports within the Home Office, as well as political pressure to complete the deal quickly.…
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Prison officers deal drugs and ask inmates for sex, BBC told
Read Latest News Getty Images Next to a vandalised wire fence opposite HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, 28-year-old Beatrice Auty brushes away tears. The memories of her time inside the jail are too much to bear. She served more than a year here for money laundering, and claims she was sexually harassed by a male prison…