34 minutes ago British mother of Egyptian political prisoner to press Lammy to take action

Laila Soueif is to meet the foreign secretary, who in opposition called for the release of Alaa Abd el-FattahThe British-born mother of an Egyptian political prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 58 days is preparing to meet the foreign secretary, David Lammy, to urge him to secure her son’s release.Laila Soueif’s son Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British and Egyptian dual citizen who wrote eloquently about the Arab spring and its aftermath, was jailed for five years for “spreading false news”. He was due to be released in September, but has not been freed. Continue reading...

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86 minutes ago Massachusetts man who spent decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit is awarded $13 million

A Massachusetts man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he claims that he didn't commit has been awarded $13 million by a jury

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1 hour ago Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers file legal claim alleging substandard prison conditions

Lawyers for the disgraced movie mogul prepare lawsuit accusing Rikers Island jail of negligence and failing to provide adequate medical treatmentHarvey Weinstein’s lawyers have filed a legal claim against New York City alleging he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic conditions while in custody at the Rikers Island jail complex.The notice of claim – the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city – accuses the facility of failing to manage the former movie mogul’s medical conditions, which include chronic myeloid leukemia and diabetes, and negligence ranging from “freezing” conditions to a lack of clean clothes. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Double tragedy as student takes own life after brother stabbed to death by uncle

"Claire had struggled terribly after her big brother William was brutally murdered in June 2022."

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2 hours ago Youth detention center leader found guilty of holding boy, 14, down while he was raped

Bradley Asbury faces a maximum prison term of 20 years on each of the two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault he was convicted on

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3 hours ago Mother kept her secret daughter hidden in a DRAWER away from her partner and other children for three YEARS: Crying, malnourished toddler looked like a seven

A mother who hid her child in a drawer from her partner and other children for THREE years has been jailed for more than seven years after appearing in the Chester Crown Court.

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4 hours ago Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers Island jail

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have filed a legal claim against New York City over allegedly substandard medical treatment and unhygienic conditions

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6 hours ago Inmates bitten by rats and venomous spiders as state of prisons laid bare in report

Appalling conditions caused by years of underfunding, mismanagement and neglect, inspector warns

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6 hours ago Broken windows making it easy to drop drugs and weapons into jails – report

A report also detailed a catalogue of ‘appalling’ conditions such as widespread rat infestations and floods of raw sewage.

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7 hours ago Mother who kept her baby daughter hidden in a drawer at a Cheshire home and a secret from her partner for THREE years is jailed

A UK mother who hid her child in a drawer from her partner for the first three years of her life has been handed a prison sentence of over seven years for 'extreme neglect'.

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