13 h. ago A man who spent 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned now faces deportation

A Pennsylvania man whose murder conviction was overturned after he served 43 years in prison hoped to walk free this month, but instead found himself in immigration custody

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3 d. ago 'I broke out of jail and caught a private plane to Amsterdam

Stephen Mee, once of one the UK's most notorious traffickers, spent three years on the run after a daring prison bust

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4 d. ago Teenage killer who murdered man on canal towpath tries to overturn conviction

Nasir Al-Shumari was jailed for 14 years for the murder of Ahmed Alsrhan

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7 d. ago Moment prisoners mock 5ft 5in Nicolas Sarkozy's HEIGHT and yell threats throughout his 'frightening' first night in jail

The disgraced French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy spent his first night in prison being mocked for his height and screamed at by fellow inmates.

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8 d. ago Ministry of Justice convicted of a crime in controversial fast

The Ministry of Justice is now seeking to overturn its conviction

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2 w. ago Gavin Newsom again denies parole for Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel

California governor blocks 77-year-old’s parole for second time, saying she ‘poses an unreasonable danger to society’Gavin Newsom this week again denied parole for Patricia Krenwinkel, who has spent more than half a century in prison for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca killings orchestrated by Charles Manson and perpetrated by his followers.Nearly five months after California’s parole board found the 77-year-old suitable for release, the governor on Monday reversed the decisionand said Krenwinkel “currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time’”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Met officer who wrongly arrested woman for bus fare evasion keeps his job

Perry Lathwood, 51, had a conviction of assault over the incident overturned

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2 w. ago Lawyers seek release date for man after conviction overturned in Etan Patz disappearance case

Lawyers for a man whose conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz was recently overturned asked a judge on Tuesday to set a date for his release from prison if prosecutors don’t decide soon to hold a new trial

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2 w. ago Ian Watkins 'spent £1,000s' keeping himself alive in Monster Mansion before being killed

Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was killed in prison in recent days and it has been claimed that he 'spent thousands' on protection inside HMP Wakefield over safety fears

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2 w. ago 'In a liberal democracy such as ours, the right to offend is precious': Judge spells out importance of free speech as he overturns conviction of man who burnt the Koran

Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam' as he set fire to the text outside the Turkish consulate in London in February.

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2 w. ago Koran burning protester wins 'free speech' appeal to overturn public order conviction

In his ruling, Mr Justice Bennathan said freedom of speech in the UK includes the right to offend and shock

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3 w. ago Man convicted in Gisèle Pelicot case says he ‘never intended’ to rape her

Appeal trial begins for Husamettin Dogan, the only man out of 51 in French case to challenge convictionAn unemployed builder seeking to overturn his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot when she had been drugged unconscious by her husband has told a court he “never intended” to rape her.On the opening day of his appeal trial in the southern French city of Nîmes, Husamettin Dogan, 44, a married father, was asked by the lead judge if he denied the charge of rape. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US supreme court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of sex

Jeffrey Epstein associate was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimesThe US supreme court has declined to hear an appeal from the Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex-trafficking conviction.The decision brings an end to Maxwell’s legal effort to have her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges overturned – and leaves presidential clemency as her only option for early release from a 20-year prison sentence handed to her in 2022. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Monitoring group says appeals court in Qatar overturns conviction of the Baha'i community's leader

An appeals court in Qatar has overturned the conviction of Remy Rowhani, leader of the country’s small Baha’i community

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