87 m. ago Fears over plan for police station with no cells to lock up criminals

'It is understandable why so many people feel that justice has left town.'

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19 h. ago Minnesota prosecutor seeks to overturn man's 1998 murder conviction after a witness confesses

A Minnesota prosecutor is seeking the release of a man in prison for 27 years for murder after a key witness recanted her testimony and confessed to the crime

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40 h. ago Let Josef Fritzl out of prison for coffee in a cafe, rapist father's lawyer says 'amid hopes of his early release'

Fritzl's lawyer Astrid Wagner has confirmed she has lodged a petition for the pensioner to be granted day visits outside prison for so-called 'social training'.

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3 d. ago Prince Harry vows to continue supporting impoverished children in Lesotho but 'no decisions made' on next steps after Sentebale row

The Duke of Sussex last week walked away from the charity following a damning report.

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3 d. ago Dining across the divide: ‘I expected to be portrayed as an old gammon and paired up with some radical with coloured hair’

A software worker and a retired photographer locked horns on criminal justice and illegal immigration. Could they agree on another controversial topic?Cushla, 49, LondonOccupation Works in software Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Star of HBO’s Chimp Crazy sentenced to nearly four years in prison

Tonia Haddix sentenced after lying that movie star primate she was accused of mistreating had diedA Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series Chimp Crazy has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died.Tonia Haddix, 56, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after her 46-month prison sentence ends. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago EastEnders fans say 'no way' as they point out 'mistake' with Ben Mitchell return

The character is getting a day release from prison to attend a funeral

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5 d. ago Released violent offenders to be ‘locked’ in restriction zones in England and Wales

Women’s safety campaigners welcome plan to switch from exclusion zones that ‘have made victims feel trapped’Restriction zones aimed at “locking” violent offenders – rather than their victims – into specific areas when they are released from prison are to be introduced by the government in England and Wales.At the moment, exclusion zones are often used to keep an offender away from their victim’s home but many campaigners for women’s safety have long called for this to be flipped.Increased tagging for domestic perpetrators.Requiring judges to flag domestic abuse at sentencing so prisons, probation and police can better identify and manage abusers.Expanding specialist domestic abuse courts.Bolstering transparency for victims at sentencing – including the provision of free copies of judges’ sentencing remarks for victims of rape and other sexual offences. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago P Diddy lawyer reveals disgraced star's comeback plan despite being jailed

Sean 'Diddy Combs' is said to be planning a huge music comeback when he is released from prison, according to his lawyer. The claim comes before his sentence has been confirmed

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7 d. ago Prince Harry QUITS his charity as damning report into 'war of words' boardroom row rejects racism claim

Prince Harry last night walked away from his African youth charity Sentebale following a damning report into an explosive race row involving chair Dr Sophie Chandauka.

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7 d. ago Prison staff expose 'shambles' of early release scheme as they back new plan

Officers working in jails and those who monitor the release of inmates back Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood ’s plans to bring in a Texas-style behaviour model

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7 d. ago Elon Musk's X 'played central role' in stoking racist riots, damning report finds

Amnesty International analysis found X's algorithm prioritises posts that are most likely to contain lies and hatred - and say nothing has changed amid heightened tensions

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7 d. ago US Coast Guard releases report calling Titan disaster a ‘preventable tragedy’

Poor safety practices, lack of oversight and toxic workplace blamed for implosion in which five people diedInadequate safety practices, deliberate efforts to avoid oversight and a “toxic workplace culture” were among the factors that led to the 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard has said in a new, damning report that described the disaster as a “preventable tragedy”.The submersible was on a commercial voyage to explore the wreck of the Titanic when it disappeared in the Atlantic, leading to the deaths of all five people on board. The ensuing search captured headlines around the world for days as it evolved from a potential rescue mission to a recovery operation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Horrifying moment thug smashes car into peacemaker who was trying to break up fight and leaves him traumatic brain injury

Hugh Raymond Holmes, 35, got into a fight in Ferryhill, County Durham, which involved several men and women on the day he left jail for a separate offence.

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8 d. ago Prison system was days from ‘total meltdown’ three times under last Tory government, review finds

Labour’s justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says the report ‘lays bare the disgraceful way the last Conservative government ran our prisons’

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8 d. ago Nightmare neighbour dubbed the 'human wrecking ball' by a judge has been freed from prison under Labour's early release scheme

Mark Coates, 57, who tore the roof off the home of the people living next door in a bitter seven-year war over a garden fence has been released from prison more than four years early.

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8 d. ago Justice chaos under the Tories: Sunak risked prison 'meltdown' by blocking early release of inmates

Justice officials were ignored and accused of ‘crying wolf’ as the criminal justice system reached breaking point

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1 week ago 'Gangster granny' and Bitcoin thief cop among UK criminals locked up in July

A 92-year-old murderer and the men who cut down the Sycamore Gap tree were also put behind bars last month

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1 week ago Surgeons forced to finish operation using torches on their mobile phones amid power cut at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, damning report reveals

The central London hospital, which treats 76,000 kids a year, has been blighted by power outages, water leaks, and issues with air filtration systems.

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3 w. ago I met him once during a job interview and he stalked me relentlessly

Jen, a recruitment consultant from the UK, bravely shared her story in the first episode of To Catch A Stalker, the latest BBC Three documentary series hosted by Zara McDermott.

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