32 h. ago Police launch manhunt for ANOTHER prisoner released by mistake after he was allowed to leave jail while awaiting trial

William Wenham was serving a two-year sentence and waiting to face trial for an offence of aggravated burglary when he was released in error from HMP Rochester on Tuesday June 3 this year.

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59 h. ago Former NFL player Antonio Brown released from Miami jail to await attempted murder trial

Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been released from a Miami jail a day after pleading not guilty to second-degree attempted murder

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4 d. ago Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleads not guilty to attempted murder charge

Ex-NFL star accused of firing shots after fightVictim says bullet grazed his neck, per warrantFormer NFL star Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to face an attempted murder charge stemming from a May shooting, with his lawyer filing a not guilty plea on his behalf.Jail records in Essex county, New Jersey, show Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his transfer to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was taken after being arrested in Dubai. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The taste of freedom: Ex French president Nicolas Sarkozy is APPLAUDED by diners as he goes for lunch at Paris restaurant with Carla Bruni a day after his release from jail

After spending just 20 days in La Sante prison, Sarkozy was freed on Monday following an appeal court hearing. He arrived home in a car with blacked-out windows, escorted by police.

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4 d. ago Scots prisoners freed early from Barlinnie shout 'liberation' as they describe 'terrible' conditions

Hundreds of inmates will be released early from prisons across Scotland due to serious overcrowding issues.

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5 d. ago Ghislaine Maxwell begs pal Donald Trump for prison release after cushy jail treatment

Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from President Donald Trump, a whistleblower has told House Democrats

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5 d. ago Former prison officer calls for action in jail release crisis

Claire Lewis was the victim of a horrific assault in high security Frankland jail, Durham 15 years ago, warned it is only a matter of time before a freed prisoner reoffends

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5 d. ago Defiant Sarkozy says prison life is ‘very hard’ as he seeks release from jail – Europe live

Former president is seeking to be released pending his appeal against a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracyIf Sarkozy gets released with an ankle tag, it won’t be his first: Reuters notes that last year, France’s highest court upheld a separate conviction for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former French head of state. The tag has now been removed.In his closing arguments, reported by BFM TV, Sarkozy is reported to have lamented that his life in prison was “hard, very hard,” or “even say it’s gruelling,” as he once again insisted he was innocent. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago French court to decide if Nicolas Sarkozy can leave prison – Europe live

Former president is seeking to be released pending his appeal against a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracyThe public prosecutor’s office appears to be in favour of releasing Nicolas Sarkozy from jail and imposing judicial supervision through other means, backed with a ban on contacting anyone else involved in the Libyan case, the French media Le Figaro and BFM TV are reporting.During the hearing, Sarkozy was also asked about his professional activities and travels, which may suggest this issue could also part of the court’s order. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago BREAKING: Family of Brit killed by partner released from jail to her home demand law change

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6 d. ago James Bulger's dad warns: 'Jon Venables will kill another child'

Murderer Jon Venables could be released from jail before Christmas but James Bulger's dad has issued a plea to prison bosses to keep the 'predatory paedophile killer' locked up

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7 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'launches GoFundMe for cash to leave Germany'

The convicted rapist and leading suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine launched the fundraiser following his release from jail.

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7 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner 'launches GoFundMe to leave Germany'

Convicted sex attacker Christian Brueckner, 48, was released from jail over the rape of a 72-year-old woman in Portugal's Algarve region where Madeleine McCann went missing

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7 d. ago Prisoner release errors rate 'rising faster than UK jail population' says expert

A top prisons researcher has said the government's proposed checks cannot immediately fix a system that is breaking down from multiple angles, with no available 'quick way out'

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7 d. ago Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release

Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permissionEnvironmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.Ella Ward, 22, was banned from going to any meetings or gatherings, except for worship, without permission from her probation officer, although the Ministry of Justice dropped the condition after she brought a legal challenge. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Witness who called police on wrongly released Algerian sex offender inmate Brahim Kaddour

Kaddour-Cherif was re-arrested after being accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth. Two weeks prior, sex attack migrant Hadush Kebatu was arrested in the very same park.

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8 d. ago Wrongly freed sex migrant ‘in court EIGHT times for knife & burglary offences’ after coming to UK on holiday 6 years ago

A WRONGLY freed sex fiend migrant has been in court eight times for knife and burglary offences since arriving in the UK on holiday six years ago. Algerian-born Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24 - who was released from jail by mistake last week - arrived in the country illegally as a teenager on a six-month visa in...

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9 d. ago Death row drug mule gran seen for the first time since jail release

Lindsay Sandiford was given the death penalty in 2013 for smuggling 1.6m of cocaine into Indonesia.

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9 d. ago Escaped prisoner William Smith released by mistake sparking UK manhunt is back in prison

William Smith, 35, who goes by the name Billy, handed himself in three days after being released in error by staff at HMP Wandsworth - he enjoyed a cigarette before being led back inside

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9 d. ago Police preparing for 6% crime surge in first year if sentencing reforms go ahead

Plans proposed under the Sentencing Bill to ease the prisons overcrowding crisis include limiting the use of short prison sentences and releasing convicted criminals earlier in their jail terms

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