3 d. ago Labour frees 26,000 prisoners early: In just seven months, hundreds jailed for more than 10 years are released

Astonishing figures for the soft-justice programme suggest 45,000 could have their sentences cut in its first year.

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8 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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9 d. ago Judge denies Diddy’s release from jail before October sentencing

The former music mogul is set to be sentenced on October 3 and could face up to 10 years in prison for each charge

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3 w. ago Children of elderly UK couple jailed by Taliban make urgent plea for release before they ‘die in custody’

UN to make statement calling for immediate release of Barbie and Peter Reynolds

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3 w. ago Caracas releases 10 Americans as Venezuelans freed from El Salvador jail

Scores of Venezuelans deported by US to El Salvador repatriated as Marco Rubio hails return of AmericansVenezuela released 10 jailed Americans on Friday in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.The resolution represents a diplomatic achievement for the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, helps Donald Trump in his goal of bringing home Americans jailed abroad and lands El Salvador a swap that it had proposed months ago. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US

Venezuela has released 10 jailed Americans in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

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3 w. ago Ten more years of injustice: Figures lay bare scale of IPP scandal

Government ‘must go further and faster’ to help prisoners trapped on abolished indefinite jail terms as first releases hit all-time low, experts warn

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4 w. ago Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Ábrego García from jail, which may allow second deportation

Lawyers for Trump’s justice department have said Maryland man will be detained if he is freedA federal judge in Tennessee could rule on Wednesday on whether to release Kilmar Ábrego García from jail to await trial on human smuggling charges, a decision that could allow Donald Trump’s administration to try to deport the Maryland construction worker for a second time.Lawyers for the justice department have said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) will detain Ábrego García if he is freed. Ice officials have said they will initiate deportation proceedings against the Salvadorian national and will possibly try to send him to a third country such as Mexico or South Sudan. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, possibly leading to his deportation

A federal judge in Tennessee could rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges

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