8 h. ago They were supposed to be guarding murderers, armed robbers and gangsters

Last month it was revealed 40 female prison officers have been sacked in the last four years over illicit relationships with male inmates

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19 h. ago Protective gear review for prison guards after Manchester bomb plotter attack

The Justice Secretary announced a snap review by the Prison Service to report back in the coming months.

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19 h. ago What is a ‘criminal’ immigrant? The word is an American rhetorical trap | Jonathan Ben

Allegations of criminality have always been deployed to justify state violence but even ‘imperfect’ victims deserve basic rightsUS politics live – latest updatesLast month, the Trump administration flew 238 Venezuelan immigrants to a brutal prison in El Salvador. Federal officials alleged that the detainees were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, calling them “heinous monsters” ,“criminal aliens”, “the worst of the worst”. The federal government has also revoked visas for a thousand international students over their alleged participation in protests against Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Some were abducted, like Mahmoud Khalil, who has spent more than a month incarcerated in one of the worst jails in the US. Officials alleged that Mahmoud “sided with terrorists who have killed innocent men, women, and children”.Media reports quickly revealed that the Trump administration is lying about “innocent” people to justify abducting them. But this raises a more important question: if Trump...

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50 h. ago Man, 19, who was upset his girlfriend's family went on a cruise without him while he looked after their pets is jailed for sending false bomb threat to ship she was on

A Michigan man who was upset that he had to watch pets while his girlfriend's family went on a cruise was sentenced to eight months in prison for making a false bomb threat.

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4 d. ago Killer left unmonitored for two months after release from prison, investigation reveals

Serco has repeatedly come under fire for delays in fitting offenders with tags since it took over the Ministry of Justice’s tagging contract in 2023

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5 d. ago Trump lawyers confirm wrongly deported Maryland man in El Salvador prison

Administration fails to show they have taken any steps to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego García The Trump administration on Saturday confirmed to a federal judge that a Maryland man who was wrongly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador.However, the White House filing did not address the judge’s demands that the administration detail the steps it was taking to return Kilmar Abrego García to the United States. The White House only confirmed that García was under the authority of the El Salvador government. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US won't say whether it's facilitating return of mistakenly deported man, despite judge's order

The Trump administration has confirmed to a federal judge that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remained confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador

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6 d. ago Rogue landlords fined more than £270,000 for illegally converting home into flats

Failure to comply with the confiscation order could result in a prison sentence of two years and nine months

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6 d. ago Tommy Robinson should have prison sentence cut 'because he has PTSD and isolation is affecting his mental health'

Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is serving an 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court are breaching an injunction.

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6 d. ago Tommy Robinson should have prison sentence cut as behind bars segregation to stop Muslim inmates attacking him is 'making him ill and affecting his mental health', court told

Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is serving an 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court are breaching an injunction.

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8 d. ago Angel Cabrera’s past crimes against women forgotten on Masters return

Cabrera spent 30 months in prison following numerous domestic abuse charges against two former girlfriends but has been welcomed back at Augusta as a former champion

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8 d. ago Adam Scott's response as Masters champion Angel Cabrera returns after 30 months in prison

Angel Cabrera has made the controversial decision to return to Augusta, 16 years after winning the tournament - and after spending more than two years in prison

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9 d. ago Jailed Masters champion returns to Augusta tournament after 30 months in prison

Angel Cabrera was jailed in 2021 for domestic violence - and is now returning to the Augusta tournament in an attempt to win the green jacket for the second time

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9 d. ago ‘No one recognised him, even as he said his name’: last video of rescued man shows horror of Sudan torture camps

Death of well-known Khartoum businessman Alwaleed Abdeen days after his release from an RSF camp prompts wave of mourningIn the last video of Alwaleed Abdeen, taken in the school turned prison in which he had been held for six months, he was so emaciated that friends could barely recognise him – even when he spoke his name to the camera held by his rescuers.Lying on a dirty floor as he spoke, the 35-year-old’s bones were visible through his skin after months of detention and torture at the hands of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary, which controlled most of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum until late March. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Masters champion defends return to Augusta after spending 30 months in prison

Angel Cabrera won the Masters back in 2009 but since then has served 30 months in prison after being found guilty of assault and intimidation against former partners - but is welcomed back at Augusta this week

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9 d. ago Social worker imprisoned nearly 4 years for mediation attempts at Hong Kong protests

A Hong Kong social worker has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for rioting after she tried to mediate between protesters and police at the 2019 anti-government protests

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1 week ago Masters champion makes controversial return to Augusta 18 months after leaving prison

Angel Cabrera won the Masters back in 2009 but since then has served 30 months in prison after being found guilty of assault and intimidation against former partners - but he will be welcomed back at Augusta this week

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1 week ago Revealed: Man shot dead by police had built his own gun, was jailed for firearms possession and boasted online about making deadly weapons

David Joyce, 38, had only been out of prison a matter of months having been jailed for possession of firearms and making his own gun three years ago, MailOnline has learned.

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2 w. ago Joe Rogan breaks with Trump, calling Venezuelan deportations ‘horrific’

Influential podcast host and prominent Trump supporter criticizes administration for removal of gay makeup artistJoe Rogan, the influential podcast host and prominent supporter of Donald Trump, has criticized the president’s administration over the deportation of a professional makeup artist and hairdresser to a prison in El Salvador, calling it “horrific”.Andry José Hernández Romero, who is gay, had sought asylum in the US, telling officials he faced persecution because of his sexual orientation and political views. But US immigration officers argued the crown tattoos on his wrists were proof he was part of Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang, despite Hernández Romero telling them he was not. Last month, he was flown from Texas to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, a facility that his lawyer said was “one of the worst places in the world”. His removal comes as the administration undertakes what Trump has pledged would be a mass deportation campaign. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Strictly's Shirley Ballas' stalker sentenced after believing star was his aunt

Kyle Shaw, 37, has been given a 20-month prison sentence, suspended for 20 months, at Liverpool Crown Court for stalking Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas

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