11 h. ago Man freed from prison under early release scheme charged with murder

It is the most serious offence alleged to have been committed by someone released under the scheme, which was implemented to cut prison overcrowding.

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32 h. ago JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking

Bank says it alerted US of ‘suspicious’ transactions just weeks after paedophile was found dead in New York jail cellJP Morgan warned the US government about more than $1bn in transactions linked to Jeffrey Epstein that were possibly related to reports of human trafficking, new documents confirm.The largest bank in the US filed a suspicious activity report (SAR) in 2019, just weeks after Epstein was found dead in a New York jail cell, about transactions linked to the paedophile financier and prominent business figures. It also flagged wire transfers made by Epstein to Russian banks. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Man freed from prison term for knife offences under Keir Starmer's early release scheme is charged with murder

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was released early from jail for knife crimes and has now been charged with murder following an incident in London.

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57 h. ago Nearly 40,000 prisoners have been let out of jail under Government’s early release scheme

Some 38,042 inmates had been freed as of the end of June this year, according to the Ministry of Justice. The scheme was launched as an emergency measure on September 10 last year, just days after the prison population reached a record high of 88,521.

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63 h. ago Nearly 40,000 prisoners released early to tackle jail overcrowding, figures show

Some 38,042 inmates had been freed as of the end of June this year, according to the Ministry of Justice.

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4 d. ago Epping migrant sex offender was released from jail deliberately by rogue member of staff to cause 'major political embarrassment', ex

Hadush Kebatu was set free from HMP Chelmsford in error on Friday four weeks after being sentenced for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping.

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4 d. ago Epping migrant sex offender was released from jail deliberately by rogue member of staff to cause 'major political embarrassment', ex prison governor and criminologist suggests

Hadush Kebatu was set free from HMP Chelmsford in error on Friday four weeks after being sentenced for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping.

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4 d. ago Pregnant 'drugs mule' Bella Culley will have her baby behind bars after agreeing two

The Teesside teenager's parents were given three weeks to find £215,000 to secure her freedom at the start of this month.

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7 d. ago Fury over SNP’s early release prison scheme with cons ‘back in cells within 24 hours’

A CHARITY boss helping cons given early release warns they’ll be back “within 24 hours”. Another 800 prisoners are about to be set free. But Natalie Logan, chief executive of prison rehabilitation group Sisco, said the plan to ease pressure on Scottish jails failed to give prisoners enough support once released. And it is increasing...

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2 w. ago Luigi Mangione lavished with $40,000 in prison cash along with hundreds of erotic letters a day from lustful female fans

The 27-year-old faces a federal murder charge after he allegedly shot Thompson dead on the streets of New York as he attended a conference in December 2024.

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2 w. ago Luigi Mangione received $40,000 from crazed fans to spend in prison, report says

Luigi Mangione previously asked supporters to stop sending him books and photos due to prison regulations on gifts

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2 w. ago Moment buses carrying 2,000 freed Palestinian prisoners including murderers & terrorists arrive in Gaza

ISRAELIS are counting the cost of having the 20 ­hostages home as buses carrying nearly 2,000 freed Palestinians — including murderers and terrorists — arrived in Gaza. Around 250 serious offenders serving life sentences in Israel were being welcomed back to Palestinian communities, along with 1,750 detainees held in Gaza. And many of the notorious...

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2 w. ago ‘I’m shaking all over’: hugs, tears and relief in Israel as Gaza hostages return

On a powerfully emotional day, 20 Israelis went home, hundreds of Palestinians were freed from prison and Trump had his perfectly scripted momentThe estimated 65,000 people in “hostages square” in Tel Aviv heard it before they saw it. Like so many sunflowers, their faces turned up to search the clear blue morning sky for the source of the sound. Then it swept into view from the west, from the direction of Gaza.A helicopter, military brown, was on the way to Ichilov hospital a few hundred metres away. But it diverted. It circled around the crowd giving each person below a view, and then tilted to its right, in an apparent salute to the cheering, waving, smiling faces below. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Who are the Palestinian prisoners and how are they being released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Israel is preparing to exchange about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees for 48 hostages dead and alive still held in Gaza

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2 w. ago Israeli hostages set for freedom in delicate timetable as 2,000 Palestinian prisoners released

Twenty Israeli hostages are set to be released on Monday morning after more than two years in captivity, while nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners are also expected to be freed

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2 w. ago Hostage release LIVE: Exact time Hamas will release prisoners to Israel from Gaza

As part of a ceasefire deal, Hamas has agreed to release all living hostages held in Gaza, while Israel will release about 2,000 Palestinians detained in their prisons

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2 w. ago Hostage release LIVE: Donald Trump says ‘war is over’ as he flies to Israel

As part of a ceasefire deal, Hamas has agreed to release all living hostages held in Gaza, while Israel will release about 2,000 Palestinians detained in their prisons

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3 w. ago Bella Culley's distraught family are given three weeks to raise £215,000 to free the pregnant 'drug mule' from prison in Georgia

The Teesside teenager is expected to give birth by Christmas and had hoped to walk free today but authorities said the vast sum has still not been handed over to local authorities.

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3 w. ago Trump calls for Illinois governor and Chicago mayor to be tossed in jail for not giving in to his takeover plans

JB Pritzker and Brandon Johnson both said they would not step down or stop fighting Trump’s efforts to send federal law enforcement to Chicago

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3 w. ago Trump explodes at Illinois governor's vicious health insult: 'You should be in JAIL'

Trump's inflammatory call came in a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning.

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