11 h. ago Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prisonMore than 252 Venezuelans expelled to El Salvador under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy suffered systematic and prolonged torture and abuse, including sexual assault, during their detention, according to a report published on Wednesday.The report, compiled jointly by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Cristosal – a group investigating violations in Central America – says conditions at El Salvador’s sprawling “terrorist continent center” (Cecot) breached the UN’s standard minimal rules for the treatment of prisoners. It cites “inhumane prison conditions, including prolonged incommunicado detention, inadequate food” and other shortcomings. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago ‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’Donald Trump’s unprecedented pardoning spree for political and business friends since returning to the White House has prompted warnings from ex-prosecutors and legal scholars of “corrupt” pay-to-play schemes, conflicts of interest and blatant partisanship.It has included hundreds of Maga allies, a cryptocurrency mogul with ties to a Trump family crypto firm, disgraced politicians, and others who could yield political and financial benefits. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago MLB pitcher Luis Ortiz released on $500,000 bail after allegedly taking gambling bribes

Guardians pitchers indicted on fraud allegationsNBA also caught up in its own gambling scandalCleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz appeared in federal court on Monday on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help associates win prop bets placed on pitches they threw. A judge in in Boston granted Ortiz his release but with several conditions, including that he surrender his passport, restrict his travel to the US northeast and post a $500,000 bond. He must also avoid contact with anyone who could be viewed as a victim, witness or co-defendant in the case.Ortiz, dressed in a pale green track suit, did not say anything in court. His lawyers declined to speak to reporters afterward. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago HMP Wandsworth: Inside 'inhumane' prison at centre of wrongly freed inmates scandal

The notorious South London prison has been under public pressure in the past, with serious issues raised in past and recent reports, and a high-profile sex scandal hitting the courts in 2024

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1 week ago P Diddy 'moved' out of 'inhumane' prison from hell as judge grants disgraced mogul's request

P Diddy has reportedly begun serving his federal prison sentence and has been transferred from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey

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2 w. ago Chris Brown allowed to return to US as bail conditions changed

Judge Tony Baumgartner granted the change to the US musician’s bail conditions at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release millions in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

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3 w. ago Laurence Fox granted retrial in libel case as judge rules his reputation was damaged by trio including Nicola Thorp calling him 'racist' online

The actor-turned-activist was successfully sued by now-Stonewall chief executive Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on social media platform X.

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