26 h. ago Rob Reiner's son 'on suicide watch' in prison as he could face death penalty

Nick Reiner, the son of Rob and Michele, has reportedly been placed on suicide watch in his Downtown Los Angeles prison after being charged with the murders of his parents

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40 h. ago Matthew Perry's ketamine doctor avoids jail in shock ruling as court hears he now drives Uber for a living

One of the doctors caught up in the criminal fallout surrounding Matthew Perry's ketamine death has narrowly avoided prison time.

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42 h. ago Doctor who helped provide ketamine to Matthew Perry avoids prison for role in Friends’ star death

Perry died in October 2023 from a drug overdose

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4 d. ago Waiter facing trial over Liam Payne's hotel plunge death is released from prison on house arrest

Braian Paiz, 26, has been languishing in jail since the start of January after being charged with selling Liam Payne the cocaine he snorted and smoked before his fatal balcony plunge last October.

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4 d. ago Waiter facing trial over Liam Payne's hotel plunge death is released from prison on house arrest amid health concerns

Braian Paiz, 26, has been languishing in jail since the start of January after being charged with selling Liam Payne the cocaine he snorted and smoked before his fatal balcony plunge last October.

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6 d. ago 'I was jailed in deadly prison and what I saw left me with PTSD'

Pieter Tritton was banged up abroad after being caught smuggling drugs into Ecuador and was locked up in its most infamous prison, known for its brutal gang violence and death

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2 w. ago LA doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine sentenced to prison

Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to giving actor ketamine in the month leading up to his deathA Los Angeles doctor who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry before his overdose death has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison.Dr Salvador Plasencia, 44, had pleaded guilty on Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death in 2023. Perry died at age 54 after struggling with addiction for years, dating back to his time as one of the biggest stars of his generation for his role as Chandler Bing. The actor had been taking the surgical anesthetic ketamine legally as a treatment for depression. But when his regular doctor wouldn’t provide it in the amounts he wanted, he turned to Plasencia, who admitted to illegally selling to Perry and knowing he was a struggling addict. He texted another doctor that Perry was a “moron” who could be exploited for money, according to court filings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Doctor sentenced to over 2 years in prison for ketamine death of Matthew Perry: ‘Drug dealer in white coat’

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 44, was one of five people federally charged after the October 2023 death of 54-year-old Friends star

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2 w. ago ‘Green River Killer’ who butchered up to 80 people is ‘near death’ in prison: report

Gary Ridgway, aka the Green River Killer, pleaded guilty in 2001 in a deal to avoid the death penalty

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2 w. ago PC Sharon Beshenivsky's murderer's cause of death in prison finally revealed

Piran Ditta Khan, who spent nearly two decades evading justice for killing PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford, Yorkshire, more than 20 years ago, died behind bars

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2 w. ago Evil Australian paedophile beaten to death behind bars by fellow inmates in shocking prison attack

Norgate was jailed in March 2020 in relation to five child offences, including the 2019 sexual assault of two young boys in a school bathroom while disguised as a security guard.

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2 w. ago Woman bludgeons elderly mum to death with vacuum cleaner then tries to chop her up

A woman has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after brutally beating her 75-year-old mother to death with a vacuum cleaner and attempting to dismember her in a shocking attack

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2 w. ago Thief who kicked pensioner to death for cottage pie sentenced to life in prison

Peter Augustine attacked the ‘frail’ 87-year-old outside a Co-op store in north London

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2 w. ago Death row inmate released on bail after nearly 30 years in prison

Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murdering his then-girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter in 1998

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3 w. ago Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million

Number of women incarcerated around the world rising at nearly three times the rate of men, with female prisoners often subjected to sexual violence and forced labourExplainer: How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? – in chartsUp to a million women worldwide are facing sexual violence and forced labour in prisons, where they are overlooked and forgotten, in what is being called a growing global crisis.The number of incarcerated women is rising much faster than men and is expected to surpass one million on current trends. While on average women account for between 2% and 9% of national prison populations, since 2000 the number imprisoned has grown by 57%, compared with a 22% increase in the men’s prison population. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? – in charts

While fewer women than men are incarcerated, their numbers are rising faster and most often for non-violent offencesExperts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one millionMore than 733,000 women and girls are held in penal institutions globally, according to the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research, either as pre-trial detainees or remand prisoners, or having been convicted and sentenced. The actual total is thought to be much higher, as figures for five countries are not available and those for China are incomplete. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man charged with killing three people at Planned Parenthood dies in police custody

He allegedly armed himself with several guns, propane tanks and 500 rounds of ammunition and stormed the clinic

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3 w. ago Payout after veteran died 'degrading' death in prison with Covid

The former firefighter and Royal Navy vetaran died an ' inhumane, degrading and undignified death' when opportuinities to care for him were missed

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3 w. ago Daughter gets payout after 'inhumane' Covid death of Navy veteran in prison

The former firefighter and Royal Navy vetaran died an 'inhumane, degrading and undignified death' when opportuinities to care for him were missed

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3 w. ago Psychopathic killer who bludgeoned doctor to death in 1990 is set to be moved to an open prison

Reginald Wilson (left), then just 26, carried out one of Britain's most notorious murders when he slaughtered respected consultant dermatologist David Birkett (right) in 1990.

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