6 h. 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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6 h. 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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17 h. 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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3 d. ago Four guards sentenced in beating death of handcuffed Black man at New York prison

Brooks had been serving a 12-year sentence for first-degree assault

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3 d. ago 4 guards sentenced in brutal beating death of an incarcerated Black man at New York prison

Four prison guards involved in the death of an incarcerated Black man whose brutal beating at an upstate New York prison last year was captured on bodycam videos were each Friday to prison

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3 d. ago ‘Bloodbath’ prison where Death Row executions are botched and guards live in constant fear

The notorious William C. Holman Correctional Facility was described as ‘objectively unsafe’, a place where overcrowded lags do battle in scorching kitchens to stay alive

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3 d. ago EU imposes sanctions on Russian prison officials responsible for death of Ukrainian journalist

Viktoriia Roshchyna died aged 27 after a year in extrajudicial detention at a jail notorious for tortureEurope live – latest updatesThe European Union has imposed sanctions against Russian prison officials responsible for the death of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.Roshchyna was reporting on Russia’s systematic policy of extrajudicial detention and torture in occupied parts of Ukraine, before falling victim to it herself. She died at the age of 27 last year after more than a year in Russian captivity. Her body was returned earlier this year with some of the internal organs missing. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Emmerdale 'lines up' triple exit with tragic death and resident facing prison

Emmerdale spoilers have teased the fallout to a tragic death which could see two characters exit the ITV soap, while a third character could face prison in a new twist

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5 d. ago Donald Trump signs bill to release Epstein files after 'obstructing its release'

The bill forces the Department of Justice to release all files and communications related to Epstein, as well as any information about the investigation into his death in a federal prison in 2019, within 30 days.

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5 d. ago Donald Trump signs bill to release Epstein files after prolonged political pressure

The bill forces the Department of Justice to release all files and communications related to Epstein, as well as any information about the investigation into his death in a federal prison in 2019, within 30 days

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6 d. ago Prison nurse who had sex with inmate speaks out after his death and 'liked the thrill'

Amy Hatfield, 40, was a mental health nurse at HMP Lindholme in Doncaster when she started a relationship with Joseph Whittingham, an inmate at the prison who has since died

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9 d. ago Mum says daughter was treated ‘like a feral dog in a cage’ before prison death

The inquest at Cheshire Coroner's Court in Warrington determined that neglect had played a role in the death.

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9 d. ago Mother says daughter treated ‘like a feral dog in a cage’ after prison death

Alex Davies, who suffered from severe borderline personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found dead in her segregation cell.

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1 week ago Oklahoma death row inmate’s life spared moments before scheduled lethal injection

Republican Kevin Stitt commuted Tremane Wood’s death sentence to life in prison for 2002 murder of Ronnie WipfAfter a controversial trial, an Oklahoma man makes a final plea to avoid executionTremane Wood, the 46-year-old death row inmate who faced execution today in Oklahoma, has had his life spared just minutes before he was set to receive a lethal injection.Kevin Stitt, the state’s Republican governor, accepted the Oklahoma pardon and parole board’s recommendation that Wood’s sentence be commuted to life in prison without parole. It is just the second time during Stitt’s nearly seven years as governor that he has granted clemency. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Oklahoma inmate’s life spared moments before scheduled lethal injection

Republican Kevin Stitt commuted Tremane Wood’s death sentence to life in prison for 2002 murder of Ronnie WipfAfter a controversial trial, an Oklahoma man makes a final plea to avoid executionTremane Wood, the 46-year-old death row inmate who faced execution on Thursday in Oklahoma, has had his life spared just minutes before he was set to receive a lethal injection.Kevin Stitt, the state’s Republican governor, accepted the Oklahoma pardon and parole board’s recommendation that Wood’s sentence be commuted to life in prison without parole. It is just the second time during Stitt’s nearly seven years as governor that he has granted clemency. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Oklahoma governor spares life of death row inmate just before scheduled lethal injection

Republican Kevin Stitt commuted Tremane Wood’s death sentence to life in prison for 2002 murder of Ronnie WipfAfter a controversial trial, an Oklahoma man makes a final plea to avoid executionTremane Wood, the 46-year-old death row inmate who faced execution today in Oklahoma, has had his life spared just minutes before he was set to receive a lethal injection.Kevin Stitt, the state’s Republican governor, accepted the Oklahoma pardon and parole board’s recommendation that Wood’s sentence be commuted to life in prison without parole. It is just the second time during Stitt’s nearly seven years as governor that he has granted clemency. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols asks governor for life in prison instead

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled Dec. 11 execution date

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2 w. ago What is next for Nicolas Sarkozy? Former French president freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’

Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but will be freed

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2 w. ago Inside France’s grim La Santé prison where Sarkozy received death threats

Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but will be freed

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2 w. ago Inside France’s grim La Santé prison where Sarkozy is receiving death threats

Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but could be freed

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