4 d. ago The Tennessee execution that ‘went horribly wrong’: how Byron Black’s killing unfolded

Witnesses say disabled death-row man was in distress upon gurney, while lawyer calls execution ‘100% botched’For attorney Kelley Henry, the visible blood was the first indication that the execution of her client was going wrong.At 10.15am on Tuesday inside the Riverbend maximum security prison in Nashville, the longtime Tennessee death row lawyer watched as staff attempted to place an IV into the right arm of Byron Black. Black was locked on to a gurney with crisscrossing black straps over his chest, stomach and legs, and Henry saw blood ooze from the injection site. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Four in five probation officers are against Government's early release scheme

More than 80% of staff surveyed expressed dissatisfaction with the early release schemes and a similar percentage reported increased work-related stress since their introduction

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7 d. ago Princess of Wales launches YouTube series promoting children’s social development

An animated film on childhood development has been released by The Princess of Wales as part of a scheme to encourage parents to share “everyday moments of connection” with babies and young children.

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8 d. ago Prison staff expose 'shambles' of early release scheme as they back new plan

Officers working in jails and those who monitor the release of inmates back Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood ’s plans to bring in a Texas-style behaviour model

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8 d. ago Nightmare neighbour dubbed the 'human wrecking ball' by a judge has been freed from prison under Labour's early release scheme

Mark Coates, 57, who tore the roof off the home of the people living next door in a bitter seven-year war over a garden fence has been released from prison more than four years early.

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3 w. ago MoD to ‘robustly defend’ compensation claims from Afghans in data breach case

The data breach saw details of 18,714 applicants for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme released in 2022.

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3 w. ago 'Chaotic' Pentonville prison released criminals too early and kept others locked up for too long, damning report reveals

Prison staff had a backlog of release dates to calculate leading to mistakes being made, an official report said, including some prisoners being freed earlier than they should have been.

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4 w. ago Paedophile dies in jail after missing hospital appointments due to doctors strike and prison staff shortages

When he was sentenced George Alexander Rose, 75, was warned he would probably die behind bars

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