12 h. ago Woman who alleges Madeleine McCann suspect raped her at knifepoint 'fears' his release from prison

Christian Bruckner, 48, is due to be released from jail in Germany in September after serving his sentence for rape of a 72-year-old US woman in Portugal.

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32 h. ago Graduate's life of luxury came crashing down when her mobile phone started pinging

Danielle Stafford is currently serving a jail sentence of more than seven years

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50 h. ago Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong hit with new charges

Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisonedJailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been hit with further national security charges, a move rights groups said showed the Hong Kong government was trying to keep dissidents behind bars for as long as possible.Wong, a well-known activist who has been in jail for more than four years either awaiting trial or serving sentences, is accused of conspiracy to collude with a foreign country. He appeared in court on Friday to hear the charge and did not apply for bail. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Peru Two's Michaella McCollum says Brit 'drug mules' won't survive prison

Michaella McCollum, who served three years in a Peruvian jail on drug smuggling charges, has extended her sympathies to Bella May Culley and Charlotte May Lee, both of whom face lengthy sentences she says would be far beyond her own limit

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4 d. ago Greek court jails 4 officials over botched evacuation during deadly wildfire near Athens

Four former senior fire service and civil protection officials have been jailed in Greece after being found guilty for failing to mount a proper evacuation during a wildfire that killed more than 100 people outside Athens in 2018

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5 d. ago Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case says he craves 'steak and beer' as new hunt begins

Christian Brüeckner invited a TV crew into the jail near Hanover where he is serving a seven-year sentence for rape and told police what he's most looking forward to when he's released

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7 d. ago ‘People think prison is for rehabilitation. It is all lies’: could community service work better than jail?

Colombia has seen a surge in the number of female inmates – many poor, from rural areas and convicted of drug offences. Now a radical scheme could release thousands to support their familiesThe baby calls out, reaching towards a metal detector security gate. “Mama, mama,” she says. A prison officer waves her through. It’s visiting time at El Buen Pastor prison, Colombia’s largest detention centre for women. Behind the black door, half a dozen women wait anxiously. Dressed in her best clothes, the mother folds herself around the child.Inside, the prison is crumbling. Black mould creeps up the walls; broken windows have been replaced with plastic sheets. Inmates say five to six people share cells built for two. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Thief jailed for stealing Jenson Button's model wife's £250,000 collection of jewels and designer bags

Mourad Aid, who had been living in country illegally, is set to be deported after serving his jail term

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1 week ago Lover of aristocrat Constance Marten who is accused of killing baby served 22 years in a US jail for rape

Mark Gordon, 50, who stands accused of killing his daughter by gross negligence, had previously been convicted of armed kidnapping, sexual assault, burglary and battery.

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1 week ago Rose West's life in prison laid bare – from sad breakfast to 'talking' to the TV

Rose West, 71, is serving life in jail for her part in the murders of at least 12 women and girls with husband Fred, 53, at their home in Gloucester. Here's how she spends her days behind bars

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1 week ago Thug, 33, who hurled a pint glass at a pregnant Wetherspoon barmaid after she refused to serve him is jailed

Ben Kelly, 33, hurled the glass across the bar in a shocking outburst at the Up Steps Inn in Oldham town centre - leaving the woman, who was just four weeks pregnant, with a painful lump on her face.

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1 week ago Man jailed for 'disgusting' attack on pregnant Wetherspoons barmaid who wouldn't serve him

Ben Kelly has been permanently barred from the boozer

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1 week ago Fewer criminals serving jail time will ‘generate a lot of work for police’

Sir Mark Rowley said a proportion of offenders who would have been in jail will commit further offences because ‘probation can’t do a perfect job’.

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2 w. ago 'A slap in the face for victims': Fury at Labour plans to allow killers, rapists and domestic abusers out of jail earlier in bid to ease prison overcrowding

An independent sentencing review has called for criminals convicted of serious violence or sex offences to win their freedom after serving half their jail term.

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2 w. ago Violent offenders including killers and rapists will be let out of jail one third EARLIER under plan set to be adopted by Labour

Criminals convicted of serious violence or sex offences could win their freedom after serving half their jail term, rather than at the current three quarters point - a one third reduction.

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2 w. ago Fewer criminals to serve jail time under proposals to end prison overcrowding

Five key proposals put forward by the independent sentencing review are expected to cut the prison population by around 9,800.

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3 w. ago Foreign inmates could be deported after serving only 12 per cent of their sentence to free up space in our jails, under proposed new 'early removal scheme'

The 'early removal scheme' allowing foreign national offenders (pictured, file photo) to be deported after 50 per cent of their sentence should be changed to 30 per cent, it will recommend.

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3 w. ago James Argent ordered to attend rehab course or risk jail after domestic violence arrest

James Argent has been warned he must attend rehab - or risk being hauled to prison to start serving the six-month suspended jail sentence he was given after accepting the charges to ‘mistreating’ former Nicoline Artursson as part of a plea bargain deal

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3 w. ago Three new prisons to be built starting this year, UK justice secretary announces

Shabana Mahmood says jails will be part of a ‘record prison expansion’ amid overcrowding crisis in England and Wales Three new prisons will be built, starting this year, as part of a “record prison expansion”, the justice secretary has announced, as the government grapples with near-full jails.Shabana Mahmood also announced a shake-up of prison recall measures, which will mean prisoners serving between one and four years’ jail time can be returned to prison only for “a fixed 28-day period”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Criminals will be freed after serving just one THIRD of their jail sentences under new plans set to be revealed

Labour's long-awaited sentencing review is expected to suggest the biggest-ever reductions in the time prisoners must serve, in exchange for good behaviour while they are behind bars.

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