1 week ago Damning workings of troubled Greater Manchester prison released

A damning new report has been published on HMP Hindley

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2 w. ago R Kelly rushed to hospital after overdosing in prison, lawyers say

Convicted sex trafficker had been placed in solitary and given medication by prison staff, court filing allegesLawyers for R Kelly say in new court documents that the convicted sex trafficker and singer was recently rushed to hospital after medically overdosing in prison.The 58-year-old reportedly collapsed Friday at the federal correctional institute in Butner, North Carolina, which specializes in housing sex offenders, and was transported to Duke University hospital. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ice raids in LA continue as armed agents target immigrant communities

Mayor of Montebello, a suburb east of LA with 79% Latino population, said: ‘This is racial profiling’US immigration raids continued to target southern California communities in recent days, including at a popular flea market and in a Los Angeles suburb where US citizens were detained.On Saturday, as mass protests swept the nation, including tens of thousands demonstrating in LA, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents descended on a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs in southeast LA county. Video showed dozens of heavily armed, masked officers carrying out the raid before a scheduled concert at the long-running event that features vendors, food and entertainment every weekend Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner plans new life on 'billionaire island'

Christian Brueckner wants to move to Sylt when he walks free from prison, according to his lawyer. Reports also suggest a secret female donor has paid his outstanding €1,400 fine

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3 w. ago Scotland's jails at 'breaking point' as prison officers demand urgent action on overcrowding

A damning new report from the prison warder’s union has laid bare staff fears after jail numbers reached record levels.

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3 w. ago Trump preparing to send thousands of immigrants including Europeans to Guantanamo military prison: reports

Foreign nationals from the UK, Ireland, France and Germany could be transferred to notorious naval base

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