4 d. ago Three inmates killed themselves at Pentonville prison where jail staff on 24

Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor placed HMP Pentonville in London under special measures in July due to a series of 'comprehensive failures'.

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7 d. ago Prison cashier sobs in dock as she is jailed for affair with inmate who boasted about their fling before fellow convict reported them

Yolanda Briggs (pictured), 52, from Boston, Lincolnshire, pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office and was given an eight-month sentence at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday.

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1 week ago UN and rights groups condemn reported jailing of Wuhan Covid citizen journalist

Zhang Zhan sentenced to four years for second time on charge often used by China to target government criticsThe UN, human rights groups and media freedom watchdogs have condemned reports that Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen journalist, was sentenced to jail for the second time last week.Zhang, 42, is thought to have stood trial in Shanghai on Friday on a charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a charge often used in China to target critics of the government. Western diplomats were reportedly turned away from observing the trial. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man arrested by Ice dies in jail cell in Long Island, New York

Officials in Nassau county confirmed death of 42-year-old man to Newsday but declined to share detailsA man arrested by US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (Ice) died in a Long Island, New York, jail on Thursday, according to a report.Officials in Nassau county confirmed the death of a 42-year-old man to Newsday but declined to share details, saying that an investigation was under way. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dozens of police officers injured and 25 arrests as huge Tommy Robinson rally marred by violence

Twenty-six police officers hurt as MPs condemn ‘far-right thugs’ and Elon Musk’s calls for ‘dissolution of parliament’

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2 w. ago Dozens of police officers injured and 24 arrests as huge Tommy Robinson rally marred by violence

26 police officers injured in ‘unacceptable violence’ and 25 arrests made so far as MPs condemn ‘far-right thugs’ and Elon Musk’s ‘disgusting’ calls for ‘dissolution of parliament’

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2 w. ago British student facing 25 years in jail in Dubai for ‘taking single line of cocaine’

23-year-old British law student Mia O’Brien is reportedly facing 25 years in jail over drugs in Dubai

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