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UK
New jails farce exposed: Criminal was on the run for 579 DAYS after being wrongly freed, while another prison ‘mixed up father and son with the same name’
A new report has laid bare bizarre cases of prisoners being mistakenly released from prison, including a criminal who was…
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Australia
Court jails three Australians over Bali shooting death
A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali has convicted three Australian citizens over the fatal shooting of an…
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UK
US-style ‘supermax’ jails to house terrorist prisoners in crackdown following Manchester Arena plotter’s attack on prison guards
Written by: DAVID BARRETT, HOUSEHOLDING EDITOR Publication date: 17:57 GMT, 3 February 2026 | Updated: 23:38 GMT, 3 February 2026…
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USA
Tom Homan says he will scale back federal agents in Minnesota — if they have access to jails
Border policy adviser Tom Homan said at his first news conference since taking over federal immigration operations in Minnesota following…
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USA
Russia jails U.S. citizen for five years after he carried rifle on yacht
MOSCOW, January 20 (Reuters) – A Russian court sentenced a U.S. citizen to five years in prison for crossing the…
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UK
Son of British couple detained in Iran fears they have been abandoned by UK as regime packs jails with protesters
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Australia
'Significant danger to society': judge jails Matthew McLuckie's killer
My father says the verdict ‘reflects the terrible crime’.
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Australia
ICC jails Sudanese militia leader for Darfur atrocities
International Criminal Court judges have sentenced a leader of the feared Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years in prison for…
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USA
Suicide is a leading cause of death among inmates. Can jails do more?
Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, call or text…
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UK
Singapore jails Australian man who grabbed Wicked star
A court in Singapore sentenced an Australian man to nine days in prison for kidnapping Hollywood star Ariana Grande at…
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