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South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison
South African opposition politician Julius Malema, 45, has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession…
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'Everyone in this prison has had family killed or shot'
A British woman detained in Iran has given a stark account of her life behind bars. Lindsay Foreman, from East Sussex, was detained by…
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Arrests after protesters breach London prison grounds
The Met Police say they have detained a group of protesters who "breached prison grounds" at Wormwood Scrubs jail in west London on…
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Congressman's wife dies three days after Trump commuted son's prison sentence
The wife of Rep. Steve Womack, Arkansas Republican, died Sunday, just three days after President Trump commuted their son's prison…
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Why a Brazilian Prison Chose Geese Instead of Guard Dogs
The post Why a Brazilian Prison Chose Geese Instead of Guard Dogs appeared first on A-Z Animals. Quick Take Securing 1 Brazilian prison…
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Three Israelis sentenced to prison for looting Nova music festival site after October 7
Judge Shosh Shitrit sentenced 29-year-old Liran Yaakobov to 36 months in prison, 30-year-old Netanel Aviv to 38 months, and 30-year-old Oz…
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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after release from Egyptian prison
Abd el-Fattah, 44, has become Egypt's most prominent political prisoner after spending much of his adult life in and out of detention due…
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A Brazilian judge allows ex-President Bolsonaro to leave prison for a hernia surgery
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup since…
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Is This What Got Ghislaine Maxwell Her Cushy Prison Transfer?
Newly released transcripts of Ghislaine Maxwell’s July interview with the Justice Department depict a surprisingly chilly relationship…
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Uganda prison officer sacked for 'politicking' on TikTok
A Uganda prison officer has been sacked for criticising the government on TikTok, in a rare move authorities said amounted to "gross…
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Pope criticizes prison overcrowding during special Mass for inmates, guards and families
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a…
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How Nicolas Sarkozy Survived Twenty Days Behind Bars
Sarkozy is assigned prisoner number 320535. “Four days earlier, I had been Nicolas Sarkozy, the former President of the Republic, being…
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Bill that could reduce Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's prison time advances in Congress
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could reduce the amount of time former that…
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Israel faces worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns
Aspects of daily life behind bars include cells so crowded that detainees cannot move without climbing over one another, and inmates…
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Trump commutes prison sentence for former private equity executive convicted of defrauding investors
President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding…
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Do Kwon says five years in prison enough for Terra crypto fraud
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon says he should get no more than five years in prison in the US for his role in a fraud tied to the US$40…
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What Is Femicide? Italy Makes It Punishable With Life In Prison
Italy has introduced a new law to protect women from violence. The country has now ruled that perpetrators who commit femicide may be…
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Peruvian ex-President Martin Vizcarra sentenced to 14 years in prison
A Peruvian court has sentenced former President Martin Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for his involvement in a corruption scandal when he…
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Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested 'preventively' ahead of prison term
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested "preventively" before his upcoming prison sentence starts, media outlets in the…
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Brazil's former President Bolsonaro arrested days before starting his 27-year prison sentence
FILE - The Statue of Justice stands in front of the Supreme Court during the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial for those charged in…
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Fraudster Trump Pardoned Is Going Back to Prison ... for Fraud
One counterprotester decided that Lang needed to be taught a lesson, and, while pretending to march next to him, suddenly turned and…
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s Prison Fires Four People After Whistleblower Leak
Several prison employees at the facility holding Ghislaine Maxwell have been fired since internal whistleblowers revealed the extent of…
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Convicted Child Sex Predator Avoids Prison Thanks to Trump Pardon
Taake was convicted of attacking a police officer at the Capitol with bear spray and a whip during the riots. He had also previously been…
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Democrats claim Epstein 'madam' Ghislaine Maxwell getting luxury treatment in prison
President Trump is providing Ghislaine Maxwell with "grotesque pampering" in prison as a "quid pro quo" for her silence about high-profile…