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fromABA Journal
2 weeks ago
US politics

After attorney work stoppage, some criminal defendants released over lack of representation in this state

fromABA Journal
2 weeks ago
US politics

After attorney work stoppage, some criminal defendants released over lack of representation in this state

fromwww.independent.co.uk
11 hours ago

France's new prison regime for drug kingpins shines the spotlight on a possible successor to Macron

The Independent provides accessible journalism on critical issues without paywalls.
France news
#fraud
fromsfist.com
19 hours ago
SF LGBT

Disbarred SF Attorney Sentenced to Life In Prison For His Role In Murderous 2008 Gay Grifters' Scandal

fromsfist.com
19 hours ago
SF LGBT

Disbarred SF Attorney Sentenced to Life In Prison For His Role In Murderous 2008 Gay Grifters' Scandal

#public-safety
#deportation
fromFortune
1 week ago
US politics

Trump says he wants to deport 'the worst of the worst,' but ICE data shows 72% of people detained have no criminal convictions

fromsfist.com
1 week ago
US politics

San Jose Activist and Tattoo Artist Wins Brief Reprieve From ICE Detention, Judge to Rule on Case Thursday

fromFortune
1 week ago
US politics

Trump says he wants to deport 'the worst of the worst,' but ICE data shows 72% of people detained have no criminal convictions

fromsfist.com
1 week ago
US politics

San Jose Activist and Tattoo Artist Wins Brief Reprieve From ICE Detention, Judge to Rule on Case Thursday

#sentencing
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
NYC politics

I made a mistake': Man sentenced to 15 years behind bars for beating 91-year-old on Upper East Side | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
NYC politics

I made a mistake': Man sentenced to 15 years behind bars for beating 91-year-old on Upper East Side | amNewYork

#rape
fromIndependent
1 week ago
Social justice

Woman convicted of facilitating the rape of her daughter by the child's uncle 20 years ago

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Social justice

Woman convicted of facilitating the rape of her daughter by the child's uncle 20 years ago

#bail-reform
fromTruthout
1 day ago
US politics

Trump Bashes Cashless Bail, Says It Leads to More Crime. Studies Say Otherwise.

fromTruthout
1 day ago
US politics

Trump Bashes Cashless Bail, Says It Leads to More Crime. Studies Say Otherwise.

fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Drug-smuggling footballer signed after prison term

Emmanuel-Thomas was jailed in June for masterminding the importation of £600,000 worth of cannabis at London Stansted Airport, serving more than 10 months in prison.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

'I felt ignored by police when I was cyberflashed'

Anna Downes felt ignored by her local police and treated as a nuisance after being cyberflashed by Ben Gunnery. After reporting the incidents, she received explicit images and felt horrified and violated.
Privacy professionals
#etan-patz
fromABC7 Chicago
2 days ago
US news

New trial ordered for man convicted in killing of Etan Patz, among 1st missing kids on milk cartons

fromABC7 Chicago
2 days ago
US news

New trial ordered for man convicted in killing of Etan Patz, among 1st missing kids on milk cartons

#parole
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

JUST IN: DOJ Announces Meeting With Ghislaine Maxwell Just Weeks After Declaring Bullsh*t' Epstein Case Over

If Ghislaine Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and DOJ will hear what she has to say.
US politics
#gang-violence
#new-york-city
fromABC News
2 days ago
US politics

Man accused of setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles is arrested and charged with arson

fromABC News
2 days ago
US politics

Man accused of setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles is arrested and charged with arson

fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

US ex-officer sentenced to prison over Breonna Taylor raid DW 07/22/2025

Brett Hankison is the only officer to be convicted in connection with the incident. He fired 10 shots during the raid but didn't hit anyone.
US politics
#murder
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Man who dumped remains in suitcases guilty of murder

The man, Yostin Mosquera, was found guilty of killing Paul Longworth and Albert Alfonso, decapitating and dismembering them before disposing of their remains in suitcases.
US politics
#law-enforcement
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago
US politics

L.A. County sheriff's deputies admit roles in crypto 'Godfather' operation

Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies pleaded guilty to conspiracy and related crimes during their private security work for a crypto mogul.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago
UK news

Listen to drug smuggler's voicemail before trying to flee police on cocaine boat

A drug smuggler expressed confidence before attempting to flee with a boat full of cocaine.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

New criminal offence to target violence-obsessed suspects earlier

"There is a gap in the law around the planning of mass attacks that can be just as serious [as terrorism] in their implications for communities, their impact, the devastation that they can cause and the seriousness of the crime."
US politics
#trump-administration
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Prisoners let out in error' or held illegally in squalid' prison, watchdog warns

Inspectors discovered 10 inmates in HMP Pentonville had been released early in error due to staff failing to accurately calculate sentences, showcasing significant oversight issues.
US politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

London-based people smuggling gang jailed for cramming migrants into refrigerated lorries

The head of the gang, 41-year-old Algerian national Azize Benaniba, was jailed for 12 years and 11 months at Isleworth Crown Court today.
UK politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Mexican Church rejects dialogue with cartels to combat violence

The Mexican Catholic Church has denied that it is training priests to engage in dialogue with criminal bosses in the country's most conflict-ridden areas. This follows a workshop organized by the Pontifical University to strengthen negotiation skills of priests, causing controversy due to the Archbishop of Morelia’s remarks about dialogue with drug traffickers.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

How to Tell If Someone Is a Criminal (According to the DHS)

The Department of Homeland Security defended detaining over 250 individuals without criminal charges, labeling them as non-criminal terrorists and criminals merely for entering the U.S. illegally.
US politics
#manslaughter
#legal-system
#homelessness
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Toronto

'Right back in the hole': Ontario jails release thousands into homelessness each year, report finds | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Toronto

'Right back in the hole': Ontario jails release thousands into homelessness each year, report finds | CBC News

fromUSA TODAY
1 week ago

NYPD operates as a 'racketeering enterprise' under Mayor Eric Adams, lawsuit says

New York City's police department is accused of operating as a criminal enterprise under Mayor Eric Adams, according to a federal civil lawsuit.
NYC politics
#medical-ethics
#domestic-violence
fromSun Sentinel
1 week ago
US politics

He beat and terrorized the women he said he loved. Florida's justice system nearly failed them.

fromSun Sentinel
1 week ago
US politics

He beat and terrorized the women he said he loved. Florida's justice system nearly failed them.

fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Two men who cut down Sycamore Gap tree in act of sheer bravado' jailed

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were sentenced to four years and three months in prison for felling the Sycamore Gap tree, a beloved landmark over 150 years old.
Europe news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Toronto man given 16 years in prison for cross-border drug operation tells judge he wanted to get arrested | CBC News

Marvin Watson expressed remorse in court, stating, "I don't want anybody to think I'm just some money-hungry guy. I just got myself in a situation and thought the best way to get out was to get arrested."
Toronto
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Gardai arrest woman (40s) as part of Stephen O'Meara murder investigation

On August 6, 2009, Stephen left his home at Rose Hill, Wicklow town, and walked down through different walkways along the back of the town to Marlton road, where he was collected by a silver Nissan Pulsar car and driven through Redcross to Ballydonnell Wood. At the woods, Gardaí believe there was a group of suspects present. Stephen was then fatally injured, shot and buried in a shallow grave at the woods.
UK news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Man Who Served Time in Same Cell as Epstein Says There's Just No Way' He Was Able to Kill Himself: It Would Be Almost Impossible'

Well listen, you know, I spent seven months on that tier and in those cells and the first thing I have to say, there's just no way you are able to commit suicide.
US politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Stalker once dubbed 'London's most dangerous woman' jailed for campaign to destroy ex-diplomat

Farah Damji has been sentenced to six years in prison for stalking former diplomat Dr Nigel Gould-Davies, orchestrating a campaign of lies and abuse against him.
London politics
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Sisters waive anonymity to shame rapist brother who is ex-priest

Richard Brennan, 64, formerly of Rathfarnham in Dublin, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the systemic abuse and rape of his three sisters, alongside his older brother.
Social justice
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

After 17 years under an indefinite jail term, Tony is free of his IPP sentence

Tony Betteridge, who spent 17 years under an indefinite jail term for a teenage crime, expressed that he is now ready to enjoy life after being freed.
US politics
#mental-health
#wrongful-conviction
fromNewsday
1 week ago
US politics

2 men cleared in 1994 killing that sent them to prison for decades. New DNA tests cast doubt

fromNew York Post
1 week ago
US politics

Judge tosses conviction of NYC man jailed since 1980 for hurling grenade at cops - because it wasn't explosive

fromNewsday
1 week ago
US politics

2 men cleared in 1994 killing that sent them to prison for decades. New DNA tests cast doubt

fromNew York Post
1 week ago
US politics

Judge tosses conviction of NYC man jailed since 1980 for hurling grenade at cops - because it wasn't explosive

fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Held Captive by a Russian Serial Killer | True Crime Reports

Irina Ganyushkina escaped from a secret underground bunker where she and four other women were held captive by the notorious serial killer Aleksandr Komin.
Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Former Bay Area man sentenced for assaulting federal officer

Jeffrey Adam Crum, a former Bay Area resident, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for assaulting a deputy U.S. marshal during his arrest.
US politics
fromAxios
1 week ago

Exclusive: Most states allow jails and prisons to charge inmates for own incarceration

Forty-eight states in the U.S. allow at least one form of 'pay-to-stay' fees for incarcerated individuals, which often leads to long-term debt upon release.
US politics
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Winchester man pleads guilty to secretly taping teenage girls

James Fantini, 56, pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping three 15-year-old girls getting undressed and showering at a Winchester home, resulting in serious charges.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

Why Did a Ph.D. Candidate Murder Four College Students in Idaho? A New Docuseries Attempts an Answer.

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders of four college students in Moscow, Idaho, receiving four consecutive life sentences in exchange for his admission of guilt and waiving the right to appeal.
Film
#murder-trial
#human-trafficking
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 week ago

Tailtrix T-Band is a discreet GPS monitoring solution - Yanko Design

The Talitrix T-Band represents a revolutionary shift in monitoring technology, transforming how we think about electronic supervision. This innovative wristband device breaks away from traditional ankle monitors, offering a more discreet and dignified solution for individuals under court supervision.
Privacy technologies
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 week ago

Rikers detainee dies day after attorney filed for his release

Christian Collado, a 51-year-old inmate battling stage four cancer, died in Bellevue Hospital while still in custody of the Department of Correction after his attorney sought his release.
Public health
#ai-technology
fromLEVEL Man
2 weeks ago

Trump Admits Black People are Next

"We have a lot of bad people who have been here for a long time... People that wack people over the head with a baseball bat from behind...they're not new to our country. Many of them were born in our country."
US politics
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Hither Green drug dealer found with 'lethal Rambo-style knife' in car jailed

City of London Police officers arrived at the scene and during a search, 27 wraps of cocaine and around 10,000 in cash were found in a bag which Crabtree had on him.
UK news
#jury-trials
#death-penalty
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from 'collapse'

Sir Brian suggested 'fundamental' reforms to 'reduce the risk of total system collapse' in the criminal courts, proposing judge-only trials for certain cases.
UK politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

New books this week focus on Caitlin Clark, King Tut, and how 'Democrats Lost America'

New releases include fiction and compelling nonfiction, offering insights into human history and personal struggles.
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