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A man described as the Caribbean’s first serial killer has received a 30-year sentence for the torture and murder of a woman, days after he was…

The team of federal prosecutors that oversaw Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial has recommended that the rap and fashion mogul be sentenced to…

The Scottish Prison Service has admitted breaching human rights law by causing the death of a man who was restrained by 17 officers and has apologised…

Ecuador’s prisons see another violent riot, with explosions and shootings in Machala.A prison riot caused by gang fighting in southern Ecuador has left 14 people dead…

A giant banner featuring a serious-looking Donald Trump now hangs down the front of the Department of Labor’s Washington DC office. Covering the windows of nearly…

NewsFeedBrazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to over 27 years in prison for plotting a coup after his 2022 election loss. The historic…

Hundreds of foreign prison officers will lose their jobs and could be forced to return to their home countries at short notice because of a change…

BOONVILLE, Missouri — The softball field at Boonville Correctional Center has two fences. The first is a standard outfield fence, 275 feet from home plate, stretching…

Ministers will legislate next month to abolish most short prison sentences, toughen up community punishments and introduce a Texas-inspired system whereby inmates can earn early release…

A day after his younger brother Erik was denied release on parole, Lyle Menendez was handed the same fate on Friday evening, with California prison officials…