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Ex-deputy who killed Sonya Massey after she called 911 dies in prison at 32

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The Independent UK · Aug 24

Monday briefing: Thousands of sex offenders could be offered libido-suppressing drugs – will they work?

In today’s newsletter: The government wants to expand the use of medication among sex offenders – but the plan raises difficult questions about consent, rehabilitation and life after prison

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

From welfare to prisons: the challenges for Burnham when MPs return to Commons

PM’s honeymoon period will come to an end as he makes decisions on the budget, welfare, migration and prisons

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

This Black August, Americans will study, meditate, fast, exercise – and read – for Black liberation

Organizations across the country traditionally use the month as a means of activation for local communities

The Guardian - US · Aug 23

After 2 decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, man receives $6 million. Then his ex-wife who divorced him while he was inside demands a share

“It would have opened the floodgates to litigation by all exonerees’ ex-wives."

We Got This Covered · Aug 23

Violent and sexual offenders to be restricted to zones 'a few miles' wide after release from prison

The ‘restriction zones’ will reduce the possibility of unwanted contact between criminals and their victims, ministers hope

Evening Standard · Aug 23

Tougher parole rules proposed for most-serious offenders

The Justice Ministry is drafting new rules that would require prisoners sentenced to death or life imprisonment to serve far longer behind bars before becoming eligible for prisoner-classification upgrades, parole or other sentence-reduction benefits.

Bangkok Post · Aug 23

Music behind the bars: Songs of love and longing find an audience behind walls of Meerut prison

Meerut district jail's internal radio station, Radio Parvaaz, offers inmates daily song requests and entertainment. Inmates submit song requests through slips, with popular genres including love and betrayal themes. The station broadcasts requested songs, motivational talks, and life skills programs for two hours daily. This initiative aims to reduce mental…

The Economic Times · Aug 23

Gujarati man sentenced to 9 years in jail in US for scam; attorney says he grew up in India in extreme poverty without water, studied only till 10th

A Gujarati fraudster who was arrested in 2024 by the FBI for a massive elderly scam was sentenced to nine years in prison by US district court in Cleveland. Judge J Philip Calabrese sentenced Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary to 110 months in prison -- 9 years and two months in prison…

The Times of India · Aug 22

Thousands of sex offenders in England and Wales could get libido-suppressing drugs

Exclusive: Voluntary use of sex drive-suppressing medication to expand to 20 prisons and expert says it could be rolled out widely by late 2028

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22