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Mass prison escapes stoke panic in DRC after rebel advance
People warn of growing lawlessness amid concerns that thousands of escaped convicts may try to exact revenge. Mass prison escapes during the chaos of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...The Guardian - 13h -
Private Prisons Are Ramping Up Detention of Immigrants and Cashing In
The Trump administration is expected to use thousands more beds in these facilities as part of its mass deportation effort.The New York Times - 2d -
One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting – study
Report finds that 7% of Americans have been present at the scene of a mass shooting and 2% have been injured in one. One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting, a new study shows, revealing ...The Guardian - 2d -
Toronto police search for suspects after mass shooting at pub opening
Toronto police are searching for three armed suspects after a mass shooting at a pub’s opening night left 12 people injured, including six hit by gunfire. Authorities say there were no fatalities, ...NBC News - 1d -
Impeached South Korean leader freed from prison
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison Saturday after a court ruled his detention over insurrection charges was invalid. The conservative president faces charges ...The Hill - 2d -
Prison labor, an invisible workforce of the U.S. economy
Incarcerated workers produce $2 billion in goods and $9 billion in services every year. But not all of the incarcerated are paid for their labor, which can benefit people inside and outside a ...CBS News - 1d -
After 40 years on the run, escaped prisoner located and caught
A man who escaped a Puerto Rican prison nearly 40 years ago was taken into custody in Florida, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.ABC News - 1d -
South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from prison
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from prison, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detainedABC News - 2d -
MoJ readies extra prison places in case summer riots happen again
Exclusive: Justice minister James Timpson says more cell capacity means emergency early release schemes won’t be needed. Prisons are being prepared to cope with a sudden influx of offenders in case ...The Guardian - 20h -
An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn't asking for a reprieve
A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years will not ask for a reprieve from his death sentence.NBC News - 9h -
Man who escaped Puerto Rico prison in 1987 is caught in Florida
A man who escaped from a Puerto Rican prison in 1987 has been arrested in Fort Myers, Florida, where authorities say he had been living under a different name.CBS News - 1h -
South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from prison
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from prison a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detained.CBS News - 2d -
Impeached South Korean president released from prison ahead of insurrection trial
Both supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol and those who backed his impeachment rallied in Seoul ahead of his release. South Korea’s impeached conservative president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been released from ...The Guardian - 1d -
12 injured in mass shooting at pub in Toronto
At least 12 people have been injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto on Friday night, police said.ABC News - 2d -
Mass blackouts in storm-hit eastern Australia
Residents are warned power may not return for days as further heavy rainfall is forecast.BBC News - 1d -
Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.Wired - 4d -
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Inside the Sean ’Diddy’ Combs Hotline: The Makings of a Mass Tort
From a low-slung building in Montana, employees process sex abuse complaints against the music mogul that have been drawn to them through advertising and a viral hotline.The New York Times - 1d -
Son of ruthless cartel leader gets life in U.S. prison for trafficking drugs
Rubén Oseguera, known as "El Menchito", is the son of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, the fugitive cartel boss of the Jalisco New Generation cartel.CBS News - 2d -
‘An ideal tool’: prisons are using virtual reality to help people in solitary confinement
Participants view scenes of daily life as well as travel adventures – then process the emotions they trigger through art. One Monday in July, Samantha Tovar, known as Royal, left her 6ft-by-11ft ...The Guardian - 2d -
New Deal Reached to End Wildcat Strikes by N.Y. Prison Guards
The state and the correctional officers’ union agreed that officers should return to work Monday and that some provisions of a solitary confinement law would be put on pause.The New York Times - 17h -
Texas army base poised to become mass deportation hub under Trump plan
Reports of Fort Bliss being used for detention as well as expulsion purposes spark outrage from critics. The huge US army base of Fort Bliss at the Texas-Mexico border is poised to become a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Conservatives call for salary hike on work visas
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said he wants to "bring to an end the era of mass migration".BBC News - 9h -
Italian government approves draft law targeting femicide, with punishment up to life in prison
The Italian government has approved a draft law that for the first time introduces the legal definition of femicide in the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life imprisonmentABC News - 2d -
Child deaths surge amid ‘Gazafication’ of West Bank, report says
Palestinians facing mass displacements, airstrikes and rise in attacks on children and other civilians, rights group says. Israel has brought the military tactics of its war in Gaza to the occupied ...The Guardian - 4h -
US envoy’s secret talks with Hamas anger Netanyahu administration
Adam Boehler says Hamas proposed a ceasefire and prisoner exchange in negotiations that did not involve Israel. A US envoy has said Hamas proposed a five-to-10-year ceasefire and a full prisoner ...The Guardian - 49m -
Lawyer Appointed in Adams Case Says Charges Should Be Dropped
Paul D. Clement also said a judge should not allow the Trump administration to use the court’s authority to compel Mr. Adams’s support in the White House’s mass deportation efforts.The New York Times - 2d -
Three suspects at large after shooting at Toronto pub leaves a dozen injured
Police say suspects are male, with one in a black balaclava seen fleeing the scene at the Piper Arms in a silver car. Three suspects are at large after a mass shooting at the opening night of a pub ...The Guardian - 2d -
DOGE’s AI App Replacing Fired Federal Workers Proves ‘About as Good as an Intern’
After mass firings at the General Services Administration, DOGE issued remaining staff an app to take up the excess work — but severely limited its use to a handful of repetitive tasks.Inc. - 26m -
Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots
Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair. At various points in history it has been a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots, a battleground in the ...The Guardian - 1d -
L.A. DA withdraws recommendation to reduce Menendez brothers' sentences
Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor said Monday that he had withdrawn a recommendation to reduce the prison terms of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving sentences of life without parole for the ...NBC News - 1h -
Judge to decide if Menendez brothers' resentencing moves forward
The Los Angeles district attorney will withdrawal his predecessor's recommendation to reduce the prison sentences of Lyle and Erik Menendez. The fate of the brothers now rests in the hands of the ...NBC News - 48m -
What does the first job report under Trump mean for the economy?
A new jobs report released Friday shows 151,000 new jobs were added last month short of the 170,000 jobs expected. The early data does not yet take into account the mass layoffs across the federal ...NBC News - 2d -
Courts grapple with 'King' Trump
The White House sees few, if any, limits on President Trump's executive powers in his second term, but the federal court system is much less sure. Trump's mass firings and dismantling of various ...The Hill - 1d -
Florida school shooting thwarted, police say
A Florida teenager was arrested Sunday after a video emerged of him apparently threatening to carry out a mass shooting on the local high school. The Sanford Police Department, about 25 miles ...The Hill - 3h -
Crumble, cookies and madeleines – recipes of hope for Iran’s jailed women
Sepideh Gholian’s diary of prison life came out four years ago. Next month, she will publish a cookbook to honour her fellow inmates. Maziar Bahari used to feel sceptical when people talked of the ...The Guardian - 1d
