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Serco tracking devices on prison vans disabled after cyber attack
Crews transporting offenders left without security in subcontractor outage that also hit DHLWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Contractor Who Defrauded Navy of Millions and Fled Gets 15 Years in Prison
Leonard Glenn Francis, known as Fat Leonard, bribed Navy officials with cash and luxury goods in exchange for over $30 million in contracts for his business, officials said.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
Doctor who poisoned his mother's partner gets 31 years in prison
Dr. Thomas Kwan who was disgruntled about his inheritance disguised himself as a nurse to inject Patrick O'Hara with a flesh-eating poison.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
764 Terror Network Member Richard Densmore Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
The 47-year-old Michigan man, who pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child, was highly active in the online criminal network called 764, which the FBI now considers a “tier one” terrorism threat.Tech - Wired - November 7 -
Belarus' hardline president releases 31 political prisoners but crackdown persists
Belarus’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has led a harsh crackdown on opposition, has pardoned and released 31 political prisonersWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Russia soldiers who massacred Ukraine family get life in prison
The case marks a rare example of Russia admitting to a crime committed by its troops in Ukraine.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
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Early prison release: 'I'm lost and don't know what to do'
One man tells BBC London not enough is being done to keep prisoners released early off the streets.Top stories - BBC News - November 11 -
Former Turkish soccer club president sentenced to prison for attacking referee
A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight soccer club executive to more than three and a half years in prison for attacking a referee on the field at the end of a league game match last seasonSports - ABC News - November 11 -
Former Turkish club president given prison term for attacking referee on field
Faruk Koca punched the referee Halil Umut Meler Court in Ankara sentences him to three-and-a-half years A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight football club executive to more than ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Private prison stocks jump on Trump appointment of immigration hard-liner Tom Homan
Tom Homan served as the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump's first term.Business - CNBC - November 11 -
California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
Prop 6, which would have banned involuntary servitude in prisons, fails in blow to criminal justice reform advocates. California voters have rejected a ballot measure to prohibit forced prison ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 45 days in prison for probation violations
Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been sentenced to 45 days in prison after repeatedly violating probation, disappointing a federal judge who rewarded his cooperation in a criminal case against ...Entertainment - ABC News - November 12 -
First sighting of Belarusian political prisoner in more than 600 days
Maria Kolesnikova, jailed for her part in mass political protests in 2020, was allowed to see her father.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
A judge on Tuesday sentenced former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira to 15 years in prison for leaking classified Pentagon documents on social media. The 22-year-old pleaded ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador's largest prison
A fight among inmates has left 15 dead and 14 injured at Ecuador’s largest prisonWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
In Trump's deportation plan, the private prison industry sees a lucrative opportunity
As Donald Trump prepares to make good on his promise to deport possibly millions of undocumented immigrants, the private prison industry appears poised to cash in.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
Prison officer to The Voice star: 'I felt like Hannah Montana'
Hollie Peabody returns to work in the prisons service after getting to the semi-finals of The Voice.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
Daniel Khalife denies asking Iran for help after prison escape
The former soldier has pleaded guilty to escaping from prison but still faces other charges.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
Ecuador's largest and most dangerous prison riot leaves at least 17 dead
Authorities say the number of inmates killed in a riot in Ecuador’s largest and most dangerous prison has risen to 17, a day after the goriest prison episode under the watch of President Daniel ...World - ABC News - November 13 -
Remains of U.S. WWII airman identified after dying as prisoner of war
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War II.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Charles Manson admits to additional murders in unearthed prison phone call
In docuseries preview, audio shows cult leader, behind 1960s killings, saying he ‘left some dead people’ in Mexico. In newly released audio, Charles Manson , the cult leader behind a string of ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Prison officers deal drugs and ask inmates for sex, BBC told
Staff and former inmates say corruption is rife because guards know "how to fiddle the system".Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Major bitcoin hacker Lichtenstein gets five years in prison for crypto laundering scheme
The value of the bitcoin stolen by hacker Ilya Lichstenstein from Bitfinex in 2016 is worth more than $10 billion now.Business - CNBC - November 15 -
Former classmate sentenced to life in prison in murder of gay teen Blaze Bernstein
Samuel Woodward was found guilty of murdering his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein, in a hate crime.Top stories - ABC News - November 15 -
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‘I felt like a prisoner’: the domestic workers ‘trapped’ by Canberra’s diplomatic employers
One staff member was paid as little as 65 cents an hour and worked a seven-day week with no respite. Advocates say it’s modern slavery. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Hong Kong sentences 45 activists to prison in landmark security trial
Legal scholar Benny Tai receives 10-year penalty as authorities stamp out dissent in Chinese territoryWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Prison stocks slumped under Trump. Why are they soaring now?
Maga trades may not turn out to be winners even if policies are followed throughWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago