Police commissioner wants to give free cannabis to prisoners in bid to cut crime behind bars Radical idea proposed by North Wales Plaid Cymru commissioner Arfon Jones He claims it could reduce prison violence and prevent overdose deaths in jail Mr Jones said justice authorities ‘should be addressing the causes’ of violence By Raven Saunt … Read more
More than 100 prisoners have taken over a St. Louis jail, setting fires, smashing glass and throwing objects from the prison’s fourth-floor windows. The disturbance began around 3am at the St. Louis City Justice Center, with dozens of law enforcement officials spending seven hours struggling to restore order. One corrections officer has been left injured … Read more
Homeless prisoners will be housed in bedsits on their release in bid to keep them on the straight and narrow Homeless prisoners will be housed in bedsits and hostels in a £20million plan Ministers say it could help prevent the public becoming victims of fresh crimes First time ex-offenders will have been housed in private-sector accommodation … Read more
The Trump administration has paid private executioners in cash and bought drugs from a secret pharmacy as part of a rush to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II, court documents obtained by ProPublica reveal. The Justice Department, under Attorney General Bill Barr, has killed 10 federal inmates since July and plans to … Read more
The Trump administration has paid private executioners in cash and bought drugs from a secret pharmacy as part of a rush to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II, court documents obtained by ProPublica reveal. The Justice Department, under Attorney General Bill Barr, has killed 10 federal inmates since July and plans to … Read more
Prisoners are handed £41m in compensation in just three years for issues including lost property as well as in-custody injury or death EXCLUSIVE: Prisoners have been paid £40.8million in taxpayer funds since 2017 Some £11million was spent compensating the UK’s criminals in the year 2019/20 It comes after a record high year for prison violence … Read more
Prisoners are handed £41m in compensation in just three years for issues including lost property as well as in-custody injury or death EXCLUSIVE: Prisoners have been paid £40.8million in taxpayer funds since 2017 Some £11million was spent compensating the UK’s criminals in the year 2019/20 It comes after a record high year for prison violence … Read more
Mortgage prisoners find their freedom after being locked in expensive deals since 2008 clampdown By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 Mortgage prisoners are finally being freed from expensive deals after overpaying for years – but many are still trapped. An estimated … Read more
Five inmates were killed in a police chase after nearly 70 prisoners escaped in a mass jailbreak in Lebanon today. According to police in Beirut, the inmates smashed their cell doors and attacked prison guards before fleeing. Five of the escaped prisoners then died when a car they stole crashed into a tree during an ensuing … Read more
A haunting book of poetry penned by Auschwitz prisoners who kept it hidden from Nazi guards has been returned to the death camp’s museum after it was discovered in a survivor’s cupboard in Poland. The harrowing 32-page notebook containing 17 poems with ‘snapshots of immense suffering and longing for freedom’ was compiled by female inmates … Read more