Prisoners in Wales fear they are being singled out as troublemakers for speaking Welsh… because guards can’t understand them Inmates at HMP Berwyn complained wardens threated them for speaking Welsh Guards who don’t understand the language thought they were hatching plots Experts hailed HMP Berwyn’s ‘values’ when it first opened to inmates in 2017 By … Read more
A Louisiana prisoner has been implanted with an unapproved ‘pellet’ to treat addiction. The inmate is soon to be released from a Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) facility and is the first of 10 patients that California-based BioCorRx intends to place the implant in. DOC doctors are surgically implanting devices that release naltrexone – an … Read more
The horrors of Nazi Germany’s only concentration camp for children have been brought to life in harrowing detail as part of a chilling new visualisation. Researchers from Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance painstakingly pieced together the layout of the Preventive Security Police Camp for Polish Youth in Lodz, where hundreds of children were beaten and … Read more
Kim Kardashian shows off letters she’s received from prisoners thanking her for criminal reform advocacy By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:52 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 02:52 BST, 15 April 2020 She has been advocating for prisoners including taking trips to meet with Donald Trump as part of her criminal justice reform projects. … Read more
Mortgage prisoners may finally be able to switch to a better deal after the City watchdog relaxes its rules By Sarah Davidson For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 16:06 BST, 28 October 2019 | Updated: 16:06 BST, 28 October 2019 Mortgage prisoners locked into expensive rates have been offered a potential lifeline after the financial watchdog relaxed its … Read more
Prisoners wearing hazmat suits and other protective gear have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York’s Hart Island amid speculation coronavirus victims are now being buried there. About a dozen prisoners were seen digging and burying the caskets on Thursday as at least one refrigerated truck was brought onto the island. … Read more
Prisoners wearing hazmat suits and other protective gear have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York’s Hart Island amid speculation coronavirus victims are now being buried there. About a dozen prisoners were seen digging and burying the caskets – some of which had names carved into them – on Thursday as … Read more
Thousands of prisoners released early due to coronavirus crisis will not be tagged or curfewed for up to 36 hours after leaving jail 4,000 low-risk inmates with less than 2 months of sentence eligible for release They will go to hostels or their homes but it could take a day for them to get tags Government … Read more
Ministers fired a warning shot at banks this week as the top six lenders stand accused of failing to help mortgage prisoners switch to a better deal. In an open letter Treasury ministers urged banks to move quickly to help mortgage prisoners following some four months of inaction from lenders. The UK’s financial watchdog introduced … Read more
Prisoners could be freed from jails in England and Wales to ease pressures caused by coronavirus as up to 10% of staff are off sick or self-isolating Prisoners could be released to ease the pressure caused by the coronavirus Chief of Prison and Probation service revealed 13 inmates have tested positive The Justice Secretary did … Read more