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19 days ago
Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, revealed offenders are able to 'pick from a menu' of illicit substances thanks to grave security flaws in the jails.
61 days ago
Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to protest alleged abuses ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Inmates at Barinas prison allege they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire, leaving some wounded
Inmates at Venezuela’s western Barinas prison staged a protest on its roof on Sunda…
87 days ago
Josh Duggar's prison sentence extended as he is placed in solitary confinement after child porn conviction ○
The 38-year-old former reality star -whose appeal to be freed or retried hinges on a technicality - is now scheduled to be released on February 2, 2033 according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
3 months ago
DOJ says it will use firing squads, electrocution again for federal executions ⊖
As the Trump administration resumes capital punishment, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche instructed the Bureau of Prisons to modify its execution protocol.
4 months ago
Jails watchdog 'deeply concerned' over risk to public as dangerous criminals released from high-security prisons ⊖⊖
Chief Inspector of Prisons voiced grave concerns over two jails which are releasing high-risk inmates directly onto the street with inadequate assessments of the threat they may pose.
6 months ago
Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who spied for Soviet Union and Russia, dies aged 84 ⊖
In damaging intelligence breach, Ames admitted to passing information to Moscow for nearly a decade
Aldrich Ames, the CIA agent who spied for the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging in…
9 months ago
Three inmates killed themselves at Pentonville prison where jail staff on 24-hour suicide watch were asleep, reading or absent, damning report finds ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor placed HMP Pentonville in London under special measures in July due to a series of 'comprehensive failures'.
11 months ago
Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to lower-security prison in Texas ○
Move comes after Maxwell met with deputy attorney general about those involved in late sex offender’s crimes
Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from a federal prison in Florida where she was servi…
12 months ago
Drones could carry escaping prisoners over jail walls, watchdog chief inspector warns ○
The Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, admitted the technology was progressing at such a pace that there was a 'theoretical risk' of it being used to help inmates break out of prison.
Drugs smuggling 'destabilising' prisons, watchdog says ○
Prisons inspector's report finds bored inmates and staffing issues are exacerbating demand inside.