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Campaigners urge UK government to take action on indeterminate prison sentences
Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences have left many people stuck in prison for years, sometimes for relatively minor crimes.
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New Zealand PM’s ‘relief’ as Christchurch killer sentenced to life in prison without parole
Today Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of 51 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch last March.
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Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo sentenced to life in prison
Joseph DeAngelo – known as the Golden State Killer – has been sentenced to life in prison without parole – after his crimes went unsolved for decades.
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What awaits former prisoners housed in hotels during lockdown?
Released from prison with nowhere to go – and at risk of homelessness and coronavirus.
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New York group trying to turn experiences of imprisonment into something positive
The American dream has become the African American nightmare.
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Philippines journalist faces six year prison sentence for highlighting corruption allegations
She is one of the Philippines’ most high-profile journalists and her website Rappler had shone a light on the brutality of President Duterte’s anti-drugs crackdown.
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‘We’re sitting ducks waiting to die’ – US prisoner on coronavirus crisis
American prisons have become a hotbed for coronavirus
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Prisons battle against coronavirus
As the pandemic took hold, Britain’s prisons found themselves on the frontline.
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Thirteen prisoners in England and Wales die after contracting coronavirus
Thirteen prisoners in England and Wales have died after contracting coronavirus while in jail, the justice secretary has told MPs.
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Early prison release programme halted after six men freed by mistake
The programme was designed to ease pressure on prisons during the pandemic.
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Inmates to be let out early as Coronavirus threatens prisons
To relieve the pressure on jails and the NHS, thousands of inmates in England and Wales will be temporarily released on licence, with electronic tagging.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe temporarily released from Iranian prison
The British Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is among thousands of prisoners who’ve been temporarily released from prison in Iran because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to her husband. The Foreign Secretary urged the Iranian regime to ensure Ms Zaghari Ratcliffe was given any necessary medical care.
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British-Iranian prisoner pleads with Johnson to help get him out of jail
Iran’s Health Ministry has updated the number of people who’ve died there to 237 , but there are fears that the total may be much higher.
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Many still in prison six months after India crackdown in Kashmir
While President Trump refused to comment on protests in the Indian capital, he did offer to mediate on the crisis in Kashmir, saying the region had been “a thorn in lots of people’s sides” for a long time.
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FactCheck Q&A: can the government change the law to keep terrorists in prison?
There is an ancient principle in English common law that criminals are sentenced in line with the laws or guidelines in force at the time they did the crime.
