July 2017 – Page 4 – World Justice News

O.J. Simpson Parole Hearing: Nevada Officials to Decide Fate in Coming Days

July 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Daniel Arkin and Andrew Blankstein Next week, four members of the Nevada Board of Parole will convene in Carson City to consider the case of Inmate #1027820. The parole hearing will likely be routine, […]

Poles rally against controversial reform of judiciary

July 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Thousands of Poles have gathered outside parliament in the capital Warsaw to condemn a controversial reform of the judiciary. Protesters say the bill, passed by the Senate on Saturday, will erode judges’ independence and undermine […]

‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe granted parole but could be in prison for years

July 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

The former Detroit drug dealer dubbed “White Boy Rick” has waited nearly 30 years to hear these words: he will be paroled from prison. The 10-member Michigan Parole Board voted unanimously to release Richard Wershe Jr. during a closed-door […]

£20 million heroin smuggling plot gang jailed for 140 Years

July 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Birmingham drugs gang who conspired to smuggle up to £19 million of heroin into the UK from Pakistan have been jailed for more than 130 years. The crooks had hid the drugs inside industrial […]

Two Pennsylvania men charged with four murders

July 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

Two men are now charged with the killings of four young men in an affluent Philadelphia suburb. Cosmo DiNardo and Sean Kratz, both 20, each face murder charges as well as multiple counts of conspiracy, […]

TV producer jailed over hitmen plot to kill partner

July 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

A retired TV producer who was convicted of trying to hire a hitman to kill his partner has been jailed for 17 years. David Harris, 68, offered £200,000 for the murder of Hazel Allinson so […]

London acid attacks: Teenager arrested

July 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

A teenager has been arrested after acid was thrown in people’s faces in five attacks over one night in London. Two moped riders attacked the victims over 90 minutes in Islington, Stoke Newington and Hackney […]

Verizon confirms personal data leak of 6 million users

July 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

Verizon confirmed on Wednesday the personal data of 6 million customers has leaked online. An Israeli technology company has exposed millions of Verizon customer records. As many as 14 million records of subscribers who called […]

Judge clears Florida city in hospital wrongful death lawsuit

July 12, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A federal judge has thrown out most of a lawsuit filed by the family of a black woman who died in December 2015, while police forcibly removed her from a Florida hospital where she sought […]

Iowa drops inmate sanctions in ‘unusual’ case (Joe Byrd)

July 11, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Ending a case that’s been called a remarkable injustice, prison officials have dropped all sanctions imposed on an Iowa inmate for his role in an alleged 2009 gang rape that he […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Month: July 2017

O.J. Simpson Parole Hearing: Nevada Officials to Decide Fate in Coming Days

Poles rally against controversial reform of judiciary

‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe granted parole but could be in prison for years

£20 million heroin smuggling plot gang jailed for 140 Years

Two Pennsylvania men charged with four murders

TV producer jailed over hitmen plot to kill partner

London acid attacks: Teenager arrested

Verizon confirms personal data leak of 6 million users

Judge clears Florida city in hospital wrongful death lawsuit

Iowa drops inmate sanctions in ‘unusual’ case (Joe Byrd)