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Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

May 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous former prison on an island near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. In a message on his Truth Social site on […]

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Nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time

April 22, 2025 World Justice News 0

The nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time under plans being unveiled later. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is understood to have ordered officials to publish the […]

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Jailed Venezuelan activist details brutality of prison life

January 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

“They have already tortured me and repressed me, but they will not silence me. My voice is the only thing I have left.” This is how Juan, a young man aged around 20, begins his […]

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Transgender woman wins court case for transfer to female prison

December 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

A transgender woman won a High Court case to be transferred to Northern Ireland’s female prison while being held on charges of threatening to kill her neighbour, it has emerged. Michelle James, 63, was moved […]

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‘Immediate action’ taken after blueprints of prisons in England and Wales leaked on dark web

November 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

“Immediate action” is being taken after blueprints of jail layouts were shared online. The maps detailing the layouts of prisons in England and Wales were leaked on the dark web over the past fortnight, according […]

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Family to sue prison service over death of inmate

July 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

The family of a man who died after being restrained by up to 17 prison officers is suing the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Crown Office and Scottish ministers over his death. Allan Marshall died […]

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San Quentin begins prison reform – but not for those on death row

March 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

California is transferring everyone on death row at San Quentin prison to other places, as it tries to reinvent the state’s most notorious facility as a rehabilitation centre. Many in this group will now have […]

Isla Bryson
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Trans women who hurt females to go to male prisons

December 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

Trans women who have hurt or threatened women or girls will not be held in female prisons unless there are “exceptional” circumstances, new guidance states. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) policy follows a public outcry […]

Susie facing away prison births
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Should pregnant women be spared jail? Sentencing Council reviews the impact of prison on unborn babies

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Sentencing Council is examining whether pregnancy should be a stronger reason not to send a female offender to jail. It launched a consultation last month which will examine the potential impact of being pregnant […]

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Venezuela regains control of gang-run jail with pool and zoo

September 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

Venezuela says it has regained control of a notorious jail, which had been under the control of the powerful Tren de Aragua criminal gang. Some 11,000 security personnel were deployed to Tocorón prison, which had […]

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