US President Joe Biden commutes sentences for 1,500 people, the largest act of clemency in a day
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Tears of joy and sadness as ‘disappeared’ Syrians emerge from Bashar al-Assad’s prisons
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California governor Gavin Newsom pardons former San Quentin prison inmate who became Pulitzer Prize finalist for his podcast
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Beautification project in California prison inspired by Norwegian approach to incarceration – rehabilitation in humane prisons surrounded by nature leads to successful reintegration into society
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US and British citizens among thirty-seven sentenced to death in DR Congo coup trial
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First guilty plea in Arizona fake elector case comes from Republican activist Lorraine Pellegrino
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Police in Denmark to implement facial recognition technology to combat violent crimes – recent increases in crime in Copenhagen involving gangs from neighbouring Sweden
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Mayor of Oslo warns that drug smugglers are increasingly targeting the Norwegian capital as a gateway to Europe as authorities tighten controls on major ports such as Antwerp
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United Kingdom's new Prisons Minister, James Timpson, thinks 'two thirds of inmates shouldn't be there'
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Swedish human rights activist Anna Ardin accused Julian Assange of sexual assault, but is glad he's now free
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Read the US Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity
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US Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Donald Trump faces
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Maryland governor to pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order
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Today is the UK courts decision day on Julian Assange's extradition to the US
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America’s prison system is turning into a de facto nursing home
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My clients, the liars
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Analysis: Donald Trump faces multiple US trials. Here’s why scheduling many for one defendant is complicated.
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Family of Swedish EU diplomat Johan Floderus, imprisoned in Iran for more than 663 days, fear death penalty verdict is imminent
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How Iceland takes better care of its foreign criminal offenders than the rest of Europe
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What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
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US Ninth Circuit Court panel unanimously orders FBI to destroy records it created during searches of US Private Vaults boxes
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Alexei Navalny disappears for three weeks; reappears at isolated Arctic penal colony
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Polish political tensions ramp up as PiS politicians arrested at Presidential Palace
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US President Joe Biden pardons thousands on federal marijuana charges, commutes others
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Oklahoma and Federal authorities crack down on Glock "switches"
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The curious case of the Danish spy chief and former minister may be over, but key questions about secrecy and democracy remain
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Years ago, the all-white judges of a Louisiana appellate court decided, in secret, to systematically ignore petitions filed by prisoners, most of them black
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Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes
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Ex-leader of Proud Boys sentenced to twenty-two years in Jan. 6 US sedition case
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Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead US Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with eighteen years
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One thousand inmates at a Wisconsin prison have been confined mostly to their cells for months, with little explanation
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How and why the work of John Hart Ely a liberal scholar, profoundly influenced the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v Wade re abortion rights in the US
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US Federal prosecutors reveal Proud Boys witness was informant
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The privatization of policing
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Congress passes law banning non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases
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Carrying out executions took a secret toll on workers — then changed their politics
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Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson tackles crime and energy fears on the campaign trail a week before the national election
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California lawmakers reject ballot proposal that aimed to end forced prison labor
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Iran has ruled out a potential prison swap involving an Iranian-Swedish academic who has been sentenced to death for spying
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Strip-search optional: Volunteers to test new Swiss jail
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They went to prison as kids. Now they’re on death row.
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US Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail
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Why and how Belgium is regulating sex work
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Prisoners serving life sentences in Denmark are to be banned from entering new romantic relationships
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The US FBI’s domestic “war on terror” is an authoritarian power grab
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Lesotho's prime minster wants to stay in power to avoid being charged for his wife’s murder
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Canadian Prime Minister announces ban on 1,500 types of "assault-style" firearms, effective immediately
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Sweden could soon be changing its laws which allow suspects to be detained without charge indefinitely
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Florida faces a rocky rollout to restore voting rights after felony convictions
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Paul Skalnik is a liar, a con artist and a snitch. The state of Florida is planning to execute a man based largely on his word.
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