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Killer left unmonitored for two months after release from prison, investigation reveals
Serco has repeatedly come under fire for delays in fitting offenders with tags since it took over the Ministry of Justice’s ...
Former Russian minister sentenced to 40 months in prison for violating British sanctions
A former Russian government minister who violated British sanctions by receiving financial support from family members was sentenced Friday to more than three years in prison. Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, who ...
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Ground broken for new women's prison in Mandan, aiming to close gaps in inmate care
North Dakota state and corrections officials broke ground April 2 for a new women's prison in Mandan that aims to replace an aging facility south of Dickinson and address inmate ...
'Failing' Wetherby children's prison locking boys up alone for 20 hours a day, report reveals
Criticism has been levelled at the children’s prison in Wetherby after stark figures revealed youngsters are being locked in ...
Child inmates spending 20 hours in cells - report
Children in a West Yorkshire prison were sometimes in cells for more than 20 hours a day and did not get the minimum hours of education, figures have suggested.In January, children at Wetherby Young ...
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Why the UK aid agency is investing in getting kids out of institutions
The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has launched a global campaign to end the placement of children in ...
The U.K. Government Wouldn’t Ban Phones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.
In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign ...
'Adolescence' gets support from British leader as schools across UK will show series
The makers of hit Netflix show “Adolescence” have sparked a conversation on how to protect children from violent misogyny and other harmful content on social media ...
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Woburn restaurant owners sentenced to prison for migrant smuggling conspiracy
WOBURN, Mass. (WWLP) – A father and son from Woburn were sentenced to prison last week in connection with a conspiracy to smuggle migrants from Brazil into the United States. Jesse James Moraes ...
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Boston man who dressed up as Spider-Man sentenced to 28 years for child exploitation
A Boston man who would dress up in Spider-Man and other superhero costumes has been sentenced to more than 25 years in federal prison on child exploitation offenses. Federal judge Margaret R.
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Minister calls for probe over 26,000 children kept in prisons
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has lamented the incarceration of over 26, 000 children in the custodial centres over the last five years. According to him, the figure represents 30 ...
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California prisons' mental health programs put into rare receivership
Peters shut down FCI Dublin last year after a federal judge in Oakland named a special master over that prison. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge in Sacramento has put control of California ...