Prison

• El ganador del premio Sájarov fue condenado a ocho años de prisión tras un proceso ampliamente condenado por tener motivaciones políticas • El periodista polaco-bielorruso Andrzej Poczobut, ganador del premio Sájarov 2025, ha sido liberado tras pasar cinco años en una colonia penal bielorrusa como parte de un acuerdo de intercambio entre varios países gestionado por EE. UU. • Su liberación ha sido confirmada por el primer ministro de Polonia, Donald Tusk, quien publicó una foto suya en las redes sociales diciendo: “¡Andrzej Poczobut es libre! Bienvenido a tu hogar polaco, amigo mío”.

El actor de Dances With Wolves agredió a mujeres y niñas indígenas, aprovechando su posición como líder espiritual Nathan Chasing Horse ha sido condenado a cadena perpetua por agredir sexualmente a mujeres y niñas indígenas. Un juez de Nevada dictó la sentencia del actor de Dances With Wolves el lunes. Un jurado lo había declarado culpable previamente de 13 cargos, la mayoría relacionados con agresión sexual. Fue acusado por tres mujeres, incluida una que tenía 14 años cuando comenzaron las agresiones. Fue absuelto de algunos cargos. Siga leyendo...

Strict protocols violated by corrections staff who wrongly believed sexual assault cases were ‘closed’, ombudsman findsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMen charged with alleged prison rapes were allowed to stay in shared cells – against strict protocols – by Queensland corrections staff who mistakenly believed their cases were “closed” and that they posed no risk, a report by the state’s ombudsman has found.The ombudsman’s inspection report of the Brisbane correctional centre raises a number of concerns about the facility, including extensive overcrowding, health facilities that are not fit for purpose and complaints that chicken served to detainees and staff is often undercooked. Continue reading...

• The Alabama Department of Corrections terminated its $1 billion health care contract with Tennessee-based YesCare for failure to adequately fulfill contractual duties. • The contract, awarded in 2023 as a 5-year agreement, was dissolved due to the company's inability to meet performance standards for prison health services. • The termination raises questions about oversight of private contractors providing essential health care services within the correctional system.

Rapper, jailed over Megan Thee Stallion shooting, alleges he was ‘knowingly’ housed with prisoner with violent historyThe rapper Tory Lanez, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence over the shooting of fellow hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion, has filed a federal lawsuit against California corrections officials, seeking $100m after being stabbed in prison.Lanez, whose name is Daystar Peterson, said in court papers that a fellow inmate at California correctional institution in Tehachapi stabbed him approximately 16 times on 12 May 2025 using a “home-made” shank. Peterson said he suffered stab wounds to his face, head, torso and back, resulting in “permanent scarring, along with two collapsed lungs”. Continue reading...

Paul Quinn convicted in light of DNA evidence from 2003 attack that led to notorious miscarriage of justiceA man who evaded justice for more than two decades has been found guilty of the 2003 rape for which Andrew Malkinson was wrongfully jailed for 17 years.Paul Quinn, 52, was convicted by a jury on Friday after a fresh forensic analysis found traces of his DNA on the victim. Continue reading...

James Heaps was first sentenced in 2023, but verdict was overturned after appeals court found he was denied a fair trialSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA former University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) gynecologist pleaded guilty to 13 felony sexual abuse charges on Tuesday in connection with the sexual assault of several patients over his career, and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.James Heaps was originally sentenced in 2023 to 11 years in prison after being convicted of five counts of sexual battery and penetration involving two patients. That sentence was overturned by an appeals court in February, which ruled that Heaps was denied a fair trial because the judge did not share with his attorneys a note from the court’s foreman sharing concerns about a juror’s English proficiency. Continue reading...