All news on the topic: Prisoners

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Justice ministry aims to modernize release system with AI after chaos
Artificial intelligence chatbots might be utilized to prevent the erroneous release of prisoners, a justice minister informed the House of Lords on Monday.
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Nearly 100 violent and sex offenders among 262 inmates released in error this year
LBC understands that four more prisoners are still at large after being mistakenly released from jail.
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Manhunt for two prisoners wrongly released from Wandsworth jail, including migrant sex offender
A manhunt continues for two prisoners released by mistake, including a migrant sex offender, as the Justice Secretary faces pressure over the error.
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Israel and Hamas prepare for hostage and prisoner swap under ceasefire deal
Authorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal, which could end the two-year war in Gaza.
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Trump announces “historic” Gaza peace deal between Israel and Hamas: Hostage releases and ceasefire agreed
Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a "historic" Gaza peace deal that will see both sides stop fighting and begin releasing hostages and prisoners.
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Israel’s supreme court orders government to improve food for Palestinian prisoners
Israel’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.
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Former prisoner found guilty of murdering father-of-three in Lancashire
Lenny Scott, 33, from Prescot, Merseyside, was shot after leaving the gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8 last year.
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Prison officer sentenced to 12 months for inappropriate relationship with inmate
A prison officer has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after engaging in a relationship with an inmate to whom she sent numerous messages, while also behaving “inappropriately” with other prisoners.
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Dr. Evil from Mordovia: how a Russian doctor turned Penal Colony No. 10 into a torture camp for Ukrainian POWs
Deep in the Russian heartland, hundreds of kilometers from home, Ukrainian prisoners of war were tormented by a sadistic doctor. Reporters set out to unmask him.
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Prison break: manhunt in Buckinghamshire for three convicted robbers
The police have initiated an extensive search for three prisoners who escaped from an open jail in Buckinghamshire on Monday evening.
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Escape from HMP Hatfield: UK police searching for dangerous fugitive
Liam Slater, 33, escaped from HMP Hatfield and was last seen getting on a train to Leeds on May 18. Police have not yet found him and have advised the public not to approach him.
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Controversial initiative: UK plans chemical castration for sex offenders and reduced prison sentences
The review has been criticised by some, including the domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales. "The government will be sending a clear message to domestic abusers that they can now offend with little consequence," Nicole Jacobs said.
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Prison attack: inmate slashes guard’s throat at HMP Woodhill
A prison guard has had their throat slashed by an inmate in the latest surge of violence behind bars.
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UK considers building “supermax” prisons as jails struggle with wave of violence
Britain could see the introduction of US-style "supermax" prisons as a response to a wave of violent episodes among inmates, the prisons minister has announced.
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Convicted killer dies after falling from Milan’s Duomo amid fugitive escape
A prisoner has died after falling from the Milan Duomo cathedral, according to reports.
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Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls, attacks prison guard
Triple murderer Axel Rudakubana is being investigated after a prison officer was attacked at HMP Belmarsh, it’s been reported.
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“Extremely dangerous”: attempted murder suspect sentenced to life after brutal prison killing
A prisoner awaiting trial for attempted murder has been jailed for life after beating a fellow inmate to death in prison.
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Urgent manhunt after convicted murderer Raymond McCourt escapes Scottish prison
An urgent hunt has been launched for a convicted murderer who has escaped prison.
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Manchester Arena terrorist silently smiled while dousing guards with hot oil
Three prison officers were severely injured after Hashem Abedi—the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber—threw boiling oil on them and then attacked with a homemade weapon.
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Ballerina jailed for Ukraine donation freed in dramatic US-Russia prisoner swap
A ballerina who was imprisoned in Russia for donating £40 to a Ukrainian charity has been dramatically released following a prisoner swap with the US.
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Early release prisoner fatally stabs man on day of release
A 26-year-old man who was let out of prison on the government’s early release scheme stabbed a man the day he was let out.
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Jamie Cooper caught in Blackburn after dramatic escape from GEOAmey prison van on M55
Jamie Cooper escaped from a GEOAmey prison van after faking a medical emergency and ’overpowering guards’ while on his way to court, fleeing on the M55
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Jamie Cooper, 33, flees from transport van near Preston; police urge public not to approach
A police manhunt is in progress after a prisoner overpowered officers and escaped from a van transporting him to court on Wednesday - the public is advised ’do not approach’.
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IPP sentence ‘scandal’ continues as four more prisoners take their own lives
Prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms continuing to take their own lives, say campaigners, as government resists calls to re-sentence them
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Russia’s ‘terrorist’ claims: The brutal reality of Ukrainian POWs and civilians in captivity
At the International Summit on the Support of Ukraine, which was held in Kyiv in February, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that an important step Russia could take towards ending the war is the release of all Ukrainian prisoners.