1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (822+ words) Last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on an impossible promise. In October 2019, the City Council passed a law that banned the use of any part of Rikers Island to house incarcerated persons after Aug. 31, 2027. But under current circumstances, that…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1184+ words) Judie Birns has seen people go from handcuffs to graduation caps in the drug treatment court she manages in Regina. "[Some] are working in the [social work] field now " that's huge in terms of success," said Birns. Birns is part…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (515+ words) One Australian state's top lawmaker has warned prosecutors against making plea deals without first seeking input from victims or their families. It follows growing anger over plea deals in high'profile Victorian cases, where families say they were blindsided as charges…...

18+ hour, 56+ min ago  (157+ words) An Ohio man, James Strahler II, pleaded guilty in federal court after prosecutors alleged that, from late 2024 into mid-2025, he used AI tools to create and distribute nonconsensual intimate-image forgeries as part of a broader harassment campaign targeting at least six…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (129+ words) Canarian Weekly The Provincial Courtof Las Palmaswill try a man next week accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in the holiday resort of Costa Teguisein Lanzarote, demanding a 15-year prison sentence with no bail. According to the prosecution, the events…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (526+ words) An inmate at a prison in Nottinghamshire died after using synthetic cannabinoids, an inquest has concluded. Mark Bates, originally from Bolton, was found in his cell by other inmates at HMP Lowdham Grange on 26 March 2025. The 32-year-old had three different…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (203+ words) Six people alleged to be part of a group dealing drugs in a market town appeared in court this week. Four of them admitted supplying cocaine and cannabis in Swaffham, while one denied having any involvement whatsoever. Cody Baldwin, Patrick…...

11+ hour, 12+ min ago  (475+ words) Jorge Estevez has a closer look at national headlines, including stories from reporters who are embedded in" Ohio sheriff's office to use electronic prisoner control after violent court room attack An Ohio sheriff's office is using an electronic prisoner control…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (976+ words) Patryk Skupinski was jailed for the murder his partner Marlene Doyle in January 2022(Image: WM Police) A convicted murderer serving a life sentence was discovered dead in his cell by a fellow inmate after a prison officer unlocked his door…...

19+ hour, 35+ min ago  (223+ words) A Franklin County jury deliberated about three hours before finding Darren Johnson guilty of child sex crimes at the conclusion of a trial March 31. Johnson, of Dittmer, was convicted of crimes he committed in the Labadie area more than a…...