The House of Commons Justice Committee has called on the government to review the status of almost 3,000 prisoners who were jailed under the “irredeemably flawed” Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) system. The committee’s report said the system for managing and releasing IPP prisoners was “inadequate” and all 2,926 in England and Wales should have…
UK MPs Call on Government to Scrap ‘Irredeemably Flawed’ IPP Sentences
Custody Time Limits Under Pressure as Striking Criminal Barristers Offer to Negotiate
The new justice secretary, Brandon Lewis, has been implored by striking barristers to negotiate with them over pay as the industrial action delays more trials and increases daily the size of the prison population in England and Wales. The Howard League for Penal Reform said there are currently more than 81,000 people being held in…
$480,000 Settlement Approved for Pregnant Ex-Inmate Who Claims She Lost Baby Due to ‘Delayed Transportation’ to Hospital
A former prison inmate who was pregnant and alleges she suffered a miscarriage when sheriff’s deputies stopped at a Starbucks while driving her to a hospital has been approved to receive a $480,000 settlement in her federal wrongful death lawsuit. The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the proposed settlement in a closed-door session, according…
Convict’s Code (1939)
August 27, 2022
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A man is framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. When he is let out on limited parole, he sets out to clear his name and find the real criminals. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save”…
Exonerated Ohio Man Earns Fame For Prison-Created Artwork, Advocacy for Wrongfully Convicted
August 24, 2022
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Wrongfully imprisoned in a 6-by-10 foot Ohio prison cell, Dean Gillispie let his mind and his artwork transport him to an even smaller world. He converted junk into miniature versions of places he wished he could be. Gillispie used “procured” materials—such as teabags, soda cans, and foil paper from cigarette packs—to make models of nostalgic…
3 Men Indicted in Murder of Boston Crime Boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger Inside West Virginia Federal Prison
Three men have been indicted on multiple felony charges in connection with the 2018 murder of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger while he was an inmate in a federal prison. Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 55, Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said…
Al-Qaeda Terror Cell Leader Refused Parole After 14 Years in UK Jail
A British-born terrorist, who was jailed for life in 2008 for heading up an al-Qaeda cell that was preparing to commit a massacre in South Africa, has been denied parole. Rangzieb Ahmed, 47, was the first person in Britain to be convicted of directing terrorism. In 2008, after being deported from Pakistan, Ahmed was convicted…
Mother Convicted of Killing Phoenix Sinclair Granted Escorted Outings From Prison
A Manitoba woman who abused and killed her daughter in one of the province’s most notorious crimes has been granted escorted temporary absences from prison. The Parole Board of Canada is allowing Samantha Kematch visits with family members and, separately, an Indigenous elder for spiritual development. “The Board believes that more exposure to your culture…
Charlie Chaplin: The Adventurer (1917)
July 28, 2022
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The Little Tramp escapes from prison, saves a girl and her mother from drowning, and creates havoc at a swank party. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV…
New DNA Tests Cast Doubt on 1996 Conviction in Railroad-Spike Slaying, Lawyers Say
July 25, 2022
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David Lee Myers has been on Ohio’s Death Row since 1996, awaiting execution for one of the most gruesome killings that anyone in Xenia, Ohio, can recall: A railroad spike had been jammed through a young woman’s skull, and rocks, which had been used to violate her sexually, had been left inside her body. People around…
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