Six men have been arrested after an inmate died at a prison in Leicestershire. Police were called to HMP Fosse Way, in Tigers Way, Glen Parva, on Tuesday, after a 31-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell. The man's death is currently being treated as unexplained and inquiries are...

Six arrested after inmate dies at prison

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

The Independent

The prisons ombudsman has called for inmates to have free phone calls to stem rising rates of suicide in prisons.Adrian Usher, who was appointed as Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) last April, has demanded an overhaul of the prison telephone system after an inmate took their life every three and a half days in England and Wales last year.In an article published on the PPO website, he said standard practice currently sees inmates pay for calls by the minute, using money earned working in prison. They are among the worst-paid workers in the country, with inmates earning between £15 and...

Call for prison inmates to have free phone contracts to reduce suicides

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Offset gave Cardi B’s divorce filing his stamp of approval.

The Migos member “liked” an Instagram post Thursday claiming he had been “slapped with divorce papers amid being accused of cheating.”

X users wrote about how “weird” they found the social media move.





Otherwise, the Grammy nominee, 32, has yet to react to headlines about his split — but he did sing along to telling lyrics in an Instagram Story video.

Offset seemingly rapped that he is “single” and “this tension is old” in a song that has yet to be released.

Pregnant Cardi B confirms estranged husband Offset is the father of third baby

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Offset subtly reacts to pregnant Cardi B’s divorce filing after nearly 7 years of marriage

 An inmate who was involved in the fatal bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison has been sentenced to more than four years behind bars.Massachusetts gangster Paul J DeCologero was sentenced in federal court on Thursday after pleading guilty to an assault charge. He could have faced up to 10 years in prison.DeCologero was already serving a 25-year sentence handed down in 2006 after he was convicted of buying heroin used to try to kill a teenage girl.Prosecutors originally alleged that, along with fellow inmate Fotios “Freddy” Geas, DeCologero used a lock attached...

Inmate jailed over violent prison killing of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Minneapolis, MN

ABC News

A former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd was released from prison Tuesday, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told ABC News.

Former cop convicted in George Floyd’s death released from prison

Mississippi State

Meridian, MS

The Mirror US

Emily Lawhead, a spokesperson for Management and Training Corporation, which manages the facility, said Clarence Gillie, 59, was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday

Mystery deepens as third inmate found dead in cell this month at Mississippi prison

Four people have been arrested after what is believed to be monkey dust was uncovered during raids. Three females and one male remain in custody after West Mercia Police carried out two raids on properties in Telford. Officers targeted properties in Ketley Park Road, Ketley and Wilkinson Close, Snedshill, where...

Four arrested in raids targeting monkey dust

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The company says it cannot make eco-friendly changes to its products in time for a UK deadline.

Wet wipe factory closure sees 200 jobs lost

TooFab

Convicted double-murderer Wade Wilson was back in court this week, as his attorney asked a judge for a brain scan before his sentencing later this month.

Tattooed, Convicted Murderer Dubbed 'Deadpool Killer' to Have Brain Scanned Before Sentencing

A drug dealer who was caught selling Class A drugs four months after being released from prison has been jailed. Tony Adams, 33, of New Road in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, was searched by officers when he was on the way to his probation meeting in Cambridge on 17 May, and £985.20 in cash was found.

Man jailed four months after leaving prison

 Magistrates have been ordered to delay jailing some criminals in a bid to ease prison overcrowding, as the number of people behind bars hit a new weekly high.Court chiefs have been told that offenders who are on bail but likely to be jailed should have their sentencing postponed until September, when government plans to free thousands of offenders early come into force.The direction, from Court of Appeal judge Lord Justice Green, who is the deputy senior presiding judge for England and Wales, comes just days after emergency measures were reactivated in the north of England allowing defendants to be...

Magistrates told to delay locking up criminals until at least September to ease jail overcrowding

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

The Standard

A former Metropolitan Police officer branded the “devil” after being exposed as a serial rapist must serve at least 18 years in prison, judges have ruled. Cliff Mitchell, 24, was called a “pathetic excuse of a man” by one of his victims when he was jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years in May.He had subjected two victims to years of sexual abuse, and boasted that he would never be caught because of his status as a police officer. At the Court of Appeal on Thursday, judges agreed to increase the minimum term by four years after...

Met Police officer exposed as serial rapist to serve at least 18 years in prison

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Sturgis, SD

Only three of the deceased riders are confirmed to have been wearing helmets. That's one more death when compared to the 2023 rally. The Sturgis Rally finished on August 11th, and in the period just before, during, and after the event, 12 riders were left dead as a result of road traffic accidents. Of the riders killed, just three were confirmed to have been wearing helmets, while seven of the riders weren't wearing helmets. It's still under investigation whether or not two of the riders were wearing helmets.

Most of the Riders Who Died at Sturgis Weren’t Wearing Helmets, Leaving 12 Dead

While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page also provide us earnings. Kevin Spacey is allegedly “refusing to leave” his lavish Baltimore condo after it was foreclosed on due to his "many millions" in legal bills. It was later sold at auction in July. The...

Kevin Spacey is allegedly ‘refusing to leave’ his $5.6M Baltimore home after it was foreclosed on due to his ‘many millions’ of dollars in legal bills

Douglas, GA

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

The incident was witnessed by two women playing tennis at Montpellier Gardens in Cheltenham.

Man seen committing indecent act in park bushes

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Courts told to delay sentencings over prison space

The direction to courts is the second emergency measure instated this week amid a growing...

Courts told to delay sentencings over prison space

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