Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood warns of a "total breakdown of law and order" unless action is taken.

Thousands of prisoners to be released in September

The Independent

 Emergency plans to cut prisoner sentence lengths to ease the overcrowding crisis and avert “a total breakdown in law and order” will last until 2026 at least, the justice secretary has announced.In a furious speech at HMP Five Wells, Shabana Mahmood lambasted the decision by Rishi Sunak’s government to delay the new measures announced by Labour on Friday to release thousands of prisoners 40 per cent of the way into their sentences – as opposed to halfway through – until after the election.And it was also revealed that the emergency early release scheme brought in by the previous government...

Prisoners to serve shorter sentences until 2026 to avert ‘total breakdown of law and order’

Thousands of prisoners are to be released earlier than planned as the Government attempts to avert the “collapse” of the prisons system.Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood warned on Friday that without immediate action to address overcrowding, prisons would run out of space within weeks – leading to “a total breakdown of law and order”.In a speech at HMP Five Wells, in Northamptonshire, she said prisons were “on the point of collapse”, with barely 700 places left in the adult male estate and jails operating at 99% capacity since the start of 2023.Echoing language used about supporters of appeasement in the 1930s,...

Offenders to be released early as prison system faces ‘collapse’, says minister

The first batch of prisoners to be released early from Scotland's jails are being freed, officials have said. Over the next four weeks between 500 and 550 inmates will leave custody to ease pressure on the country's overcrowded prisons. The move involves prisoners with 180 days or less to serve...

Prisoners released early to ease overcrowding

The daughter of Cameroon's president has said she hopes that her coming out as a lesbian can help change the law banning same-sex relations in her country. Brenda Biya told the Le Parisien newspaper that there were many people in her situation and she hoped to inspire them. The 27-year-old...

President's daughter hopes coming out will change anti-gay laws

Jacksonville, FL

Shreveport Magazine

Jacksonville, FL – According to the police officials, the 31-year-old man, later identified as Brndon, was arrested and later charged with aggravated child abuse charge after he reportedly injured 4-year-old boy by dropping him of baIcony. The little boy, who was not identified, was rushed to the hospital with blunt force injuries to his head which he suffered during the incident.

Mom left her child with a man she just met who told her that he was going to take the boy outside to play, only to drop him off a baIcony; charges

Los Angeles, CA

Daelena Mackay was a student “full of life” and looking to follow in her father’s footsteps as an actor.But in May, she was found hanging from a red scarf in her Los Angeles apartment just one month before her 21st birthday. For weeks, her body sat in a mortuary after the county’s medical examiner ruled her death a suicide.Her father, Dwayne Adway, a veteran Hollywood actor who has appeared in hit television shows CSI, NYPD Blue, and Soul Plane, has since cast his doubt over the cause of his daughter’s death and said the family is looking for “truth and...

A Hollywood actor’s daughter was found dead in her home. Her family insists it wasn’t suicide

A former prison officer who hid her love affair with a convicted murderer has been jailed after detectives uncovered her relationship and bizarre AI wedding pictures.Stephanie Heaps, now known as Stephanie Ramsden, did not declare that she was in an intimate relationship with Leon ‘Layton’ Ramsden, 35 – who is currently on a life sentence for murder – while she worked at HMP Wymott in Leyland.She then joined Greater Manchester Police as a police constable in Bolton where she again did not declare any links to criminals.But a Lancashire Police investigation found her links to an organised crime group –...

Former prison officer who married convicted murderer ends up in jail herself

Mediaite

Donald Trump posted an all-caps rant claiming Barack Obama “never respected” Joe Biden and wants to replace him with Kamala Harris. A growing number of Democratic lawmakers and strategists have been publicly calling on the president to step out of the race following his poor performance at the presidential debate last month. Biden had trouble answering questions coherently and had a raspy voice while debating Trump.

‘HATE EACH OTHER!’ Trump Posts All-Caps Rant Claiming Obama ‘NEVER RESPECTED’ Biden, Wants Him Out

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Nationwide, over 100,000 individuals have been removed from Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits in the past year, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). From May 2023 to May 2024, SSI claimants decreased by 119,395, dropping from 7,380,737 to 7,261,342. Who is affected?. SSI benefits are designed for adults and...

Over 100,000 people removed from Social Security: Who is affected?

Hawaii State

TravelNoire

Authorities arrested two 19-year-old men on June 21 after allegedly seeing them using a hunting spotlight on a public road that goes through Oprah Winfrey’s private Maui ranch property. Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) published a press release about the arrests on July 1. The report...

'How Does It Feel Owning Stolen Lands?': Oprah Winfrey Under Fire After Two Arrested For Allegedly Having Hunting Equipment Near Her Maui Ranch

The government has announced emergency measures to deal with prison overcrowding in England and Wales. These include early release for some prisoners when they have served 40% of their sentence. The first people are likely to be released under the scheme in September. Which prisoners will be released?. Prisoners who...

Which prisoners will be released from jail early?

Mississippi State

Gulfport, MS

Mississippi News Group

On June 14, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 15-year-old Lexi Jade Brown, charging her with attempted murder and first-degree arson. The arrest followed a violent incident in the early morning hours according to a press release from teh Gulfport PD.

15 year old charged with attempted murder and arson after victim wakes up being stabbed

In her absence, Lynne Leyson has been ordered by a court to pay back £26,000.

Cocaine dealing farmer's wife on run for a year

Butler, PA

New York Post

The gunman suspected in the attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday was shot and killed by Secret Service, sources told The Post.

The shooter, identified only as a white male, was in an elevated sniper position located hundreds of yards away from Trump’s podium in Butler, Pa. as he spoke to a campaign crowd, sources said.













Rifle used in Trump assassination attempt belonged to shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks’ father: report



Bullets rang out in the middle of his remarks, Trump putting his hand to his right ear before being tackled to the ground by Secret Service agents.

Seconds later, Trump rose...

Gunman behind attempted assassination on Trump had head blown off by Secret Service, sources say; rally-goer killed

Pawtucket, RI

WEKU

Hundreds of Americans continue to die every day from overdoses. More of those deaths now involve stimulants like cocaine and meth mixed with fentanyl. Men of color have been hit particularly hard.

Stimulant users caught up in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic

Police say the remains discovered in a west London flat and Bristol belong to the same two men.

More human remains found as police name suspect

Calls to make it a criminal offence to take over a person's home and use it for unlawful activities.

Calls to make 'cuckooing' a crime as cases increase

Athens, GA

Now Habersham

A 19-year-old Lawrenceville man is in custody after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor, according to a news release from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

Teen arrested for kidnapping and molestation after Athens hit-and-runs

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Prison taken over by government 'is in crisis'

The government confirmed it had permanently taken over the Category B jail in...

Prison taken over by government 'is in crisis'

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