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

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

Prison taken over by government 'is in crisis'

A troubled children’s jail has been branded the most violent prison in the country by a watchdog.Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said he was “very concerned” at how much Feltham A young offender institution (YOI) – which holds children aged between 15 and 18 – had deteriorated in the past two years after figures indicated there was six times more violence at the west London site than at one of the most violent adult prisons in England and Wales.The watchdog found there were 410 violent incidents at Feltham A within a 12-month period from 84 children, equating to a...

Watchdog brands children’s jail ‘most violent prison in the country’

Texas State

Kerrville, TX

New York Post

Andrea Yates, the Texas mom who drowned her five young children in 2001 while in the throes of postpartum psychosis, remains housed in a mental hospital — and if she gets her way, she’ll never be released. 

The Post has confirmed that Yates declined a hearing last month that would have determined whether she was competent to be released from the hospital. 

Under the terms of her conviction, Yates is eligible to undergo a review each year. She has repeatedly declined to be assessed.



The Post has learned that Yates, 60, lives a quiet life inside Kerrville State Hospital, which is intended...

Killer mom Andrea Yates, who drowned her 5 children in a bathtub in 2001, is rejecting the chance to go free

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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

Irish Star

The deceased listed here are Irish-born men and women who have died in England and Wales since 1997. For one reason or another, the next of kin could not be identified by the authorities.

If you have one of 300 last names you could be the heir to an enormous unclaimed fortune

24/7 Wall St.

The prison system in America is a human rights atrocity. With dirty, inhumane facilities, one of the largest prison populations in the world, little to no rehabilitation services after incarceration, and a culture that views criminals as a lower class of human, it should come as no surprise that America’s prison system doesn’t function as […]
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See What Each State Spends on Each Prisoner

Alabama State

Blount County, AL

An Alabama mother has been sentenced to decades behind bars after she left her toddler with her abusive partner, only for her to stop for cigarettes on the way to the hospital, where he died days later.Samantha McCormack, 30, was sentenced by a Blount County judge to serve 25 years in a state correctional facility in connection to the killing of her 18-month-old son, Enzo McCormack, five years ago.She had previously pleaded guilty to felony murder during the course of child abuse.Her partner at the time, 32-year-old Robert Keith Elmore Jr, has already been convicted in 2023 of capital murder...

An Alabama mom stopped to buy cigarettes while driving her dying son to ER. Now she’ll spend decades behind bars for his death

California State

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Arkansas State

Jacksonville, AR

Law & Crime

Justin and Deja Rollins' 2-year-old died in a hot car parked outside of Arkansas Children's Hospital while the couple was inside being arrested for abusing their 3-year-old.
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2-year-old dies after being left to roast in hot car parked at children's hospital while parents were inside being arrested for abusing 3-year-old: Police

Pennsylvania State

The FBI has named the man who shot at Donald Trump during a campaign rally as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks is alleged to have opened fire while the former US president was addressing a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, leaving one audience member dead and two others badly hurt. The 20-year-old...

Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the Trump attacker

Mcalester, OK

Fox News

Richard Rojem Jr., the Oklahoma man convicted of the 1984 rape and murder of his former stepdaughter, was served pizza and ice cream before he was put to death Thursday morning.For his final meal, he requested two small double-cheese, double-pepperoni pizzas from Little Caesars and two cups of vanilla ice cream. He also asked for a bottle of Vernors ginger ale, according to The Oklahoman.Rojem, 66, was put to death by three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was declared dead at 10:16 a.m., prison officials said. He did not seek any last-minute stay.OKLAHOMA DEATH ROW INMATE...

Death row inmate served Little Caesars pizza as last meal before execution for killing former stepdaughter

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

Butler, PA

HuffPost

The former first lady spoke out after former President Donald Trump was wounded in a shooting at a campaign event the previous evening.

Melania Trump Gives Rare Statement After Donald Trump's Rally Shooting

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

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?

Video footage shows a gunman who opened fire at a rally for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on a roof. The FBI says it is treating the incident as an assassination attempt. One bystander was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured, police said.

Video shows Trump rally shooter on roof

Kansas City, MO

The US Sun

DOLLAR Tree has abruptly closed its doors after customers and staff have suffered for weeks due to system failures. The budget store in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, has been struggling to combat the heat as in-store temperatures pushed 90 degrees despite temporary fans being on. Problems mounted for the location when the […]

‘Sorry for any inconvenience,’ Dollar Tree confirms sudden store closure after weeks of trouble – but offers reassurance

We're headed into the third week of July, and that means the third round of Social Security payments will be soon sent to recipients. Below, we'll let you know when you can expect your check this month. Also, If you're still waiting on your check from June, check out why it may not have arrived and what you can do about it.

Social Security Payment July 2024: Here's When You'll Get Your Check

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Prison crisis will 'force' indeterminate sentence change

Overcrowding in prisons will \"force\" the government to change the way it deals with prisoners serving indeterminate sentences, ex-home secretary David Blunkett has said. Latest figures...

Overcrowding in prisons will "force" the government to change the way it deals with prisoners serving indeterminate sentences, ex-home secretary David Blunkett has said. Latest figures...

Prison crisis will 'force' indeterminate sentence change

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