Pregnant women prisoners are being handcuffed during labour and intimate examinations, with no official data collected. An investigation has been announced amid legal challenges and human rights concerns.
Rebecca Butterfield, deemed more dangerous than serial killer Ivan Milat, is set for release despite warnings she will kill again. Exclusive details on her quarter-century of prison terror.
A Florida police officer broke down describing the moment his best friend was shot. The killer
A former army medic claims he was unfairly dismissed by security firm GeoAmey for refusing to use chosen pronouns for transgender prisoners, leading to an employment tribunal case.
New South Wales becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legislate removal of
A damning report exposes the horrific abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre, where inmates swallowed glass to escape. Read the full story and the government
A 35-year-old man has been found guilty of felony charges after a terrifying incident where he menaced a neighbourhood wearing a clown mask and wielding a chainsaw. Read the full details of the conviction.
Charles Foehner, 67, will serve four years in prison after a plea deal for fatally shooting a would-be mugger. The case revealed a large illegal weapons cache. Read the full story.
Child killer Jon Venables could walk free after a new parole hearing. His million-pound secret identity was shattered by a drunken pub confession. Read the full story.
Joanna Dennehy, one of only four UK women with a whole life order, chillingly explained her murder spree in 12 words. Discover the full story behind the Cambridgeshire ditch killer.
A 65-year-old grandmother suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung after an unprovoked assault at a funeral. Her attacker, 22 weeks pregnant, received a suspended sentence. Read the victim
Four New York prison guards have been sentenced for the brutal beating death of a handcuffed Black inmate, Robert Brooks. The case has sparked calls for urgent prison reform.
Richard Barry Randolph faces lethal injection for the 1988 murder of his former boss, marking Florida
A California doctor has been sentenced to prison for illegally selling ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry. Read the full details of the case and the charges against others involved.
Dr Salvador Plasencia sentenced to two and a half years for distributing ketamine to the late Friends star. Read the full story and victim impact statement.
Dr Salvador Plasencia receives a 2.5-year prison sentence for illegally providing ketamine to the late Friends star, Matthew Perry, before his overdose death. Read the full court details.
A 32-year-old anesthesiologist and mother-of-two was found dead in a Dollar Tree freezer in Miami. Her family has launched a $50 million lawsuit alleging negligence and failure to implement safety measures.
A construction boss admitted health and safety failures after apprentice Chloe Bidwell, 18, was killed by falling plasterboard. Sentencing is set for April. Read the full report.
Former police officer Derek Chauvin, serving 22.5 years for murdering George Floyd, files for a new trial alleging false testimony and juror misconduct. Read the latest on this landmark case.
A US man is sentenced to 15 years for attempting to murder his pregnant girlfriend after baby shower photos exposed his secret affair. Read the shocking details.
Governor Kay Ivey has set a March 12 execution date for Charles
Agony aunt Coleen Nolan offers guidance to a reader fearing she
A driver who pepper sprayed two men after a parking space dispute in Lymm, Cheshire, has been jailed for three years and four months.
Declan Fahey, 27, used a flatbed truck to ram a stolen quad bike, causing serious injuries to a 16-year-old rider. He was jailed for 42 months.
Gateshead Council must pay £150 and apologise after the Ombudsman found faults in delaying a carer's support assessment and housework help start.
The sentence of Billy Stokoe, who killed 86-year-old Gloria Stephenson on an illegal e-bike, is being reviewed under the unduly lenient scheme.
Kevin Hubbard, 67, was sentenced to 20 months for causing death by dangerous driving after Keith Jamieson died from injuries sustained in a 2014 crash on the A19.
Julie Francis says the 6-year, 9-month sentence for Billy Stokoe, who killed her mother Gloria Stephenson on an illegal e-bike, is an insult. She calls for stronger policing and sentencing.
A man arrested on suspicion of murdering a 52-year-old woman in Caldicot has been detained under the Mental Health Act. Police say no ongoing risk to the public.
