prison sentences
Iraq enacts new law, 10 to 15 years of jail for same-sex relations
World
NEW DELHI: Human rights groups and diplomats have condemned a law that was recently passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend ...
Georgia man gets long prison sentence for trafficking meth in Athens area
U.S.
A Georgia man was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in an inmate-directed armed drug conspiracy operating in Athens. ...
To plead or not to plead? That is the question for hundreds of Capitol riot defendants
Politics
Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters charged with storming the U.S. Capitol have faced the same choice in the three years since the ...
More than half of ‘hyper-prolific’ criminals are not sent to jail
U.S.
More than half of all criminals with at least 45 previous convictions are spared jail, a report has found. So called “hyper-prolific ...
California adds three-strikes crime for first time in 20 years. Will lawmakers push for more?
U.S.
California is preparing to add a new crime to the list of those eligible for longer prison sentences under the state’s “three ...
No-fly zones to be introduced over UK prisons in drugs crackdown
U.S.
No-fly zones are to be introduced around all 120 prisons in England and Wales to prevent drones being used to smuggle in ...
