First Nations advocates warn NSW prisons could surpass last year's record for Indigenous deaths in custody after Matthew Roberts (27) and another man (21) died this month. Families and legal services highlight a "crisis" fueled by rising Indigenous incarceration rates.
Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old Haitian immigrant, died alone at a Pittsburgh bus stop after being released by ICE, sparking concerns over mental health support and agency responsibility.
Colin Gray, 55, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Georgia for second-degree murder, two days after his son, Colt Gray, received a life sentence for a school shooting. Prosecutors argued the father provided the weapon and ignored mental health red flags, marking a turning point in holding parents criminally responsible for their children's actions.
Daniel Murphy developed steroid-induced psychosis after unknowingly consuming Paradigm Peptides' supplements mixed with testosterone. Owners Matthew Kawa and Jennifer Stechkober were jailed for selling unapproved, mislabeled drugs imported from China and India, impacting 54,000 consumers globally.
Omar Heidari, an Afghan national, and Manas Yuk, a Sudanese national, have been jailed for two years and 18 months respectively at Canterbury Crown Court. They pleaded guilty to endangering others by piloting overcrowded small boats across the Channel, carrying 95 and 81 people, including children.
Robert Bush was jailed for 20 years for defrauding families and failing to bury or cremate bodies. Victims' families, including Tristan Essex, are campaigning for statutory regulation of the UK's funeral industry, prompting a government pledge for urgent action.
Zubair Baloch, brother of jailed gangster Uzair Baloch, was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting in Karachi's Lyari neighbourhood. Two masked assailants on a motorcycle opened fire, also injuring two bystanders. Police are investigating personal enmity and potential gang war resurgence.
Andrew and Tristan Tate, US-UK citizens, face extradition to the UK on 59 charges including rape and trafficking. Their lawyer claims they're at risk in Miami's federal jail due to the nature of allegations, despite solitary confinement.
Colt Gray, 16, who pleaded guilty to 55 counts including murder for the Sept. 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooting, discussed his online fame with his mother in jail calls, prompting her ban from contacting him. Sentencing hearing reveals planning and idolization of mass shooters.
Jail Time Records, a music studio and label in Cameroon's New Bell Prison, empowers inmates through music, garnering international recognition and providing a form of redemption amidst harsh prison conditions.
A Berlin court sentences a 32-year-old Chinese medical student to 5 years for aiding aggravated rape, leaving victims and observers, including a Chinese student named Kristina, with mixed emotions over the leniency of the sentence and differing legal approaches between Germany and China.
Tony Bartlett was jailed for life with an 18-year minimum for murdering his four-week-old son, Atticus, in Chard, Somerset, in July 2022. Intoxicated after a night out, Bartlett fatally injured the baby in a "sudden fit of anger."
British father Tony Bartlett was jailed for life for murdering his four-week-old son, Atticus, in Somerset in July 2022. The infant died from catastrophic head and spinal injuries after a violent assault by Bartlett.
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, jailed for life for murdering three children, has been transferred from Belmarsh prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. Victims' families and prison officers accuse him of "manipulating the system," raising concerns about patient freedoms and the lack of psychological care for surviving victims.
A former professor in Seoul, Lee M, has been sentenced to 3.6 years in jail by South Korea's Supreme Court for coercing his students to write research papers and fabricate data for his daughter's high school and university admissions between 2012 and 2018. His daughter also received a suspended sentence.
A cross-party delegation of Irish politicians urged Dublin to send observers to the trial of pro-Palestinian activists in Germany and raise concerns about Irish defendant Daniel Tatlow-Devally's detention conditions with the German chancellor during an upcoming visit.
Mohammad Asim Bashir, a UK-born Pakistani man, received a life sentence from Manchester Crown Court for plotting a mass casualty terrorist attack on a British military base. He pleaded guilty to preparing an act of terrorism and shared extremist material with Jihad Al Shamie, who later attacked a synagogue.
Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three children in Southport, has been transferred from HMP Belmarsh to Broadmoor, a high-security psychiatric hospital. The Ministry of Justice confirmed the move, made under the Mental Health Act, stating his 52-year sentence remains unchanged and he will return to prison once fit.
Mihael Vrhovsek, 29, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the attempted murder of a woman in Rivervale, Perth, in 2024. The horrific attack, captured on CCTV, involved Vrhovsek repeatedly choking the victim, who was saved by courageous bystanders.
Two Indian tourists, Mangroliya Manojkumar Kurjibhai and Serasiya Milan Ramnikbhai, were arrested at Singapore's Changi Airport for stealing a $154,000 diamond from Dianochge Diamonds Jewelry. They swapped the 4.95-carat diamond with a counterfeit gem. Mangroliya was sentenced to over two years in jail.
Jerri Roby, 69, received a life sentence for the December 2023 murder of her son, John Gaither, in Gulfport, Mississippi. She concealed his body behind a false wall and impersonated him to family members, having been previously convicted of murder in 1995.
Two Russian men, Lev Lakshtanov and Igor Ratchin, received 8 and 11-year sentences in Angola for terrorism and spying. Accused of coup planning and organizing deadly 2025 protests, they denied charges. Prosecutors linked them to Russia's Africa Politology network, part of the Wagner group, amid Angola's shifting alliances.
Mohammad Bashir was jailed for life by a UK court for plotting a terror attack on the UK's Defence Academy with Jihad Al-Shamie, who later carried out a deadly synagogue stabbing in Manchester. Bashir pleaded guilty to preparation of terrorist acts.
Four Hong Kong police officers lost their appeal against convictions and jail terms for framing a homeless man for drug possession and destroying evidence in 2020, with the Court of Appeal upholding the original sentences due to the seriousness of the offences.
