MMental health Read More Decision by Minnesota Supreme Court bringing mental health crisis in jails to lightOctober 10, 2025 The Minnesota Supreme Court decided this week that a defendant deemed unfit to stand trial and mentally ill…
HHeadlines Read More Victorian prosecutors to appeal Erin Patterson’s 33‑year jail termOctober 6, 2025 In a statement on Monday afternoon, a spokeswoman for the Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions confirmed an appeal…
MMental health Read More No data on how many prisoners in Ireland have psychosisSeptember 30, 2025 Up-to-date data on how many Irish prisoners have psychosis “does not currently exist”, Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has…
MMental health Read More Charlotte killing exposes gaps in mental health systemSeptember 26, 2025 By Rachel Crumpler and Taylor Knopf In early September, video of a man stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna…
NNew Zealand Read More Sex predator Leo Goodwin to stay in jail after approaching schoolgirlsSeptember 25, 2025 Goodwin was expected to appear before the Parole Board on Thursday for a final recall hearing, however, he…
NNew Zealand Read More Auckland man Va’a Va’a expected to earn $100,000 from importing meth – he got jail insteadSeptember 23, 2025 Court documents state that two consignments of the drug were sent from overseas to his address, with his…
HHeadlines Read More Violent Bay of Plenty hostage-taker Jade Mellow gets an extra 15 months added to jail sentenceSeptember 17, 2025 About 10pm that night, Mellow was parked in a car near Edgecumbe with a cut-down .22 calibre rifle,…
MMental health Read More Bexar County Jail fills the gap in mental health treatmentSeptember 16, 2025 On any given day in the Bexar County Jail, over 100 inmates aren’t waiting for a lawyer or…
HHeadlines Read More Teen stepmum Jessica Mulford appeals to have jail time halved for killing toddlerSeptember 9, 2025 Justice Campbell said while the cause of Harlee-Rose’s death had been determined, the mechanism remains unknown. “But it…
NNew Zealand Read More Former real estate agent Aaron Drever faces more jail time for breaching insolvency rules while bankruptSeptember 5, 2025 But he lost his licence for misconduct before being jailed in 2022 for stealing more than $100,000 from…
NNew Zealand Read More Rotorua gang member Raymond Heta fails to get jail term reduced after his attack left victim paraplegicSeptember 4, 2025 The group then punched and kicked the man. When he tried to fend them off, they stabbed him…