Sweden set to send criminals abroad as prisons overflow

2 days, 9 hours ago

Trump floats sending 'thug' Tesla vandals to infamous El Salvador prison

President Donald Trump on Friday mused about sending American citizens who allegedly vandalized Tesla cars and charging stations to an infamous prison in El Salvador where he has already shipped purported Venezuelan gang members. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump gloated about capturing the alleged Tesla vandals and fantasized about them being on the receiving end of gruesome punishments. …

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What we know about the Venezuelan nationals detained and transported to an El Salvador prison

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2 days, 21 hours ago

What we know about the Venezuelan nationals detained and transported to an El Salvador prison

LA Times

In this photo provided by El Salvador’s presidential press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16. According to various media reports, several family members of those detained learned of their loved one’s fate only after identifying them in a video …

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4 days, 6 hours ago

Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge’s demand for more details on deportation flights

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is resisting a federal judge’s demand for more information about flights that took deportees to El Salvador, arguing on Wednesday that the court should end its “continued intrusions” into the authority of the executive branch. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit The judge has questioned whether the …

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El Salvador's Cecot: The mega prison Trump is sending Venezuelan gangsters to

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5 days, 10 hours ago

El Salvador's Cecot: The mega prison Trump is sending Venezuelan gangsters to

Hindustan Times

The Donald Trump administration's controversial decision to move more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members to the notorious El Salvador prison, has come under keen scrutiny by the US courts, especially after a federal judge temporarily barred the deportations. All about El Salvador's Cecot mega-prison Considered the largest prison in the Americas, Cecot can hold 40,000 inmates and has long …

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6 days, 9 hours ago

What will happen to Venezuelan 'gangsters' deported by Trump to the 'world's worst' jail: Inside brutal El Salvador mega-prison where 70 share one cell for 23-hours at a time in 'human rights black ho

Daily Mail

A plane carrying scores of Venezuelan prisoners touched down in El Salvador on Sunday, cementing a landmark deal with the Trump administration to house suspected gangsters abroad. Bukele, in a meeting last month with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, offered to house prisoners from the United States in his country Salvadoran police officers escort an alleged member of the …

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1 week ago

What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump sent hundreds of immigrants there

Associated Press

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed — became the latest tool in U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration on Sunday, when hundreds of immigrants facing deportation were transferred there. …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Dutch gov't planning to build two prisons next year to solve cell shortage: report

NL Times

The Dutch government plans to build two prisons next year to solve the current cell shortage, insiders told AD. In February, the PVV State Secretary announced that she might have to release convicts two weeks early to free up cells for people waiting to serve their sentences. That announcement was followed by a massive row between Coenradie and PVV leader …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Gang arrested over distributing AI-generated child abuse images

The Independent

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

A German court sentences 2 Afghans to prison for plotting to attack the Swedish parliament

Associated Press

BERLIN — A German court sentenced two Afghan men to several years in prison on Thursday for planning an attack on the Swedish parliament and killing lawmakers in response to the burning of copies of the Quran, German news agency dpa reported. The Jena Higher Regional Court found the men guilty of, among other things, membership or support of a …

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1 month ago

Police arrest three men near Israeli embassy in Stockholm on suspicion of 'preparing to commit violent crime'

Daily Mail

Swedish police have arrested three men outside of the Israeli embassy in Stockholm on suspicion of preparing to commit violent crime. The three men were arrested by police earlier this evening near the embassy, but not inside, Swedish police confirmed. Just a matter of months ago, in October, the country's police force increased security around Israeli embassies in both Stockholm …

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1 month ago

Prisons are the problem, not the solution

The Independent

As a former probation officer and someone who worked extensively with criminal justice organisations in the UK and Ireland, I read with interest your correspondent Phillip Pound’s observations on the “Prison Works” debate. I agree that if you confine the debate to the fact that the public is safe from dangerous people actually serving sentences then prison does indeed “work.” …

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1 month ago

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

Associated Press

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as one. “Prisons have become no man’s land,” said Rodolfo Valentín Santos, director of the Dominican Republic’s National Public Defense Office. After last year’s fire …

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1 month ago

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

NPR

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons toggle caption Ramon Espinosa/AP SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — They're known as "frog men," inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as one. Sponsor Message "Prisons have become no man's …

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1 month ago

UK’s prison overcrowding crisis fuelled by ‘tough on crime’ talk, Labour’s new tsar finds

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s prison overcrowding crisis has been fuelled by politicians‘ …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Prisons minister sticks to her guns, wants major new investment

Dutch News

Prisons minister Ingrid Coenradie has said she wants hundreds of millions of euros to solve the shortage of prison cells and will make her case during the cabinet’s spring financial negotiations. The minister, who represents the far-right PVV, is currently under fire from party leader Geert Wilders, who has said more prisoners should be housed in multiple-occupancy cells to solve …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mass shooting: Sweden to do in a week what US couldn't in years– limit access to semi-automatic guns

Firstpost

For Sweden, the tragedy in Örebro may serve as a turning point in its approach to gun control. In the US, however, the cycle of violence and legislative inaction is set to continue After one mass shooting in Sweden, the government is on track to restrict access to semi-automatic weapons. US gun violence statistics Sweden’s example stands in stark contrast …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mass shooting: Sweden to do in a week what US couldn't in years– limit access to semi-automatic guns

Firstpost

For Sweden, the tragedy in Örebro may serve as a turning point in its approach to gun control. In the US, however, the cycle of violence and legislative inaction is set to continue After one mass shooting in Sweden, the government is on track to restrict access to semi-automatic weapons. US gun violence statistics Sweden’s example stands in stark contrast …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sweden proposes gun law reforms after deadly mass shooting in Orebro

Hindustan Times

Sweden's government said Friday that it will introduce a bill to amend Swedish gun laws and restrict access to semi-automatic guns, following the country's worst mass shooting this week. In the wake of Sweden's bloodiest mass shooting this week, the government said on Friday that it will present a measure to change the country's gun laws and limit access to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sweden's deadliest mass shooting linked to adult education center shooter

Hindustan Times

The shooter who earlier this week killed 10 people in Sweden's worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education centre where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon, law enforcement officials said Thursday. People stand next to candles and flowers placed near the Risbergska school, following a deadly shooting attack at the adult education centre, in Orebro, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Britain’s most prolific rapist could be sent back to Indonesia

The Independent

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Sweden school shooting latest: Police not ruling out racist motivation as multiple nationalities among 10 killed

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sweden school shooting latest: Police not ruling out racist motivation as multiple nationalities among 10 killed

The Independent

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Sweden school shooting latest: Police not ruling out racist motivation as multiple nationalities among 10 killed

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

79 countries slam Trump's International Criminal Court sanctions

Dutch News

Britain, Germany, France, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sierra Leone are among the 79 countries which have signed a statement condemning US president Donald Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court in The Hague. “Sanctions could jeopardise the confidentiality of sensitive information and the safety of those involved—including victims, witnesses, and court officials, many of whom are our nationals,” …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk slammed for sharing lies about the response to Sweden school shooting

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Posted by right wing account Inevitable West, the tweet …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk wades into Sweden shooting debate by reposting claim 'the legacy media' has been 'silent' about the massacre… which has made headlines around the world

Daily Mail

Elon Musk has been humbled by fact-checking users of his own social media platform X after trying to leverage the shocking school shooting in Sweden this week to drum up nationalist, conservative support. Musk thought it pertinent to share a post from well known right-wing nationalist account Inevitable West, which baselessly claimed 'no European politician has mentioned it' and that …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Watch live: Police hold Sweden school shooting press conference as new details about suspect emerge

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Swedish police say mass shooter was connected to school where he opened fire

Associated Press

OREBRO, Sweden — The shooter who earlier this week killed 10 people in Sweden’s worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon, law enforcement officials said Thursday. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Some 130 officers arrived Tuesday after alarms summoned …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cabinet considering releasing prisoners two weeks early to free up space

NL Times

The Dutch government is working on a plan to release convicted prisoners up to two weeks early due to a shortage of prison cells and staff. Since changing the regulations for this expansion will take time, Coenradie wants to introduce a temporary one-week sentence reduction in the meantime. PVV leader Geert Wilders wrote on X that his party will "no …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Reported Swedish shooter lived as recluse in quiet apartment block

CNN

Örebro, Sweden CNN — Shattered glass and a broken door covered with police tape mark the entrance to the apartment where the reported suspect in Sweden’s worst mass shooting is believed to have lived as a recluse. When asked whether police have found any of Andersson’s family members, Chief Investigator Anna Bergqvist told CNN: “We don’t have identification yet. “I …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Terrifying footage shows Sweden shooting survivor hiding in toilet as gunshots are fired as fellow student describes the horror: 'I thought "we are dead"...there was blood everywhere'

Daily Mail

A student caught up in Sweden's worst-ever mass shooting on Tuesday filmed the moment he was forced to cower in a toilet as his classmates were gunned down mere feet away. A man named Hashem Shams filmed himself sitting in a locked cubicle at Orebro's Risbergska adult education centre, desperately trying to calm his breathing as loud gunshots reverberated through …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Swedish police on scene of deadly shooting at Örebro school

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there

Deccan Chronicle

San Salvador: The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said Monday that they’d struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship both detained migrants and imprisoned citizens to the tiny Central American nation, which has suspended some basic rights as it battles powerful street gangs. obviously, the administration will have to make a decision.” Bukele has made El …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sweden shooting is being called the deadliest attack in its history. Here's what we know happened

ABC

There's been a mass shooting attack in Sweden that has left at least 10 people dead, including the gunman. Sweden's Prime Minster Ulf Kristersson said it was a "painful day" for the country. At least 10 people were killed in the shooting, Swedish police said, but they warned the death toll could rise. "I took my friend's shawl and tied …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Horror at Sweden's 'worst mass shooting': PM and King express 'sadness and dismay' - as death toll 'hits 11' and footage shows heavily-armed shooter storming school campus

Daily Mail

The Prime Minister and King of Sweden have expressed their 'sadness and dismay' following the country's 'worst mass shooting' which has left at least 11 people dead. Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the incident was the 'worst mass shooting in Swedish history' The Swedish King, Carl Gustaf, thanked the staff who worked on the operation during and after the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Waiting list for a Dutch prison cell tops 4,000: EenVandaag

Dutch News

Over 4,000 convicted criminals who should be in jail are living in freedom because there are not enough jail cells for them, current affairs show EenVandaag said on Tuesday. The group does not include people convicted of crimes with a minimum jail term of 12 years or certain sex crimes but they do range from fraud and drugs smuggling to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sweden school shooting - latest: Five people shot as police respond to 'very serious' incident in Örebro

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

El Salvador offers to jail US convicts in ‘unprecedented’ proposal

Al Jazeera

El Salvador’s president has proposed jailing convicts from the United States in his country, an “unprecedented” offer praised by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “The fee would be relatively low for the US but significant for us, making our entire prison system sustainable.” We have offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lost control, says Swedish PM as immigrant gangs take over Sweden

India Today

Ten people have been shot dead in an attack in Sweden's Orebro on Tuesday. NO CONTROL OVER WAVE OF VIOLENCE, SAYS SWEDISH PM "This is Sweden’s inherited problem. STREET GANGS INCREASED IN SWEDEN SINCE EARLY 2000s The UK Express discussed the origins of this bloodshed with criminologist Ardavan Khoshnood, an associate professor at Lund University. When these gangs started to …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Migrants and a once-liberal paradise where the PM now admits: 'We've lost control'... SUE REID reports as Sweden is engulfed by a crime wave of rape, gang bombings, assassination - and even a reported

Daily Mail

Claudia Mayor is a loving mother whose three teenage sons are at the heart of a horrifying story that has appalled and divided Sweden. Following the assassination, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted: 'We have lost control, over a wave of violence' – an echo of comments from National Police Chief Petra Lundh, who talked of the 'brutality and ruthlessness …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dutch gov't wants suspects in high-security prisons to attend hearings via video call

NL Times

Suspects in the highest security prison in the Netherlands must attend their hearings via a video connection. The Cabinet supports this plan by VVD parliamentarian Ulysse Ellian, said State Secretary Teun Struycken. Ellian proposed an amendment to the new Code of Criminal Procedure so that suspects from both the most severe Extra Secure Institution in Vught and the relatively severe …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Proposed phone bans for suspected people smugglers branded ‘weak’ by Tories

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Measures aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime are …

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Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain's worst prisons: From inmates removing their own cell doors, to 'catastrophic' levels of drug use, violence and vermin infestations, the shocking reports that lay bare state of UK jails

Daily Mail

Shortly after coming into power in July, Sir Keir Starmer revealed his 'shock' at the state of the country's prisons, telling reporters it was 'worse than I thought'. Daniel Khalife, an inmate HMP Wandsworth - which was described as a 'failing prison' by inspectors - managed to escape last year Inmates can be seen throwing punches at each other and …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jailed without hope: Ministers block 128 prisoners on indefinite jail terms from moving to open conditions

The Independent

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The government needs to help prisoners serving indefinite jail terms – not prolong their suffering

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

The government needs to help prisoners serving indefinite jail terms – not prolong their suffering

The Independent

The government has blocked 128 inmates trapped by cruel indefinite jail terms from moving to open prisons in the past year. This is only the latest injustice suffered by prisoners who are still serving indefinite sentences 12 years after imprisonment for public protection jail terms were abolished in 2012. After an adverse ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Prisons in crisis as 74 attacks take place every day behind bars

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Seventy-four assaults take place every day in jails across England and …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

France requests transfer of death row inmate from Indonesia

Hindustan Times

France has sent Indonesia an official request to transfer a French death row inmate imprisoned on drug charges for nearly 20 years, a senior Indonesian minister told AFP on Saturday. In recent weeks, the Indonesian government has agreed to transfer a series of high-profile foreign detainees on death row, including a Filipina mom and the last five members of the …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

SNP cuts blamed as jail staff suffer 250 attacks every year

Daily Mail

More than 250 assaults a year have happened on workers in Scotland’s prisons, leading to concerns that violence in jails is ‘out of control’. Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Liam Kerr said: ‘The SNP have let violence against prison staff spiral out of control. ‘Instead of short-changing our justice system, the SNP must finally prioritise the safety of our prison staff.’ …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Offenders should be moved to open prisons to tackle overcrowding, says former justice secretary David Gauke

The Independent

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Sweden set to send criminals abroad as prisons overflow

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