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January 25, 2024
Netherlands Closes Prisons Due To Shortage of Criminals

NETHERLANDS - While the UK and many nations grapple with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands is facing a unique challenge, a shortage of inmates.

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January 24, 2024
American man sentenced to 30 months in prison on possession of $75k worth of hemp

AN American male was sentenced to two and half years in prison yesterday after admitting to having over $75,000 worth of marijuana in his airport luggage last Sunday.

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January 19, 2024
Suriname: Manhunt Launched For Ex-pres. After No-show At Prison

SURINAME - Former Surinamese President Desiré Bouterse and his bodyguard are now wanted for murder after they failed to surrender on January 12th.

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January 19, 2024
Young mother sentenced to one year of prison for abandoning her two sons

A 23-year-old mother appeared unfazed as she was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday for child abandonment.

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January 19, 2024
Man sent to prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unlicenced firearm

A 20-year-old man had a tearful embrace with his mother before he was sent to prison for 18 months after admitting to a gun charge yesterday.

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January 11, 2024
154 prison officers promoted - but others wait for their turn

ONE hundred and fifty-four prison officers were promoted this week, but the head of the association representing them said he will not be satisfied until others awaiting promotion are advanced.

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December 28, 2023
Man held in prison after breaching his bail ten times

A MAN was sent to prison yesterday after he allegedly breached his curfew and failed to charge his monitoring device ten times this year while on bail for stealing charges.

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December 22, 2023
Former Haitian Senator Sentenced To Life In Prison In 2021 Assassination

USA - A federal judge in Miami sentenced former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph to life in prison for conspiring to kill President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.

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December 18, 2023
Former judge facing prison time over missing client funds

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – An application has been submitted to the Supreme Court seeking the imprisonment of prominent attorney and former Supreme Court judge, Elliot Lockhart, KC, for failing to return over $3 million to a former client. This follows the Court's approval on September 25th for the former client to apply for an Order to [...]

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December 18, 2023
JUDGE ASKED TO JAIL FORMER MP: Application to commit Lockhart to prison for 'failure' to refund $3m

A FORMER member of parliament and Supreme Court judge is facing an application to send him to prison after he allegedly failed to refund more than $3m his client gave his firm to hold in escrow.

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