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US top court blocks deportations under old wartime law

US top court blocks deportations under old wartime law

The US Supreme Court has paused the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody following an emergency appeal by rights activists.

US senator meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador

US senator meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador

US senator meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador

US senator meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador

US senator Chris Van Hollen has met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, coming face-to-face with the wrongly deported man after visiting El Salvador to push for his release.

Callous foster child killer found dead in jail cell

Callous foster child killer found dead in jail cell

Callous foster child killer found dead in jail cell

Callous foster child killer found dead in jail cell

A man who was serving a life sentence for the callous murder of a 12-year-old girl under his foster care has been found dead in jail.

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Teenager alleges human rights abuse in watch house

Teenager alleges human rights abuse in watch house

Children should not be held in watch houses for more than 24 hours, a report has found, after a boy was allegedly deprived of his basic human rights.

'Pest infestations': inmates held in inhumane prison

'Pest infestations': inmates held in inhumane prison

Conditions in a remand facility are cruel and degrading, with inmates held in unhygienic cells infested with pests, a watchdog has found.

Mould leaves new prison cells empty during crime crisis

Mould leaves new prison cells empty during crime crisis

New units at a prison and remand centre are uninhabitable after black mould infestations the government blames on shoddy workmanship.

Asylum seekers lose illegal detention bid in High Court

Asylum seekers lose illegal detention bid in High Court

Two asylum seekers have lost their bid to broaden the scope of an incendiary High Court ruling that led to the release of 150 immigration detainees.

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Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny

Australia's juvenile justice system could come under international scrutiny as one state seeks to make its youth crime laws even tougher.

Guards 'tried everything' to revive Aboriginal inmate

Prison officers have told a coroner they're comfortable with their actions after finding an Aboriginal man unresponsive in his cell.

Aboriginal man 'sick several days' before prison death

Aboriginal man 'sick several days' before prison death

Aboriginal man 'sick several days' before prison death

An inquest into the prison death of a 38-year-old Aboriginal man has been told he was too sick to get out of bed before his passing.

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

The family of a Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man hopes an inquest into his death in custody in 2022, will bring about "meaningful and significant" change.

'Going to lock you up': cop warning for regional youth

'Going to lock you up': cop warning for regional youth

'Going to lock you up': cop warning for regional youth

'Going to lock you up': cop warning for regional youth

Dozens of officers will be deployed in several regional centres to tackle rising youth crime, including serious incidents from violent break-ins to car theft.

Hamas will only release hostage 'if truce implemented'

Hamas will only release hostage 'if truce implemented'

Hamas will only release hostage 'if truce implemented'

Hamas will only release hostage 'if truce implemented'

Hamas says it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

'No real win': Labor 'takes bait' with crime crackdown

'No real win': Labor 'takes bait' with crime crackdown

'No real win': Labor 'takes bait' with crime crackdown

'No real win': Labor 'takes bait' with crime crackdown

A union has declared an Australian-first machete ban doesn't go far enough as a former Labor campaigner questions the political upshot of the crime crackdown.

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Drug binges land psychiatrist's killer back behind bars

A mentally ill man who killed his psychiatrist more than 30 years ago has again had his freedom revoked over repeated drug breaches.

Man arrested after bail breach prompts law change

A high-risk alleged offender has been arrested after cutting off his GPS ankle bracelet, heightening concerns around private bail-monitoring firms.

Premier claims credit for higher jail rate

Legal experts say sustainable community safety cannot be achieved through jailing more people as a premier points to figures 'the Greens don't like'.

Israel postpones prisoner release over Hamas ceremonies

Israel is delaying the release of 620 Palestinians until it is assured Hamas will hand over hostages in Gaza "without humiliating ceremonies".

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Hamas frees Israeli hostages in Gaza as body identified

Hamas has freed five more Israeli hostages in Gaza as a body released by the militant group hours earlier is confirmed to be that of Israeli mother Shiri Bibas.

'Best prospect' for caught Australian fighter revealed

Despite the good news that Russia is treating captured Australian fighter Oscar Jenkins as a prisoner of war, his release is unlikely to be immediate.

Controversial bail crackdown spurs youth custody surge

The number of young people in custody in one state has jumped more than 30 per cent following a surge in bail refusals.

Australia to boot violent offenders in Nauru visa deal

A convicted murderer is one of three released immigration detainees the federal government will pay Nauru to take off Australia's hands as part of a visa deal.

Israel releases Palestinians after Gaza hostages freed

Israel is freeing 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees after the release of three Israelis held hostage by Hamas as the shaky Gaza ceasefire deal holds.

Life extinct behind bars for Family Court bomber

Family Court bomber Leonard Warwick has died while serving life sentences for slaying a judge, a judge's wife and a church-goer in acts of revenge.

Push for more supervision over terrorist Benbrika fails

The federal attorney-general has failed in his bid to place convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika under more restrictive supervision conditions.

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