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🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

USA: Execution of Death Row Inmate in Florida – Convicted for the Murder of 70-Year-Old Grocery Store Owner During a Robbery

A man convicted of murdering a 70-year-old grocery store owner during a robbery in 1986 was executed in Florida on Tuesday.

Feb 25 • 06:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Justice removes 14 police officers and orders exhumation of inmate who died after inhaling pepper spray in MT

A judge in Mato Grosso has suspended 14 prison officers implicated in the alleged torture of inmates and ordered the exhumation of an inmate who died after inhaling pepper spray.

Feb 25 • 00:33 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
Crime & Justice

A Death Row Inmate Executed in Florida

Melvin Trotter, who spent 40 years on death row, was executed by lethal injection in Florida for the 1986 murder of a grocery store owner.

Feb 25 • 00:27 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Suspect in attempted murder of his infant died - Oulu prison director: This is how inmates are monitored

A 32-year-old man suspected of attempting to murder his two-week-old baby died in Oulu prison, with authorities stating no criminal activity is linked to his death.

Feb 24 • 17:17 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
Crime & Justice

Fresnes: an investigation opened after the death of an inmate in his cell

An investigation has been launched following the death of a 19-year-old inmate in Fresnes prison, who suffered a seizure despite attempts to alert the guards.

Feb 23 • 21:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Inmate Found Dead in Porto Velho Penitentiary

A 26-year-old inmate, Bruno Azevedo Cavalcante, was found dead in the Jorge Thiago Aguiar Afonso State Penitentiary in Porto Velho, Brazil.

Feb 20 • 19:42 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Man Found Dead in Detention Center – Fourth in a Short Time

A man was found dead in Kronobergshäktet in Stockholm, marking the fourth death in Swedish detention centers within two months.

Feb 19 • 10:07 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Iizuka case of the murder of two girls: Fukuoka High Court also rejects retrial request

The Fukuoka High Court has rejected a retrial request for Michitoshi Kumami, a former death row inmate, in the Iizuka case involving the murder of two young girls in 1992.

Feb 16 • 05:10 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Domokos Prison: Criminal Dies from Gunshot in Incident

A Greek criminal died from a gunshot wound following a confrontation in Domokos Prison on Sunday night.

Feb 15 • 20:52 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Inside the grisly execution of 'womb raider' who ripped unborn baby from mother

Lisa Montgomery, the only female inmate on federal death row, was executed for the gruesome murder of a pregnant woman and the abduction of her unborn child, raising questions about mental health and the ethics of capital punishment.

Feb 15 • 06:00 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Decision on the retrial of the Iizuka incident to be made on the 16th: new testimonies in focus, death penalty already executed

The Fukuoka High Court is set to decide on the retrial of Michitoshi Kuma, a former death row inmate, in the Iizuka case involving the murders of two young girls in 1992.

Feb 15 • 05:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Death Row inmate's message to parents of drive-by shooting victims before execution

Kendrick Simpson, a death row inmate convicted of a double homicide, was executed in Oklahoma and left an emotional message expressing remorse for his actions to the victims' families.

Feb 12 • 17:15 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Death Row murderer who declared 'I'm not monster' executed as last meal revealed

Kendrick Antonio Simpson, a Death Row inmate who asserted he was 'not a monster', has been executed in Oklahoma after being convicted of two murders stemming from a 2006 shooting incident.

Feb 12 • 17:07 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Murderer gets lethal injection as Florida continues 'frantic' execution spree

Ronald Heath has been executed in Florida, becoming the first inmate to receive the death penalty in the state in 2026 after a record number of executions in 2025.

Feb 11 • 07:53 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Inmate Found Dead in Women's Prison in Sergipe

A 40-year-old inmate was found dead in the Women's Prison of Sergipe, with reports indicating she had heart problems and was undergoing treatment for drug trafficking charges.

Feb 6 • 16:29 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Inmate killed with sheet by another prisoner inside cell in Colatina prison, ES

An inmate named Josué Rodrigues Wotkoski was killed by another prisoner in a cell at the Colatina Medium Security Penitentiary in Espírito Santo.

Feb 5 • 16:55 UTC
🇯🇵 NHK News (JP)
Crime & Justice

Lawsuit over the remains and hair of former death row inmate Matsumoto ordered to be handed over to the state in the second trial

The Tokyo High Court ruled in a lawsuit initiated by the daughter of former Aum Shinrikyo leader Shoko Asahara, demanding the return of his remains and hair to the state, following his execution in 2018.

Feb 5 • 05:12 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

77 Years Ago, 'Mitaka Incident': Grandson of Former Death Row Inmate Seeks Retrial to Clear Innocence

A man, the grandson of a former death row inmate involved in the 1949 Mitaka Incident, has filed a retrial request at the Tokyo High Court to assert his grandfather's innocence after a lengthy legal battle spanning three generations.

Feb 4 • 08:21 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

I hope you are well, I love you: Michelle Singer Reiner sent an email to a death row inmate shortly before the horrific murder

Michelle Singer Reiner sent a heartfelt email to a death row inmate just hours before she and her husband Rob Reiner became victims of a horrific murder.

Jan 7 • 10:42 UTC

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