UK to roll out biometric checks in prisons after mistaken releases rise
The UK government has announced plans to implement biometric fingerprint and facial recognition checks in prisons following the release of 179 prisoners in error in the year to March 2026.Mistaken releases in England and Wales have been rising, with 179 cases recorded in the latest year, down from 262 the previous year but still significantly higher than 115 in 2023-24.These errors include misplaced warrants, sentence miscalculations, and mistakes by courts or other authorities, according to the Ministry of Justice.The announcement follows an independent review led by Dame Lynne Owens, former deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, who described the mistaken... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Apr 2026 20:06 LONDON
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturns death sentence of Clarence Curtis Jordan after nearly 50 years on death row
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has made a significant ruling by overturning the death sentence of Clarence Curtis Jordan, a 70-year-old man who spent almost five decades on death row. Jordan had been convicted in 1978 for the murder of Joe L. Williams, a grocer in Houston, Texas. Throughout much of this time, he was without proper legal representation, raising substantial concerns regarding the fairness of his trial and ongoing detention. The case gained renewed attention when attorney Ben Wolff, director of the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs in Austin, took on Jordan's case in 2024. Wolff filed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Apr 2026 15:17 LONDON
