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Decision to execute Alabama inmate with nitrogen gas condemned by advocacy groups

Kenneth Eugene Smith will become first death row prisoner to die via untested method

The Independent UK

Hunter Biden's tax trial begins as contempt resolution looms

Catch up on the latest developments in Hunter Biden's tax case and his refusal to comply with a subpoena. Contempt proceedings and a potential prison sente...

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Ecuador’s biggest city ‘a desert’ as state tries to restore order after gang violence

Guayaquil eerily quiet as armed forces patrol in wake of stunning wave of arson, bombings and prison riots that killed as many as 15

The Guardian - US

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Police officer jailed for drunken car crash that left colleague dead

Robert Ferraro, 36, faces at least two years in prison for the crash that killed his fellow officer and friend.

The Independent UK

Prosecutors seek 28-year sentence for Heather Mack in mom's Bali slaying, stuffing into suitcase

Federal prosecutors in Chicago are recommending a 28-year prison sentence for an American woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a vacation at a Bali resort nearly a decade ago

The Independent UK

'They Aroused Our Ire': Ecuador Vows To Crush Gangs

Ecuador's armed forces were engaged in a brutal standoff with organized crime Thursday, deploying more than 22,400 soldiers to put down a campaign of terror waged by gangs that has claimed 16 lives.

International Business Times

New corrections minister eyes better health support for prisoners

Emma Davidson said she wanted to boost support for released detainees.

The Canberra Times

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Serial bank robber, 71, charged with another heist after release from prison

Bruce Edward Bell, who has robbed four banks and spent more than half his life incarcerated, arrested in California

The Guardian - US

Scotland's prison chief clashes with Tory MSP over transgender inmate policy

SCOTLAND’S prison chief clashed with a Tory MSP as a Holyrood committee heard evidence on new guidance for transgender prisoners.Tory MSP as a

The National (Scotland)

Fleeing prisoner captured again in hours

Belagavi City Police swiftly capture escaped inmate from Hindalga Prison, offering a reward to the arresting officers.

The Hindu

Man who died in Alabama prison was reportedly returned to family without organs

Second recent case involving allegations of missing body parts from Alabama prisoners involves man whose brain was removed

The Guardian - US

TikTok prankster Mizzy: I was wild and reckless, now I want to change

Mizzy, real name Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, gives his first interview since being released from prison

Evening Standard

As media fanned Maldives flames, silence on Lakshadweep’s ecology, Chhattisgarh forests

Predictable, is it not, that the new year should get off to a flying start with a non-issue becoming a raging controversy, thanks to social and mainstream media. It is a precursor to what we can expect in the rest of this year.

Newslaundry

What we know about 'Fito', Ecuador's notorious gang leader who escaped jail

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of the Ecuadorian gangs considered responsible for a spike in car bombings, kidnappings and slayings, was discovered missing from his prison cell where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking.

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Brits on holiday in Ecuador describe ‘total chaos’ as cartel violence grips country

'I hope everyone can get back to their normal lives but I don't think that's going to happen,' a British tourist said

WEKU

Guantánamo Bay is still open. This week, pressure ramped up to close it

This week, a group of nearly 100 advocacy organizations sent a letter to President Biden urging him to finally close the facility.

Bangkok Post

Thaksin 'seriously ill' say prison officials

Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is seriously ill and must remain in Police General Hospital as a return to jail could endanger his life, according to the Department of Corrections.

The Independent UK

Nepal's star cricket player is sentenced to 8 years in prison for rape and ordered to pay fine

Nepal’s star cricket player and former captain of the national team has been sentenced to eight years in prison for rape and ordered to pay a fine

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The Independent UK

Retired Arizona prisons boss faces sentencing on no-contest plea stemming from armed standoff

Former Arizona prisons chief Charles Ryan is scheduled to be sentenced on a disorderly conduct charge after pleading no contest in a case involving a 2022 standoff with police

The Independent UK

Morgan Bauer murder: Man admits to killing teenager who disappeared in 2016

Johnathan Alexander Warren is sentenced life in prison without parole over killing of Bauer

The Independent UK

What we know about 'Fito,' Ecuador’s notorious gang leader who went missing from prison

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of one of Ecuador's most dangerous gangs, was discovered missing from his cell in a prison where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking

International Business Times

Streets All But Empty In Ecuador As Gang Attacks Sow Terror

Walking fast, with their eyes alert and voices low, a few Ecuadorans flitted about fearfully Wednesday on city streets all but deserted amid an escalating conflict between the armed forces and violent drug gangs.

The Independent UK

Drugs cartel kingpin, body double and mystery jailbreak: The narco who plunged Ecuador into national emergency

Adolfo Macías Villamar, known as Fito, escaped from prison on 7 January and plunged the country into chaos, Holly Evans writes

The Independent UK

Murdered student’s aunt accuses Belmarsh of being a social club as killer ‘has sex with prison worker’

Arrested woman has been released under investigation over alleged relationship with Jordan McSweeney

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares With Us Why She Thinks Professionals And Family Never Removed Her From Her Mother’s Care

Gypsy Rose Blanchard shared with CinemaBlend why she believes professionals and family never tried to remove her from her mother's care.

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