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Indonesia set to release hundreds of prisoners under president's clemency plan

Indonesia is set to begin releasing hundreds of convicts from its notoriously overcrowded prisons after parliament approved the first stage of President Prabowo Subianto’s wide-ranging clemency plan

The Independent UK

‘I was a shoplifter and heroin addict – now I help others like me’

LIFE STORIES: After 32 years of drugs, abuse and petty crime – as well as numerous spells in prison – Charlie pledged to turn her life around. She tells Maira Butt about finally hitting her rock bottom, and why today she is proud to serve as an inspiration to people…

The Independent UK

Todd and Julie Chrisley want to ‘expose the truth’ about life in prison in new reality show

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Woman jailed for ‘Face Off’ cosmetic surgery scam

The Criminal Court sentenced Xeping Chaiyasan to four years in prison for defrauding the public through a cosmetic surgery scheme known as “Face Off.”

Bangkok Post

Todd and Julie Chrisley’s new reality show teases unseen footage from their prison release

The Chrisleys were released from prison in May after being pardoned by President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Family pleads for release of Palestinian-American teen held in Israeli prison

Muhammad Zaher Ibrahim, 16, has been detained for five months on accusations of rock-throwing and has reportedly developed scabies

The Guardian - US

Prison homicides and self-harm incidents soar as overcrowding crisis deepens

A prisoner self-harmed once every seven minutes in last 12 months, according to Ministry of Justice figures

The Independent UK

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'Trump is falling for Putin's flattery'- Russian opposition activist, Kara-Murza

Russian opposition activist and former political prisoner, Vladimir Kara Murza says Western leaders’ treatment of Putin in the past was "shocking and shameful", and gave Putin leeway and erode democracy in Russia.

Euronews

Number of drones seen around jails rises to record high, figures show

Figures published for the first time reveal drone incidents in prisons rose to 1,712 in the year to March.

Evening Standard

Mississippi Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Using Fake Lowe's Truck To Smuggle Migrants

A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of using a fake Lowe's truck to smuggle migrants

Latin Times

‘No discussion’ on how to prevent future incidents after inmate death – coroner

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, Kent, when he died in November 2021.

Evening Standard

‘No discussion’ on how to prevent future incidents after prisoner death, coroner says

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, Kent, when he died in November 2021

The Independent UK

James Craig Verdict Twist: How the Dentist Tried to Frame His Wife with Deepfake Before Sentencing

Colorado dentist James Craig was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife with cyanide and attempting to frame her using a deepfake video.

International Business Times UK

Virginia Giuffre’s family pleads with Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell

Jeffrey Epstein victim’s family called Maxwell a ‘monster who deserves to rot in prison for the rest of her life’

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Pakistan jails opposition leader and other senior figures from Imran Khan’s party on ‘terrorism’ charges

PTI’s leader in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan, among more than 100 officials sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

Evening Standard

Highest number of prisons found to be of ‘serious concern’

Figures show 22 jails – 18.5% – were given the lowest ranking in the year to March.

The Independent UK

Prisoner on indefinite jail term ‘stripped naked and starved’ before he launched rooftop protest

Joe Outlaw hit out at his ‘soul destroying' indefinite jail term as he stands trial for climbing on the roof of maximum-security HMP Frankland

The Guardian - UK

Attacks on prison officers and inmate deaths at record levels in England and Wales

MoJ figures show 10,568 assaults on staff in the last year, while number of people dying in jail rose by almost a third

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Swedish man convicted for his role in 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group

A Swedish man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his role in the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State militant group

The Independent UK

Concerns grow for 3 OSCE workers jailed since shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

More than three years after they were seized from their homes, concerns are growing for three Ukrainians who worked for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Evening Standard

Rapper jailed for life for Leyton barbershop murder of former friend over 'music video grudge'

Murder victim Josh McKay’s mother said there is a ‘special place in hell’ for his killer

The Independent UK

Julie Chrisley claims 28-month prison stay resulted in ‘lung condition’

Former reality star and her husband were recently pardoned by Donald Trump

The Independent UK

New Son of Sam doc uncovers chilling audio from killer who terrorized NYC. One woman reveals what that infamous 70s summer was like

From 1976 to 1977, David Berkowitz – better known as the notorious serial killer “Son of Sam” – terrorized New York City. Nearly five decades later, The Son of Sam Tapes, a gripping new three-part Netflix docuseries premiering July 30, revisits the killings through prison recordings and interviews with survivors.…

Evening Standard

Palestine Action High Court challenge can go ahead, judge rules

Membership of the direct action group is a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Reason

Canada Seeks To Jail Freedom Convoy Organizers for 8 Years

Too many government officials see dissent as the worst crime imaginable.

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