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I taught art in a high-security prison – Waiting for the Out took me straight back to my classroom

Watching Waiting for the Out, the BBC’s flagship new drama series, transported me straight back to my classroom in HMP Wakefield in the mid-1990s. This decaying Victorian building at the heart of a challenged city in the north of England is one of the UK’s ten category-A, high-security prisons for…

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'Lonely' Harvey Weinstein 'Begs For Second Chance' Over Rape Case, Fears He'll Die 'Unseen And Unheard'

Harvey Weinstein considers a guilty plea amid legal battles, health issues, and prison hardships, as he seeks fairness in a complex, ongoing criminal case.

International Business Times UK

Fetty Wap Transferred To Home Confinement as His Early Prison Release Was Confirmed

Fetty Wap was supposed to be in prison until 2029. However, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an early release of the rapper.

International Business Times UK

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Fetty Wap released from prison three years early after drug trafficking conviction

Rapper, best known for hits ‘Trap Queen’ and ‘My Way,’ was sentenced to six years in prison in 2023

The Independent UK

Man who tried to kill his father when they first met in prison jailed

Lee Spence had had no prior contact with his father John.

Evening Standard

Tokyo man arrested for taking part in illegal duel: ‘Very sorry that my opponent died’

Duels are prohibited in Japan and offenders can be punished with prison terms of up to five years

The Independent UK

Killer accused of rapping about murdering teen recommended for open prison

Open prisons have minimal security and allow eligible prisoners to spend most of their day out of prison on licence

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Fetty Wap Walks Free as Prison Release Date Is Moved Forward by Authorities

Find out why Fetty Wap's early release has fans and the music industry watching.

International Business Times UK

Venezuelan Socialist Regime Announces Release of a 'Number of Important' Political Prisoners

It is a “gesture” to keep the peace, according to Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly.

Reason

Man jailed for attempted murder is arrested after absconding from open prison

Kieran Cameron, 43, was reported missing from HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington on Tuesday evening

The Independent UK

Why Insulting Brigitte Macron Online Can Mean Prison Time in France

Ten Frenchmen were given fines, jail time, and social media bans for accusing their first lady of being a pedophilic gay man.

Reason

'A Prisoner's Diary': Unions clash with Nicolas Sarkozy at Lyon book signing

The former French President was in Lyon on Thursday to sign his latest book at a Fnac shop. On the sidelines of his visit, the CGT trade union, which is critical of management's political choices, organised a rally outside the store.

Euronews

Venezuela's Interim Government Announces 'Significant' Release of Political Prisoners, Signaling Shift After Maduro's Capture

Venezuela's National Assembly president, Jorge Rodríguez, announced that the government has begun releasing a "significant number" of political prisoners.

Latin Times

Belgium open to housing foreign prisoners in other countries, minister says

Belgium’s Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt is looking at “every possible solution” to increase the number of irregular migrants returned from Belgium, including renting prison space abroad to house foreign prisoners.

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The Independent UK

Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player

France's president says a political scholar from the country who was serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage has been freed in a prisoner swap with France

Radio France Internationale

Russia frees French researcher Laurent Vinatier in prisoner swap

Russia has freed French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who was serving a three-year prison sentence, in exchange for the release by France of a jailed Russian, state media reported on Thursday.

International Business Times UK

Diddy Blasted by Angry Employees, Claiming They're Not Getting Paid While He's in Jail

Several Diddy employees report delayed or withheld payments while he serves a 50-month prison sentence, despite his multimillionaire status.

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Um, so America, Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she is ‘erasing lines, boundaries, and breaking chains’

Hey! She will not be held in a 'political party prison.'

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Previously jailed driver's 'hauntingly similar' charges

A driver jailed for hitting a cyclist, leaving him with life-altering injuries, has returned to court charged with dozens of "hauntingly similar" new offences.

The Independent UK

Man who claimed to be Native American activist jailed for drugging and raping women

Pope, 49, was found guilty of rape and voyeurism by a Santa Fe jury in 2020

The Independent UK

Man convicted of murder released from prison after 26 years as prosecutors admit he did not commit the crime

Brian Pippitt was convicted in 2001 in the 1998 killing of convenience store clerk Evelyn Malin

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro leaves Brazilian prison to undergo medical examinations after fall from his bed

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has temporarily left a prison in Brasilia for medical examinations after hitting his head

The Independent UK

Murderer who absconded from prison on New Year’s Day arrested after week-long manhunt

Matthew Armstrong and a second inmate, Daniel Washbourne, absconded from a prison in South Gloucestershire on New Year’s Day

The Guardian - UK

Man jailed for selling chemicals online to assist suicide in UK-first case

Miles Cross sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling the substance to four people via an online suicide forum

The Independent UK

CIA turncoat who caused the death of western agents dies in prison

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