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Boxer who was Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist is jailed for sexual assault of a minor

The boxer who became Thailand’s first Olympic gold medalist has been convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced to just over three years in prison

The Independent UK

Many more older people are leaving prison and face unmet needs for housing and health care − as well as a tangle of groups trying to help

American prisons are rapidly graying.

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Family of East Londoner stabbed to death 20 years ago say 'wrong man is in prison'

Almost 20 years on from the murder, families of the victim and the man convicted of the attack are calling for an appeal

Evening Standard

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Family of jailed dissident urge Lammy to prioritise case as he visits Egypt

‘Moment of truth’ for UK foreign secretary over Alaa Abd El Fattah, who is still being held in a Cairo prison

The Guardian - UK

Ross Ulbricht Receives 1 $BTC From Kraken, But Silk Road Founder Supposedly Has $47M Stash

Kraken donated $111,111 in Bitcoin to Ross Ulbricht to help him get on with life after spending 11 years in prison, but a Coinbase executive just revealed that there are digital wallets linked to the Silk Road founder with some $47 million in collective crypto holdings.

International Business Times

Pakistan's parliament passes bill with sweeping controls on social media

Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a bill with sweeping controls on social media that includes blocking platforms and sending users to prison for spreading disinformation

The Independent UK

Southport killer should spend whole life in prison, says murdered MP’s daughter

Katie Amess repeated her calls for an inquiry into the Prevent programme that failed to stop her father’s killer or Axel Rudakubana.

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D.C. federal court judges slam Trump’s blanket clemency for Jan. 6 rioters: ‘It cannot whitewash the…terror that the mob left in its wake’

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s Jan. 6, 2021 assault, showed up on Capitol Hill a day after he was released from prison.

Fortune

Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford's older brother also in prison for murder over road rage killing

Bradley Clifford is serving a life sentence for killing a teenager in Enfield, north London

Evening Standard

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes meets with lawmakers after leaving prison on Trump clemency

The Oath Keepers founder met with at least one member of Congress in Washington after his release from prison

The Independent UK

‘Cruel and archaic’ prison threats over council tax must end – charities

A letter calls for ‘the removal of the unjustified sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax in England’ to be set in motion.

Evening Standard

Man convicted of stalking Chinese ex-official by leaving him a dire note gets prison in US

A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official’s door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison

The Independent UK

Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case

A Connecticut man who was convicted in one of the state’s most notorious murder cases was one of the nearly 2,500 people whose federal drug-related prison sentences were commuted by former President Joe Biden in his last days in office

The Independent UK

Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more information about the drug that will kill him

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What is seditious conspiracy, which is among the most serious crimes Trump pardoned?

Several of the highest-profile figures in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection were charged with, and convicted of, the crime of seditious conspiracy, which is defined as the act of getting together with other people to overthrow the government. They were among the roughly 1,500 people involved in the insurrection who…

Latin Times

Trump Frees Founder of Online Illegal Drug Market From Life Sentence: Says 'The Same Lunatics' Tried to Convict Him

Trump pardoned the founder of the Silk Road online marketplace, who was serving life in prison for running the site which facilitated over $200M in illegal drug sales.

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BOP Director Resigns, Private Prison Phase-Out Repealed

Learn about the recent changes in the Federal Bureau of Prisons leadership and policy regarding private prisons.

The Independent UK

Texas man who tried to scam ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to 18 months in prison

A Texas man has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison over his failed effort to dupe disgraced ex-congressman George Santos out of nearly $1 million

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Prisons don’t create safer communities, so why is Australia spending billions on building them?

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prisoner numbers are growing in every Australian state and territory — except Victoria.

The Independent UK

‘Savage’ killer gets decades behind bars for decapitating his pregnant girlfriend and tossing her body in a trash can

Deundrea Holloway, 25, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing Liese Dodd and her unborn baby

Cycling Weekly

French cyclist given 10-month suspended prison sentence for doping

Marion Sicot said doping formed "an integral part" of cycling

The Independent UK

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio calls for retribution in chilling interview with Alex Jones hours after prison release

‘We need to find and put them behind bars for what they did. They need to pay for what they did,’ Enrique Tarrio exclaimed on Tuesday night, referencing those who investigated the January 6 Capitol attack.

Evening Standard

Self-styled 'QAnon Shaman' screams 'freedom' as he reacts to Trump pardon

The ‘QAnon Shaman’ said he can’t wait to buy guns following his release from prison

The Guardian - US

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road drug marketplace

Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison in 2015, given ‘full and unconditional’ pardon by president

International Business Times

Syria's Military Hospital Where Detainees Were Tortured, Not Treated

Former Syrian detainee Mohammed Najib has suffered for years from torture-induced back pain.

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