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Prison officers dismissed for joking about inmate’s suicide

Two officers at HMP Wandsworth sent messages in staff WhatsApp group celebrating death of 21-year-old

The Guardian - UK

Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison

A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels was sentenced by a court in Uganda on Friday to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes committed by the group during its insurgency that started in the 1980s

The Independent UK

Tory MP calls for ‘spitting crackdown’ and end to vandalism in bid to ‘make Britain vaguely civilised again’

Neil O’Brien claimed the desire to live in an ‘orderly and civilised society’ was ‘one of the most under-discussed’ things in politics

The Independent UK

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Man jailed for missing pet scam blackmailed victim again days after release

Brandon Woolveridge was let out of prison under the government’s early release scheme

The Guardian - UK

Iran jails Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi for an extra six months

Mohammadi was already serving a 30-month sentence, to which 15 more months were previously added in January

The Independent UK

HMP Wandsworth prison officers 'made vile jokes about inmate's suicide'

One prison officer wrote ‘splendid if so. Total p***k’ after an inmate died at HMP Wandsworth

Evening Standard

Mother who beat and starved her 5-year-old son to death faces over 50 years in prison

A New Hampshire woman faces a sentence of over 50 years to life in prison in the death of her 5-year-old son, who was beaten, starved and exposed to drugs

The Independent UK

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The Menendez Brothers Could Be Released From Prison In A Few Weeks As DA Pushes For Resentencing

The Menendez brothers may soon be freed after LA District Attorney George Gascón recommended resentencing based on new evidence & behaviours.

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Menendez Brothers Could Be Freed After Prosecutor Urges Resentencing

Lyle and Erik Menendez, the two brothers whose grisly 1989 murder of their wealthy parents was the subject of a recent Netflix series, could be released from prison after a US prosecutor said Thursday he would ask a judge to look again at their sentences.

International Business Times

Minnesota Man Bragged on Social Media About Driving Twice the Speed Limit Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Vehicular Homicide

A Minnesota driver who posted his dangerously high speed to Snapchat moments before a deadly car crash has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison.

Latin Times

Los Angeles prosecutor recommends resentencing Menendez brothers for 1989 murders, making them parole eligible

Brothers sentenced to life in prison for high-profile 1989 killing of parents in Beverly Hills

The Independent UK

LA DA George Gascón Recommends Resentencing for Menendez Brothers

Lyle and Erik Menendez have been allowed to stand in front of a judge to receive a new sentence for murdering their parents. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Latin Times

A Detroit murder conviction is overturned 22 years later because of police misconduct

A Michigan man has been released from prison after 22 years after Detroit-area prosecutors acknowledged that his murder conviction was tainted by the key testimony of a rogue police officer

The Independent UK

Prosecutors To Announce Decision On Menendez Brothers Resentencing

Prosecutors to announce decision on resentencing Menendez brothers for 1989 killings in Beverly Hills. Family advocates for release after decades in prison.

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Latin Times

Four Charged and Sentenced For Making Death Threats Against Election Workers Across the U.S.

The threats were directed at volunteers, elected officials, and even FBI agents who were falsely accused of "lying" and "cheating."

The Independent UK

What happens now that a convicted felon has won the presidency?

Now that Trump has secured a second term in the White House, he could theoretically make history as the first president to run the country from a prison cell

The Independent UK

Todd Chrisley fired from job at prison chapel over interactions with other inmates

Reality TV star Todd Chrisley is serving a 12-year prison sentence in Florida for bank fraud and tax evasion charges

The Texas Tribune

Former Eagle Pass detective sentenced to 10 years in prison for running migrant stash houses

Hazel Eileen Diaz received nearly $40,000 in cash and money transfers for letting human smugglers use her rental properties.

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The Independent UK

Martha Stewart reveals the ‘minor’ prison incident that landed her in solitary confinement

The cooking show host was placed in a minimum-security facility for five months from October 2004 to March 2005

The Guardian - UK

Justice secretary urged to place Winchester prison into emergency measures

Inspectorate wrote to Shabana Mahmood citing violence, drug and security problems at Hampshire jail

The Independent UK

Jailed former Malaysian leader apologizes for fund embezzlement scandal, reiterates his innocence

Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak issued a rare apology over the looting of a state investment fund worth billions of dollars “under my watch” while reiterating his innocence

International Business Times

Fugitive Caught On Security Camera Reading News Articles About His Prison Escape

CCTV footage from a convenience store in London has apparently captured a former soldier reading newspaper articles about his own escape from prison while actively on the lam.

The Independent UK

Gangs recruiting skilled drone pilots to smuggle drugs, ketchup and shower gel into prisons, police warn

Police describe ‘constant struggle’ to stop illict deliveries fuelling soaring violence behind bars

Dynamite News

Pakistan: Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi granted bail in Toshkhana-II case

Bushra Bibi, wife of imprisoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been granted bail from the Adiala Jail in connection with the Toshakhana-II case. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Prisoner removes his own cell door at ‘dilapidated’ jail placed in emergency measures

HMP Winchester is ninth jail to be issued with urgent notification in just two years

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