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Brazil's Congress reduces ex-President Bolsonaro's coup prison sentence

Lawmakers defied President Lula da Silva’s veto and moved to adopt a bill that would dramatically reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup following his loss in the October 2022 presidential elections.

Euronews

Ex-Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson sentenced to 14 years for rape and sexual assault

A former frontman for Spandau Ballet has been found guilty of multiple rapes and sexual assaults. He has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Euronews

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to house arrest after over five years in prison

Former leader moved out of prison after commutation of portion of her sentence

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60 Minutes journalist decries ‘spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear’ at CBS News

Sharyn Alfonsi, whose report on Cecot prison was pulled by Bari Weiss, admits uncertainty over her future at network

The Guardian - US

Brazil’s congress approves bill reducing prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro

President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate, meaning it now awaits confirmation by supreme court

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner review – Kapow! Boom! Shooty-shooty! What stupid fun this is

Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle are the prison guard and contract killer handcuffed together and on the run from a super evil crime syndicate. Cor, it’s silly stuff

The Guardian - UK

Brazil’s Congress reduces Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence

Brazil’s Congress has reduced former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence, a move that will likely be appealed to the country’s Supreme Court

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Teen boy faces 2 years in Singapore prison for licking straw, putting it back with clean ones for others to use

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‘What we’re doing is real justice’: how one New York gym built a pipeline away from prison

Debra Granik’s five-hour documentary shows a former drug dealer turned entrepreneur striving to beat a system that continues to punish those that have served time

The Guardian - US

Myanmar reduces ousted leader Suu Kyi's prison term in new amnesty

Myanmar’s military-backed government shortened the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

The Independent UK

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris hit outs at Myanmar’s token prison sentence cut: ‘This is not justice’

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son says small reductions in jailed leader’s prison term are only designed to placate the international community

The Independent UK

Italian woman faces jail in Egypt for adultery as custody battle intensifies

Sentenced to six months in prison for adultery in Egypt, Nessy Guerra is caught up in a complex case of alleged abuse, a daughter stranded in the country and the limits of Italian intervention.

Euronews

TV tonight: a slick police thriller for Line of Duty fans

What’s not to love about Izuka Hoyle and Tahar Rahim’s action-packed drama Prisoner? Plus, the Indian version of The Traitors. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Exonerees struggle to rebuild their lives and gain lasting employment, even if elected to office

People who are wrongfully incarcerated then exonerated, sometimes after spending decades behind bars, face yet more challenges finding jobs and rebuilding their lives after their release

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The Guardian - AU

Christchurch gunman fails in bid to appeal against guilty pleas in New Zealand court

Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims said poor mental health made him admit to crimes

The Independent UK

Romanian man sentenced to 4 years in prison for swatting spree targeting dozens of US officials

A Romanian man has been sentenced to four years in prison for organizing a wave of swatting calls and bomb threats against dozens of U.S. government targets, including members of Congress, cabinet-level officials, federal judges and the heads of federal law-enforcement agencies

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How to watch 'Prisoner' online from anywhere — stream action thriller

Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle lead Sky's new six-part thriller, and its setup is simple enough to sell itself.

The Independent UK

Former Hawks executive Jones sentenced to over 3 years in prison for embezzling $3.7M from team

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International Business Times

Life Beyond the Gates: The Woman Rebuilding What Incarceration Leaves Behind

Studies show that nearly 44% of incarcerated people released return before the first year out of prison. Behind those statistics are human beings who came home to nothing. No housing, no job pipeline, no one tracking their progress.

The Guardian - UK

Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence

Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyers

The Guardian - UK

The missing Ukrainian reporter, the Russian prison – and a vital lesson learned about journalism in a dangerous age

To do our job, investigative journalists are learning to work across borders. This isn’t just about the truth, it’s about staying alive, says Laurent Richard, director of the Forbidden Stories consortium

International Business Times UK

Amanda Leigh Fourez Pleads Guilty to Commissioning the Graphic Genital Mutilation of Infant Monkeys in Deranged Chat Groups

Amanda Leigh Fourez of Illinois has pleaded guilty to funding and distributing animal torture videos and faces up to seven years in prison. The case highlights a broader federal crackdown on animal cruelty networks.

The Independent UK

California brothers face prison over illegal armor-piercing bullet import plot

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Australian woman who faked son’s cancer sentenced to more than four years in prison

Judge describes woman’s crimes as ‘cruel’, ‘manipulative’ and a carefully planned ‘attention-seeking device’

The Independent UK

South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years for charges including resisting arrest

South Korean appeals court on Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a legitimate Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024

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