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Council of Europe recognises Julian Assange held as political prisoner

THE Council of Europe has voted to recognise WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was held as a political prisoner.

The National (Scotland)

Madeleine McCann suspect should receive a 15-year prison term in unrelated trial, say prosecutors

German prosecutors have called for a 15-year prison sentence for a man who is also under investigation over the disappearance Madeleine McCann

The Independent UK

Dozens of prisoners freed early to tackle overcrowding 'reoffend' in Scotland

MORE than 50 prisoners have reoffended and been returned to jail after being released early under the Scottish Government’s emergency release…

The National (Scotland)

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'Chopper' Read's son jailed over loaded-gun joy ride

Charles Read, the son of late underworld figure "Chopper", will serve more jail time after dodging police on a late-night drive involving drugs and two guns.

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Saudi fitness instructor stabbed in face while jailed over women’s rights posts

Pen used in assault on Manahel al-Otaibi, who has been imprisoned for 11 years for ‘terrorist’ tweets after secret trial

The Guardian - UK

Over 800 Men Evacuated From Spruce Pine Prison In NC

Inmates evacuated from Spruce Pine prison in North Carolina due to water and power issues, relocated to multiple facilities.

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Extreme Heat Another Form Of Death Sentence In Texas Jails

Prison cells so hot that inmates splash themselves with toilet water. It would get so hot that she would "use toilet water because the toilet water was cooler than the water that came out of the tap."

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Unauthorized sky-diving instructor at center where 28 people have died is jailed for two years for fraud

Robert Allen Pooley, 49, of Acampo, has been sentenced to two years in prison

The Independent UK

Woman associated with MS-13 is sentenced to 50 years in prison

A woman associated with MS-13 has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for her role in luring four young men to their slaughter at the hands of more than a dozen members of the violent transnational gang in the New York City suburbs

The Independent UK

Imprisoned Jacksonville Jaguars employee sues FanDuel for ‘exploiting gambling addiction and ruining his life’

In court papers, Amit Patel blames the online gambling platform, in large part, for “the complete devastation of [his] professional, personal, and financial life.”

The Independent UK

5 Years in Prison for "Concealing Material Support to Hamas"

The defendant had also posted (in 2019), "I'm gonna go to the [expletive] pro-Israel march and I'm going to shoot everybody" and other such statements.

Reason

Harmony Montgomery’s mom helps cops in search of park for toddler’s remains

Harmony Montgomery’s father, Adam Montgomery, is in prison for killing her, but the child’s remains have never been found

The Independent UK

Justice Department finds Georgia is 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked abuses at its prisons

The U.S. Justice Department says Georgia's state prison systems are 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked deadly violence, widespread drug use, extortion and sexual abuse at state lockups

The Independent UK

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 9 recap — objection

In Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 9, the brothers receive their sentence for killing their parents.

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Dead inmate identified as suspect in 1995 disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick

An Arkansas man who died in prison more than two decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of a 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995

Latin Times

"Sing Sing" Star JJ Velázquez Finally Exonerated After Wrongful Conviction

The Latino actor spent more than 20 years in prison for a crime he didn't comit

The Independent UK

Idaho man took a homeless person to breakfast. He then drugged and stabbed him 16 times

Dallas Brower apologized to the victims’ families in court as he was sentenced to life in prison for the death of Justin Friesner and the assault of Cameron Russell

The Texas Tribune

Texas prison system’s staffing crisis and outdated technology endanger guards and inmates

A new state report says the prison population will outgrow capacity by the end of next year.

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The Guardian - UK

Prisons need more than an architecture of hope

Letters: Joe Sim on reforming prisoners through a compassionate philosophy, Malcolm Fowler on the sensory memories of his prison visits, and Sue Beaumont on the demoralising effect of stepping inside a jail

Reason

Should California Vote To Roll Back Criminal Justice Reforms?

Conservatives blame Proposition 47 (2014) for higher rates of shoplifting in the state, but the real story is more complicated.

The Guardian - UK

As the waters rise, a two-year sentence for throwing soup. That’s the farcical reality of British justice

Why do the mass killers of the fossil fuel industry walk free while the heroes trying to stop them are imprisoned? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Independent UK

A Cambodian reporter who exposed scams charged over online posts

A Cambodian reporter who exposed online scams and corruption was charged with a criminal offense that could land him in prison for two years for material he posted on social media

Latin Times

Montana Man Imprisoned for Creating Hybrid Animals to Hunt for Sport Says He Got Carried Away

The man cloned parts of the Marco Polo argali sheep from Kyrgyzstan, the world's largest sheep, which were imported illegally.

Radio France Internationale

French prison population hits new record as overcrowding concerns grow

The number of prisoners in France hit a new high on 1 September, with 78,969 people incarcerated compared to 78,397 the previous month, according to the Justice Ministry.

The Guardian - UK

From pristine forest to prison fortress: why Ecuador is sacrificing fragile ecosystems to build jails

As murder rates soar, Daniel Noboa plans high-security jails in remote areas. But local communities are determined to save their ancestral lands and a fragile, unique ecosystem

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