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Probation chief warns 97% of service already failing – even before launch of early release prison scheme

Exclusive: Chief inspector warns new staff promised to help ailing service will need time to ‘bed down’

The Independent UK

This week in audio: Escape from the Maze; State of Play: Summer Games; Today With Tonies – review

An even-handed account of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history is essential listening

The Guardian - UK

Ethnic Greek politician returns to prison in Albania after attending European Parliament opening

A member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority returned to prison after a five-day reprieve to attend the opening session of the European Parliament where he was elected to represent Greece’s ruling party

The Independent UK

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Police arrest escaped prisoner from HMP Wormwood Scrubs

Graham Gomm escaped custody after being taken to Hammersmith Hospital on Thursday

The Independent UK

Police catch prisoner who escaped during treatment at London hospital

Wormwood Scrubs prisoner Graham Gomm spent two days on run after escaping from Hammersmith hospital

The Guardian - UK

A French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer, suspected of targeting Olympic torch, sentenced to 2 years

French authorities say a French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online and was suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay

The Independent UK

Marine Sentenced To Nearly Five Years For Capitol Riot

Former Marine Tyler Bradley Dykes sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Over 1,400 individuals charged in connect...

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A judge adds 11 years to the sentence for a man in a Chicago bomb plot

A man convicted of plotting to blow up a Chicago bar will have to spend another 11 years in prison

The Independent UK

Jacksonville Jaguars sue imprisoned ex-employee over multimillion-dollar theft from team

The Jacksonville Jaguars have filed a lawsuit against a former employee who is serving prison time after pleading guilty to stealing $22 million from the NFL team’s virtual credit card program

The Independent UK

Last of several MS-13 members that committed multiple crimes in Middle Tennessee are sentenced

The defendants were sentenced for 10 murders and seven attempted murders in addition to kidnapping, drug trafficking and firearm offenses.

Latin Times

'Transfemicides' in Mexico City will be punishable by up to 70 years in prison; how it compares with the U.S.

The law, "Ley Paola Buenrostro" was passed by the state legislature, and it punishes murder of transgender women between 35 and 70 years in prison

Latin Times

Man accused of killing his fiancee got three years in prison. Now her family wants to change the laws

Family of 22-year-old who was killed said the sentencing was ‘not closure’ but ‘the start’

The Independent UK

White supremacist who sparked massive manhunt after escaping Idaho hospital is jailed for life

Skylar Meade and his accomplice were both members of the Aryan Knights, police said

The Independent UK

Outrage grows over Evan Gershkovich’s 16-year sentence in Russian penal colony

President Joe Biden says Gershkovich was ‘targeted by the Russian government because he is a journalist and an American’

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Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison

A Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for assaulting police officers who were guarding the building

The Independent UK

Three courts agree that a woman deemed wrongfully convicted should be freed. She still isn't.

A circuit judge, an appellate court and the Missouri Supreme Court agree that a woman whose murder conviction was overturned should be free after 43 years in prison

The Guardian - US

Convicted criminals take Republican stage despite focus on ‘law and order’

Trump and Peter Navarro – fresh out of Florida jail – both addressed convention with Paul Manafort in attendance

The Guardian - UK

Does Evan Gershkovich’s quick trial suggest a Russia-US prisoner swap is close?

Russian court cases often drag on for months but speed of US journalist’s trial may be sign that long-discussed exchange is in the offing

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The Conversation

Just Stop Oil’s harsh sentences are the logical outcome of Britain’s authoritarian turn against protest

Lengthy prison sentences have been imposed on five Just Stop Oil activists for coordinating direct action on the M25, the main ring road around London. For a non-violent protest, there is no equivalent in modern times.

The Guardian - UK

You may find Just Stop Oil annoying. You may dislike their tactics. But they do not belong in prison

These protesters are shouting ‘fire’ while the world burns. A society that locks them up cannot be called democratic, say campaigners Chris Packham and Dale Vince

International Business Times UK

Just Stop Oil Co-Founder Jailed For 5 Years After 2022 M25 Protest That Affected Over 500K Vehicles

Many of those who have supported the movement have shown concern over the court's decision to imprison the protesters.

The Independent UK

Trump Organization ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg released from Rikers Island after perjury conviction

Former Trump Organization executive walked out of the notorious New York prison on Friday after serving 100 days for lying under oath

The Independent UK

What to know about Evan Gershkovich's conviction for espionage in Russia

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison

The Independent UK

How Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted on Friday of espionage charges in an unusually rapid trial in the country’s highly politicized legal system

The Guardian - UK

Police hunt for prisoner after escape from London hospital

Graham Gomm, 63, had been on remand for burglary offences at HMP Wormwood Scrubs

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