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‘Two-tier justice’ in Britain is real – but it’s not what the right says it is

Compare the rioters’ prison sentences with those of Just Stop Oil. How can our justice system claim to be blind, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Ex-offenders can become successful entrepreneurs – here’s what the prisons minister should do to make it happen

James Timpson, former CEO of the high street cobbler and keycutter that bears his family name, was appointed this summer as the UK’s new minister for prisons, probation and reducing re-offending.

The Conversation

When Texas jail standards push inmates to lockups in other states, oversight doesn’t follow

Jaleen Anderson’s mom is on a quest for details about her son’s death in a Louisiana prison that houses hundreds of Harris County inmates awaiting trial.

The Texas Tribune

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Disappeared Bangladeshi Lawyer Recounts Hasina's Secret Jail

Blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled out of his secret prison for the first time in eight years, Bangladeshi barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem held his breath and listened for the sound of a cocked pistol.

International Business Times

BTS member Suga facing possible prison sentence or fine over drink-driving e-scooter incident

Suga has apologised after he was found lying on the ground in the Yongsan district of Seoul following an apparent accident

The Guardian - AU

Longest-held Russian dissident freed in swap says ‘colors get brighter by the day’ in his new life

Of all the Russian dissidents freed in the historic East-West prison swap on Aug. 1, Andrei Pivovarov spent the most time behind bars – three years

The Independent UK

Former NFL RB Cierre Wood sentenced to prison for death of 5-year-old

Former NFL player Cierre Wood sentenced to prison

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Ex-NFL player gets prison time in death of 5-year-old girl in Las Vegas

Former pro football player Cierre Wood has been sentenced to prison in the 2019 death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter at his Las Vegas apartment

The Independent UK

Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd is moved to new prison after near-fatal stabbing

Chauvin, 48, was transferred from Tuscon Federal Correctional Institution in Arizona to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center last Friday

The Independent UK

MAGA Colorado court clerk convicted of election tampering

Tina Peters could face several years in prison after conviction in Mesa County

The Independent UK

Briton dies before clearing name after 38 years in US jails for murders he denied

Body of Kris Maharaj, who died in Florida prison hospital despite judge finding him innocent, will be taken to UK by his wife for burial

The Guardian - UK

Extreme heat warnings for five countries across southern Europe amid temperature peaks and Greek wildfires

Exclusive: Cameras in Croatian woodland keep watch on visitors – with the threat of prison for lighting a barbecue in an unauthorised location

The Independent UK

Teenagers in Florida are getting longer prison sentences than adults, report shows

Florida is one of 13 states that gives prosecutors the power to try juveniles and children as adults without getting sign-off from a judge

Latin Times

Strict supervision mulled as terrorist to be released

A man who threatened to kill police and a magistrate will soon walk from prison as a judge considers what type of supervision should be imposed.

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The Independent UK

Russian artist released in swap builds a new life in Germany, now free to marry her partner

Sasha Skochilenko and Sofya Subbotina are planning to get married

The Independent UK

'J6 praying grandma' avoids prison time and gets 6 months home confinement in Capitol riot case

A Colorado bed-and-breakfast operator who promotes herself online as the “J6 praying grandma” has been sentenced to six months of home confinement in her Capitol riot case

The Independent UK

Mom who poisoned her 4-year-old with Benadryl to fake seizure disorder will likely spend the rest of her life behind bars

Jesika Jones, 32, admitted to giving her daughter a dangerous dose of the antihistamine and referred to herself as a ‘habitual liar’

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Former Cornell Student Sentenced For Threatening Jewish Community Members

Former Cornell student sentenced to prison for making antisemitic threats. Mental health issues cited as contributing factors.

The Independent UK

Prison worker dies after coming into contact with unknown substance in mailroom

Marc Fischer had worked at the facility for more than 23 years when he died

The Guardian - UK

Jailed rioters could be freed early under overcrowded prison scheme, says No 10

Downing Street says there is no specific exclusion for those who took part in disorder after Southport knife attack

The Independent UK

Beatings, overcrowding, hunger: Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons

Released Palestinians have described to The Associated Press worsening abuses in Israeli prisons crammed with thousands detained since the war in Gaza began 10 months ago

Advnture

3 tourists played paintball in an iconic US National Park – now they could face up to 6 months in prison

Defacing or altering the NPS landscape is against the law

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