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U.K.'s new prison minister is multimillion key-cutting heir who hires ex-offenders

James TImpson started hiring ex-prisoners after taking over as CEO in 2002 as a result of a surprise encounter at a prison.

Fortune

Woman admits 'hugely valuable' prison drug smuggling

A court has accepted a sad tale behind the "terrible mistake" a woman made in trying to smuggle drugs that could have been worth $1 million into a prison.

AAP

Bob’s Burgers actor Jay Johnston pleads guilty over role in Capitol attack

Johnston, 54, faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to felony count of civil disorder from January 6 riot

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Russia Jails Playwright And Director For 'Justifying Terrorism'

A Russian military court on Monday sentenced a playwright and a theatre director to six years in prison on charges of "justifying terrorism" in a play about women marrying jihadists in Syria.

International Business Times

Labour must avoid release of high-risk offenders in prison plans, charity warns

Refuge raises concerns over measures to ease overcrowding in England and Wales after mistakes made under Tories

The Guardian - UK

East London dealer who would throw drugs over prison walls jailed for 22 years

Mohammed Jakir Hussain found guilty of helping to distribute £8m worth of drugs

Evening Standard

Actor From 'Anchorman' And 'Bob's Burgers' Pleads Guilty

Actor pleads guilty to interfering with police during Capitol riot, faces up to 5 years in prison. Legal consequences for involvement in January 6th events.

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A Russian playwright and a theater director sentenced to prison on charges of advocating terrorism

A Russian court has convicted a theater director and a playwright of terrorism charges and sentenced them to six years prison

The Independent UK

Americans are split evenly on whether Trump should go to prison for his hush money case

Amid SCOTUS' controversial decision on presidential immunity, a new report shows Americans about evenly split on whether Trump should face time behind bars

Latin Times

Taking Prison to Court: Fighting for the Right to Sleep

Michael Garrett sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice more than a decade ago, and he’s working from inside to keep the case alive.

Texas Observer

‘Opened my whole world up’: inside Oscar-tipped prison theater drama Sing Sing

An acclaimed movie spotlights a program offering a world of creativity to those living in a New York maximum security prison

The Guardian - US

Scottish prisoners could be released after serving two-thirds of sentence

Long-term prisoners in Scotland could be released after serving one third of their sentence under Government plans.

The National (Scotland)

Blockade Australia climate activist sentenced to three months in jail over Port of Newcastle protest

Laura Davy, who travelled from Tasmania to take part in a protest at a coal terminal, will appeal prison sentence

The Guardian - AU

A shoe-fixing, key-cutting radical: why Labour’s new prisons minister is perfect for the job

James Timpson hires ex-offenders and thinks many prisoners shouldn’t be in jail, says Simon Hattenstone

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Former prison guard who raped women has appeal rejected

A former NSW prison guard sentenced to more than two decades in jail for sexually assaulting nine women has lost a bid to overturn his conviction and sentence.

The Guardian - UK

Labour consider plan to release prisoners after 40% of sentence served

Proposal is one of several being looked at by Ministry of Justice to address the ‘acute’ prison crisis

The Independent UK

She killed elderly women so she could shop with their credit cards. Now, Dana Gray wants better conditions for older prisoners

Dana Gray gained notoriety for killing three elderly women in the 1990s. Thirty years later, she talks to Andrea Cavallier about her life without parole sentence and how female inmates are taking a backseat to men when it comes to many issues, including opportunity for rehabilitation and positive change

Latin Times

Inmates in Texas' uncooled prisons plead for relief amid scorching heatwave

The request comes amid reports of dehydration, heat rash and attempts to cool down with toilet water

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The Guardian - US

Peter Navarro defends himself in new book while still in prison

The New Maga Deal full of errors and omissions from former Trump adviser convicted of contempt of Congress

The Guardian - UK

Prison reform experts hail role for shoe repair CEO James Timpson

The new prisons minister heads the successful Timpson group, whose employees include ex-offenders

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Cambodia Sentences Environmental Activists To Prison

Cambodia sentences environmental activists to prison, sparking international concern over crackdown on dissent and environmental protection efforts.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer tells his cabinet: now it’s time to deliver on our promises

PM pledges swift action on NHS and prisons, setting out agenda to reform public services and rebuild international relations

France 24

Critic of Tunisia's President Saied gets one-year prison sentence for televised comments

Sonia Dahmani, a prominent Tunisian lawyer known for her criticism of President Kais Saied, has been sentenced to one year in prison, her legal representative said on Saturday. Dahmani's sentence comes as rights organisations say that Tunisian authorities' crackdown on critical voices is "methodically annihilating" what little remains of Tunisia's…

The Guardian - UK

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Satire is a way to make myself less depressed’

The US author on dystopian fiction, the experience of speaking to prisoners about his debut novel and why both of America’s major parties ‘love the war machine’

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Behind the Crime: Liam; The Skies Are Watching; Time of the Week – review

On Radio 4, the moving story behind one teenager’s prison sentence; a satisfying mystery show; and a pitch-perfect satire inspired by Woman’s Hour

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