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Armed gangs and prison breaks: how Ecuador was plunged into chaos and bloodshed

President declares state of ‘internal armed conflict’ as gang leader escapes from jail and gunmen invade TV studio

The Guardian - US

In $25M settlement, North Carolina city `deeply remorseful' for man's wrongful conviction, prison

Lawyers for a man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years say he's reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina

The Independent UK

Man who attacked Las Vegas judge has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, says lawyer

Deobra Redden’s foster mother says his mental health was not taken into consideration in his court sentence

The Guardian - US

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U.S. Navy sailor sentenced to over 2 years in prison for accepting bribes from Chinese officer

A U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese government’s intelligence officer

The Independent UK

Ecuadorian President Declares 'Internal Armed Conflict' After Gangs Go on Violent Spree

Daniel Noboa identified several groups as "terrorist organizations and non-state belligerent actors"

Latin Times

Armed men are arrested after storming an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast

The men armed with pistols and what looked like sticks of dynamite entered the set of the TC Television network. Prosecutors say the 13 arrested will be charged with terrorism.

WEKU

Armed Band Takes Over Live News Broadcast in Ecuador Amid Surge of Violence

"This is so you know you don't mess around with the gangs," said one of the people in the studio

Latin Times

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Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station as state of ‘internal armed conflict’ declared

Gangsters unleashed wave of terror following move by President Daniel Noboa in response to gang leader’s prison escape

The Guardian - US

Former prisons chief blasts ‘panicky’ response to overcrowding crisis

Emergency proposals to ease capacity do not solve ‘fundamental problem’ of prisons crisis, a former prison chief inspector has warned

The Independent UK

Justice for Bilkis Bano, questions on remission

A blanket denial of remission for crime categories, rather than ensuring effective compliance with remission conditions, takes us towards a punishment framework that is retributive

The Hindu

What Julie Chrisley’s Family Is Reportedly Planning For Her Birthday Ahead Of Her And Husband Todd’s Appeal

Julie Chrisley's family reportedly has plans for her first birthday since she reported to prison alongside husband Todd.

Cinemablend

Kremlin foe Navalny says he's been put in a punishment cell in an Arctic prison colony

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says officials at the Arctic prison colony where he is serving a 19-year term have isolated him in a tiny punishment cell over a minor infraction

The Independent UK

Russia arrests US man on drug trafficking charges

Robert Romanov Woodland is at least third American detained by country and faces 20-year prison sentence if convicted

The Guardian - US

Former gang leader held over Tupac Shakur killing should be freed from jail, lawyers say

Duane Davis has been accused of making threats in a phone call from prison

Evening Standard

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Al Jazeera

The Great British Post Office scandal explained

How did UK postal workers end up wrongly imprisoned for fraud?

The Independent UK

A new wave of violence sweeps across Ecuador after a gang leader's apparent escape from prison

Ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the government imposed a state of emergency in the wake of the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader from prison

Radio France Internationale

Lawyers of French former associate of Epstein demand probe into suicide

The lawyers of a top French modelling agent who killed himself in prison while charged with rape called for a probe Tuesday into what they said were the judiciary's failings in the case.

The Hindu

KRV president Narayana Gowda released on bail, arrested and sent to jail again in another case

Minutes after he was released on bail from the central prison at Parappana Agrahara on Tuesday, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike president T.A. Narayana Gowda was arrested in another case that dates back to 2017 by the city police.

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International Business Times

Ecuador Gangsters Hold Police Hostage In Crisis For New President

Ecuador's new president grappled Tuesday with a security nightmare as gangsters held four police officers hostage after he declared a state of emergency in response to a drug kingpin's escape from prison.

International Business Times

Norway Says Breivik Still Poses Risk Of 'Unbridled Violence'

Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, still poses a risk of "totally unbridled violence", the Norwegian state argued Tuesday in a lawsuit over his prison conditions.

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“We Have No Choice”: Dog Meat Restaurant Owners Oppose South Korean Ban On Dog Meat Trade

The new ban will come into effect in three years, offering restaurant owners time to find alternative sources of income. The post “We Have No Choice”: Dog Meat Restaurant Owners Oppose South Korean Ban On Dog Meat Trade first appeared on Bored Panda.

Latin Times

Dominican Shortstop Wander Franco Released From Prison Amid Allegations Of Relationship With Minor

The 22-year-old shortstop was granted conditional release after paying 2 million Dominican pesos ($34,000) as a type of deposit. Despite his release Monday, he has to appear before authorities every month as part of the investigation.

Evening Standard

Ecuador declares state of emergency after drug lord escapes from prison

Adolfo Macias (alias 'Fito') is leader of one of Ecuador's most notorious gangs

The Hindu

Supreme Court upholds decision to cap number of visits by prisoners' relatives, counsel

The Supreme Court on January 9 upheld an order of the Delhi High Court which had said the decision to cap the number of visits by prisoners’ families, friends and legal advisors to twice a week has been taken considering the number of inmates, and it cannot be said to…

International Business Times UK

Taliban Arrests Women For Not Wearing Hijab 'Properly'

Several images and videos of women being picked up by Taliban fighters have made it to social media platforms.

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