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As election campaign ends in Pakistan, many lament Imran Khan’s absence

Little excitement in Pakistan’s second-largest city as campaigning for vote, tainted by the ex-PM’s imprisonment, ends.

Al Jazeera

Brickbat: Let's Go for a Ride

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office Deputy Christopher Hernandez has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to violate the civil rights of skateboarder Jesus Alegria. Hernandez and now-former Deputy Miguel Vega kidnapped Alegria after he told them to stop picking on teens in a…

Reason

Risk reduction focus after two deaths at private prison

Two inmates have died at a NSW prison since the start of 2024, focusing attention on the removal of hanging points in jails in a bid to make prisons safer.

AAP

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Potential timeline for Trump's trial and prison sentence revealed

Learn about the potential timeline and consequences if former President Donald Trump is sentenced to prison, including the appeals process and possible pla...

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Scotland's Prisoners 'Could Be Released Early' If Overcrowding Continues

The Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service has said that Scotland's prisons are at a "tipping point", given the extreme number of people incarcerated.

International Business Times UK

The Sexual Assault Trial of Dani Alves Continues With Dozens of New Testimonies

State prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Alves. The lawyers representing his accuser want 12 years.

Latin Times

Portraits from El Salvador's nearly 2-year, sprawling crackdown on gang suspects

Salvadoran photographer Carlos Barrera takes a look at the nearly two years of human rights violations allegedly committed by the government of El Salvador during the country's state of emergency.

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12 life convicts released from prisons across TN

12 convicts serving life sentences in Tamil Nadu prisons were released based on good behavior and humanitarian grounds.

The Hindu

Surprise check at Mysuru Central prison yields knife, cash and mobile chargers

A surprise check by the City police on the Mysuru Central prison on Tuesday led to recovery of a knife, cash and mobile chargers.

The Hindu

Ugandan climate activists face charges after a month in maximum security jail

The 11 university students could be imprisoned for a year for protesting against the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline

The Guardian - US

Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code: State’s iron fist on divorce, remarriage, live-in relationships

The final draft of the Uniform Civil Code bill in Uttarakhand, advocating for uniform laws governing different aspects of life of all faiths, including live-in relationships, was tabled by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in the state assembly on Tuesday.

Newslaundry

Indigenous prison inmate dies in custody

A 51-year-old Aboriginal inmate from West Australia's maximum security Hakea prison has died in hospital after a medical episode.

AAP

Todd and Julie Chrisley struggle to communicate in prison

Discover the challenges Todd and Julie Chrisley face trying to communicate with each other while in prison and the difficult process they endure.

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Former Brazilian footballer Dani Alves faces sexual assault trial

Spanish court rejects Dani Alves' request for more time to prepare for his sexual assault trial. Prosecutors seek 9-year prison term. Trial ongoing.

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Former Barcelona Star Dani Alves Begins Trial For Rape Case

Alves was arrested in January 2023 and has been in jail since.

Reason

Brickbat: The Wrong Man

The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.75 million to Louis Wright, who spent 35 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl. Wright's conviction was overturned after DNA results ruled him out as the suspect. Police targeted Wright for the crime…

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous man called out ‘I’m dying’ with no response from prison staff in hours before death, Victorian inquest hears

Joshua Kerr, 32, was ‘visibly unresponsive’ for 17 minutes before getting medical treatment, counsel assisting the coroner said

AAP

Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watched an Aboriginal prisoner as he died and did not enter his cell for 17 minutes after be became unconscious, a coroner has been told.

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Australian academic Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence by Chinese court

Australia’s foreign minister says government is ‘appalled’ by sentence, which could mean life in prison

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Judge Condemns Efforts to Portray Capitol Rioters as Heroes

U.S. District judges are warning against the efforts to portray Capitol rioters as heroes, calling out the dangerous distortions and false narratives.

Salon

Selena's killer up for parole in 2025

Saldívar fatally shot the Tejano superstar in 1995 and was sentenced to life in prison

The Guardian - AU

‘Always a bed in prison’: Australia’s housing crisis blamed for rise in unsentenced prisoners

The number of people held on remand is rising rapidly – and Indigenous Australians are significantly overrepresented

Cycling Weekly

Choirboy, cocaine and crowbars: Cycling's most notorious lawbreakers

Tales of cyclists bending or breaking the rules litter the sport’s history but Chris Marshall-Bell uncovers those that have gone further and broken the law

International Business Times

A Mega-prison And A Mayan 'Pompeii': Five Things About El Salvador

The Central American nation of El Salvador goes to the polls Sunday in an election dominated by President Nayib Bukele's war on gangs.

Salon

Martha Stewart "smuggled food" in prison

“Everyone smuggles food out of kitchens. I mean what else are you going to make?"

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