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Former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu released from Rajahmundry Central Prison

Former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has been released from Rajamundry Central Prison on interim bail after serving 52 days of judicial custody

The Hindu

Trump’s channeling Hitler for protection

As he begins to feel the weight of the law come down on him, Trump relies on antisemitism to lift himself up

Salon

TV tonight: Sid Owen, Peter Hitchens and other celebs get Banged Up

The decommissioned HMP Shrewsbury is re-opened as a virtual ‘prison theme park’ in this bizarre new series. Plus: a very spooky Bake Off. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

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Doctor claims damning Veronica Nelson findings unfair

A doctor is appealing against findings made by a coroner who tarnished his reputation over his care of Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson while in custody.

AAP

Last operating US prison ship, a grim vestige of mass incarceration, set to close in NYC

A little-known New York City jail believed to be the last operating prison ship in the country is set to shutter the week

The Independent UK

Judge wants to know why men tied to Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot were moved to federal prisons

A judge wants to know why two men convicted of secondary roles in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been transferred to federal prisons out of state

The Independent UK

Mother whose baby died in prison awaits coroner’s decision on report

Aisha Cleary was born at HMP Bronzefield jail in Surrey in the early hours of September 27 2019, but died at 9.03am that day

The Independent UK

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Labour MP describes Bibby Stockholm barge as a ‘recipe for disaster’

Lloyd Russell-Moyle said he was concerned after hearing that asylum seekers are being kept in ‘prison-like’ conditions.

The Independent UK

4 former Hong Kong student leaders jailed over their praise of a knife attack on a police officer

Four former student leaders from the University of Hong Kong have been sentenced to two years in prison for inciting people to wound others through their praise of a man who stabbed a police officer before killing himself in 2021

The Independent UK

Bangladesh top court commutes death sentences of 7 militants to life in prison for 2016 cafe attack

Bangladesh’s High Court has commuted the death sentences of seven Islamic militants to life in prison for their role in a 2016 attack on a cafe in the capital, Dhaka, that killed 20 people, mostly foreigners

The Independent UK

A prison guard confessed to sexual misconduct. He got a year of paid time off and no charges

Records obtained by the Guardian show women in California prisons routinely report abuse, but few officers face consequences

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Israeli air force says it has struck 600 targets in a day

Military strikes include area near Al-Azhar University in Gaza City. Plus, Matthew Perry’s troubled life and foreshadowed death

The Guardian - UK

‘Bloodiest prison in the US’: children detained in Louisiana’s Angola prison allege abuses

Juvenile prisoners were routinely punished by fellow inmates at the ‘Alcatraz of the south’, according to a new lawsuit

The Guardian - US

Ex-guard's abuse an 'open secret' among prison officers

Poor workplace culture within a prison where an ex-guard assaulted multiple inmates meant rumours of his conduct went unreported, an inquiry has heard.

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The Guardian - UK

Time series two review – Jodie Whittaker shines a light on the idiocy of our legal system

The ex-Doctor puts in a brilliant performance alongside Bella Ramsey, as a jailed mum who isn’t allowed enough phone calls to get her kids looked after. It’s a powerful message

The Independent UK

Time season 2 review: Bella Ramsey steals the show as a hard-bitten addict

The return of Jimmy McGovern’s bleak saga is set in a women’s prison, where Ramsey is joined by Jodie Whittaker and Tamara Lawrance

France 24

Bangladesh police arrest a key opposition leader amid growing national tension

Authorities in Bangladesh arrested a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday and sent him to prison after hours of detention. The party had called for a nationwide strike after violent clashes with security forces a day earlier.

AAP

Two men on the run after escaping prison

Authorities are searching for two men who absconded from a correctional centre in Townsville on Sunday.

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France 24

'We don't have the budget to feed all the inmates': A rise in deaths in DR Congo prisons

Overcrowding, lack of food, disease ... In September alone, 14 inmates died in the main prison in Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Images of inmates crammed into tents and photos of bodies being removed leaked onto social networks in mid-October. Our Observers told…

The Guardian - UK

‘This is a prison’: men tell of distressing conditions on Bibby Stockholm

Asylum seekers share fears about Dorset barge becoming even more crowded, saying they already ‘despair and wish for death’

The Times of India

Convicted prisoner escapes from fuel station in Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: A convicted prisoner, who was working at the fuel station run by the Prisons Department on Bharathiyar Road in Coimbatore city, managed to escape around 5.30 am. The city police have formed two teams to trace him.

The Times of India

Convict prisoner escapes from fuel station in Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: A convict prisoner, who was working at the fuel station run by the Prisons Department on Bharathiyar Road in Coimbatore city, managed to escape around 5.30 am. The city police have formed two teams to trace him.

The Guardian - US

The women trapped in prison with abusive guards: ‘They hold my life in their hands’

As California prosecutes a prison guard on nearly 100 charges, survivors behind bars say officer abuse is so widespread it feels inescapable

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Jimmy McGovern’s Bafta-winning prison drama Time

Tamara Lawrance and Bella Ramsey also play inmates in Jimmy McGovern’s hit drama. Plus, Inside Iran: The Fight for Freedom is a vital watch. Here’s what to watch this evening

AAP

PM confirms Assange was raised with President Biden

Anthony Albanese says America needs to end its prosecution of Julian Assange, as the Wikileaks founder remains in a UK prison, fighting extradition to the US.

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