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‘My role was to be a truthful witness’: photographer Jack Lueders-Booth’s Polaroids of American female prisoners

In the 1970s, the photographer began teaching in a progressive US women’s prison and made moving portraits of many of the inmates. Looking back, he sees how many of them actually felt safer in prison

The Guardian - UK

Prisons ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as inmates forced to share single cells

Longer sentences and court backlogs push 25% of prisoners in England and Wales into shared cells, adding to drug-use and violence

The Guardian - UK

Unfair jail sentences – one more example of demonising society’s ‘morally unfit’

The IPP scandal should not be seen in isolation. It is all part of today’s politics by vilification

The Guardian - UK

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Police searching for man who absconded from Suffolk prison

Wall is currently serving a seven-year sentence for aggravated burglary with intent.

Evening Standard

Rap music in Iran: 'Crossing the red line into politics makes you a target'

Dozens of rappers have been arrested in Iran since the rise of hip-hop in the country in the early 2000s. But the death sentence pronounced on April 24 against the rapper Toomaj Salehi marks a turning point in the Iranian regime’s intolerance of artists with a political message. Exiled rap…

France 24

Feds accuse Texas prison agency of discriminating against employee for wearing a headscarf

A federal lawsuit asserts that the Texas agency terminated a state prison clerk who refused to remove a head covering in line with her Ifa faith.

The Texas Tribune

Fitness Instructor Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Demanding An End To Saudi Arabia's Guardian Laws

`After being arrested for "her choice of clothing and support for women's rights" in November 2022, Manahel al-Otaibi has been sentence to 11 years in prison.

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Brittney Griner recalls Russian prisons

The WNBA star and former Russian prisoner tells all in a New York Times profile

Salon

Palestinian groups protest after death of doctor held in Israeli prison

The doctor is said to have been taken prisoner from a hospital in Gaza.

Evening Standard

Saudi court ‘secretly’ hands 11-year sentence to women's rights activist

A Saudi court has recently sentenced women's rights activist Manahel al-Otaibi to 11 years in prison in a "secret hearing", according to two human rights groups who denounced the ruling as contradictory to the kingdom’s “narrative of reform and women’s empowerment”.

France 24

Prominent Gaza Surgeon Dies In Israeli Prison

Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh's death in Israeli custody raises concerns over detainee treatment and escalates tensions in Gaza.

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Nurse Sentenced To Life For Killing Patients In Pennsylvania

Former nurse Heather Pressdee sentenced to life in prison for killing patients and attempting murder by administering lethal doses of medication.

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Cambodian Supreme Court Upholds Labor Union Leader's Sentence

Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds labor union leader's prison sentence for incitement following NagaWorld casino strike and ongoing protests.

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Doctor from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital dies in Israeli prison

Groups advocating for Palestinian prisoners say Adnan al-Bursh, head of orthopaedics, died as a ‘result of torture’.

Al Jazeera

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Palestinian employee of German development agency ‘abused’ in Israeli jail

Baraa Odeh has told her lawyer from prison that she has been repeatedly strip-searched and physically assaulted.

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Scuba Dive Boat Captain Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

Captain Jerry Boylan sentenced to 4 years in prison for criminal negligence in the 2019 scuba dive boat fire tragedy off California's coast, marking the de...

The Hindu

HC confirms life imprisonment to ‘Suri’s killer Bhanu Kiran’

Telangana High Court dismisses appeal petition, upholds life sentence for Mallisetty Bhanu Kiran in Gangula Suryanarayana Reddy murder case.

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Golden Dawn Leader Granted Conditional Early Release From Prison

Nikolaos Michaloliakos, head of Greece's Golden Dawn party, granted conditional early release from prison after serving part of his sentence for running a ...

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Al Jazeera

Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial

Three survivors sued the company CACI in civil court for abuses committed at the hands of US soldiers and contractors.

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Former Dive Boat Captain Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison

Former dive boat captain convicted of seaman's manslaughter for negligence in 2019 fire tragedy that claimed 34 lives. Importance of maritime safety highli...

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Saudi Woman Sentenced To 11 Years For Women's Rights Advocacy

Saudi woman Manahel al-Otaibi sentenced to 11 years in prison for advocating women's rights and attire choice, sparking calls for her release and highlight...

The Guardian - UK

Prison release of Golden Dawn founder angers Greek anti-fascists

State prosecutor reportedly opposed release of neo-Nazi Nikos Michaloliakos four years into 13-and-a-half-year sentence

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Who “Wanted A More Feminine-Looking Nose,” Flaunts New Look After Nose Job

Gypsy Rose Blanchard "wanted a more feminine-looking nose" and underwent a rhinoplasty just weeks before sharing the two new snaps. The post Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Who “Wanted A More Feminine-Looking Nose,” Flaunts New Look After Nose Job first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1: Raphael is in prison in a bruising first look at the new series

The first arc of the Jason Aaron-penned series will feature a different artist each issue

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ex-UFC signee Sean Loeffler sentenced to prison for domestic violence

A former UFC hopeful has been sentenced to two years in prison for domestic violence.

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