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Oscar Pistorius will have another chance at parole on Friday after nearly a decade in prison

Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March

The Independent UK

‘I’m a broken man putting the puzzle back together’: country star Jelly Roll on prison, addiction and redemption

The singer-songwriter is up for a best new artist Grammy at the age of 38, having broken a cycle of jail time and drug use. He explains his newfound joy – and survivor’s guilt

The Guardian - UK

Supreme court rejects Chauvin’s appeal of George Floyd murder conviction

Decision affirms Minneapolis ex-police officer’s conviction for second-degree murder and sentence of over 20 years in prison

The Guardian - US

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More than 200 mobsters convicted in historic Italian mafia trial

An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people and sentenced them to a combined 2,100 years in prison on charges related to their membership in Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups.

France 24

Home Minister reviews preparations for winter session in Belagavi

Home Minister G. Parameshwara visited Belagavi to review preparations for winter session and take stock of Police Dept. He asked officers to take action against fake news, interact with social network monitoring unit, collect data via CCTV cameras, visit Hindalga Central Prison, and handle traffic offences strictly.

The Hindu

Karnataka High Court terms non-bailable warrant and arrest of Murugha seer in second case as violation of its orders; directs his immediate release from prison

Finding illegalities by way of violation of the court’s orders in the arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, on Monday afternoon in the second case of sexual assault, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday evening ordered his immediate release from prison.

The Hindu

Labour MP blasts Keir Starmer’s Sunak attack ads for being Islamophobic

Zarah Sultana said Labour officials ‘knew exactly what they were doing’ when they published a picture of the PM’s face alongside the claim he did not think child sex abusers should go to prison

The Independent UK

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Shakira reaches a deal with Spanish prosecutors on the first day of tax fraud trial

After maintaining innocence for nearly five years, the pop star acknowledged failing to pay about $15.8 million in taxes. She will receive a suspended three-year sentence and a fine of $7.6 million.

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Education linked to better employment prospects upon release from prison

Better job prospects. Higher wages. A greater chance of staying out of jail. Those are the key outcomes that we discovered for incarcerated people who get an education while serving their time.

The Conversation

No toilets in 6,900 prison cells in England and Wales, minister reveals

Prisoners in 1,485 cells in 21 prisons have to request access to facilities by ringing a bell and some use buckets

The Guardian - UK

UK spending £1.5m on minibuses and electric vehicles for Albania prisons

New details show that part of the multi-million deal is going towards kitting the Albanian prison service out with new vehicles

The Independent UK

Guard's crimes a 'catastrophic failure' at NSW jail

The ex-head of NSW Corrective Services has conceded there were systemic failings at the women's jail where a prison officer abused inmates over several years.

AAP

Murderer's sentence unchanged after assaulting guard

A man serving a life sentence for killing three people pleaded guilty to assaulting a prison guard who was trying to help him.

AAP

California male nanny gets 707 years in prison for sexually assaulting 16 boys

Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski was arrested in 2019 and charged with 34 felonies, including lewd and lascivious acts with a minor

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Crackdown on former detainees could face legal hurdle

Tough new laws including tracking devices and jail for breaching visa conditions for 93 released detainees are likely to face a legal challenge, an expert says.

The Independent UK

Revealed: 16 years in prison for stealing a bike and no hope of release – as 7 trapped in jail kill themselves

Exclusive: Lord David Blunkett called for Alex Chalk to ‘give hope’ to prisoners trapped on IPP sentences as the shocking death toll was revealed

The Hindu

‘Sriki moved Bitcoins worth ₹10 crore in just 22 minutes from inside quarantine cell in Parappana Agrahara’

Notorious hacker Srikrishna Ramesh (Sriki), who was inside a quarantine cell at Parappana Agrahara after he was arrested in 2020, allegedly moved Bitcoins worth ₹10 crore to different wallets using a laptop that was smuggled into the prison, unleashing the Bitcoin scam

The Guardian - UK

My brother the political prisoner, by Sanaa Seif

I was just his little sister, now I’m trying to free him from an Egyptian prison. By Sanaa Seif

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The Independent UK

UK spending £1.5m on minibuses and electric vehicles for Albanian prison system

New details show that part of the multi-million deal is going towards kitting the Albanian prison service out with new vehicles.

The Independent UK

Russian doctors call for release of imprisoned artist who protested Ukraine war

More than 100 Russian doctors have signed an open letter demanding the immediate release of an artist and musician who was sentenced to seven years in prison for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages

The Guardian - US

Could the FBI’s investigation send New York mayor Eric Adams to prison?

Suspected campaign donations from the Turkish government have led to the seizure of Adams’ phones. How bad could things get for the country’s most powerful mayor?

Radio France Internationale

Senegal's top court dashes jailed opposition leader's election hopes

Embroiled in legal battles, Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko faces two court rulings against his running in the 2024 presidential election.

The Independent UK

Former prison worker guilty of misconduct after prisoner’s death

The ‘high-risk’ prisoner was left unsupervised for significant periods of time and was able to take his own life.

The Independent UK

Woman convicted of killing pro cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson gets 90 years in prison. What happened?

A 35-year-old Texas woman found guilty in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson has been sentenced to 90 years in prison

The Independent UK

Escaped murderer back in court over crimes authorities say he committed while on the run

A convicted murderer who escaped from a southeastern Pennsylvania prison earlier this year and eluded a massive two-week search before he was recaptured is now back in court

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