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Two men walk free from prison decades after being wrongfully convicted of murder as teens

Two men have been exonerated after decades in prison for seperate murder charges on crimes they did not commit

The Independent UK

Amit Patel pleads guilty to stealing over $22 million from Jaguars

Amit Patel is facing a maximum of 30 years in prison.

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Kremlin has ‘no information’ on missing Putin critic Alexey Navalny

Russian opposition figure has been moved from penal colony and lawyers say they haven’t seen him since last week.

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Georgia Will Fail As Independent State Outside EU: Jailed Ex-leader

Georgia's imprisoned opposition leader and former president Mikheil Saakashvili has warned that Tbilisi's failure to secure European Union membership would put at risk its very existence as an independent nation.

International Business Times

Where is Kremlin foe Navalny? His allies say he has been moved but they still don't know where

Allies of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say penitentiary officials are reporting that earlier this month he was moved from the region where he was serving time, but have still not disclosed where he is

The Independent UK

Former FBI agent gets over four years in prison for aiding Russian oligarch

Manhattan court sentences Charles McGonigal to prison for violating US sanctions

The Independent UK

Ex-FBI Official Jailed for Aiding Putin's Henchman Deripaska

Ex-FBI official sentenced to prison for aiding Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska. Charles McGonigal also awaits sentencing in a separate case.

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Jury deliberations begin in the trial of actor Jonathan Majors

Majors is on trial for assault and harassment in a domestic violence incident involving a former girlfriend. If convicted, he faces up to a year in prison.

WEKU

Court voids fine given to Russian activist for criticizing war and sends case back to prosecutors

A court in Russia has overturned a fine handed to a veteran human rights advocate for speaking out against the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Jail populations are bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels

During the COVID-19 pandemic, local jails and prisons released thousands of inmates early. Experts say the recent increase reflects a return to business as usual for the nation's carceral system.

WEKU

UAPA case accused from Erode booked for keeping ‘ISIS flag’ in Coimbatore Central Prison cell

Alleged ISIS-sympathiser from Erode booked in Coimbatore for possessing ISIS flag drawn on paper.

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The Independent UK

Paul Whelan sends desperate message to Biden from Russian prison on Christmas Eve

Whelan has been detained in Russia for nearly five years

Golf Monthly

Angel Cabrera Plays First Competitive Round Of Golf After Release From Prison

Angel Cabrera shot level par in his first competitive round following his release from prison earlier this year

The Conversation

Release of Alberto Fujimori in Peru rekindles fears of backsliding on human rights

The release from prison of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori on Dec. 6, 2023, has sparked concern over Peru’s commitment to human rights.

Al Jazeera

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich

President Vladimir Putin says he hopes for agreement with US on prisoner swap but admits ‘it’s not simple’.

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Family of murdered toddler James Bulger ‘relieved’ killer kept behind bars

James’s mother Denise Fergus said she was ‘terrified’ at the prospect of Jon Venables’s release from prison

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Four Wrongly Convicted Men Released After Decades in Prison

Unveiling tales of wrongful convictions, we share experiences of men finally freed after serving decades in prison, triggering concerns about the justice s...

WEKU

Prisoners are suing Alabama over forced labor, calling it a 'form of slavery'

In a lawsuit filed this week, a group of current and former Alabama prisoners say they have been coerced into providing cheap labor to the state and to private employers.

The Independent UK

Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report

A U.N. report says Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence

WEKU

Australian court tosses woman's 2-decade-old convictions in deaths of her 4 children

Kathleen Folbigg already was pardoned and released from prison in June based on new scientific evidence that her four children may have died from natural causes as she had insisted.

AAP

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

More than 100 people died in custody during 2022-23, including 17 who were shot, latest data shows.

Bangkok Post

New prison rule 'not designed for Thaksin'

The Department of Corrections (DOC) has denied that its new regulation, which allows for the detention of inmates outside prison, will benefit convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

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