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Parliamentary panel recommends GPS trackers to reduce overcrowding in prisons

Parliamentary panel recommends ankle trackers to reduce overcrowding in prisons. It suggests exploring cost-effective technology to produce ankle trackers that can be worn by prisoners on bail. It also recommends transferring prisoners from overcrowded jails to other jails with vacant cells. It notes that mobile phones are a major contraband…

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Appeals court tosses Chicago cop-killer’s ‘excessive sentence’ after he was denied parole more than 30 times

Ronnie Carrasquillo will be resentenced after 46 years in prison after the court ruled the Illinois Prisoner Review Board didn’t give him a “meaningful’ opportunity for parole.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas teen sentenced to 40 years after killing a student and injuring another in school shooting

A 16-year-old has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for fatally shooting a student and injuring another at a Dallas-area school earlier this year

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Girlfriend of Indiana fugitive arrested as he remains on run after being released from prison by mistake

Kevin Mason was missing for six-and-a-half hours before the Marion County Sheriff’s Office learned of his release

The Independent UK

‘Mayhem’ Miller pens lengthy apology for ‘self-destructive behavior’ after latest arrest

UFC veteran Jason "Mayhem" Miller detailed his struggle to transition from prison and apologized for the years of trouble he's caused.

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Alex Murdaugh co-conspirator granted delay to prison sentence – again

Judge told disgraced banker Russell Laffitte: ‘No further extensions will be granted’

The Independent UK

Minor parties get fired up over crime and punishment

Crime has been one of the dominant themes of this election campaign and it proved to be the hot button in the second televised debate this week. As Mark Jennings writes, the leaders of the minor parties were taking no prisoners in their battle for crucial votes.

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Tests show drinking water is safe at a Minnesota prison, despite inmate concerns

State health officials have said that the drinking water at a Minnesota prison is safe after inmate and advocate concerns over the water’s quality prompted a new round of tests

The Independent UK

Stepmother sentenced to life in prison for torture murder of three-year-old girl

Bella Seachrist died in June 2020 after being starved, tortured and physically abused by her stepmother

The Independent UK

A.P. Assembly proceedings: expulsion of TDP MLAs a predetermined act, says Atchannaidu

It is unfortunate that the ‘lousy behaviour’ of the ruling party MLAs is not visible to the Speaker, who ‘never loses an opportunity to portray the TDP leaders as villains’, alleges Atchannaidu. There is no evidence of Chandrababu Naidu’s role in the skill development scam, but he is still confined…

The Hindu

Texas inmate killed by cellmate during a statewide prison lockdown

The killing of inmate Billy Chemirmir in the Coffield Unit occurred during a statewide lockdown of prisons, promoted by a rise in inmate homicides. A day before the lockdown, another incident at the same prison resulted in the firings of seven correctional officers and the resignations of another six.

The Texas Tribune

All 2,064 prisoners, including former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, are safe in Rajahmundry Central Prison, asserts DIG

The undertrial prisoner who succumbed to dengue while undergoing treatment in GGH-Kakinada was not in prison even for a single day since his admission on October 6, says Ravi Kiran, who is also in-charge of Rajahmundry Central Prison; the concerns of the families of all the prisoners is similar, and…

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Indonesia imprisons a woman for saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork in a TikTok video

A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork in a TikTok video

The Independent UK

Tricky: ‘I was less nervous going to prison than I was getting on stage’

As his debut Maxinquaye gets reissued, the Bristolian music legend answers your questions on Beyoncé, Bob Marley and annoying Gary Oldman with a Twix

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

Madras HC restrains DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin from making defamatory allegations against former CM Palaniswami. TN BJP President Annamalai refuses to apologise for remarks on late CM Annadurai. Four warders of Coimbatore Central Prison injured in clash with remand prisoners. Two youths drown in check dam during Vinayaka Chathurthi festival.…

France 24

US-Iran prisoner swap: A sign of better relations between the two countries?

This week, five US citizens freed from prison in Iran were able to embrace their loved ones back home. Under the deal brokered by Qatar, five Iranians detained in the United States were also released. The agreement included the unfreezing of nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets. So is the…

The Independent UK

A British ex-soldier pleads not guilty to escaping from a London prison

A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London prison by strapping himself under a food delivery truck has pleaded not guilty to escaping custody

The Independent UK

A leader of Cambodia's main opposition party jailed for 18 months for bouncing checks

A prominent leader of Cambodia’s political opposition has been convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison for issuing worthless checks four years ago

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Iran-US prisoner swap: Controversy over unblocking of frozen Iranian assets

This week, five Americans released from an Iranian prison arrived back home in the United States. Their release was a part of a deal brokered by Qatar. The prisoner swap agreement also included the unfreezing of $6 billion of Iranian funds, which the Biden administration has reiterated was not a…

The Independent UK

Former soldier Daniel Khalife pleads not guilty to escaping Wandsworth prison

Daniel Khalife is accused of strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle

The Hindu

Four warders injured in clash with inmates at Coimbatore Central Prison

Warders of Coimbatore Central Prison injured in clash with group of remand prisoners. Seven inmates allegedly inflicted injuries on themselves and climbed trees, claiming they were attacked. Injured warders admitted to hospital; inmates treated at prison hospital. Police complaint to be lodged against inmates; situation under control.

The Guardian - UK

James Bulger’s mother in ‘shock’ over prospect of Jon Venables being freed

Venables, 41, was jailed in 2017 for possession of child abuse images and will have a parole hearing in November

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh plans to do something he hasn't yet done in court — plead guilty

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is expected to do something he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel: plead guilty to a crime

Bangkok Post

Six police held in ‘Kamnan Nok’ case moved to Bangkok prison

Six police officers dismissed from the force for helping Praween “Kamnan Nok” Chankhlai escape arrest following the fatal shooting of a policeman at his house have been moved to the Bangkok Remand Prison.

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Maryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder and agrees to pay him $340,000

Demetrius Smith will be compensated by the state of Maryland after spending years behind bars, including over a year after he had been proven innocent. He was released from prison in 2013.

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