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Panther-killing tycoon wins early release

Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was released from prison on Tuesday, seven weeks before the end of his sentence on Dec 7.

Bangkok Post

Laughing gas to become illegal in November

Having nitrous oxide will be illegal from November 8 and serious repeat offenders face up to two years in prison, the Home Office has said.

The Independent UK

Exonerated man looked forward to college after prison. A deputy killed him during a traffic stop

Leonard Cure was trying to make up for lost time in the three years since his release from prison after Florida officials concluded he had been wrongfully convicted of armed robbery

The Independent UK

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Former Brooklyn resident sentenced to life in prison for aiding Islamic State group as sniper

A former New York stock broker who fled his job and family to fight alongside Islamic State militants in Syria has been sentenced to life in prison

The Independent UK

Las Vegas police officer gets 12 years in prison for casino robberies netting $165,000

A Las Vegas police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $165,000 in a trio of casino heists starting almost two years ago

The Independent UK

Dutton accuses Albanese of misrepresenting Yunupingu comments – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Man wrongly imprisoned for 16 years is shot dead by Georgia police officer

Leonard Allen Cure was killed by deputy during a traffic stop on I-95

The Independent UK

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Prison guard warned that Danilo Cavalcante planned escape a month before he fled, emails show

An email exchange made public this week shows that a prison guard had warned convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante was planning to escape a month before the act was carried out

The Independent UK

MoJ ‘put public at risk’ after quietly transferring inmates to open prisons

Leaked document emerges as domestic abuse survivors seek clarification over plans to cut sentences for ‘low-level’ offenders

The Guardian - UK

Prosecutors Appeal Proud Boys' Prison Sentences Over January 6 Riot

Prosecutors asked for longer prison sentences at trial and now seem to be trying again.

Reason

There are no quick or easy solutions to the crisis in our prisons and probation

Letters: What is needed is a full workforce plan and the funding to rehabilitate offenders, writes Pam Walker, while Sheila Cross calls for a rethink on sentencing

The Guardian - UK

Danelo Cavalcante prison guard warned about his escape plan weeks before jailbreak

Cavalcante was deemed an ‘escape risk’ twice before he went on the run for two weeks, new documents show

The Independent UK

Digital education gets a boost as 100 children in Chamarajanagar get tabs

Digital education in govt. schools in Chamarajanagar strengthened with Rotary Panchsheel Mysuru, Infosys, and district admin's support. 100 tablets worth ₹20 lakh distributed to 100 students from 50 schools. 43 tribal students to benefit from intensive crash course for SSLC. INTACH Mysuru inspected heritage school building for renovation. Infosys to…

The Hindu

A Thai construction magnate convicted of poaching protected animals gets early release from prison

A Thai construction magnate whose conviction on poaching charges became a rare example of the rich and influential facing justice in the country was freed on parole, two months before his prison term ends

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The Guardian - US

US man wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years shot and killed by police

Leonard Cure, 53, exonerated after being wrongly convicted of robbing a drug store in 2003, killed after traffic stop in Georgia

The Independent UK

Trump trolled for saying he’s ‘willing to go to jail for sake of democracy’: ‘Sounds like a plan’

Donald Trump is currently facing a number of criminal indictments, all of which carry potential prison sentences

The Guardian - AU

‘Like being buried alive’: Australian journalist Cheng Lei on life in a Chinese prison

TV reporter reveals she was arrested for breaking an embargo by a few minutes, and talks about how she survived months in solitary confinement

The Hindu

Police foil Telugu Desam Party’s BC organisations plan to seize Rajahmundry Central Jail

Police foiled the plans of the activists of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) affiliated BC organisations who proposed to lay a siege around Rajahmundry Central Prison on October 17.

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Tom’s Guide

'Lupin' season 4: Everything we know so far

Everyone's favorite gentleman thief is officially returning to Netflix for "Lupin" season 4. Here's what we know about Assane's latest chapter so far.

AAP

Shot that killed prisoner needed to stop escape: lawyer

A corrective services officer was only trying to prevent an escape when he shot a man in the back, his barrister has told a jury.

The Independent UK

Georgia deputy shoots, kills man who spent 16 years in prison on wrongful conviction

A man who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction has been fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop

The Independent UK

Jada Pinkett Smith says ‘soulmate’ Tupac Shakur proposed to her from prison

Pinkett Smith and Shakur met at a performing arts school as teenagers in the 1980s

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary to take ‘decisive action’ over indefinite prison sentences

His comments come as capacity in the prison estate has come under serious pressure.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on probation: the service has not recovered from a privatisation disaster

Editorial: To ease the prisons crisis, improved management of offenders in the community is essential

The Times of India

Ghaziabad: Head warder of Dasna jail dies by suicide

GHAZIABAD: The head warder of Ghaziabad's Dasna Jail took his own life by leaping in front of a goods train at a railway crossing near the prison.

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