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Across the UK, from prisons to classrooms, I asked people to make speeches – they put our politicians to shame

MPs like to tell ‘authentic’ stories about themselves. Our orators drew on life experience, too – but offered real solutions, says academic Alan Finlayson

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Time; The Dinosaur Hour; All the Light We Cannot See; Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives – review

Jimmy McGovern’s prison drama shifts its focus without pulling its punches; Basil Fawlty is alive and well on GB News; and Roman Kemp proves a great campaigner for young people’s mental health

The Guardian - UK

Time: the BBC drama trying to capture the grim reality of life in prison for women

Many of the women in prison are there for low-level crimes, but short sentences for non-violent offences can upend their entire lives, leaving them at risk of losing their job, home and children. Katie Rosseinsky explores how the second series of BBC prison drama ‘Time’ shows the stark differences for…

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Emergency warnings in place for out-of-control fires

Firefighters are battling multiple ferocious blazes across WA, including a fire south-east of Perth that is threatening homes and lives.

AAP

Can Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’, bring peace to Gaza?

Hamas has said that the group would only release all 240 Israeli hostages held in Gaza if Israel agrees to free all Palestinian prisoners. Among those locked up is Marwan Barghouti, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004 for deadly attacks against Israelis. For many Palestinians, their “Nelson Mandela” is a…

France 24

Jail sentences to end for thousands of abusive men under plans to tackle overcrowding crisis

Exclusive: Government plans to stop judges sending criminals convicted of harassment, stalking and revenge porn to prison – but campaigners warn they could slip through the net

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells of ‘constant worry’ for family in Iran

After spending six years in prison in Iran, she also said she found it ‘very hard to adjust’ to being back in the UK.

The Independent UK

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Commando unit jailbreak Ex-Guinean dictator Camara from Conakry prison

Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was on Saturday broken out of prison by a heavily armed commando during an operation that sparked heavy gunfire in the capital Conakry.

Radio France Internationale

Zara Aleena’s aunt calls for law change after murderer’s sentence cut

Farah Naz ‘extremely disappointed’ by decision to cut Jordan McSweeney’s minimum prison term from 38 years to 33

The Guardian - UK

Zara Aleena’s aunt calls for law change after murderer wins appeal to reduce sentence

Farah Naz said her family were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the decision to reduce Jordan McSweeney’s minimum prison term

Evening Standard

Zara Aleena’s aunt calls for law change after murderer wins Court of Appeal bid

Farah Naz said her family were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the decision to reduce Jordan McSweeney’s minimum prison term.

The Independent UK

Former Guinea dictator Camara escapes from prison in jailbreak, justice minister says

Gunmen stormed the main prison in Guinea's capital early Saturday and freed former dictator Moussa “Dadis” Camara, the country's justice minister said, announcing the closure of the West African nation's borders.

France 24

Judge says ex-UCLA gynecologist can be retried on charges of sexually abusing female patients

A judge says a former UCLA gynecologist who was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing student patients can be retried on charges involving four other women

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed official sentenced to nearly six years over Jan 6 riot

Marine Corps veteran appointed to State Department during Trump administration attacked police officers during Capitol riot

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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson sees Julian Assange at Belmarsh prison

Australian Wikileaks publisher could face more than 100 years in prison

The Independent UK

Dangerous driver banned for speeding at 70mph in 20mph zone

Emre Baglam was also ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work as part of a 20-month suspended prison sentence.

Evening Standard

Time Season 2: what’s authentic and what's been changed in the prison drama?

We unpick the fact from the fiction - with the help of somebody who's been there

The Independent UK

Businessman sentenced in $180 million bank fraud that paid for lavish lifestyle, classic cars

A businessman who orchestrated a $180 million check-kiting scheme and used the proceeds to live a lavish lifestyle and amass one of the world’s most revered classic car collections has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison

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Al Jazeera

‘Arrested, tortured and insulted’, say workers returned to Gaza by Israel

A Gaza worker returning to the enclave says he and co-workers were tortured, others report arrests by Israel.

The Independent UK

When will Sam Bankman-Fried be sentenced?

Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried faces a maximum sentence of 110 years in prison

The Hindu

Finally, police hold identification parade of Martin

Police ID parade of Martin V.D. held at Ernakulam Prison; 3 witnesses identified him. Police to approach court for custody; Martin to be taken to blast site, outlets for evidence collection. Forensic examination of phone awaited; investigation to rule out involvement of others.

PC Gamer

'The king of crypto' found guilty of fraud, now faces decades in prison

Former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried will be sentenced next year.

Total Film

Prison Break franchise set to expand as Hulu announces new crime drama set in the same world

The streamer is reportedly in the early stages of bringing the beloved show back, but without any of its original cast

WEKU

Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of all charges in FTX's spectacular collapse

The conviction marks a spectacular fall from grace for a once shining star in finance. He faces decades in prison.

AAP

Private prison deal ditched in NSW jails shake-up

One of the largest prisons in NSW will be returned to public ownership after 30 years as the state government unwinds privatisation of the facilities.

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