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Ukrainian boat captain found guilty in Hungary for the 2019 Danube collision that killed at least 27

The captain of a river cruise boat that collided with another vessel in Hungary’s capital in 2019, killing at least 27 mostly South Korean tourists has been found guilty of negligence and sentenced to five years in prison

The Independent UK

Thai pro-democracy activist jailed for speaking out at monarchy protest

Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa imprisoned after calling for reform of country’s strict lese-majesty law

The Guardian - UK

Pentonville prison ‘unfit’ place for prisoners to live or to be rehabilitated, watchdog report warns

Monitors said prisoners were crammed into 12ft by 8ft cells

Evening Standard

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Prominent Thai human rights lawyer accused of insulting the king receives a 4-year prison term

A prominent Thai human rights lawyer has been convicted of insulting the monarchy and sentenced to four years in prison, the first conviction under a controversial law guarding the royal institution since a civilian government took office after years of military-backed rule

The Independent UK

‘Antiquated’ Pentonville Prison found unfit as place for prisoners to live or be rehabilitated

Monitors said prisoners were crammed into 12ft by 8ft cells

The Independent UK

The state of prisons in England and Wales – in numbers

Prison populations and deaths are rising while staff numbers and funds are falling

The Guardian - UK

Pentonville ‘unfit’ place for prisoners to live or to be rehabilitated – report

Monitors said prisoners were crammed into 12ft by 8ft cells.

The Independent UK

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Another ‘cartel wife’ gets 3.5 years for hiding millions in drug money tied to El Chapo’s Sinaloa cartel

The feds pointed out the $2.3 million Valerie Gaytan stashed was generated “through the sale of thousands of kilograms of drugs in the United States ... that harmed individuals and communities in countless ways.”

Chicago Sun-Times

One in ten prisons should close down, says watchdog

The chief inspector of prisons said a lot of jails have got far more prisoners than they were originally designed for.

The Independent UK

Explained | Counting deaths in India’s prisons

The Hindu explains deaths in prisons, the distinction between ‘natural’ and ‘unnatural’ deaths and why courts and experts think this classification is vague.

The Hindu

Violence, isolation and rat-infested cells: insiders on the state of English and Welsh prisons

Inmates and staff paint a picture of an overcrowded and understaffed prison system that doesn’t appear to be working

The Guardian - UK

One in 10 prisons in England and Wales should be shut down, watchdog says

Exclusive: Chief inspector of prisons says 14 Victorian jails cannot provide proper accommodation for inmates

The Guardian - UK

BTK’s daughter slams true crime fans for writing to serial killer in prison

Kerri Rawson told CrimeCon that her father Dennis Rader pushed her to talk about Bryan Kohberger – the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students

The Independent UK

Nothing can push Chandrababu Naidu into psychological trauma in prison, says wife Bhuvaneswari

Alleging that attempts are being to push TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu into psychological trauma in the Rajahmundry Central Prison, his wife Nara Bhuvaneswari on September 25 (Monday) said that the former Chief Minister was bold enough to face such challenges.

The Hindu

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The Independent UK

Rapists could be barred from early prison release in crackdown to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak

The crackdown is expected to feature in a speech by the prime minister in the coming weeks

The Independent UK

A former UK nurse will be retried on a charge that she tried to murder a baby girl at a hospital

A former neonatal nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of seven babies in her care and trying to kill six others at a U.K. hospital will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a newborn baby girl

Al Jazeera

US has failed to compensate tortured victims of its Iraq prisons: HRW

The US has failed to redress Iraqis who suffered from systemic torture and abuse in its prisons during the invasion.

The Independent UK

Idaho murders victim’s mother makes emotional plea at CrimeCon – live

Follow live updates as The Independent attends the true crime conference CrimeCon 2023 in Orlando, Florida

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A Mafia boss on the run for decades dies in hospital months after his capture

Matteo Messina Denaro died on Monday in a hospital prison ward several months after being captured following decades on the run, Italian state radio said.

The Independent UK

On the run for decades, convicted Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies in hospital months after capture

Italian state radio says that Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia’s most heinous slayings, has died in a hospital prison ward, months after being captured

The Independent UK

A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a 'punishment cell,' lawyer says

An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and was placed in a tiny “punishment cell.”

The Guardian - AU

Russian-installed head of region in Donetsk imposes five-hour curfew and bans assemblies and rallies

Civilians forbidden from being on streets and public places from 11pm until 4am, with mass events banned

The Guardian - UK

Chinese authorities reportedly sentence Uyghur professor to life in prison

Human rights group says Rahile Dawut lost appeal after being convicted in 2018 on charges of promoting ‘splittism’

The Hindu

Skill development scam case: AP-CID hands over Chandrababu Naidu to Rajahmundry Central Prison as police custody period ends

The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (AP-CID) has handed over Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to the Rajahmundry Central Prison authorities after the completion of the two-day police custody period on September 24 (Sunday).

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court will hear a case with a lot of 'buts' & 'ifs' over the meaning of 'and'

How important can the meaning of a single word be

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