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Connecticut agrees to a $25 million settlement in the Henry Lee evidence fabrication case

Connecticut’s attorney general has agreed to a $25.2 million settlement with two men who spent decades in prison for murder, based partly on evidence presented by famed forensic scientist Henry Lee that a judge later found was fabricated

The Independent UK

How local police could help prevent another January 6th-style insurrection

Some of the most prominent members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group that functions more like a street gang than a militia, have been sentenced to long terms in federal prison for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The Conversation

James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables could be free by Christmas as parole board grants hearing

James Bulger’s brother previously spoke of his desire to keep Venables behind bars

The Independent UK

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Music helps elevate spirits of Cuddalore Prison inmates

Inmates in Cuddalore Central Prison are using music to beat the blues and find healing. 15 life convicts have taken up music-related activities with a variety of instruments available. The initiative was launched by Director-General of Police, Prison and Correctional Services Amaresh Pujari to rehabilitate inmates and help them re-integrate…

The Hindu

Manhunt enters seventh day after murder suspect is accidentally released from Indiana prison

Kevin Mason, 28, was mistakenly released from prison on 13 September due to a records-keeping error

The Independent UK

Swedish court upholds prison sentence for Turkish man linked to outlawed militant party

A Swedish appeals court has upheld a 4 1/2-year prison sentence for a Turkish man who was found guilty of attempted extortion, weapons possession and attempted terrorist financing, saying he was acting on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party

The Independent UK

‘It’s a charged place’: Parchman Farm, the Mississippi prison with a remarkable musical history

Inmates at this bucolic but brutal prison have long been singing the blues to sustain themselves, and a new compilation of gospel songs continues the legacy

The Guardian - UK

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Human rights advocates demand end to strip searches

Queensland's human rights watchdog is calling for an end to routine strip-searching of women in prisons, saying they're dehumanising and don't improve safety.

AAP

Moscow court refuses to hear appeal by detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich

This is the first instance of a Western journalist being arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the end of the Cold War

The Independent UK

Protesters condemn Iran prisoner swap as Raisi speaks to United Nations in New York

Ebrahim Raisi and Joe Biden both spoke at the General Assembly on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Actor Bijou Phillips files for divorce from Danny Masterson after rape convictions

Actor Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Danny Masterson, days after the former “That ’70s Show” star was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two rape convictions

The Independent UK

‘Traumatic’ strip searches lead women in Queensland jails to avoid medical treatment and family visits, review finds

State’s human rights commission says practice ineffective in making prisons safer and calls for use to be limited and eventually abolished

The Guardian - AU

Adnan Syed calls for investigation into prosecutorial misconduct on protracted legal case

Adnan Syed is talking about his protracted legal case, a year after he was released from prison after a judge vacated his conviction in the murder of his ex-girlfriend

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers ‘degraded’ at detention centre: key points from Brook House inquiry

Report on immigration removal centre details ‘crushing’ abuse and excessive use of force that has left detainees with PTSD

The Guardian - UK

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California Inmates Accuse Prison Commissaries of Price Gouging

Food, toiletries and over-the-counter medicines have been marked up so high that many prisoners are simply priced out.

The Independent UK

Israeli military sentences commander to 10 days in prison over shooting of Palestinian motorist

Israel has sentenced a military commander in the occupied West Bank to 10 days in prison after an investigation into his shooting last week of a Palestinian motorist who was found to be innocent

The Independent UK

Man on death row for Tinder killing is accused of hatching $25k murder-for-hire scam behind bars

Investigators began the probe after being tipped off by another inmate in 2021

The National (Scotland)

MP calls for UK Government to ditch planned 'grubby' trade deal with India

AN MP fighting for the release of Scot Jagtar Singh Johal from an Indian prison has demanded answers from the Foreign Office after the Canadian…

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The Independent UK

Fugitive ‘cryptoqueen’ accomplice is jailed for 20 years for $4bn global scam

Ruja Ignatova remains at large as her former OneCoin crypto fraud partner is sentenced to 20 years in a US prison

The Independent UK

Trump slams Biden over US-Iran prisoner deal

Five people wrongfully imprisoned in Iran returned to the United States on Monday after President Biden struck a deal with the country

The Independent UK

Suspected serial killer Billy Chemirmir killed in Texas prison

Billy Chemirmir, 50, had been serving two life sentences without parole in the Coffield Unit in Tennessee Colony near Palestine when he was found dead in his prison cell

The Hindu

AP-CID files Prisoner Transit warrant against Chandrababu Naidu in ‘FiberNet scam’

AP-CID files PT warrant vs. N. Chandrababu Naidu for ₹115cr APSFL scam. Court posts hearing for Sept 20. Also adjourns CID custody, bail pleas & other PT warrant in Inner Ring Road case.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Freed American condemns Iran for holding foreigners hostage

Siamak Namazi was held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly eight years before the $6bn prisoner swap on Monday. Plus, New York City’s $52bn plan to save itself from the sea

AAP

Inmate accused of trying to murder fellow prisoner

A 28-year-old inmate has been charged with attempted murder after another prisoner was injured in an incident at Risdon Prison, northeast of Hobart.

The Guardian - US

Freed American decries Iran’s ‘vile path to profit’ of holding foreigners hostage

Siamak Namazi was held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly eight years before the $6bn prisoner swap on Monday

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