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French bill seeks to compensate thousands jailed for homosexuality

A proposed law to compensate thousands of men who were convicted and imprisoned for the offence of homosexuality in France between 1942 and 1982 is being debated in the Senate.

Radio France Internationale

Four men jailed for murder of Ashley Dale in Liverpool

James Witham, 41, Joseph Peers, 29, Niall Barry, 26, and Sean Zeisz, 28, sentenced to life in prison

The Guardian - UK

Sending prisoners abroad to cost at least £200m and won’t happen until 2026, government’s own report warns

Justice secretary Alex Chalk plans to send prisoners to jails abroad to ease overcrowding

The Independent UK

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An American man convicted of child sex crimes in Kenya 9 years ago is rearrested on new charges

An American man convicted of child sex crimes in Kenya nine years ago has been denied bail on new charges of defilement, months after he was mysteriously released from prison where he was serving a 50-year sentence

The Independent UK

Brickbat: Letters from Home

Coi Morris, a mail handler at the U.S. Postal Service processing center in New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to embezzling. Morris admitted that for months, he opened and stole from greeting cards at the processing center, taking between $500 and $800 plus some gift cards. He faces up to five…

Reason

Oscar Pistorius may win freedom after almost 10 years in prison for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Murdered Reeva Steenkamp's mother is reportedly not opposing Pistorius' parole bid

Evening Standard

The Russell murders: is Michael Stone in prison for a brutal crime he didn’t commit?

He was jailed for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell in 1997. Now, 26 years, two trials and two appeals later, Stone’s case is being reviewed

The Guardian - UK

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Woman sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty in case of boy found dead in suitcase in Indiana

A Louisiana woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for her involvement in the death of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose body was found last year in a suitcase in rural southern Indiana

The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin breaks silence in first prison interview over George Floyd’s murder

The interview was part of a documentary about the fallout of George Floyd’s death

The Independent UK

Madras High Court modifies convict’s death sentence into life imprisonment for sexually abusing his minor daughter

The Hindu

Rosalynn Carter made a wrongfully convicted felon a White House nanny and helped win her pardon

Rosalynn Carter used her powerful posts to address injustices as her husband rose in politics, especially those imposed as part of the racist Jim Crow system that prevailed in Georgia

The Independent UK

Prison officers ‘left suicidal inmate in dark cell with makeshift noose’

Anthony Paine, 35, had a history of self-harm, jurors have been told.

The Independent UK

As a Muslim prisoner in the US, I worry I will be cremated when I die

I will likely die in prison, but before I do, myself and other prisoners want a process to ensure Islamic burial rites.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan court rules the prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan is illegal

A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has ruled that the ongoing prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing state secrets is illegal

The Independent UK

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Moms for Liberty outreach leader exposed as registered sex offender

Phillip Fisher Jr, who served three years in prison, volunteered at Philadelphia summit for rightwing parental rights group

The Hindu

Court orders inquiry into remand prisoner’s complaint in Thiruvananthapuram

The Times of India

Haryana: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim walks out of Rohtak jail on furlough

CHANDIGARH: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of Dera Sacha Sauda and a rape convict, was released on Tuesday from Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak district after being granted a 21-day furlough. This marks his third temporary release from prison this year.

The Guardian - UK

Child prisons in England and Wales ‘significantly more violent’ than adult jails

Chief inspector says levels of hostility and self-harm rising across young offender institutions

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The Independent UK

This CIA turncoat kept up treason from prison and he’s about to walk free. Will he defect to Russia?

Harold James “Jim” Nicholson, a 16-year veteran of the CIA, was sentenced to more than 23 years in prison in 1997 for espionage – but he kept up the treason from behind bars, enlisting his adult son to liaise with the Russians on the outside. Nicholson was convicted for a…

The Independent UK

Shocking spike in Black inmates targeted with pepper spray in prisons

Exclusive: Black prisoners targeted in more than 40 per cent of pepper spray incidents, despite only accounting for 13 per cent of prison population

WEKU

A novel prison program for pregnant women and their babies

Minnesota is believed to be the first state that allows some mothers to live outside of prison with their new babies.

Tech&Learning

She Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole. Teaching STEM Gave Her Purpose

Jessica Hicklin is using edtech to help make in-prison education more accessible. It’s a mission inspired by her time incarcerated.

The Independent UK

Youth prisons more violent than adult male jails as assaults soar, inspections chief warns

One young offenders institution called in trained dog handlers and pyrotechnics to diffuse violent disorder

Chicago Sun-Times

Execs face prison time over recalled dehumidifiers linked to house fires

A jury in California convicted two executives from Gree USA Inc. for not telling the government what it knew about the defects. The appliances were widely sold under well-known brand names.

Broadcasting & Cable

Kerry Washington’s ‘UnPrisoned’ Gets Season Two on Hulu

Show about woman’s father getting out of prison and moving in with her premiered in March

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