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Moscow court upholds 19-year prison sentence for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny

A court in Moscow has upheld a 19-year prison sentence for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was convicted on charges of extremism in August

The Independent UK

Murder charges dropped after man imprisoned 30 years: ‘I’m not bitter’

Francisco Benitez, 53, was 18 years old when he was arrested and later convicted in the 1989 fatal shootings of two teens. He has long maintained his innocence.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wife killer denied prison release after refusing to reveal location of body

Glyn Razzell was convicted of the murder of his wife, Linda Razzell, 41, and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 16 years, in 2003.

The Independent UK

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Pepper spray could be used at young offender institutions in England and Wales

Exclusive: Whitehall sources say use of Pava to incapacitate children is under consideration amid sharp rise in violence

The Guardian - UK

Ex-MP jailed over expenses fraud loses appeal against prison sentence

Jared O’Mara, 41, represented the constituency of Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019.

The Independent UK

Sex offender who crashed car into Downing Street gates spared jail

Seth Kneller, 43, drove his Kia Ceed into the gates protecting the Prime Minister’s residence on May 25 in an ‘attack on democracy’.

The Independent UK

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried To Plead Not Guilty In Wire Fraud Case

Prosecutors seek guilty verdict for entrepreneur facing decades in prison; Defense argues lack of wrongdoing

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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

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.

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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.”

The Independent UK

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 Hindu

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 Guardian - UK

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

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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 Independent 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 Hindu

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 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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