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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.

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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.”

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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 - AU

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 Guardian - UK

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 Hindu

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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French rapper MHD handed 12 year jail term for youth's murder

French rapper MHD has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the murder of a young man in Paris in 2018 during a fight between rival gangs.

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‘More stressful than prison’: sharp rise in the number of empty properties in England

Homeless charity Crisis says thousands of people stuck in unsuitable temporary accommodation could be given a home if politicians took stronger action

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: a moment of intimacy for women in prison

Jane Evelyn Atwood spent a decade photographing the life of female inmates, from childbirth to conjugal visits

The Guardian - UK

Friends call Julian Assange imprisonment ‘outrageous’ at bike protest

Riders set off from Belmarsh Prison before passing through several major London landmarks.

The Independent UK

Skill development scam case: Naidu moves SC against HC order

N. Chandrababu Naidu filed SLP in SC to challenge AP HC's dismissal of his plea to quash FIR in skill development scam case. He seeks urgent hearing as his two-day CID custody ends on Sunday. ACB Court allowed CID to take him into custody and he is being questioned at…

The Hindu

1 in 4 inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison. Why?

The Butner federal prison complex in North Carolina is where a quarter of federal inmate deaths occur. It includes a medical facility but inmates aren't getting needed care, there or at other prisons.

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Chinese government sentences famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says

A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China

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Andhra: Security tightened at Rajahmundry central jail ahead of Chandrababu Naidu’s questioning

Security arrangements have been tightened outside the Rajahmundry Central Prison where former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu is lodged in connection with the alleged skill development scam. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Stall with stuff made by jail inmates inaugurated

Telangana Prisons Dept. inaugurates stall at Secunderabad Railway Station to sell articles made by jail inmates, providing financial support & reintegration into society. Stall to be set up at Kacheguda & Nampally Stations too. Inaugurated by Y. Rajesh, I.G. of Prisons & N. Murali Babu, IG of Telangana State Prisons.

The Hindu

Bank employee held for gold jewellery theft in Vellore

Police arrested 35-yr-old Venkatesan for stealing 50 sovereigns of gold jewellery from his neighbour's house in Vellore. CCTV footage, chilli powder sachets & tank cleaning evidence led to his arrest. Valuables were recovered from bank locker. Suspect lodged in Central Prison.

The Independent UK

Mother gets 78-year prison term for killing daughters, 15 and 5, in Virginia

A northern Virginia mother who sedated her daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting has been sentenced to 78 years in prison

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Too few dying and disabled inmates being released? Victims’ families might disagree.

It’s important to understand that a majority of the convicts seeking relief under the state’s compassionate release law took the life of a son, daughter, mother or father, former Illinois House Majority Leader Jim Durkin writes.

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter

A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and conceal the fetus has been sentenced to two years in prison

The Independent UK

Chicago man gets life in prison for role in 2016 home invasion that killed 5 people

A Chicago man convicted of fatally shooting five people during a 2016 home invasion has been sentenced to life in prison

The Independent UK

Suicidal prisoners put in ‘torture cells’ instead of given care, inquiry told

Professor Linda Allan’s 21-year-old daughter Katie died in Polmont young offenders’ institution in 2018.

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Georgia man walks free from prison after 22 years as murder sentence is overturned

Joey Watkins, now in his early forties, was charged with murder, possession of a firearm and stalking

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Drone loaded with drugs 'crashed' during prison flight

Two prisoners and a parolee hatched a plan to attempt a drone delivery to the exercise yard of drugs and a USB drive full of adult entertainment.

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