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One prison guard, 96 abuse charges: women say ‘serial rapist’ targeted them over a decade

Exclusive: Records and interviews suggest the California prison system let Gregory Rodriguez get away with rampant sexual abuse, while his victims were punished

The Guardian - US

Death in custody inquest examines risk, health services

An inquest into the death of an inmate at Tasmania's Risdon Prison is examining mental health services and risk management.

AAP

Long-jailed killer missing in possible homicide case

After spending nearly two decades in prison for murder, David Collisson has been declared missing as homicide detectives take over the search.

AAP

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Jail cells without toilets persist in England despite ‘slopping out’ law

Prisoners in some facilities forced to defecate in buckets overnight, a practice outlawed in 1996

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds rally after Indigenous teen's death in custody

Hundreds of people have gathered to call for justice after the death of an Indigenous teen who self-harmed in the youth wing of an adult prison.

AAP

American recounts ‘psychological torture’ in Iran prison after being freed in swap

Emad Shargi, 59, was freed back in September along with four other Americans as part of $6bn deal

The Independent UK

Government pays £15.3m for derelict land that sold for £6.3m a year ago

Brownfield site in Bexhill, East Sussex, being considered as a potential detention centre to house asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

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‘I felt like I was being ritually tortured’: the most shocking moments in Britney Spears’ memoir

The Woman in Me shows how imprisoned Spears has felt since childhood – feelings that worsened under a conservatorship and the glare of the media

The Guardian - US

High-risk prisoners sit GCSE English – and many outperform peers on outside

Inmates at HMP Frankland in County Durham, some of ‘hardest to reach people in society’, did course in a year with no internet access

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar reinstates family visits to prisoners to end a ban started during the pandemic

Military-ruled Myanmar is allowing prisoners to have family visitors from outside

The Independent UK

US bodyguard sentenced to prison in Dubai over fan ‘slap’ appeals for help

Advocacy group Detained in Dubai says Cornell Whitfield was protecting singer Trey Songz from ‘aggressive’ man in March

The Guardian - US

Trial of Uyghur film-maker to begin in China this week

Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for featuring Uyghur protagonists, was arrested in May and is being held on unknown charges

The Guardian - UK

Covid bereaved relatives demand answers over pandemic deaths

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry began formal hearings on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Australian man jailed after sex-trafficked kids rescued

A Melbourne man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after he sexually abused children in the Philippines, before they were rescued.

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‘Get Gotti’ examines how mob boss dodged prison while beckoning the spotlight

As fast-paced Netflix docuseries recounts, it took four trials to nail the ruthless celebrity thug.

The Independent UK

Drones used to give drugs to inmates after they develop habit in jail

Nearly a quarter of prisoners at HMP Lindholme had developed drug problems in jail, with drones being used to bring them inside prison gates

Bangkok Post

Convict escapes hospital

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A manhunt has been launched to recapture a prison convict who escaped early Sunday morning from a hospital.

The Independent UK

Imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny refuses to leave his cell and skips a court hearing as a protest

Allies of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say he has refused to leave his cell and skipped a court hearing in protest after his writing supplies were taken away

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WA prison farm inmate charged with escaping custody

A prison farm inmate is back behind bars, charged with escaping lawful custody.

The Independent UK

California man gets year in prison for sending vile messages to father of gun massacre victim

A California business owner will spend a year in federal prison for sending more than 200 vile online messages to a father whose daughter was killed in a Florida school massacre

The Independent UK

Judge orders release of man who was accused of plotting IS-inspired truck attacks near Washington

A federal judge has ordered the release of a Maryland man who has been imprisoned for more than four years on charges that he plotted Islamic State group-inspired attacks at an airport and at an entertainment complex in the Washington, D

The Canberra Times

Top Canberra chef dishes up remorse after prison stint

With 'Chopper Read' in the kitchen, Courgette business increased.

The Guardian - UK

Probation officers fear repeat of failings in murder case as pressures mount

Moves to free up prison places in England and Wales have prompted panic in already overstretched probation service

Radio France Internationale

Pakistan Supreme Court indicts ex-PM Imran Khan over classified document leak

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been indicted for allegedly leaking classified documents, a charge prosecutors say that carries a prison term of up to 14 years.

The Guardian - AU

Extradition hearing for Australian accused of training Chinese pilots delayed for secret documents bid

Daniel Duggan’s lawyer seeks classified government material to prove US request is politically motivated

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