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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 Guardian - US

Court orders inquiry into remand prisoner’s complaint in Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu

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 Times of India

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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

The Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Tech&Learning

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

The Independent UK

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Broadcasting & Cable

Oscar Pistorius will have another chance at parole on Friday after nearly a decade in prison

Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March

The Independent UK

‘I’m a broken man putting the puzzle back together’: country star Jelly Roll on prison, addiction and redemption

The singer-songwriter is up for a best new artist Grammy at the age of 38, having broken a cycle of jail time and drug use. He explains his newfound joy – and survivor’s guilt

The Guardian - UK

Supreme court rejects Chauvin’s appeal of George Floyd murder conviction

Decision affirms Minneapolis ex-police officer’s conviction for second-degree murder and sentence of over 20 years in prison

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France 24

More than 200 mobsters convicted in historic Italian mafia trial

An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people and sentenced them to a combined 2,100 years in prison on charges related to their membership in Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups.

The Hindu

Home Minister reviews preparations for winter session in Belagavi

Home Minister G. Parameshwara visited Belagavi to review preparations for winter session and take stock of Police Dept. He asked officers to take action against fake news, interact with social network monitoring unit, collect data via CCTV cameras, visit Hindalga Central Prison, and handle traffic offences strictly.

The Hindu

Karnataka High Court terms non-bailable warrant and arrest of Murugha seer in second case as violation of its orders; directs his immediate release from prison

Finding illegalities by way of violation of the court’s orders in the arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, on Monday afternoon in the second case of sexual assault, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday evening ordered his immediate release from prison.

The Independent UK

Labour MP blasts Keir Starmer’s Sunak attack ads for being Islamophobic

Zarah Sultana said Labour officials ‘knew exactly what they were doing’ when they published a picture of the PM’s face alongside the claim he did not think child sex abusers should go to prison

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Shakira reaches a deal with Spanish prosecutors on the first day of tax fraud trial

After maintaining innocence for nearly five years, the pop star acknowledged failing to pay about $15.8 million in taxes. She will receive a suspended three-year sentence and a fine of $7.6 million.

The Conversation

Education linked to better employment prospects upon release from prison

Better job prospects. Higher wages. A greater chance of staying out of jail. Those are the key outcomes that we discovered for incarcerated people who get an education while serving their time.

The Guardian - UK

No toilets in 6,900 prison cells in England and Wales, minister reveals

Prisoners in 1,485 cells in 21 prisons have to request access to facilities by ringing a bell and some use buckets

The Independent UK

UK spending £1.5m on minibuses and electric vehicles for Albania prisons

New details show that part of the multi-million deal is going towards kitting the Albanian prison service out with new vehicles

AAP

Guard's crimes a 'catastrophic failure' at NSW jail

The ex-head of NSW Corrective Services has conceded there were systemic failings at the women's jail where a prison officer abused inmates over several years.

AAP

Murderer's sentence unchanged after assaulting guard

A man serving a life sentence for killing three people pleaded guilty to assaulting a prison guard who was trying to help him.

The Guardian - US

California male nanny gets 707 years in prison for sexually assaulting 16 boys

Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski was arrested in 2019 and charged with 34 felonies, including lewd and lascivious acts with a minor

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