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Georgia sheriff to release body camera video of traffic stop in which deputy killed exonerated man

A Georgia sheriff plans to release video of a traffic stop where a deputy fatally shot a Black man who three years earlier was released from prison after being wrongfully convicted

The Independent UK

Van der Sloot admits he killed Holloway

Van der Sloot pleaded guilty to extortion and wire fraud charges during Wednesday's hearing

Salon

Pity poor parents on unending Paw Patrol

Brief letters: Adventure city | Overcrowded prisons | Hemingway’s sports | Game shooting | Dilettante v amateur

The Guardian - UK

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Lobbyist gets 2 years in prison for Michigan marijuana bribery scheme

A lobbyist has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribing the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board

The Independent UK

French-Iranian academic imprisoned for years in Iran returns to France

The Paris political sciences institute Sciences Po says French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who was detained for years in Iran, has returned to France

The Independent UK

Leonard Allan Cure, freed after a wrongful conviction, is shot dead in a traffic stop

Cure was exonerated in 2020 after more than 16 years in prison for a robbery he did not commit. He was fatally shot by a Georgia sheriff's deputy after being pulled over for speeding.

WEKU

A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term

A Hong Kong man who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in 2019 has been sentenced to 47 months in prison on charges of rioting, assaulting a police officer and perverting the course of justice

The Independent UK

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Cambodian court sentences jailed opposition politician to 3 more years in prison

A leading Cambodian opposition politician who was sentenced last month to 18 months in prison on charges of issuing worthless checks has been convicted and sentenced to three more years of imprisonment for alleged incitement to commit a felony and to discriminate

The Independent UK

Laughing gas to become illegal in three weeks, with dealers facing up to 14 years in prison

Having nitrous oxide will be illegal from November 8 and serious repeat offenders face up to two years in prison, the Home Office has said

Evening Standard

HC uphold lawyer’s conviction in scholarship scam, two others acquitted

Telangana High Court sets aside conviction of two govt employees in 2002-03 scholarship scam. Conviction of lawyer K.V.L. Jayasimha partially upheld; three-year imprisonment confirmed. Hyderabad District Social Welfare Officer and superintendent acquitted due to lack of evidence.

The Hindu

Panther-killing tycoon wins early release

Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was released from prison on Tuesday, seven weeks before the end of his sentence on Dec 7.

Bangkok Post

Laughing gas to become illegal in November

Having nitrous oxide will be illegal from November 8 and serious repeat offenders face up to two years in prison, the Home Office has said.

The Independent UK

Exonerated man looked forward to college after prison. A deputy killed him during a traffic stop

Leonard Cure was trying to make up for lost time in the three years since his release from prison after Florida officials concluded he had been wrongfully convicted of armed robbery

The Independent UK

Former Brooklyn resident sentenced to life in prison for aiding Islamic State group as sniper

A former New York stock broker who fled his job and family to fight alongside Islamic State militants in Syria has been sentenced to life in prison

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Las Vegas police officer gets 12 years in prison for casino robberies netting $165,000

A Las Vegas police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $165,000 in a trio of casino heists starting almost two years ago

The Guardian - AU

Dutton accuses Albanese of misrepresenting Yunupingu comments – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Man wrongly imprisoned for 16 years is shot dead by Georgia police officer

Leonard Allen Cure was killed by deputy during a traffic stop on I-95

The Independent UK

Prison guard warned that Danilo Cavalcante planned escape a month before he fled, emails show

An email exchange made public this week shows that a prison guard had warned convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante was planning to escape a month before the act was carried out

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The Guardian - UK

MoJ ‘put public at risk’ after quietly transferring inmates to open prisons

Leaked document emerges as domestic abuse survivors seek clarification over plans to cut sentences for ‘low-level’ offenders

Reason

Prosecutors Appeal Proud Boys' Prison Sentences Over January 6 Riot

Prosecutors asked for longer prison sentences at trial and now seem to be trying again.

The Guardian - UK

There are no quick or easy solutions to the crisis in our prisons and probation

Letters: What is needed is a full workforce plan and the funding to rehabilitate offenders, writes Pam Walker, while Sheila Cross calls for a rethink on sentencing

The Independent UK

Danelo Cavalcante prison guard warned about his escape plan weeks before jailbreak

Cavalcante was deemed an ‘escape risk’ twice before he went on the run for two weeks, new documents show

The Hindu

Digital education gets a boost as 100 children in Chamarajanagar get tabs

Digital education in govt. schools in Chamarajanagar strengthened with Rotary Panchsheel Mysuru, Infosys, and district admin's support. 100 tablets worth ₹20 lakh distributed to 100 students from 50 schools. 43 tribal students to benefit from intensive crash course for SSLC. INTACH Mysuru inspected heritage school building for renovation. Infosys to…

The Independent UK

A Thai construction magnate convicted of poaching protected animals gets early release from prison

A Thai construction magnate whose conviction on poaching charges became a rare example of the rich and influential facing justice in the country was freed on parole, two months before his prison term ends

The Guardian - US

US man wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years shot and killed by police

Leonard Cure, 53, exonerated after being wrongly convicted of robbing a drug store in 2003, killed after traffic stop in Georgia

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