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Shoplifters could be handed prison sentences under revisions to crime bill

At present, a police caution can be given as an alternative to prosecution

The Independent UK

Catalan Independence Activist’s Imprisonment Sparks Protests In Barcelona

Protests in Barcelona against imprisonment of activist Dani Gallardo for involvement in Catalan independence protests

Zenger

British husband who killed terminally ill wife visits her grave for first time after walking free

Retired miner David Hunter was released from custody on Monday

The Independent UK

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Youth jail shut down over safety fears to be turned into men’s prison

The Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre will be refurbished and reopened in two years.

The Independent UK

Overcrowding in French prisons reaches all-time high

The number of prisoners in France has reached an all-time high, with a total of 74,513 people incarcerated on 1 July compared with just under 73,700 the previous month.

Radio France Internationale

Jury begins weighing death penalty or life in prison for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter

A jury is deliberating whether the man who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue should receive the death penalty or life in prison without parole

The Independent UK

Ex-miner David Hunter visits wife’s grave for first time the day after Cyprus prison release

Ex miner David Hunter claimed his terminally ill wife had begged him to end her life

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Ex-miner visits wife’s grave for first time the day after Cyprus prison release

David Hunter had been unable to visit the grave as he was arrested on suspicion of murder after her death in December 2021.

The Independent UK

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar's military-led government

Myanmar's military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious ceremony

The Independent UK

Lori Vallow - update: ‘Cult mom’ smirks in new mug shot after denying murders in bizarre sentencing statement

Latest updates as Vallow is sentenced at Fremont County Courthouse, Idaho

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner to miss two WNBA games to focus on her mental health

WNBA star re-signed with Phoenix Mercury after release from Russian prison

The Independent UK

Shoplifters who commit repeat offences to face prison

Government also plans to make greater use of facial recognition technology as part of crime crackdown bill

The Guardian - UK

Savannah Chrisley Has Joined A New TV Show While Parents Are Imprisoned, And It Involves Tara Reid And JoJo Siwa

Savannah Chrisley was revealed to be in a new TV show following Chrisley Knows Best, and it involves Tara Reid, JoJo Siwa, and more.

Cinemablend

Prisoner describes guards fainting and 129 degree temps during brutal Texas heatwave

Almost three-quarters of state’s prisons don’t have widespread AC

The Independent UK

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British husband who killed dying wife shares tearful call with daughter after prison release

David Hunter, 76, was jailed for the manslaughter of his seriously ill wife

The Independent UK

Jury poised to deliberate death penalty or life sentence for gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

A jury is set to deliberate whether to impose the death penalty or a sentence of life in prison without parole on a truck driver who fatally shot 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community

The Independent UK

David Hunter shared tearful call with daughter after prison release

Hunter was jailed for two years for the manslaughter of his seriously ill wife but was released from prison in Cyprus having already served 19 months.

WEKU

Lori Vallow Daybell is sentenced to multiple life terms for killing her children

A judge in Idaho sentenced Vallow Daybell, 50, to multiple terms of life in prison without parole, to be served consecutively, for the murder of two of her children.

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The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange supporters in Australian parliament urge US to get him out of maximum security prison

Supporters Julian Hill, Andrew Wilkie and Bridget Archer respond after US secretary of state Antony Blinken claims WikiLeaks founder ‘risked very serious harm’ to national security

The Independent UK

Living costs for wrongfully convicted prisoners unfair, Sunak says

It comes amid concerns that Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, faces deductions from any compensation.

The Independent UK

Japanese court sentences 'Joker' to 23 years for stabbing passenger, setting a fire on a Tokyo train

A Japanese court has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo express train while dressed in a Joker costume on Halloween two years ago

The Independent UK

David Hunter ‘wishes he could describe feeling’ after release from Cyprus prison

Hunter, 76, was released from prison on Monday shortly after being sentenced for the manslaughter of his seriously ill wife Janice.

The Guardian - US

‘People are dying’: Texas prisoners say heatwave turns cells into ovens

State’s prisons at crisis point with temperatures regularly above 115F threatening physical and mental health of inmates

The Week

Andrew Malkinson: why cleared inmates have to pay back prisons from compensation

Critics are joining Andrew Malkinson in calling for an end to rules under which prison living costs are deducted from compensation payouts for wrongful convictions.

The Independent UK

Cyprus court hands British man a 2-year prison term for killing his ailing wife to spare her pain

A Cyprus court has sentenced a British man who killed his ailing wife in their retirement home to two years in prison, rejecting a defense request to hand down a suspended sentence after convicting him earlier of manslaughter

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