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Met Police officer sentenced for harassing fellow officer after they dated

A Metropolitan Police officer who harassed a colleague with messages and pictures of himself in his underwear after their romantic relationship ended has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

Evening Standard

Woodhill review – astonishing portrait of Britain’s failing prison system

Matt Woodhead’s urgent drama focuses on the deaths of three real prisoners with mental health issues – and their families’ fight for justice

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan's parliament is dissolved to pave way for elections

Pakistan's president on Wednesday dissolved the lower house of parliament as the country's top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction.

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Virginia prison officials won't divulge complaints about facility where inmate died

The Virginia Department of Corrections has refused to release records of complaints by inmates at a southwest Virginia prison that's under scrutiny in the 2022 death of an inmate

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s parliament dissolved for elections amid ex-PM Khan's imprisonment

Pakistan’s president on Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. The move came as the country’s top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction that landed him in a high-security prison over the…

France 24

A Tennessee judge throws out the case of a woman convicted of murder committed when she was 13

A Tennessee judge has dismissed the case against a woman who was sentenced to life in prison in the death of a man for binding a man’s body and face with duct tape and robbing him when she was 13

The Independent UK

Despite multiple crises, Tunisia’s president still has his supporters

Economic crisis and political repression have pushed many away, but Saied is still backed by some.

Al Jazeera

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Ex-Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs sentenced to 3-plus years in prison for fatal DUI crash in Nevada

Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs has been sentenced to at least three years in a Nevada prison for killing a woman in a fiery crash while driving his sports car drunk at speeds up to 156 mph on a city street nearly two years ago

The Independent UK

Ex-Raiders WR Henry Ruggs III Sentenced for Deadly 2021 Crash

The former Las Vegas wideout will serve three to 10 years in Nevada state prison.

Sports Illustrated

Ex-NFL star Henry Ruggs sentenced to prison for fiery Las Vegas DUI crash that killed woman

Former Raider hit speeds of 156mph before crashing into Tina Tintor’s SUV in 2021 incident

The Independent UK

GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota

A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges in Minnesota

The Independent UK

Filing appeal against conviction will not dis-entitle a convict from parole: Karnataka High Court

HC quashes prison auth’s decision to delay parole to convict on grounds of appeal filed. Court says appeal is not a ‘case’ as per Karnataka Prison Rules, 1974. Right to file appeal is guaranteed under Article 21 of Constitution. Parole application must be considered if no grounds for rejection.

The Hindu

Former Durham coach admits sexually assaulting 14-year-old player

Michael Strange, 63, appeared via a video link from prison.

The Independent UK

Perverse as it sounds, Donald Trump in a prison cell may be the worst possible outcome

Imagine Trump posing as the ultimate martyr, campaigning for president from jail – his supporters would find it irresistible, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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The Week

Bibby Stockholm: the UK’s own Alcatraz?

Arriving on the Bibby Stockholm was like “entering Alcatraz prison”, according to one of the first asylum seekers to board the controversial barge.

The Independent UK

Tory Lanez’s jail sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion isn’t unfair – it’s a victory for Black women

Tory Lanez and his fans are claiming a miscarriage of justice over his 10-year prison sentence for the incident. Nicole Vassell says it’s about time Black women’s traumatic experiences were taken seriously

The Guardian - US

They got jobs in the growing solar industry – but the reality was less sunny than they expected

Solar installation jobs grew by 247% since 2011, with promises of good pay and stability – but the work is grueling, and the pay is actually low

Al Jazeera

Imprisoned and exiled, a Nicaraguan activist rebuilds her life in the US

Tamara Davila was one of the 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners sent into exile in the US this year. This is her story.

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The Independent UK

Pakistani court seeks 'government response' over Imran Khan's imprisonment, refuses to release him

A top Pakistani court says it wanted to hear from the government before deciding over former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s appeal against his imprisonment on corruption charges and refused to release him

Evening Standard

OPINION - Martha Gill: Nasty Lee Anderson has only exposed Tory asylum failures

Anyone familiar with the career of Lee Anderson may not have been surprised at the way he expressed his feelings yesterday — he told migrants who didn’t like the idea of staying on a barge (a prison hulk-like vessel criticised by charities as unsuitable for human accommodation) that they could…

The National (Scotland)

Routine Covid testing in Scottish hospitals, care homes and prisons to end

Routine Covid testing in Scottish hospitals, care homes and prisons is being scaled back in line with the latest clinical guidance.

Al Jazeera

Bahrain prisoners on hunger strike demanding better conditions

Bahrain prison inmates are taking part in a hunger strike over conditions in Jaw prison, activists and authorities said.

Evening Standard

Deputy head at Prince George’s old school jailed for 12 years for online sexual abuse of children

Teacher at Royal children Prince George and Princess Charlotte old school jailed for online sexual abuse of boys in India

Reason

Brickbat: Adding Insult to Injury

Andy Malkinson spent 17 years in a British prison for rape before DNA evidence connected another man to the crime and a court freed Malkinson. But under British law, Malkinson would have to pay the government for housing and feeding him for 17 years. Under the Criminal Appeal Act of…

The Independent UK

Bahrain prison inmates on hunger strike in latest sign of simmering unrest in island kingdom

Bahrain prison inmates are taking part in a hunger strike over conditions there

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