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Betty Tyson dies at 75, spent 25 years in New York prison before murder conviction was overturned

A Rochester, New York, woman who spent 25 years in prison for murder before being exonerated will be laid to rest Friday

The Independent UK

What did Ron DeSantis do in Guantanamo?

Former prisoner has told The Independent that Florida governor watched him be force-fed to such a degree that he was ‘bleeding and throwing up’

The Independent UK

Victim’s partner urges no parole for Wiltshire killer unless body found

Greg Worrall says Glyn Razzell should not be freed unless he says what happened to Linda Razzell

The Guardian - UK

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‘Grief changes people in different ways’: London drill star Blanco on prison, moral panic and his Angolan roots

A founder of the influential Harlem Spartans, Blanco was a massive subcultural star before time inside and the loss of his father prompted a search for new musical inspiration

The Guardian - UK

Iran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary's death during last year's nationwide protests

Iran has sentenced seven men and a woman to prison after their convictions over allegedly aiding two men earlier executed for killing a paramilitary volunteer during the nationwide protests last year that followed the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody

The Independent UK

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried living on bread and water in prison, says lawyer

‘Your Honour, that’s outrageous and needs to be remedied’, his defence argued

Evening Standard

Thaksin taken to hospital hours after being jailed on return to Thailand

Prison officials say concerns about the former prime minister’s blood pressure and blood oxygen levels prompted move.

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Thaksin moved to Police Hospital

Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to the Police General Hospital at 12.20am Wednesday, suffering from chest pain, hypertension and low blood oxygen, the Department of Corrections said.

Bangkok Post

Thaksin moved from prison to a hospital less than a day after he returned to Thailand from exile

Thailand’s divisive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from prison to a hospital less than a day after he returned from an extended exile and started serving an 8-year sentence

The Independent UK

Thaksin has private room on prison medical ward

Thaksin Shinawatra is in a private room on the medical ward of Bangkok Remand Prison and being monitored around the clock because of four underlying health conditions including heart and lung problems, the head of the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

New York bank manager arrested for murder-for-hire plot on Facebook against her brother-in-law

Reshma Massarone, 39, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of alleged scheme

The Independent UK

US-Iran prisoner swap deal is ‘on track’, says White House official

Agreement is ‘proceeding’ but there is no exact timetable for swap, says US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

Al Jazeera

Inmates of central prison booked for attacking fellow inmate over trivial row

Four inmates of the Parappana Agarahara Central Prison were booked for attacking a fellow inmate with a weapon made out of steel plates over a trivial row

The Hindu

A teenager killed her boyfriend and his friend in a ‘hell on wheels’ crash. She will serve 15 years to life

Mackenzie Shirilla had one mission when she crashed her car into a brick building — and that was murder, a judge said. The 19-year-old will now serve 15 years to life over the murders of her boyfriend Dominic Russo, 20, and his friend Davion Flanagan, 19. Andrea Blanco reports

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Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe arrested on sexual misconduct charges

A former Long Island police chief who served federal prison time for beating a suspect has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex and exposing himself at a public park

The Independent UK

Mother of ‘hell on wheels’ teen who caused double murder crash pleaded with judge to spare her before life imprisonment

Mackenzie Shirilla ‘will never emotionally or physically recover from it. She almost died too,’ her mother pleads to judge

Evening Standard

OPINION - Torture, prison, even murder... the threats faced by our free press

With attacks on journalists rising, we need to fight harder than ever for the right to let campaigning reporters speak truth to power

The Independent UK

Murdered Pc’s father says making offenders go to sentencing may cause ‘anguish’

Letby did not leave her cell on Monday as she was given a whole-life sentence in prison.

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The Guardian - UK

Prisoners, cruising and Bruce Lee: how the world caught up with artist Martin Wong

The Chinese-American’s queer, multilingual painting’s used to be difficult to decode. But as a new retrospective of his politically prophetic work becomes a surprise summer hit, has his time finally come?

The Guardian - UK

Pain-inducing restraint to be banned in England and Wales children’s prisons

New Ministry of Justice policy says such techniques must only be used in emergency scenarios

The Week

Whole-life sentences: when life in prison actually means life

Lucy Letby will die behind bars after the 33-year-old nurse was sentenced to life in prison without the prospect of parole – an incredibly rare occurrence in the British justice system.

Evening Standard

Fyre Festival fraudster announces second festival after spending time in prison

The original festival saw guests, who had been promised a luxury music experience, met with cancelled acts and cheese sandwiches

Bangkok Post

8-year jail term for Thaksin

Thaksin Shinawatra has begun serving his eight-year prison sentence on Tuesday morning following his return to the country after 15 years abroad.

WhatToWatch

Casualty spoilers: Donna Jackson’s love triangle TWIST… as she faces PRISON!

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Salon

Dozens die in sweltering Texas prisons

At least 41 prisoners have died of heart-related or undetermined causes since the unrelenting heat wave began

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