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Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji shifted from hospital to jail

V. Senthilbalaji, TN Minister, shifted to Central Prison in Chennai after discharge from hospital. Arrested for alleged money laundering in cash-for-jobs scam, he underwent bypass surgery while in judicial remand. ED allowed to interrogate him, but unable to do so. Court extended remand till July 26.

The Hindu

Commentary: Michigan’s hate crime law is unconstitutional. Full stop

Last month, the Michigan House passed Bill 4474—legislation that would expand the state’s existing Ethnic Intimidation Act beyond current protections for religion, ethnicity and race, to categories including sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. HB 4474 would make it a felony hate crime offense to cause someone to "feel…

Tribune News Service

Alarming rise of women in prison must be addressed, rights summit told

Numbers of jailed women rising far faster than men and their voices must be heard, say rights groups and former prisoners

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Iranian academic will appeal against prison sentence for criticising government

Sadegh Zibakalam was sentenced for tweeting in March about the alleged poisoning of schoolchildren in Iran

The Guardian - UK

Senior prison official’s court testimony at odds with government spin on Queensland youth detention

For months, the state government has defended conditions inside Cleveland, in the face of accounts by guards, judges and children documenting problematic practices

The Guardian - AU

Woman gets 6 years for assaulting sergeant with flagpole, pushing officers down stairs during Capitol riot

A Florida woman was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for her actions during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Tribune News Service

Sharon Tate’s sister criticizes release of Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, thinks she’ll kill again

The sister of Sharon Tate, a beloved actress killed by members of Charles Manson’s murderous cult in the late 1960s, criticized the prison release of Leslie Van Houten, saying that it’s likely she will kill again.

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New law on youth sentencing will protect child sex trafficking victims

Child survivors no longer face decades in prison because they attempted to protect themselves against their adult exploiters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Prince William and Kate Middleton wanted to raise their children away from the ‘glorious prison’ of London where they felt like they were in a ‘goldfish bowl’

The Wales family moved to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor last year

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I'd recommend Extraction 2 in Dolby Atmos as a brilliant test for any home theatre system

This streaming action sequel throws everything into the Dolby Atmos mix and I think it’s glorious.

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Prisoners' advocate fights for Medicare rights for inmates

'It would actually save taxpayers' money to get Medicare in prisons.'

Newcastle Herald

Five Great Reads: CEO turns truckie, the orcas strike back and what Die Hard’s director learned in prison

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

Three gang members plead guilty to racketeering in killing of off-duty LAPD officer

Three gang members pleaded guilty Thursday to federal racketeering for their roles in the robbery and fatal shooting of off-duty Los Angeles Police Department Officer Fernando Arroyos while he was looking for a new home to buy last year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Los Angeles Times

Chicago man who stole prized photo from Nancy Pelosi’s office during Capitol riot gets more than four years in prison

Federal prosecutors say Kevin Lyons drove through the night to arrive in Washington, D.C., on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021. He’d posted his driving route from Chicago on Instagram with the comment, “I refuse to tell my children that I sat back and did nothing. I’m heading to DC…

Chicago Sun-Times

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The Guardian - UK

Footballer Benjamin Mendy cleared of rape and attempted rape

Former Manchester City player has now been found not guilty of all allegations made against him by six women

Miami Herald

Sex traffickers imprisoned for smuggling Cuban women and forcing them to work in strip clubs

MIAMI -- Three Cuban men, including a ringleader arrested in Miami, have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sex-trafficking and other charges of smuggling Cuban women into the United States and forcing them to work in strip clubs to pay off their debts.

Cinemablend

An Insider Shared Details About Josh Duggar’s Current Prison Condition During The Recent Heat Wave

Concerns have arisen regarding the air conditioning at the Texas facility where Josh Duggar is serving his prison sentence.

The Conversation

A US-Russia prisoner swap for reporter Evan Gershkovich could be tricky: 3 essential reads on the recent history

The parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being detained in Russia where he has been accused of espionage, said in multiple July 12, 2023, news reports that President Joe Biden promised to do whatever it takes to bring their son home.

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The Conversation

Why Trump's prosecution for keeping secret documents is lawful, constitutional, precedented, nonpartisan and merited

Donald Trump and his allies have responded with a variety of objections to his federal indictment, brought in June 2023 by special counsel Jack Smith. The federal charges – the first against a former president – listed 37 counts of obstruction of justice and wrongful retention of classified documents after…

Bangkok Post

Pattaya murder suspect fears being killed

The fourth suspect in the Pattaya murder of a German businessman claims he was forced to help his co-accused and fears for his life if he is placed in the same prison as the alleged mastermind of the crime, his family says.

Bangkok Post

Fourth Pattaya murder suspect fears being silenced

PATTAYA: The fourth suspect in the murder of a German businessman claims he was forced to help his co-accused and fears for his life if he is placed in the same prison as the alleged mastermind of the gruesome crime, his family says.

Newslaundry

Biden says ‘serious’ about prisoner swap to release US journalist held in Russia for ‘espionage’

More than 100 days after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia’s Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, US president Joe Biden has said that he is “serious” about a prisoner exchange as a step to free the journalist, AP News reported.

AAP

Alternative therapist jailed over boy's death

A man who instructed the parents of a boy to withhold conventional medicine leading to his death has been sentenced to nine years in prison for manslaughter.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: I worked with Leslie Van Houten when she was in prison. I’m glad she’s been paroled

Leslie Van Houten was released from prison Tuesday, something I never believed would happen. Not because it shouldn’t, but because it has always seemed to be political suicide to allow it. Part of the notorious Manson “family,” she was serving a life sentence for murdering Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in…

Dynamite News

IAS officer G Krishnaiah's wife Uma Krishnaiah's plea challenging premature release of Anand Mohan not maintainable: Bihar Govt tells SC

Bihar Government has informed the Supreme Court that slain IAS officer G Krishnaiah's wife Uma Krishnaiah plea challenging premature release of Bihar politician Anand Mohan from prison is not maintainable and urged the top court to dismiss it. Read further on Dynamite News:

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