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Governor under fire after it emerges person of interest released to fight wildfires before deaths

‘Oregonians shouldn’t have to die because Democrats followed a failed policy of letting criminals out of prison,’ GOP state senate leader says

The Independent UK

Watchdogs raise monitoring concerns as up to 120 jailed extremists set to be released over the next year

Chief inspectors of probation, constabulary and prisons warn number of releases would put ‘unsustainable’ pressure on current system to protect public from the threat offenders pose

Evening Standard

Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

Prosecutors are asking a Russian court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to a further 20 years in prison on extremism charges, according to his ally

The Independent UK

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Derek Chauvin vows to appeal conviction for George Floyd’s murder to Supreme Court

Minnesota’s highest court rejected his appeal after the officer was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison

The Independent UK

Irish republican march to take place in Glasgow to remember hunger strike

AN Irish republican group is staging a march in Glasgow to commemorate the Maze Prison hunger strikes.

The National (Scotland)

Three Youngsters Face Up To 14 Years In Prison For Disorderly Conduct In Spanish Protest

Spanish Prosecutors Seek Lengthy Prison Sentences for Protestors Accused of Assaulting Authority

Zenger

The 'Un-Becoming': A former gang member finds his resurrection tale at UC Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. — Jessi Fernandez joined a street gang at 13. By his 20s, he had been shot at more times than he could count. He got busted for methamphetamine possession and spent time in Los Angeles County jail for carrying a loaded gun. Yet the persistent danger didn't wash…

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120 ‘terrorist risk’ prisoners to be released in a year and current monitoring is ‘unsustainable’, watchdogs warn

‘The risk of further terrorist attacks remains,’ inspector says despite improvements after rampages by freed inmates

The Independent UK

Campsite compared to ‘prison’ for issuing comically strict rules to guests

A limit of campfire height, charging not allowed and no noise after 10pm are among the extensive guidelines

The Independent UK

Judge orders man charged with killing 2 teenage girls to remain at northern Indiana prison

An Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls will remain in prison after a judge concluded he’s being treated better there than other inmates

The Independent UK

Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for Russia, died of natural causes at Colorado’s Supermax, coroner rules

Robert Hanssen, the former FBI agent caught selling damaging secrets to the Russians during and after the Cold War, died of natural causes last month inside Colorado’s notorious Supermax prison, the El Paso County coroner found.

The Denver Post

Fla. man to spend 11 years in prison after robbing Miramar bank, fleeing on bicycle

A Hialeah man was sentenced to over a decade in federal prison on Tuesday for stealing more than $30,000 from a bank before fleeing from police on a bicycle.

Miami Herald

Sex trafficker who lied about erectile dysfunction during trial sentenced to 21 months for perjury

An alleged sex trafficker who falsely claimed he was incapable of sexual activity when testifying during his criminal federal trial was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in federal prison for committing perjury.

Tribune News Service

Military veteran who stormed Capitol with loaded pistol is sentenced to 7 years in prison

A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a loaded pistol, metal-plated body armor and a gas mask has been sentenced to seven years in prison

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Chicago Sun-Times

Thaddeus ‘T.J.’ Jimenez, ‘Motive’ podcast subject, finally sentenced in viral video shooting

Jimenez won a $25 million wrongful-conviction verdict for a killing when he was 13, then lavished cash on his gang. After his 12-year term, “I think he wants to lead a normal life,” his lawyer says.

The Independent UK

Egypt pardons jailed activists, including two prominent rights defenders, official reports say

Egypt's state-run media are saying that President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned a group of prisoners, including two prominent rights activists

Al Jazeera

El-Sisi pardons Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer

Patrick Zaki had been sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday after being accused of spreading ‘false news’.

France 24

Kinshasa residents terrified by rising number of public transportation kidnappings

Twenty-seven people in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping passengers who had the misfortune of getting into their fake taxis. But despite this mass sentencing, which took place between July 5 and 7, people in Kinshasa are still terrified by the rising number…

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The Times of India

Crypto fund fraudster gets nine years in $249 million scheme

The Long Island, New York, man who admitted swindling hundreds of millions of dollars from investors through his EminiFX cryptocurrency and foreign-exchange platform was sentenced to nine years in prison.

PC Gamer

Ratings board leaks suggest another classic Nintendo JRPG series is getting freed from its console prison

South Africa's Film and Publication Board has rated a PC version of Baten Kaitos 1 & 2 HD Remaster.

The Independent UK

Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled. Now he faces an unknown fate in North Korea

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Hindu

INSIDE COPY UPDATED FOR PRINT: Terror module was created in Bengaluru Central Prison

The 5 accused had been staying in a rented house in R.T. Nagar for the last three months. They had roped in two women to stay with them to avoid arousing suspicion in the neighbourhood.

The Independent UK

Campsite compared to ‘prison’ for issuing comically strict rules to guests

A limit of campfire height, charging not allowed and no noise after 10pm are among the extensive guidelines

Radio France Internationale

More than 700 people handed prison sentences over French riots

Some 742 people have been sentenced to prison over the recent urban violence in France, the country's justice minister said Wednesday, lauding the "firm" response of magistrates.

Reason

Brickbat: Keeping an Eye On You

The French Parliament has passed a law that allows the police to remotely activate cameras, microphones, and GPS on cellphones and other electronic devices. Lawmakers said the police will only be able to use those powers to snoop on those suspected of crimes punishable by a minimum of five years…

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