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Iran frees Americans in a swap, gets access to oil money, release of Iranians in U.S.

It's the latest in what has been decades of prisoner swaps between the two countries. The Americans include Siamak Namazi, held since 2015, and Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, both detained in 2018.

WEKU

Iran-US prisoner swap under way

Five American and five Iranian prisoners are being released in addition to Iran’s assets frozen due to US sanctions.

Al Jazeera

Activists demand update on Thaksin's condition

Activists on Monday demanded the Police General Hospital release the latest condition of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to prove if he deserves to stay there instead of in prison.

Bangkok Post

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Brickbat: Boot to the Face

A federal judge has sentenced Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Sgt. Eric Huxley to one year and one day in prison followed by six months home detention after Huxley pleaded guilty to felony deprivation of rights under color of law. Huxley stomped the face of Jermaine Vaughn, who was handcuffed and on…

Reason

Urgent calls for swift action in self-harm related prison deaths

Inquests into self-inflicted deaths in prison have been delayed, Labour MP Andy Slaughter says

The Independent UK

Lessons must be learned from self-harm related prison deaths, ministers warned

Inquests into self-inflicted deaths in prison have been delayed, meaning important lessons have not been learned, Labour MP Andy Slaughter said.

The Independent UK

Former British pilots training Chinese military face jail

FORMER British military could face prison if they are caught training Chinese fighter pilots.

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Markham man sentenced to six and half years in federal prison on drug charge

Larry Dennis, 39, pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge in May after police raided the residence from which he had been selling cocaine.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump talks prison on "Meet the Press"

Speaking to moderator Kristen Welker at his Bedminster estate, Trump expressed little concern over his legal woes

Salon

Hollywood letters of support for Danny Masterson demonstrate the pervasiveness of myths about rape culture

Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are in hot water after their letters of support for their friend and former co-star, Danny Masterson, were made public. Masterson, who played Steven Hyde on That ’70s Show, was convicted in May of drugging and raping two women in the early 2000s.…

The Conversation

Chinta Mohan expresses doubts about Naidu’s security in Rajahmundry jail

Congress leader Chinta Mohan expressed doubts about security of TDP's N. Chandrababu Naidu in Rajahmundry Central Prison.

The Hindu

Britain’s broken justice system revealed as prisoners trapped in jail for five years before trial

Exclusive: Number of accused held on remand hits record high with 15,000 languishing in overcrowded prisons

The Independent UK

Louisiana prisoner suit claims they’re forced to endure dangerous conditions at Angola prison farm

Prisoners at the Louisiana State Penitentiary have filed a class-action lawsuit over conditions at the prison's farm

The Independent UK

Outlaw lawyers — and outlaw presidents

Several of Nixon's lawyers went to prison after Watergate. Are Giuliani, Eastman and other Trump attorneys next?

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The Independent UK

Michigan to pay $1m to man wrongfully convicted of killing two hunters

The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.03 million to a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two hunters

The Guardian - UK

Staff shortages an issue amid ‘deeply worrying’ prison deaths in England

Inquests flag up gaps in the care of prisoners in relation to at least nine deaths in custody since 2021

The Independent UK

Egyptian court gives a government critic a 6-month sentence in a case condemned by rights groups

An Egyptian court has sentenced a fierce government critic to six months in prison over charges that stemmed from an online spat with a former minister

The Independent UK

Woman’s family must ‘plan for the worst’ as killer’s release from jail nears

Joanna Simpson was killed by her British Airways captain husband Robert Brown at their family home in October 2010.

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The Independent UK

UK officially bans Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group as terrorist organisation

Those found guilty of violating the ban will face a potential sentence of upto 14 years in prison

Al Jazeera

Ovidio Guzman, son of feared Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’, extradited to US

Ovidio ‘The Mouse’ Guzman was flown across the border from a prison in Mexico to face drug charges in the US.

The Hindu

Rajahmundry Central Prison Superintendent’s wife passes away

S. Kiranmayi (46), wife of Rajahmundry Central Prison Superintendent Rahul, passed away following prolonged illness at a private hospital in the city on Friday evening.

The Guardian - UK

Family of woman killed by husband ask justice secretary to keep him in jail

Robert Brown, who bludgeoned Joanna Simpson to death in 2010, is due to be released in November

The Hindu

Rajahmundry jail superintendent goes on four-day leave

Rajahmundry Central Prison Superintendent said that he would rejoin duty on September 19. The leave was purely personal and had nothing associated with the present affairs of the prison

The Independent UK

Michigan man cleared of killing 2 hunters to get $1 million for wrongful convictions

The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.03 million to a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two hunters

The Independent UK

Court sentences main suspects in Belgium's deadliest peacetime attack to 20-year to life terms

A Belgian court has sentenced six men to sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison on charges of terrorist murder linked to suicide bombings that killed 32 people and wounded hundreds at Brussels airport and a subway station

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