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Labour MP Tulip Siddiq says Bangladesh prison sentence is ‘Kafka-esque nightmare’

Dhaka court finds Siddiq guilty of corruptly influencing her aunt – the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina – to help her mother acquire a piece of land in suburbs of Bangladeshi capital

The Independent UK

Tulip Siddiq hits out at 'flawed and farcical' corruption verdict as she gets jail sentence in Bangladesh

Hampstead and Highgate MP pictured outside her north London home on Monday morning - hours after jail sentence handed out nearly 5,000 miles away

Evening Standard

Nurse absent for inmate's medical alert, inquest told

A prison nurse should have been at the side of a disabled inmate after he had a seizure that sparked a medical alert before his death, a coroner has heard.

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Bangladesh's ex-leader Hasina and niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, found guilty of corruption

A court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years for corruption involving a government land project

The Independent UK

Vote count under way in Honduras in close presidential race after Trump’s intervention

Trump shocked Hondurans on Friday by endorsing one of the candidates and announcing that he would pardon ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison for drug trafficking.

Euronews

Trump commutes prison sentence for former private equity executive David Gentile

President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of a former investment manager convicted of defrauding investors

The Independent UK

Diddy Organises 1,000-Inmate Thanksgiving, Saying Holidays Leave Prisoners 'Depressed'

Diddy brought Thanksgiving to 1,000 Fort Dix inmates, aiming to lift spirits during a time he said leaves many prisoners feeling 'depressed'.

International Business Times UK

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Ruben Gallego Slams Trump For Announcing Pardon Of Former Honduran President Convicted Of Drug Trafficking: 'This Doesn't Make Sense?'

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego slammed President Donald Trump for announcing he would pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced to 45 years in prison for drug trafficking last year in the U.S.

Latin Times

Prominent Tunisian activist arrested as hundreds protest clampdown on dissent

Lawyers for Chaima Issa, a well-known Tunisian writer and human rights activist, say she was arrested at a protest in Tunis on Saturday as hundreds demonstrated against the curtailing of freedoms.

Radio France Internationale

TV tonight: Paul and Bob consider marriage in Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing

The angling buddies get intimate as their journey reaches the Scottish Highlands. Plus: Boris Johnson lands Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in danger as Prisoner 951 continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Dictatorship-era army officers and supporters rally in Argentina in latest sign of political shift

Ex-military officers who served in Argentina’s brutal dictatorship and their families have staged a rare rally to push for the release of fellow officers imprisoned for human rights abuses committed during the junta’s 1976-1983 rule

The Independent UK

A dance at a Louisiana prison gives fathers and daughters a rare moment to reunite

The Louisiana State Penitentiary held its first ever ‘Father Daughter Dance’ this month

The Independent UK

Haitian prisoners dying as crowded jails buckle under impact of gang violence

Haitian prisoners are dying in increasing numbers as violence, state collapse and chronic overcrowding turn the country's jails into dangerous places, where people wait years for a hearing. More than 50 detainees died between July and September, according to a United Nations report that described prison conditions as inhumane and…

Radio France Internationale

Global ‘Free Marwan’ campaign calls for Palestinian political leader’s release

Locked away in prison for decades, Marwan Barghouti is a longstanding advocate for a two-state solution

The Guardian - UK

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs finds 'brotherhood' in prison

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has found a "strong brotherhood" among the inmates in his prison.

Reason

"Arizona Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Plot Targeting Christian Churches"

From a Justice Department statement issued Nov. 7, but just posted on Westlaw: Zimnako Salah, 46, of Phoenix, Arizona, was… The post "Arizona Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Plot Targeting Christian Churches" appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

Investment adviser facing jail over Ponzi scheme swindling clients including Catholic priests group out of $94M

Andrew Hamilton Jacobus faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count

International Business Times

Diddy Videos From Inside Fort Dix Spark Speculation Over Who's Sneaking Phones In

Videos of Diddy behind bars at Fort Dix are raising speculation about contraband phones and who may be helping the footage get out.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Debtors' prisons, evil schemes, and the Pottery Barn rule.

The Independent UK

Albanian national who was deported twice from UK jailed after entering illegally for third time

Emirjon Gjuta, 34, was sentenced to 14 months in prison at Leeds Crown Court

International Business Times UK

Lori Loughlin Heartbreak: Ex Mossimo Giannulli Is Allegedly Being A 'Shameless Womanizer'

Lori Loughlin is reportedly heartbroken as sources claim her ex-husband Mossimo Giannulli has been acting like a 'shameless womanizer' following their split, sparking renewed interest in their post-prison lives.

International Business Times UK

Aaron Phypers Jail Fears Amid Abuse Charges: Insider Claims Denise Richard's Ex Would Be 'Beaten To A Pulp'

Aaron Phypers is reportedly terrified of facing prison time as he battles emotional and physical abuse allegations brought by ex-wife Denise Richards, with insiders claiming he fears violent retaliation from inmates.

Evening Standard

Briton jailed in India transferred to prison ‘among the very worst’

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton near Glasgow, was arrested by the Indian authorities in 2017, just weeks after his wedding in the country.

International Business Times UK

Diddy Remains In 'Dreary' Fort Dix, Enjoys Turkey Roast And Special Holiday Activities: Report

Explore the stark reality of P Diddy's life behind bars as the music mogul serves his 50-month sentence at Fort Dix.

Radio France Internationale

Convicted rapist Pelicot seeks publisher for books written behind bars

The jailed Frenchman at the centre of a notorious rape case is now seeking a publisher for the books and poems he has written from prison.

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