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Proud Boy Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in prison for Jan 6 seditious conspiracy

The sentence is the second largest yet in connection with the attack

The Independent UK

Appeals court agrees that a former Tennessee death row inmate can be eligible for parole in 4 years

A Tennessee appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling that allows a former death row inmate to be eligible for parole in four years after spending more than three decades in prison

The Independent UK

Ex-prison officer jailed for possessing white supremacist ‘murder manual’

Neo-Nazi Ashley Podsiad-Sharp worked at Leeds men’s prison HMP Armley until his arrest last year

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Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions

The Independent UK

Can Donald Trump still run for president after four indictments?

Republican former president faces federal indictments in Florida and DC and criminal and civil cases in both New York and Georgia

The Independent UK

Tracking Trump’s criminal charges and lawsuits - and where they stand

Former president faces cases in Washington, Florida, New York and Georgia which could land him in prison. Josh Marcus explains each one

The Independent UK

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh loses prison privileges over recorded phone call for documentary

South Carolina prison officials said Murdaugh’s lawyer Jim Griffin recorded the killer reading aloud journal entries in a jailhouse call and then handed the recording to documentarymakers

The Independent UK

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Double murderer Alex Murdaugh loses phone privileges after talking to media

South Carolina lawyer, 55, disciplined by prison after giving interviews for new TV documentary on his case

The Guardian - US

Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, jailed after returning from exile, requests a royal pardon

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who recently returned from exile and began serving an eight-year prison term, has requested a royal pardon

The Independent UK

‘Brighton cat killer’ Stephen Bouquet died of Covid-19 while in prison – inquest

The coroner ruled Bouquet died of natural causes while serving his prison sentence in HMP Elmley.

The Independent UK

Offenders should be ‘persuaded, not dragged into court’ – murder victim’s family

Farah Naz welcomed plans to allow judges to order offenders to attend sentencing but thinks they should not be physically forced.

The Independent UK

Suicide major cause of unnatural deaths among prisoners in India: SC committee tells apex court

SC-appointed committee finds suicide major cause of 817 unnatural deaths in jails across India between 2017-2021. UP recorded highest number of suicides (101). Committee recommends building suicide-resistant cells/barracks, identifying potential hanging/anchoring points, providing psychological first aid, implementing health insurance schemes, and setting up a robust grievance redressal mechanism. SC to…

The Hindu

Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison. Lawmakers and the public have had little input

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to spend $360 million demolishing a sprawling former furniture factory at San Quentin State Prison and replacing it with something reminiscent of a college campus

The Independent UK

Access and attention: why serial killers like Lucy Letby often work in healthcare

British nurse Lucy Letby was last week sentenced to life in prison for murdering seven infants in her care, and attempting to murder a further six.

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The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary

South Carolina prison officials say convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary on his case

The Independent UK

Paul Whelan seen for first time in over three years in rare video inside Russia prison

Former US Marine seen in video clips inside IK-17, a remote maximum-security penal colony 300 miles east of Moscow

The Independent UK

California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke

A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke

The Independent UK

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions

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UN torture expert urges UK government to review indefinite sentences

‘Deeply flawed’ imprisonment for public protection scheme still causing severe distress, says rapporteur

The Independent UK

Journalist for top Polish paper allegedly denied medication in Belarusian prison

A representative of the Polish community in Belarus says a former correspondent for a top Polish newspaper has been denied life-saving heart medication in a Belarusian prison

The Independent UK

Court upholds Michael Avenatti's conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike

A federal appeals court has upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from shoe giant Nike – one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars

The Hindu

Avoid stereotypical approach while examining pleas by convicts for premature release: SC

SC holds stereotypical approach to premature release of convicts frustrates goal of reforming prisoners; ultimate goal of imprisonment is reformative; trial judge's view not to be followed mechanically; remission process should include aspects like age, health, familial relationships, etc.

The Independent UK

Convicted rapist who escaped from prison using jet ski in 2022 is captured, authorities say

A convicted rapist who authorities say used a jet ski during an escape from an Arkansas prison has been arrested in West Virginia

The Independent UK

Lifer admits trying to kill pensioner five months after release from prison

Anthony Roberts will be sentenced in October after admitting charges of attempted murder and sexual assault.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dying, disabled prisoners stay behind bars, despite Illinois law calling for medical release

Terminally ill or medically incapacitated prisoners can apply for early release. But the Illinois Prisoner Review Board has denied twice as many requests as it OK’d — and seven prisoners died months after their applications were rejected, an Injustice Watch / WBEZ investigation found.

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