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Man lived for weeks with dead friend's decaying body in his bedroom

Jamie Russell was slapped with a prison sentence after he failed to notify anyone that the corpse of his friend Matthew Scott, 42, was rotting away on a mattress in his bedroom in Swansea

Daily Mirror

Police Scotland say drug baron on run from prison 'may be in Edinburgh area'

Sean 'Lugs' McGovern was reported missing at around 10pm on Sunday, June 11, after failing to return to HMP Castle Huntly, near Dundee.

Edinburgh Live

Tangled ethical issues in a tragic abortion case

Letters: Readers debate whether a mother who had an abortion beyond the legal limit of 24 weeks should have been sent to prison

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An associate of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is sentenced to prison for extremism

Lilia Chanysheva was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison in the latest in a series of lengthy prison terms handed down to Kremlin political opponents. Women are increasingly singled out for repression.

WEKU

Double killer Stephen Penrose gets another jail sentence for threat to burn down prison officer's home

Evil Penrose, 40, is currently serving a life sentence for murder. He also has a prior conviction for manslaughter, three convictions for assaults on prison officers and one for a threat to an officer

Irish Mirror

Heather Mack’s family reacts to ‘mastermind’ killer’s guilty plea for mother’s 2014 murder in Bali

On 12 August 2014, Mack and her then-boyfriend Tommy Schaefer bludgeoned Sheila von Wiese-Mack to death with the metal handle of a fruit stand and shoved her body in a suitcase at the luxury 5-star St. Regis resort in Bali

The Independent UK

Liverpool prison thriller given major funding boost ahead of second series

The series written by Jimmy McGovern is shooting across the region now

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Cops hunting Scots drug baron on run from prison say he 'may be in Edinburgh area'

Sean 'Lugs' McGovern was reported missing at around 10pm on Sunday, June 11, after failing to return to HMP Castle Huntly, near Dundee.

Daily Record

The 10 best Minecraft servers 2026

A look at all the best Minecraft servers you can play, including Parkour-themed servers, a visit to Westeros and much more.

TechRadar

‘Suitcase killer’ Heather Mack pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder – facing up to 28 years in US prison

The Independent UK

Heather Mack pleads guilty to plotting mother’s 2014 killing in Bali

Despite a deal with prosecutors, Mack seems to face a wide range of outcomes when she is sentenced. Prosecutors have taken the position that she should not be credited for the time she spent imprisoned in Indonesia. Mack’s lawyers disagree.

Chicago Sun-Times

Arizona man on death row for 29 years is released after conviction for girl’s murder is thrown out

An Arizona death row inmate who spent 29 years behind bars has been released from prison

The Independent UK

Commentary: How fathers can help their families

James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, used to tell the story of a greeting-card company that decided to provide free Mother’s Day cards for prison inmates. The response was amazing, with long lines to get the cards. The next month when Father’s Day rolled around, the company decided…

Tribune News Service

Pastors find a role ministering to young men swept up in El Salvador's crackdown on gangs

Over the past 15 months, El Salvador’s security forces have jailed tens of thousands of people in a massive crackdown on the country’s notorious gangs

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow killer launches 'sadistic' attack on inmate while serving murder sentence

John Chawner held a fellow prisoner hostage while punching and kicking him. The 43-year-old is serving a murder sentence after killing a man in Glasgow's Blackhill in a row over a lawnmower.

The Independent UK

A body in a suitcase, Bonnie and Clyde fantasy and baby born in Bali prison: The chilling case of Heather Mack

As Chicago woman Heather Mack pleads guilty over the killing of her socialite mother Sheila von Weise-Mack at a 5-star Bali resort in 2014, America remains horrified by the case involving a Bonnie and Clyde fantasy, a body stuffed in a suitcase and a baby born behind bars. Rachel Sharp…

Daily Record

Child killer Levi Bellfield allowed to marry girlfriend in jail after winning fight with prison chiefs

The 55-year-old is serving two whole life orders for killing 13-year-old Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange, as well as the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy.

The Independent UK

Serial killer Levi Bellfield wins bid to marry behind bars after battle with prison chiefs

New legislation will not be in enforced in time to prevent the twisted killer from marrying his partner

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Total Film

Pretty Red Dress cast and director talk breaking taboos with their new movie

Dionne Edwards, Alexandra Burke, and Natey Jones discuss exploring liberation in their emotional drama.

Reason

Brickbat: On the Hunt

Kalamazoo County, Michigan, prosecutor Jeff Getting says he is dropping all charges against Jeff Titus, who spent almost 21 years in prison for killing two hunters. Titus's conviction was overturned after it was discovered that the prosecution had withheld evidence in the case. No physical evidence connected Titus to the…

Manchester Evening News

Serial killer Levi Bellfield allowed to marry his girlfriend in prison

Levi Bellfield is serving two whole life orders for killing 13-year-old Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange

Glasgow Live

Double rapist worked at Loch Lomond boarding school when he attacked sleeping victim

A double rapist was working in the IT department of Lomond School in Helensburgh when he preyed on his first victim. He has now been sentenced to seven years in prison.

The Independent UK

Serial killer Levi Bellfield wins battle to marry in prison

Bellfield is serving two whole life orders for killing 13-year-old Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell, 19, and Amelie Delagrange, 22.

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian killer Luke Mitchell fails prison drug test crushing hopes for freedom

Luke Mitchell was ordered to spend 20 years behinds bars after brutally murdering his girlfriend 14-year-old Jodi Jones in 2003. As he prepares to get out on parole, it has been reported that he failed his drug tests.

Daily Record

Jodi Jones killer Luke Mitchell fails prison drug test crushing release hopes

Mitchell was found guilty of killing his 14-year-old girlfriend Jodi Jones in 2003.

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