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Can I have a kangaroo? Navalny taunts Russian prison with bizarre requests

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most famous opposition leader, on Friday shared letters showing how he has poked fun at prison authorities for several months with a host of bizarre requests for a kimono, a balalaika, a beetle and even to keep a kangaroo.

Reuters

Teenager jailed for life over ISIS plot to murder police officers or soldiers

A teenager from Essex who plotted an Islamist terror attack on police officers or UK soldiers and boasted about his murderous plans on SnapChat has been jailed for life.

Evening Standard

Addiewell prison 'locked down' after staff members allegedly fall ill during 'incident'

Several staff members in the Lomond B wing fell unwell

Daily Record

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UN document: UAE keeping rights activists in jail past end of sentences

The United Arab Emirates is arbitrarily detaining 12 human rights activists who have already completed prison terms handed down over an alleged plot to overthrow the government, a U.N. document said on Friday.

Reuters

Bedminster Three Lions pub bomb hoaxer is jailed

He was found with what appeared to be a makeshift bomb at HMP Horfield

Bristol Post

Facing youth prison crisis, Texas lawmakers opt to build new facilities and funnel more kids to adult system

For more than a decade, Texas has been trying to slim down its youth prison system, which has been plagued by years of abuse scandals. This Legislature is reversing that course.

The Texas Tribune

Senegal protesters and police clash again as death toll rises to 10

One more person was killed in Senegal on Friday, as police and protesters clashed for a second day since the sentencing of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko sparked some of the deadliest violence in recent memory.

Reuters

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Blake Stanton, member of violent Hunter robbery crew, jailed for prison rampage

After their arrest, two members of the crew went on a rampage inside jail.

Newcastle Herald

Read Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner’s bombshell prison letters for the first time

The 45-year-old German is currently halfway through a prison sentence for raping a 72-year-old American woman in the Algarve in 2005

The Independent UK

Who is Christian Brueckner? Madeleine McCann suspect and the accusations against him

German prisoner Christian Brueckner has been identified as a suspect in Madeleine’s case

The Independent UK

Jeffrey Epstein sent secret letter to gymnastics abuser Larry Nassar before his suicide

‘I am not sure if I should open it or should we hand it over to anyone?’

The Independent UK

Sleepless nights, letter to Nassar: Epstein’s final days revealed

New documents provide most complete account to date of convicted sex offender’s detention and death.

Al Jazeera

Overcrowding, staff shortages contributed to $20 million Darwin Correctional Centre riot, report reveals

A review into a riot at Darwin Correctional Centre in 2020 finds poor conditions in the prison created "a tense institutional climate".

ABC News

Child rapist sent vile image on WhatsApp to fellow sex offender he met in prison

'Danger to children' struck up friendship behind bars with another inmate

Liverpool Echo

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El Salvador president pledges white-collar prison in 'war' on corruption

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele on Thursday announced a bill to slim down the country's political system as he launched a "war against corruption" and pledged to build a prison to hold white-collar criminals.

The Independent UK

AP obtains records shedding new light on Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide and frantic aftermath

The Associated Press has obtained more than 4,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide from the federal Bureau of Prisons under the Freedom of Information Act

France 24

Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced to prison for 'corrupting youth'

Violence erupts in Senegal as Ousmane Sonko is sentenced to two years in prison for “corrupting youth”. His fate as a presidential candidate in 2024 remains uncertain. And a controversial bill gets the green light in Zimbabwe. Parliament approves a plan to outlaw criticism of the government ahead of the…

The Independent UK

People with felony convictions can now vote in Minnesota; secretary of state celebrates

People are celebrating Minnesota’s new law that restores voting rights to people who have left prison

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West Lothian Addiewell prison 'locked down' after 'health-related incident'

HMP Addiewell are currently dealing with an incident and have confirmed that police, the ambulance service and Scottish Fire and Rescue are supporting the prison

Daily Record

Addiewell prison 'locked down' after staff members allegedly fall ill during 'incident'

The West Lothian jail said the emergency services had been supporting prison management to deal with a health-related incident.

The Independent UK

Charges dropped against man who served 21 years in prison for deaths of 2 Michigan hunters

Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the slayings of two Michigan hunters

The Independent UK

Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison

A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

TechRadar

Sonic creator Yuji Naka faces two years in prison for latest insider trading arrest

Yuji Naka, Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator, has been hit with jail time and a hefty fine following his arrest for insider trading.

The Guardian - UK

Why are trans rights in prison so rarely defended?

The horse has bolted in this upside-down, bad-faith discourse, but it’s worth examining how we got here, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Independent UK

Saudi fitness instructor Manahel al-Otaibi latest targeted in crackdown on dissent in kingdom

A 29-year-old fitness instructor popular on social media in Saudi Arabia faces charges that could see her imprisoned over her posts, becoming the latest person targeted in a crackdown in the kingdom

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