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Richard Wakeling, crime boss extradited to UK from Thailand, starts jail sentence

Drug importer fled UK in 2018 before trial that led to 11-year prison term but was captured at a Bangkok garage in February

The Guardian - UK

Prison hooch now costs more than premium Champagne after crackdown measures

Jail home brew doubled in price in a year, the Chief Inspector of Prisons said. Cons make the drink from fruit, sugar and yeast, brewing up to five litres per container

Daily Mirror

Derby protester could face legal action or prison for contempt of court

A protester who ran on Epsom racecourse after the start of the Derby could be jailed for contempt of court

The Guardian - UK

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Chilling moment prisoner attacks guard after stalking him through jail to settle grudge

Kevin Jones was seen on CCTV trying to stalk the victim around the Blackthorn Unit at HMP Bullingdon before pulling a sharpened plastic knife out of his pocket

Daily Mirror

Three Europeans return home after release by Iran in prisoner swap

Three Europeans returned home on Saturday a day after being released by Iran in a prisoner swap, and Tehran said there was no reason for Europeans to be arrested if they were not "exploited" by foreign security services.

Reuters

Fresh protests rock Senegal as death toll climbs

New clashes broke out on Saturday between Senegalese opposition supporters and police in parts of the capital Dakar, the third day of protests in the West African nation sparked by the prosecution of an opposition leader.

Reuters

‘They fought for freedom’: the nightly vigil to sanctify the January 6 rioters

On DC’s ‘Freedom Corner’, activists are convinced the January 6 attackers are political prisoners persecuted by the government

The Guardian - US

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Protests, poisoning and prison: A look at the life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny

In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner

The Independent UK

'You can stick your 20 years up your a***': Last words of killer found dead in Strangeways

Carl Smythe was jailed for life after he stabbed a man to death in a car park following a fight in a pub

Manchester Evening News

Inside the penal colonies: A glimpse at life for political prisoners swept up in Russia's crackdowns

Alexei Navalny will spend his 47th birthday Sunday in a tiny prison cell with hardly any natural light

The Independent UK

Burglars broke into Royal Mail depot and stole trollies and sacks full of parcels and letters that have never been found

Between them the burglars have more than 180 previous offences on their records

Wales Online

CBI court allows Bhaskar Reddy’s plea

The CBI special court on Friday has allowed the petition filed by Y.S. Bhaskar Reddy, who had been lodged in prison after being arrested in Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy murder case.

The Hindu

Prisoner escapes from Rockhampton Hospital sparking search by police, Corrective Services

Queensland Police and Corrective Services are searching for a prisoner who removed his handcuffs and escaped from Rockhampton Hospital.

ABC News

El Salvador soccer executives dodge prison with payment to stampede victims' families

Five soccer club executives and stadium officials arrested for their alleged roles in the stampede at an El Salvador league game that left nine fans dead and dozens injured will avoid prison by making payments to the injured and relatives of dead

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Haitian man sentenced over pres assassination

A US federal judge in Miami has sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison for his role in helping Colombian mercenaries get weapons to

Reuters

Man behind guns in Haitian president's assassination sentenced to life in prison

A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after pleading guilty in a U.S. court in March to three charges involving his role in the 2021 assassination of then-Haitian President Jovenel Moise, prosecutors said.

The Independent UK

Man cleared in hunters' murders after 21 years in prison seeks $1M from Michigan

A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million for wrongful convictions

The Independent UK

Dire health, a paedophile letter and call to dead mother: Jeffrey Epstein’s final days detailed in new documents

Thousands of papers offer a more detailed glimpse into the days leading up to sex trafficker’s apparent suicide, writes Sheila Flynn

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The Independent UK

Businessman gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

A federal judge in Miami has sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison for his role in helping a group of Colombian mercenaries obtain weapons to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021

Reuters

Three more Europeans exchanged for Iran's Assadi in prisoner swap

Three more Europeans have been released by Iran in return for Iranian diplomat Asadollah Assadi as part of a prisoner swap in which Iran released Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele last week, a spokesperson for the Belgian government said.

The Independent UK

Oath Keeper convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot gets 3 years in latest extremist sentencing

A Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges — the latest in a historic string of sentences in the Jan. 6

Irish Mirror

Man accused of Danielle McLaughlin murder claims he was assaulted by prison officers as trial delayed again

This morning’s hearing at Court Marago could not go ahead because Vikat Bhagat did not appear from jail or on video link

The Independent UK

Australian man was actually Nebraska teen who murdered parents and escaped from prison, DNA tests reveal

William Leslie Arnold died in 2010 using alias of John Damon after decades on the run

The Independent UK

Haitian businessman gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president

Wales Online

Shirtless man hid in alley before attacking victim he had 'bad blood' with

Ryan Thomas is currently serving an extended sentence as a dangerous offender after bludgeoning a man about the head with a pickaxe handle

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