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St. Louis prosecutor seeks to free man imprisoned 33 years for murder, citing evidence of innocence

St. Louis’ top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of a man who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he says he didn’t commit, after witnesses who testified against him later said authorities had pressured them to lie

The Independent UK

Death row prisoner’s execution by lethal injection blocked by Supreme Court

Kenneth Eugene Smith argued lethal injection was ‘cruel and unusual punishment’

The Independent UK

Iraq exhumes remains of 605 ISIL victims from mass grave

Hundreds were taken from a prison and executed by the armed group, according to the Iraqi government.

Al Jazeera

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CCTV captures prison officer carrying 'bulging holdall' full of drugs into jail

Peter Hughes appeared at court and amitted to possession of a class-C drug with intent to supply, among other charges.

Daily Record

Man spent drug smuggling money on hair transplant, breast surgery and £10K wedding

Peter Hughes was seen carrying prohibited items into HMP Liverpool

Liverpool Echo

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

China has sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison on spying charges

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin sends woman, 23, to prison for 'high treason' of opposing Ukraine war

Tamara Parshina is just 23-years-old and she was seen being marched through the streets by armed male FSB officers and flown eight hours away to a Moscow jail

Daily Mirror

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Prisoner who 'died' and came back to life argues life sentence has technically finished

Benjamin Schreiber said his death when his heart stopped meant his life sentence should be considered served but judges have disagreed

Daily Mirror

Bernard Phelan’s sister describes ‘unbelievable’ reunion after Iran jail ordeal

The Irish-French national, originally from Co Tipperary, spent seven months in prison in north-east Iran.

The Independent UK

First Thing: Runoff increasingly likely in Turkish elections

President Erdoğan faces serious challenge in elections that could see runoff vote against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Plus, why do so many generation Z Americans put on British accents?

The Guardian - UK

Police appeal for help to find man, 20, wanted on recall back to prison

Kieran Casey is wanted by officers

Manchester Evening News

Prison officer caught on CCTV carrying 'bulging holdall' full of drugs into cells

Peter Hughes' home was raided and officers recovered a large number of steroids, needles, syringes, wipes and a quantity of cash

Liverpool Echo

Malaysia seeks to decriminalise possession, use of small amounts of drugs

Malaysia wants to introduce a law to decriminalise the possession and use of small quantities of illicit drugs, its home affairs minister said on Monday, citing a need to reduce prison overcrowding.

Reuters

How being seduced by gambling’s love bombing ended with a prison sentence

For years the gambling industry was the wild west; an unregulated frontier that profited from pain and addiction. Now the government has promised to clean up betting and gaming. But many are eager for more to be done, writes Sarah Ingram, particularly those who nearly lost everything to it

The Independent UK

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Reason

Brickbat: Good Enough for Government Work

Former Scranton, Pennsylvania, police sergeant Jeffrey Vaughn has been sentenced to six months in prison followed by two years of probation after pleading guilty to theft from a program receiving federal funds. Vaughn was paid to perform overtime patrols at federally subsidized low-income housing projects, but he claimed 266 hours…

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China jails US citizen John Shing-wan Leung for life on espionage charges

Seventy-eight-year-old American passport holder and Hong Kong resident John Shing-wan Leung is sentenced to life imprisonment.

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian killer Luke Mitchell's message to protestors calling for release from prison

Luke Mitchell was found guilty of killing 14-year-old Jodi Jones in 2003, though maintains his innocence - with supporters calling for his release claiming "evidence was hidden".

Glasgow Live

Serial killer Peter Tobin's cause of death confirmed in new prison documents

Notorious serial killer Peter Tobin's cause of death has been confirmed, with documents revealing the murderer had cancer, vascular disease and a lung infection.

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China jails 78-year-old US citizen for life on spying charges

China sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges.

Daily Record

Killer Luke Mitchell's message to protestors calling for release from prison

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

The New Daily

Escaped offenders caught, one still missing

Queensland police have caught two of three men who escaped from one of the state's prisons at the weekend.

ABC News

Daniel Badcock, Osiah Pilton and Antonio David Mene escape from Palen Creek Correctional Centre

A major manhunt is underway for a man who disappeared from the rural, low-security Palen Creek Correctional Centre with two other men yesterday afternoon.

Manchester Evening News

'Positive reports and remorse' - how schoolgirl's torture gang killer talked his way out of jail

"He and the other murderers of Suzanne were guilty of a crime every bit as horrific as the Moors Murders."

Newsroom.co.nz

Court of Appeal to decide if repeat sexual offender should be kept on prison grounds

The Court of Appeal is grappling with a decision on whether a repeat sexual offender should be dealt with through criminal legislation or health.

The Hindu

Community leaders urge Chief Minister to release Nochikuppam fishermen imprisoned in Puzhal

The leaders said the men – K. Bharathi, S. Rupeshkumar, J. Kosu Mani and Ravikumar – were arrested in cases pertaining to the Marina Loop Road issue despite the government, Greater Chennai Corporation and Madras High Court sorting out the matter, and the fishermen personally meeting Mr. Stalin to thank him

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