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Man sentenced to prison for fraud scheme targeting Michigan tribe

A 69-year-old man has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that led to a federally recognized American Indian tribe in Michigan losing more than $1 million, authorities announced Monday.

Tribune News Service

Justice Secretary: Places in prison remain under ‘intense pressure’

Alex Chalk was appearing before the Commons Justice Committee.

The Independent UK

Two prime accused in the murder of panchayat president’s husband detained under the Goondas Act

Cuddalore police arrested 11 for murder of Mathiazhagan, husband of Shanthi. Rivalry from local bodies elections was the cause. Collector ordered detention of Masilamani & Pragalanathan under Goondas Act, served in Cuddalore Central Prison.

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‘Compassion not punishment’ — why Carla Foster’s abortion appeal matters

The 45-year-old mother of three, who was sentenced to 28 months in prison for having an abortion past the legal time limitations, is to be released from jail after appealing her sentence. Here, Claire Cohen on why she should never have been put behind bars in the first place

Evening Standard

Isolated, no air conditioning: Louisiana youth in solitary cells amid heat, ACLU says

The children allege they are given only few minutes outside their cells, with some even being maced

The Guardian - US

Mum jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to be released after appeal

A woman jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown has won her Court of Appeal bid to reduce her sentence…

The National (Scotland)

Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off to be freed from prison

‘This is a very sad case... It is a case that calls for compassion, not punishment,’ judge says

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Woman who was jailed for illegal abortion to be released from prison after sentence cut

Her sentence was described as ‘shocking and quite frankly terrifying’ by women’s rights campaigners

Evening Standard

Woman jailed for obtaining tablets to end pregnancy to be released after appeal

Carla Foster, 45, will be released from prison after her sentence for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy was reduced.

The Independent UK

Queensland police declined father’s requests for help before son was shot dead, inquest told

Raghe Mohamed Abdi was killed by officers while moving towards them with a knife on Logan Motorway south of Brisbane

The Guardian - AU

Brickbat: Too Rough

Former Wilmington, Delaware, police officer Samuel Waters faces up to eight years in prison after being convicted of assault, official misconduct, falsifying business records, and felony tampering with public records. Waters slammed a suspect's head against a plexiglass window during an arrest at a convenience store. Waters did not turn…

Reason

Pedophile priest sentenced for further child abuse

Jailed former priest David Edwin Rapson has been sentenced to more prison time for the historical abuse of three schoolboys in Tasmania.

AAP

Man accused of choking escort ex-partner denied bail

A man accused of choking his sex worker ex-partner and concealing a prison knife attack will remain on remand due to his violent criminal history.

AAP

‘Shocking’ scale of violence at Cookham Wood child jail, watchdog finds

Chief inspector of prisons describes conditions at the young offenders’ institution as ‘appalling’

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‘Shocking’ scale of violence at Cookham Wood child jail, watchdog report says

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor described conditions at the young offenders’ institution as ‘appalling’.

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Cities: Skylines 2 gets real as hell with welfare offices, prison labor

Every city has a dark side.

The Guardian - US

Louisiana prison guard loses job for taking in inmate’s newborn baby

Roberta Bell dismissed after offering to take in Katie Bourgeois’s baby for two months while she finished her prison term

Tribune News Service

Death threats and pedophilia accusations. How child trafficking took over California’s Capitol

California Democrats spent the final few days before summer recess in an unusual spot: embroiled in a legislative fight with Republicans, who typically operate in the shadow of the state’s blue supermajority.

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Federal judge dismisses Madigan-related bribery charge against ComEd

The dismissal means ComEd no longer faces criminal charges and avoids conviction, while others have faced prison time as a result of the investigation that targeted former state House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Tribune News Service

Auditor: Agency overseeing state’s worst sexually violent predators must improve

Some convicted of sex crimes are simply too dangerous to be let back on the streets even after they’ve completed prison sentences.

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji shifted from hospital to jail

V. Senthilbalaji, TN Minister, shifted to Central Prison in Chennai after discharge from hospital. Arrested for alleged money laundering in cash-for-jobs scam, he underwent bypass surgery while in judicial remand. ED allowed to interrogate him, but unable to do so. Court extended remand till July 26.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Michigan’s hate crime law is unconstitutional. Full stop

Last month, the Michigan House passed Bill 4474—legislation that would expand the state’s existing Ethnic Intimidation Act beyond current protections for religion, ethnicity and race, to categories including sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. HB 4474 would make it a felony hate crime offense to cause someone to "feel…

The Guardian - UK

Alarming rise of women in prison must be addressed, rights summit told

Numbers of jailed women rising far faster than men and their voices must be heard, say rights groups and former prisoners

The Guardian - UK

Iranian academic will appeal against prison sentence for criticising government

Sadegh Zibakalam was sentenced for tweeting in March about the alleged poisoning of schoolchildren in Iran

The Guardian - AU

Senior prison official’s court testimony at odds with government spin on Queensland youth detention

For months, the state government has defended conditions inside Cleveland, in the face of accounts by guards, judges and children documenting problematic practices

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