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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.

The New Daily

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.

ABC 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."

Manchester Evening News

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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.

Newsroom.co.nz

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

The Hindu

Hamilton dad of prisoner who died of stomach ulcer in jail hits out at three-year wait for answers

Grieving Christopher Glancy said it was a “joke” that his family is still waiting for answers about his son Stewart’s painful death at HMP Addiewell after suffering a a stomach ulcer.

Glasgow Live

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

The killer was likely in agonising pain before he died in October 2022 at the age of 76.

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Manhunt under way for three escaped Queensland prisoners

Police have launched a search for three men who have escaped from a Queensland prison, south-west of Brisbane, on Sunday.

The New Daily

Disney bans strip clubs, tattoo parlours and booze shops from its parks - but not prisons

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been locked in a long-running feud with entertainment giant Disney for more than a year since Disney publicly condemned a bill which would restrict lessons on sexuality in classrooms

Daily Mirror

Dad of West Lothian prisoner who died of stomach ulcer hits out over wait for answers

Christopher Glancy has described the wait for answers as a "joke", after a three year inquiry into the death of Stewart at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian.

Edinburgh Live

Prison officers refused to take part in GAA game after 'taking offence' to Rory's Stories sketch

Rory O'Connor, the social media star behind Rory's Stories, explained how one of the skits thought up by the prisoners did not go down well

Irish Mirror

Edinburgh prisoner Peter Tobin’s cause of death finally confirmed in new documents

The Scottish serial killer was serving a life sentence at Edinburgh's Saughton Prison for three murders between the years of 1991 and 2006 - before he died in 2022, aged 76.

Edinburgh Live

The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

WEKU

DNA evidence reveals family man in Australia was teenage killer who escaped Nebraska jail

William Leslie Arnold killed his parents aged 16 in 1958 and escaped prison 10 years later, mystifying authorities until now

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Dublin Live

Jonathan Dowdall's father getting armed escorts to visit son in prison

A source said the high security escort – paid for with taxpayers’ money – has been provided several times in recent weeks

The Guardian - UK

Fraudsters feel the fear: why prison sentences may deter white collar crime

Financial criminals are less likely to reoffend if they spend time in jail – and colleagues are also deterred

Irish Mirror

Jonathan Dowdall's father getting armed escorts to visit him in prison

A source said the high security escort – paid for with taxpayers’ money – has been provided several times in recent weeks

The Guardian - UK

Winnie & Nelson by Jonny Steinberg; The Plot to Save South Africa by Justice Malala – review

A beautiful and sad portrait of the Mandelas’ marriage of opposites is an insightful study of two huge characters, while a gripping and important book reveals how the ANC leader rescued his riven country from civil war

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Daily Record

Dad of prisoner who died after suffering stomach ulcer hits out over three-year wait for answers

Christopher Glancy described it as a “joke” that the family are still waiting for answers about his son Stewart’s painful death at HMP Addiewell

Liverpool Echo

Six thugs who ruined lives have 'too soft' sentences extended

The Unduly Lenient Scheme was introduced to allow violent sentences to be extended

Manchester Evening News

Revenge-fuelled family, a prolific burglar and a 'predator' among those jailed in Greater Manchester this week

Prison sentences are handed down to the worst offenders each week at our region's courts

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: almost 1,000 rapes in prisons in England and Wales since 2010

Police data underlines fears for the safety of inmates and staff amid overcrowding and budget cuts as a result of Tory austerity

The Independent UK

Aiden Fucci’s mother jailed for 30 days for washing his bloody clothes after he stabbed classmate 114 times

Weeks after her son was sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his classmate to death, Aiden Fucci’s mother has been hit with her own sentence of 30 days in jail.

Daily Mirror

Killer kid 'taunted zombie knife victim's mother from prison using a secret mobile phone'

Marques Walker, now 17, filmed himself rapping, dancing and smoking while on remand for stabbing Jermaine Cools, 14, seven times with a zombie knife in November 2021

WEKU

The blues returns to Mississippi's Parchman Prison Farm

Mississippi's Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates education - including the blues.

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