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Man charged after rapist Isla Bryson alleges ‘abuse’ in prison

A man has been charged in connection with alleged threatening and abusive behaviour after double rapist Isla Bryson claimed to have suffered…

The National (Scotland)

Man charged after trans rapist Isla Bryson alleges ‘abuse’ in prison

Police Scotland said a 24-year-old has been charged after an allegation of a hate crime was made at HMP Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Newcastle's penal settlement and its roll call of rogues

Coal River was certainly full of 'interesting' lads.

Newcastle Herald

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Rules for trans prisoners must be clear before criminals take advantage of grey area

Sunday Mail Opinion says this problem is bigger than Isla Bryson and, unfortunately for Humza Yousaf, it is not going away.

Daily Record

Trans rapist Isla Bryson 'victim of hate crimes in jail' and complains of being treated like 'monster'

The notorious inmate, who only transitioned while on bail, says they have become a victim of transphobic attacks in prison.

Daily Record

Seattle man sentenced for 'horrific' murder, sexual violation of Yakama woman

SEATTLE — King County Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Friday stopped a senior deputy prosecutor from reciting the facts of Charles Becker's crimes out loud, saying that everyone in his courtroom knew the horrific details and Ryan did not want to see anyone retraumatized in the telling.

Tribune News Service

Where Free Willy cast are now – prison stint, Bond role and tragic fate of killer whale

Free Willy has long been a beloved blockbuster movie, with it remaining a staple in childhoods for decades - but where are the cast now? Scroll on as Mirror US dives in...

Daily Mirror

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Ex-prison nurse gets 6 years for smuggling drug-soaked papers into Miami detention center

A former prison nurse has been sentenced to six years after pleading guilty to smuggling more than 100 drug-soaked papers into a Miami detention center for federal inmates, who in turn paid him thousands of dollars and let him use a Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce for free.

Miami Herald

Easier condoms and lube, but prison's boredom busting hopes hit

There will be no funds for an multi-purpose industry building at AMC.

The Canberra Times

Palestinian minister of prisoner affairs dies in car crash

Qadri Abu Baker, chairman of the PLO’s Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission, was killed in a traffic accident.

Al Jazeera

Winnetka man faces up to a year in prison for price gouging N95 masks early in pandemic

Krikor Topouzian, 62, was found guilty Thursday of buying nearly 80,000 masks in the early months of the pandemic and selling them at large markups even as friends and law enforcement warned him of the products’ “scarce” material designation during the international crisis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tourist accused of vandalising Colosseum in Rome could face trial and up to five years in prison

If taken to trial, the suspect could be jailed for between two to five years and fined up to €15,000 (£12,850), police have warned

The Independent UK

Killer Myra Hindley 'still under Ian Brady’s influence' warned psychiatrist letter in jail

Brady and Hindley were jailed for the brutal murders of Lesley Ann Downey, 10, John Kilbride, 12, and 17-year-old Edward Evans. Years later while in prison they also confessed to the murders of Keith Bennett, 12, and 16-year-old Pauline Reade

Daily Mirror

Myanmar's Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army

Legal officials in Myanmar say its Supreme Court has scheduled hearings for this month to consider appeals from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against conviction in cases that saw her receive a total of 33 years in prison, legal officials said Saturday

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The Independent UK

Tourist who carved name into Rome’s Colosseum ‘is British fitness trainer’

The suspect, who is originally from Bulgaria, faces a hefty fine and up to five years in prison

The Independent UK

Meet the pioneering transgender inmates who fought for gender-affirming surgery in US prisons

Prisons are required to give trans people adequate medical care, but inmates have had to fight at every turn to access surgery and hormone treatments, prisoners and experts tell Josh Marcus

Chicago Sun-Times

40 years in prison for man convicted of killing ‘Chicago Fire’ staffer

Jonathan Owens, 34, was sentenced Thursday by Cook County Judge Steven Rosenblum.

Tribune News Service

More inmates come forward with lawsuits against California prison guard accused of rape

Eight more inmates have filed lawsuits alleging they were raped and abused inside the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, where former guard Greg Rodriguez is suspected of attacking at least 22 inmates and now faces 96 criminal counts that include rape, sodomy, sexual battery and rape threatening to use…

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The Texas Tribune

Former Texas Sen. Carlos Uresti, convicted for his role in Ponzi scheme, released from prison

The Democrat from San Antonio was initially sentenced in 2018 to 12 years in federal prison. His sentence was later reduced, and he will stay in a halfway house until December 2024.

Manchester Evening News

Eight new UK laws passed in the last week explained - including prisoner release dates, rogue landlords and more

A number of Bills have been granted royal assent by the King this week - here's what they all mean

Texas Observer

Texas Recruits High School Kids To Be Corrections Officers

Short on guards, the state hopes to attract students enrolled in corrections career training programs once they turn 18.

Tribune News Service

Gavin Newsom gets $380 million for San Quentin reforms. But he won’t commit to prison closures

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was able to wrest budget dollars from skeptical lawmakers for his plan to reform San Quentin State Prison — but the spending plan does not commit to closing more facilities, as some Democrats wanted.

Nottingham Post

Work to create 20,000 new prison places 'significantly behind schedule'

The Prison Reform Trust said the prison population had risen by 80% in the past 30 years

Liverpool Echo

Woman who said she was 'lucky not to be in prison' turns life around

A trial to support those in a cycle of addiction has been launched in Liverpool

Wales Online

Plan to create 20,000 new prison places 'significantly behind schedule'

The Prison Reform Trust said the prison population had risen by 80% in the past 30 years

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