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3 imprisoned Iranian female journalists win top UN prize

The United Nations says its premier prize for press freedom has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian female journalists “for their commitment to truth and accountability.”

The Independent UK

Alabama church shooter gets life for killing 3 at potluck

A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the killing of three people at an Alabama church dinner in June

The Independent UK

Officials move inmate stuck on US death row for years

Prison officials have moved a former drug dealer convicted of killing a 16-year-old Texas girl off federal death row to serve a life sentence in another prison amid criticism he should have been moved years ago after a judge deemed him intellectually disabled and vacated his death sentence

The Independent UK

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Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash

Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman

The Independent UK

OIC Holds Israel Responsible for ‘Martyrdom’ of Palestinian Prisoner

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation held on Tuesday Israel responsible for the “martyrdom” of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan in one of its jails. Accusing Israel of medical negligence, it condemned its inhumane treatment of Palestinian prisoners and their deprivation of their basic rights that are safeguarded by international treaties and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arrests, hunger strikes, protests – the life of Khader Adnan

A timeline of major events in the life of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who died in Israeli detention.

Al Jazeera

Int’l condolences after Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan’s death

The ICRC called on Israel to release Palestinian hunger striker Adnan’s body to allow his family to mourn.

Al Jazeera

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Prison worker ‘suspended for kissing Zara Aleena’s killer’

Woman was reportedly arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Evening Standard

Drug seizures quadruple at Greater Manchester prison

A total of 675 drug seizures took place at HMP Hindley between 2020 and 2023

Manchester Evening News

Who was Khader Adnan, the Palestinian who died on hunger strike?

Khader Adnan, a spokesperson for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, has died after a nearly three-month-long hunger strike.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainians captured defending Chernobyl nuclear plant starving in Russian prison

After a fierce firefight, Russian troops seized Chernobyl from the hands of Ukraine's National Guard on day one of the war at the end of February before taking over the 19-mile perimeter of the plant for over a month and bunking on the grounds

Daily Mirror

Family of Brit dad locked up in Indian prison saves dinner place for him every day

Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton, Scotland, was locked up amid accusations he was involved in a political murder plot in Punjab, northern India, which he and his family have always strongly denied

Daily Mirror

Family of Bodhi Risby-Jones offered advice by stepfather of man jailed for cocaine possession in Bali

Ashley Robinson, whose stepson was imprisoned in Bali for cocaine possession, has reached out to support the family of Bodhi Risby-Jones, the Noosa man accused of a drunken rampage in Indonesia last week.

ABC News

'Devil's Disciple' serial killer Patrick Mackay seen in Bristol after day release from prison

Patrick Mackay has so far served 47-years in prison and was denied parole only last month

Bristol Post

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New report claims 'jailing is failing' in the NT, as incarceration rates continue to rise

A new report from the Justice Reform Initiative is calling for money to be redirected from Northern Territory prisons into evidence-based alternatives as incarceration rates continue to rise.

Irish Mirror

Bishop exposes dire conditions at Mountjoy Prison and says drugs 'literally catapulted' into grounds

Bishop Martin Hayes said that despite the best of intentions, the prison system is under pressure and 'struggling to achieve rehabilitation' of inmates.

ABC News

Brothers 4 Life leader Bassam Hamzy allegedly used lawyer as go-between in drug ring, court told

Gang leader Bassam Hamzy is accused of using coded language about legal fees and barristers to hide a meth supply operation, all while he was in high-security prison.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rocket Fire From Gaza After Palestinian Hunger Striker Dies

Rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip Tuesday, an AFP journalist witnessed, following the death in Israeli custody of a leading figure in the Islamic Jihad group who was on hunger strike. The Israeli military in a statement said "sirens sounded in the area of kibbutz Saad" close to the…

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Bristol Post

The worst drivers jailed in Bristol in the past six months

We list the motorists put behind bars after a plethora of offences, including dangerous driving and causing injury by dangerous driving

Al Jazeera

Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison

Israeli prison authorities said Adnan was found unconscious in his cell after nearly three months on hunger strike.

The Independent UK

Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel after long hunger strike

Israel's prison service says a Palestinian prisoner has died after a hunger strike of nearly three months

The Conversation

'Too much money is spent on jails and policing': what Aboriginal communities told us about funding justice reinvestment to keep people out of prison

Justice reinvestment emerged in the United States more than 20 years ago as a way to reduce mass incarceration and its vast costs by addressing the social drivers of imprisonment.

The Guardian - US

Harvey Weinstein hires Bill Cosby’s lawyer for Los Angeles appeal

Disgraced film mogul, who is serving 23 years for rape and sexual assault in New York, was sentenced to 16 years in LA conviction

Wales Online

Family's plea for help as charity medic is held by Taliban in basement of secret prison

Kevin Cornwall has been held in Afghanistan since January

Daily Mirror

Family of man locked up in secret Taliban prison for four months beg for help

Kevin Cornwell, 53, has been held by the Taliban's intelligence agency since January 11. His family are worried for his health as he suffers from chronic kidney issues and requires hospital treatment

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