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Australian man may face charges for spitting on Indonesian imam at mosque in Bandung

Indonesian police say 47-year-old Brenton Craig Abbas Abdullah McArthur spat in the face of Imam M Basri Anwar to complain about the noise of Koran recitations coming through loudspeakers from a mosque, and could face more than a year in prison if convicted.

ABC News

California man gets 4 1/2 years for role in US Capitol riot

Federal authorities say a Southern California man who assaulted police with pepper spray during the storming of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison

The Independent UK

Assaulted prison guards receive £12m in compensation after 239 claims in five years

The Prison Officers Association union said the job was one of the most 'dangerous workplaces in Western Europe' with 1,000 officers hospitalised in 2021 alone

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Ribena bottles uncover one of UK's biggest prison drug smuggling rings involving nurse

Police began their investigation in 2019 after discovering that mental health nurse Amy Hatfield was smuggling items such as cannabis, tobacco, phones and chargers into HMP Lindholme in Doncaster

Daily Mirror

Wrongfully convicted Kansas man to get $7.5 million payment

A Kansas county will pay $7.5 million to a man who spent 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit

The Independent UK

Evil mum who drowned twins in bath will walk free on fifth anniversary of their deaths

Samantha Ford was sentenced to two concurrent 10-year prison terms for killing her IVF twins - but is set to walk free from hospital five years later having never served a single day inside

Daily Mirror

'My whole mindset was being a thief. A prison officer's joke changed everything'

Karl Smith was in and out of jail for decades for burglary, theft and drugs

Manchester Evening News

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Rogue builder ordered to pay nearly £133,500 to his victims or face three more years in prison

Alan Lee fleeced vulnerable customers out of thousands and left their homes in an unsafe condition

Wales Online

The Aussie Dude Who Went On A ‘Drunken, Naked Rampage’ In Indonesia Has Finally Spoken Out

He claims he only had one shot of vodka on the night.

Pedestrian.tv

IAS officer G Krishnaiah's wife moves SC challenging premature release of Bihar politician Anand Mohan

IAS officer G Krishnaiah's wife Uma Krishnaiah has moved the Supreme Court challenging the premature release of Bihar gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh from prison. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Wife of slain IAS officer moves Supreme Court against ex-MP Anand Mohan's release

Wife of slain IAS officer G. Krishnaiah, who was lynched by a mob led by former Bihar MP Anand Mohan in 1994, moves Supreme Court challenging his premature release from prison

The Hindu

Congress victory in Karnataka will awaken country against BJP’s effort to distort Constitution and shake democracy, says Mallikarjun Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge alleges that Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Lok Sabha but BJP MP from Gujarat Narayan Kachchadia was not disqualified even after being sentenced to 3 years in prison for assaulting a Dalit doctor

The Hindu

Purse-snatching thief dies just days after being released from HMP Durham

Convicted thief Brian Kerr was released from prison but died just 10 days after his release

Chronicle Live

Slain IAS officer G Krishnaiah's wife moves SC against ex-MP Anand Mohan's release

NEW DELHI: The wife of slain IAS officer G Krishnaiah, who was lynched by a mob led by former Bihar MP Anand Mohan in 1994, has moved the Supreme Court challenging his premature release from prison. Mohan was released from Saharsa jail on Thursday morning following an amendment in Bihar's…

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The Hindu

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10 years jail term in kidnapping, murder case

An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur on April 29 convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.

Nottingham Post

One of UK's largest prison drug smuggling operations uncovered after operation

2 people from Notts were involved in the conspiracy

Dynamite News

Mukhtar Ansari convicted in kidnapping, murder case, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur on Saturday convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Read further on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

'Suspicious' couple in BMW pulled over by cops and end up in jail over what they find

When police pulled over the BMW in Barrow, Cumbria, cops discovered 79 wraps of heroin and one of crack cocaine hidden in bags in the footwell, along with cannabis, a knife and £1,500 cash stashed away in the driver's door pocket

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The Independent UK

Political prisoners share how Jimmy Carter saved their lives

As Jimmy Carter rests in hospice care at his home in Georgia, The Associated Press reached out to former political prisoners who credit him with saving their lives

Cinemablend

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Michael Zegen Reveals The Unexpected Way He Learned About Joel’s Fate

Michael Zegen explains the unexpected way he learned about Joel's fate on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

WEKU

Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

A proposed Bureau of Prisons rule would put the majority of money sent to an incarcerated person from outside toward restitution or other fines.

The Independent UK

Man gets 240 years in prison for 2020 slayings of 4 people

A man convicted of four counts of murder and other charges in the fatal Indianapolis shootings of three young men and one young woman has been sentenced to 240 years in prison

Chronicle Live

Gateshead shop raider laughed and pulled 'crazy faces' after threatening to slit worker's throat

Andrew Lamb, of Gateshead, said he raided the Costcutters shop in Dunston out of desperation and so he was sent to prison and could get help for his alcohol addiction

Reason

This Bill Aims To Reduce Mass Incarceration by Encouraging States To Cut Their Prison Populations

The legislation, whose authors say two-fifths of prisoners are locked up without a "compelling public safety justification," would reward states that take a more discriminating approach.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham pilot plotted to smuggle illegal immigrants into UK

Another man joked 'I normally get arrested for drugs' after he was caught by the National Crime Agency

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