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Freed Belgian aid worker lost weight, not sense of humour, during Iran ordeal

Freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele lost 30 kg (66 lb) but not his sense of humour during over a year in an Iranian jail, his spokesman said on Saturday following his release in a prisoner swap.

Reuters

Texas girl, 18, who was born behind bars to attend prestigious Harvard in the fall

A texas girl born in prison has defied the odds after graduating third in her class and secured a full scholarship to Harvard

Daily Mirror

Paris bomb plot mastermind swapped with aid worker in Iran-Belgium deal

Belgium and Iran exchanged prisoners on Friday in a controversial move that saw an Iranian diplomat convicted of attempting to bomb exiles in France returning to Tehran bedecked in flowers while a visibly gaunt aid worker headed back to Brussels.

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Soldier who became ISIS bride walks free from prison early after 15-month sentence

Former soldier turned ISIS member Lisa Smith was described as a model prisoner, which allowed her to have an early release from Limerick Prison

Daily Mirror

As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, questions remain about her motives

As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase

The Independent UK

The best new books released in May, as selected by avid readers and critics

A beautiful grifter, a defiant prodigy and a political prisoner star in this month’s best books, which our critics describe variously as "utterly engaging", "beguiling" and "profound".

ABC News

Three more Oath Keepers sentenced for roles in January 6 attack: ‘I was just another idiot’

Far-right ‘militia’ members were convicted on a range of felonies for their roles in the US Capitol attack

The Independent UK

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Parents described as 'monsters' in horrific abuse that killed 10-month-old in England

Two English parents convicted of murder in the horrific abuse of their 10-month-old son who died on Christmas Day have been sentenced to life in prison

The Independent UK

Emmerdale fans pick a side as Nicola plots revenge on Moira after crash drama

Moira could face prison time if Nicola gets the police involved

Leeds Live

Drugs gang boss on prison day release threatened ex and had her tyres slashed

Thomas Rayment told his frightened ex: "I told you to start taking me serious... take me seriously or pay the highest price you have ever paid".

Liverpool Echo

California man freed after spending 33 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit

Daniel Saldana was exonerated on Thursday by the Los Angeles district attorney’s office: ‘I’m just so happy this day came’

The Guardian - US

Alex Murdaugh’s accomplice takes plea deal and agrees to cooperate with FBI in dead housekeeper theft case

Corey Fleming confessed that he had taken part in one of Murdaugh’s financial schemes – and admitted that he knew what he was doing when he did so

The Independent UK

Despite budget surplus, Texas Legislature makes little money available for prison air conditioning

Stifling heat has killed inmates and exacerbated employee turnover in Texas prisons. But funding for air conditioning was whittled down in the draft budget released Thursday.

The Texas Tribune

Belarus upholds 8-year prison for journalist of newspaper serving country's Polish minority

Belarus’ Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-year prison sentence that was handed to a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority

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Fugitives on the run in Dubai face 31 years in prison for £150m VAT fraud

Police are hunting Arif Patel and Mohamed Jaffar Ali but were sentenced in their absence

The Independent UK

Belgium, Iran conduct prisoner swap in Oman, freeing aid worker and diplomat convicted in bomb plot

Belgium and Iran have conducted a rare prisoner exchange in Oman

Daily Mirror

Man who spent 33 years in prison over shooting of six teens is freed after wrongful conviction

Daniel Saldana spent 33 years in prison for a 1989 shooting in Baldwin Park, California before being declared innocent by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

The Guardian - UK

Belgium aid worker freed in prisoner swap with Iranian diplomat jailed for bomb plot

Deal to release Olivier Vandecasteele in exchange for Assadollah Assadi raises concerns Tehran’s hostage diplomacy has been rewarded

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Couple jailed for ‘savage’ Christmas Day murder of baby son

Finley Boden’s father imprisoned for minimum of 29 years and his mother for minimum of 27

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NL Interview: Hansal Mehta, Karishma Tanna on Scoop, Indian newsrooms and the real vs reel

Scoop, an upcoming Netflix series inspired by journalist Jigna Vora’s book Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison, will start streaming on June 2. In this conversation with Rajyasree Sen, filmmaker Hansal Mehta and actor Karishma Tanna talk about the new crime drama, and the role of the police,…

Daily Mirror

North Korea 'throws toddler in jail for life' after his parents are caught with a Bible

A two-year-old is set to spend his entire life in a prison camp after his Christian parents were found with a Bible in their homes, according to a report by the US State Department

Radio France Internationale

Jailed Dutch-Chinese scientist 'forgotten' by his country and company

Dr Zhang Mingqiang is in cell number 204 of Shanghai’s notorious Qingpu prison – sentenced to six years for spying. He worked for US pharmaceutical giant Amgen in charge of research and development at their Asian operations. Caught in the crossfire between Beijing, the US and the EU, Zhang and…

The Independent UK

Pope taps successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires, again says he might finally return home to visit

Pope Francis has tapped an Argentine bishop with years of ministry in the country’s prisons as his successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires

Reuters

Aid worker back in Belgium after Iranian diplomat prisoner swap

A Belgian aid worker arrived back in Belgium on Friday night from Iran, where he had been accused of spying and jailed until being freed in a prisoner swap with an Iranian diplomat who had been imprisoned in Belgium in connection with a failed bomb plot.

The Independent UK

Judge to sentence 2 Oath Keepers members after handing down punishment for group's founder

A judge is poised to sentence two members of the Oath Keepers who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with other members of the far-right extremist group during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot

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