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Maine shooting spree: What we know about the deadly attacks on a home and highway

Man just released from prison kills parents and their friends before going on highway shooting rampage. Rachel Sharp and Gustaf Kilander report

The Independent UK

Who is Joseph Eaton? Everything we know about Maine shooting spree suspect

Joseph Eaton was released from prison just four days before he allegedly opened fire in a shooting spree in Maine. Rachel Sharp and Gustaf Kilander report

The Independent UK

Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear some Suu Kyi appeals

A legal official says Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s convictions and requests for reduced sentences in several cases in which she was charged with corruption, election fraud and violating the official secrets act

The Independent UK

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Rishi Sunak brands Keir Starmer ‘Sir Softy’ as pair clash during tetchy PMQs

Labour leader had accused the Government of breaking public services, including the criminal justice system

Evening Standard

Sunak aims ‘Sir Softie’ jibe at Starmer during tetchy Prime Minister’s Questions

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the Government of breaking public services, including the criminal justice system.

The Independent UK

Kremlin critic Yashin defiant after losing appeal against long jail term

Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin on Wednesday predicted he would one day help build a "new and free Russia" after losing his appeal against an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence on a charge of spreading false information about the army.

Reuters

Stephen Silver sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder of Garda Colm Horkan

The jury of seven men and five women last month found Silver guilty of murdering the garda in the course of his duty.

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Russian soldiers admit killing children and tossing grenades at Ukrainian prisoners

Alexey Savichev and Azamat Uldarov said they, along with other mercenaries, massacred between 300 and 400 people, including about 40 children who were taking refuge in the basement of a nine-floor block of flats in Bakhmut

Daily Mirror

Moscow court Kremlin critic's appeal of prison sentence

A Moscow court has dismissed a prominent Russian opposition figure’s appeal of his 8 1/2-year prison sentence for criticism of Russia’s actions in Ukraine

The Independent UK

First Thing: Fox and Dominion settle for $787m election defamation lawsuit

Voting equipment firm was seeking $1.6bn. Plus, mother of Black teenager shot after going to wrong address speaks

The Guardian - UK

Thief jailed after stealing trailer worth more than £1,000 from Northumberland farm

Jamie Cliff has been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing a trailer from a farm in Rothbury

Chronicle Live

Prison food: what we learned from organising food-themed art workshops for women prisoners

There are two common misconceptions about food in British prisons: that it is either not fit for human consumption, or too luxurious to be enjoyed by those in prison. The artworks produced by the women prisoners in our project broke down both these myths.

The Conversation

Garda killer Stephen Silver sentenced to life in prison for capital murder of Detective Colm Horkan

Having gone into custody in June 2020, he will be aged 74 when he can first be considered for release by a parole board.

Irish Mirror

Lori Vallow trial – live: Chad Daybell wired $24k to his own children as police dug for Tylee and JJ’s bodies

Murder trial of ‘doomsday cult mom’ Lori Vallow is not being live-streamed on court TV. Follow along here for all the latest updates in the case

The Independent UK

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Orlando Sentinel

Scott Maxwell: DeSantis threatens Disney with prison. The wheels have come off

With Ron DeSantis dropping in the presidential polls and billionaire donors abandoning his campaign, Florida’s governor came to Orlando this week desperate to make a splash.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Canada-led Group Denounces ‘Sham Trials’ of Iranian Troops in Ukraine Jet Downing

Iran's sentencing of 10 alleged perpetrators in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner was criticized Tuesday by Canada and other countries whose citizens were aboard the flight, saying the "sham trials" lacked impartiality and transparency. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after…

Tribune News Service

Sentencing policy sparks clash over future criminal justice bills

WASHINGTON — A federal agency has given judges a new tool to reduce unusually long sentences for some prisoners if there is a change in a law, an approach Republican senators warned will hamper, if not destroy, the possibility of future criminal justice legislation.

Daily Mirror

Angry builder destroys £40,000 of walls in rage after being only worker on job

A 42-year-old builder who had 'rushed back to work' after leaving prison caused £40,000 worth of damage when he began destroying walls after discovering he was the only person onsite

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Family of slain paramedic Steven Tougher lays floral tributes, calls for stronger penalties

Steven Tougher, 29, was stabbed to death outside a Sydney McDonald's while on a break. His family is calling for mandatory prison sentences for paramedic assaults.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Belgium Requests Iran Transfer Imprisoned Aid Worker

Belgium submitted a request to Iran on Tuesday that jailed aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele be sent back to his country, which has agreed to a prisoner transfer treaty with Iran. Belgian Vandecasteele was arrested on a visit to Iran in February 2022 and sentenced in January to 40 years in…

Irish Mirror

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch looks almost unrecognisable out and about in Dublin after bombshell verdict

Our exclusive pictures show clean-shaven Hutch (60) inside a car in the Dublin area on Tuesday - a day after he was freed from prison, having been found not guilty of the Regency Hotel murder of David Byrne.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wall Street Journal reporter held on spying charges denied release on bail

A judge in Moscow ruled that Evan Gershkovich, 31, must remain behind bars while awaiting trial.

Los Angeles Times

Former 1-800 GET-THIN doctor gets 7-year sentence for multimillion-dollar fraud scheme

LOS ANGELES — A former doctor convicted of fraudulently submitting nearly $120 million in claims related to the 1-800-GET-THIN Lap-Band surgery business has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison.

Irish Mirror

Jonathan Dowdall's 'bags packed' and he's set for imminent prison move in wake of Gerry Hutch verdict

Exclusive: It is not clear if Dowdall has been admitted to the Witness Protection Programme or not, but sources say authorities in the Irish Prison Service acted to be ready for any eventuality - including potential security concerns, this week.

The Guardian - US

Biden urged to free Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier after decades in prison

Amnesty urges president to grant clemency to Peltier convicted of killing two FBI agents in trial rife with due process violations

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