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Former CDB Henan Branch Head Gets 10 Years in Prison

Fu Xiaodong convicted of bribery after confessing to 22 transactions over 13 years in Henan and Ningxia

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Russian Opposition Leader Vladimir Kara-Murza's Powerful Final Statement to the Court

He made it prior to being sentenced to 25 years in prison for speaking out against Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.

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US ambassador visits WSJ reporter Gershkovich in Russian prison

The U.S. ambassador to Russia on Monday visited detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a Russian prison, more than 2 1/2 weeks since his arrest on spying charges, the American Embassy in Moscow said.

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Tight security at 'trial of the century' ends as Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch strolls out of court a free man

Traffic had stopped at times, some pulling down their windows to celebrate with one shouting: "Go on Gerry."

Irish Mirror

DeSantis says lawmakers will reassert control of Reedy Creek, jokes about building prison

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed Monday that the Florida Legislature will soon reassert control over Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, promising to void development agreements and even floating the idea of building a state prison near the world-famous attraction.

Orlando Sentinel

What is Palestinian Prisoners’ Day?

Marked every year on April 17, the event is dedicated to the centrality of prisoners to the Palestinian cause.

Al Jazeera

Former UFC fighter Karl Roberson facing charges after allegedly stealing $200K in jewelry from home

Karl Roberson, 32, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of his charges in connection with the burglary of a home in New Jersey.

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U.S. ambassador visits imprisoned WSJ reporter as countries pressure Russia on release

Gershkovich was "in good health and remains strong," Lynne Tracy said.

Axios

Expert urges Government to set up specialist mental health court

An urgent call three years ago for the Government to establish a specialised mental health court went unanswered, with one of the advocates saying things have further deteriorated

Newsroom.co.nz

Minnesota Court of Appeals rejects Derek Chauvin's request for new trial in George Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's appeal for a new trial outside Hennepin County.

Tribune News Service

'Stalin-style' show trials and unexplained deaths of opposition figures show the depth of repression in Putin's Russia

Longtime Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 25 years in prison after what the journalist and activist has dismissed as a 1930s-style “show trial”.

The Conversation

Inside Raoul Moat's true story - including horrific killing spree and police standoff

The Hunt for Raoul Moat is set to air this evening on ITV but the series has already sparked controversy.

Daily Record

Latest on Ukraine: Russia's prisoners, Brazil's diplomacy, the fight for Bakhmut

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

Hunting trips, sex and a BMW: former biathlon chief charged with corruption

Anders Besseberg has been accused of receiving various expensive gifts from Russia and, if convicted, he could face 10 years in prison in his home country, Norway

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Reuters

Wife of jailed Putin critic says 25-year sentence is 'recognition' of his work

The wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday that the 25-year prison sentence a Russian court handed him was recognition of the effectiveness of his work and showed that authorities fear him.

The Conversation

Pentagon leak of US intelligence on Ukraine and other allies shows failure to learn from Chelsea Manning affair

The world’s media was predictably alive last weekend with speculation about Jack Teixeira, the young US guardsman who was charged in a case involving leaked confidential US defence and intelligence documents. The actual charge levelled against the 21-year-old Airman First Class is the “unauthorised retention and transmission of national defence…

Reuters

U.S. envoy pays first visit to WSJ reporter Gershkovich in Moscow prison

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Monday said she had made her first visit to jailed Wall Street reporter Evan Gershkovich, who Moscow arrested two weeks ago on charges of spying.

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Who did Raoul Moat kill? The true story behind ITV's The Hunt for Raoul Moat

We reveal the true story behind The Hunt for Raoul Moat, including who he killed and why he was in prison.

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Edinburgh prisoner demands NHS sex-change op while serving life term for murder

Paris Green tied up and battered her 45-year-old victim to death alongside two accomplices in a cruel and barbaric assault which a judge said "beggared belief".

Tribune News Service

Putin critic jailed for 25 years in harshest anti-war ruling yet

Russia sentenced a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin to 25 years in prison in the harshest sentence yet handed down to an opposition activist.

Reuters

Russian court rejects US reporter Gershkovich's detention appeal

A Moscow court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to be freed from pre-trial detention, meaning he will stay in a former KGB prison until at least May 29 while a spying case against him is investigated.

The Independent UK

Opposition figure's sentence underlines Russian intolerance

The 25-year treason sentence imposed on prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza on Monday was a particularly severe show of authorities’ intensifying intolerance of criticism of the war in Ukraine and other dissenting opinions

Wales Online

'My life's been transformed after leaving prison and living in a house for the homeless'

Leo has had a rollercoaster life so far but believes that people should never give up even when things get hard

The Conversation

As Second Chance Pell Grant program grows, more incarcerated people can get degrees – but there's a difference between prison-run and college-run education behind bars

People in prison rarely get to go to college.

Daily Mirror

Stephen Bear's fiancé Jessica Smith shares his prison letters and says they 'make her melt'

Disgraced reality star Stephen Bear, 33, was sentenced to 21 months in prison at the beginning of March

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