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Prison officers refused to take part in GAA game after 'taking offence' to Rory's Stories sketch

Rory O'Connor, the social media star behind Rory's Stories, explained how one of the skits thought up by the prisoners did not go down well

Irish Mirror

Edinburgh prisoner Peter Tobin’s cause of death finally confirmed in new documents

The Scottish serial killer was serving a life sentence at Edinburgh's Saughton Prison for three murders between the years of 1991 and 2006 - before he died in 2022, aged 76.

Edinburgh Live

The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

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DNA evidence reveals family man in Australia was teenage killer who escaped Nebraska jail

William Leslie Arnold killed his parents aged 16 in 1958 and escaped prison 10 years later, mystifying authorities until now

The Guardian - US

Jonathan Dowdall's father getting armed escorts to visit son in prison

A source said the high security escort – paid for with taxpayers’ money – has been provided several times in recent weeks

Dublin Live

Fraudsters feel the fear: why prison sentences may deter white collar crime

Financial criminals are less likely to reoffend if they spend time in jail – and colleagues are also deterred

The Guardian - UK

Jonathan Dowdall's father getting armed escorts to visit him in prison

A source said the high security escort – paid for with taxpayers’ money – has been provided several times in recent weeks

Irish Mirror

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Winnie & Nelson by Jonny Steinberg; The Plot to Save South Africa by Justice Malala – review

A beautiful and sad portrait of the Mandelas’ marriage of opposites is an insightful study of two huge characters, while a gripping and important book reveals how the ANC leader rescued his riven country from civil war

The Guardian - UK

Dad of prisoner who died after suffering stomach ulcer hits out over three-year wait for answers

Christopher Glancy described it as a “joke” that the family are still waiting for answers about his son Stewart’s painful death at HMP Addiewell

Daily Record

Six thugs who ruined lives have 'too soft' sentences extended

The Unduly Lenient Scheme was introduced to allow violent sentences to be extended

Liverpool Echo

Revenge-fuelled family, a prolific burglar and a 'predator' among those jailed in Greater Manchester this week

Prison sentences are handed down to the worst offenders each week at our region's courts

Manchester Evening News

Revealed: almost 1,000 rapes in prisons in England and Wales since 2010

Police data underlines fears for the safety of inmates and staff amid overcrowding and budget cuts as a result of Tory austerity

The Guardian - UK

Aiden Fucci’s mother jailed for 30 days for washing his bloody clothes after he stabbed classmate 114 times

Weeks after her son was sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his classmate to death, Aiden Fucci’s mother has been hit with her own sentence of 30 days in jail.

The Independent UK

Killer kid 'taunted zombie knife victim's mother from prison using a secret mobile phone'

Marques Walker, now 17, filmed himself rapping, dancing and smoking while on remand for stabbing Jermaine Cools, 14, seven times with a zombie knife in November 2021

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WEKU

The blues returns to Mississippi's Parchman Prison Farm

Mississippi's Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates education - including the blues.

The Guardian - UK

Napoleon’s words come back to haunt us as a prison barge for our times sails in

What ‘frightful miseries’ will await the 500 asylum seekers who are being housed in the Bibby Stockholm prison ship?

Liverpool Echo

Murderer who killed mum-of-three moved to open prison

Wynne struck Chantel Taylor in the neck with a meat cleaver

The Independent UK

Serial rapist Andrew Barlow recalled to prison months after failed bid to block release

‘Offenders are subject to tough licence conditions and when they breach them, we do not hesitate to return them to custody’

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The Hindu

Morning Digest | Karnataka set for counting of votes; Cyclone Mocha to be stronger than expected; Home Ministry prepares Model Prisons Act 2023 to replace British-era law, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

Zenger

Bitcoin Thief Who Stole Nearly $5 Million And Was Photographed In Cash-Filled Bathtub Gets 4 Years In Prison

On Thursday, Gary Harmon, a resident of Ohio, was sentenced to a four-year prison term after he pled guilty in January to stealing mo

Irish Mirror

Ronnie O'Sullivan opens up about personal demons in enthralling Late Late Show interview

The snooker legend says he 'went off the rails' for a few years after both his mother and father were sent to prison.

Reason

Alabama Schedules First Execution After Monthslong Moratorium and 'Sham' Investigation

After an array of botched and unsuccessful executions, the state's Department of Corrections says its ready to start executing inmates again.

PC Gamer

YouTuber is facing 20 years in prison for intentionally crashing his plane in a real-life GTA stunt and then lying about it to the government

Trevor Jacob admitted that his 2021 in-flight emergency was actually staged as part of a sponsorship deal.

The Canberra Times

How ACT prison's 'flawed' banking system became one inmate's cash cow

Changes to the jail's banking system were recommended in 2017.

Daily Record

Twisted rapist jailed for 34 years for series of sex attacks back in prison six weeks after release

Andrew Barlow was originally handed 13 life sentences for his sickening crimes.

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