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The legacy of the Soviet Gulag with 'Varlam' author Michael Prazan

The Gulag is synonymous with some of the worst mass human rights abuses of the 20th century, and also some of the lesser known. As many as 24 million people were imprisoned and some 1.6 million killed in the Soviet prison system. But no one was ever held accountable for…

France 24

Can California’s most notorious prison become a rehab center? Ex-residents weigh in

Thanh Tran and James King, formerly incarcerated advocates, on life inside the notorious San Quentin and the governor’s transformation plan

The Guardian - US

London Police Institutionally Racist and Sexist, Major Review Finds

London's Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist and misogynistic and unable to police itself, an independent review said on Tuesday, heaping pressure on the Met's new chief to reform Britain's biggest police force. The review was commissioned by the then-head of the Met, Cressida Dick, in 2021 after a serving officer…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Rights Report Accuses Syria Regime Services of Killing Thousands of Civilians

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Monday that it continues to monitor and track the arrests and killing under torture in Syrian regime prisons and security centers.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Woman, 32, found dead on morning after release from prison

Jaymielee Crow faced challenges with life in the community and had requested support with this

Chronicle Live

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets

Saudi Arabia has freed a Saudi-American citizen it had imprisoned more than a year over his old tweets critical of the kingdom’s crown prince

The Independent UK

Couple sentenced to prison in notorious San Jose baby kidnapping

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A woman and her boyfriend were sentenced to prison Monday in the April kidnapping of a San Jose infant, drawing to a close a case that drew national notoriety because of its apparent motive — the woman’s desire to fool another extramarital lover into believing the…

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Idaho bill to execute inmates by firing squad clears Legislature, heads to governor

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is poised to become the fifth U.S. state to approve prisoner executions by firing squad after the proposed law cleared the Legislature on Monday on its way to the governor’s desk.

Tribune News Service

Nicola Sturgeon has 'no regrets' over handling of trans rapist Isla Bryson

Bryson was initially sent to a women's prison after being convicted of two counts of rape, before being diverted to a male prison following a public outcry.

Daily Record

2nd officer in inmate's fatal beating gets same 20-year term

The second of three former correctional officers has been sentenced in the fatal beating of a state prisoner and received a 20-year prison term

The Independent UK

Lawyers and rights groups calls for greater scrutiny of DeSantis’s Guantanamo record

Lawyers who represent detainees at Guantanamo said the allegations could do ‘incredible damage’ to the standing of the United States. Richard Hall reports

The Independent UK

Plans to transform Edinburgh prison governor's home into Muslim primary school

A charity bought the old governor's house at Saughton Prison last year and have hopes to turn it into a school to teach up to 100 pupils as the Muslim population grows on Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Live

Stephen Bear's partner 'could face jail time after breaking prison rule'

Reality TV star Stephen Bear's partner Jessica filmed herself at HMP Chelmsford where she visited him inside prison for the first time

Irish Mirror

Thousands of Australians will not be able to vote in Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum

Thousands of people — including a significant number of First Nations Australians — will be prevented from voting on the referendum to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament if amendments to the referendum machinery bill are voted down in the Senate.

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Evening Standard

Watch: Robber guilty of Mayfair crime spree when £3m Bugatti smashed with hammer

A moped robber who carried out a terrifying 45-minute crime spree through Mayfair where a £3 million Bugatti was smashed with a hammer is facing years in prison.

Daily Mirror

Charles Bronson 'got on like house on fire' with prison officer pal who hopes he's freed

Charles Bronson became friendly with a prison officer during his 50 years in jail, despite their first encounter involving underpants and faeces smeared up the wall

Daily Mirror

Terrorist 'lynchpin' who plotted to blow up London Stock Exchange set for prison release

Mohammed Chowdhury, 33, has been freed and recalled to prison in the past but now the Parole Board has now deemed him no longer a threat to society.

The Independent UK

Terrorist jailed alongside Fishmongers’ Hall killer can be freed despite recalls

Mohammed Chowdhury was part of an al Qaida-inspired group sentenced in 2012 for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange.

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Where is Kenneth Noye now? As ‘The Gold: Inside Story’ airs on BBC One viewers want to know the whereabouts of the notorious criminal

Where is Kenneth Noye now? As the BBC airs a documentary about one of his most notorious crimes, viewers want to know what happened to him.

Bristol Post

Man who inflicted three-hour assault asks judge to jail him

Ryan Peck says he would not cooperate with a non-custodial penalty

IT Pro

Hacker who ran BreachForums could face 20 years in prison

The alleged administrator of leading online hacking community BreachForums has been arrested following a US police operation last week. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, who goes by the online moniker of ‘Pompompurin’, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud, according to court documents filed in the US. SEE…

Wales Online

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd reportedly to be 'freed after serving half of his prison sentence'

Jack Shepherd is set to be released after serving just three of his six-year prison sentence following the death of Charlotte Brown

Al Jazeera

Abu Ghraib survivor: Taking the hood off 20 years after Iraq war

A former detainee at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq recounts the horror and pain of his incarceration.

Daily Mirror

Boris Becker 'in talks' with BBC over commentary return after prison stint

Boris Becker returned to Germany after being freed from prison in December, after serving eight months of his two-and-a-half-year sentence for hiding assets from creditors

Irish Mirror

Garda killer Stephen Silver 'full of remorse' in prison as he's only allowed out of cell for food and psychological assessment

Silver was convicted of capital murder las t week

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