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Thousands of Prisoners in Lebanon at Risk of Starvation

Prisoners in crisis-hit Lebanon are not only deprived of their freedom - due to the constant postponement of trials as a result of judicial strikes – but also face a shortage of medical supplies, lack of hygiene, and an increasing risk of starvation. In fact, the prisons’ food crisis is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole, could be free this week

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has applied for parole and is expected to attend a hearing on Friday that will decide if he can be released from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

The Independent UK

Get Ready With Me: the strange comfort of TikTok’s new confessional

Get Ready With Me videos have become the equivalent of ASMR on TikTok — soothing, sympathetic and relatable — even when they’re really not. From fentanyl addictions to prison stretches, here’s how the new breed of GRWM took root

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Influencers In France Could Face 2 Yrs In Jail For Posting A Selfie W/O Saying It’s Been Edited

Emily in Prison.

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'Babes in the Wood' killer died after catching Covid while serving life sentence

Russell Bishop was convicted 32 years after the murders of two schoolgirls in a woodland den

Wales Online

Security watchdog wants terror laws reform

Terrorists left to rot in Australian jails long after their prison sentences expire could soon be offered a major reprieve. The national security watchdog

The New Daily

National security watchdog wants terror laws overhauled

A review of laws enabling the detention of terrorists after they have served their prison sentences is recommending the power be scrapped.

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Fugitive Russian father convicted of insulting army is detained in Belarus

A Russian man who was sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting the army and had his daughter taken from him has been detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest, a lawyer said on Thursday.

Reuters

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero arrives in the United States after being freed from Kigali prison

The man who inspired the film ‘Hotel Rwanda’, Paul Rusesabagina, arrived in the United States after being released from prison in Rwanda last week.

Evening Standard

Morocco Denies Amnesty International Claims on Gdeim Izik Prisoner Case

Morocco’s General Delegation for Prison Administration denied on Tuesday recent claims by Amnesty International regarding torture and human rights violations against a prisoner detained in connection with the Gdim Izik Incidents. The country’s prison authority said in a statement that the prisoner, detained at the local prison of Tiflet 2…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nantes cathedral volunteer sentenced to prison for arson

The parish volunteer who started a fire that severely damaged the 15th Century Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes in 2020 has been sentenced to four years in prison for arson.

Radio France Internationale

Russia-Ukraine war: US ‘deeply concerned’ by Russia’s arrest of American journalist – as it happened

US secretary of state criticises Russia’s arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich

The Guardian - AU

Prisoner charged with murder over death of Ashley Bropho in Perth's Hakea Prison

Police charge a 42-year-old prisoner with murder over the death of Ashley Bropho in Hakea Prison earlier this month.

ABC News

Inmate charged with WA prison murder of Ashley Bropho

A sentenced prisoner will face a Perth court charged with the murder of convicted child sex offender Ashley Bropho at Hakea Prison.

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Charles Bronson says he's a 'man of peace who hates violence' and 'no danger to public'

Dubbed Britain's most notorious inmate, Charles Bronson is facing another parole hearing in a bid for freedom and claims he has "never been a danger to the public"

The Independent UK

EU slams prison term for Russian father in antiwar art case

Russia’s prosecution of a single father whose daughter drew an antiwar sketch at school elicited outrage from the European Union, even as the man, who fled house arrest before the verdict was announced, remained at large

Evening Standard

Charles Bronson claims he has ‘never been a danger to the public’ ahead of parole board decision

Notorious inmate claims he ‘hates violence’ and is a changed man ahead of parole board decision

The Independent UK

Hitman in New Jersey murder-for-hire sentenced to 16 years

A career criminal whose rap sheet includes bank robberies and a murder conspiracy was sentenced to 16 years for killing a New Jersey political consultant in exchange for money in 2014

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The Independent UK

Home Office planning to house asylum seekers in former prison

Charities say former prison that saw riots is an ‘unsuitable’ location for traumatised asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh judge breaks silence for first time after sentencing killer to life in prison

At his 3 March sentencing, Judge Clifton Newman gave Murdaugh one last chance to confess to his crimes and said Maggie and Paul would visit the killer every night

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As Todd And Julie Chrisley Remain In Prison, Daughter Savannah Chrisley Gets Candid About Dealing With Negativity

Savannah Chrisley got honest about handling negativity amid her parents' prison stints.

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Idaho couple starved 5-year-old, who had heart attack. Idaho judge’s sentence: probation

BOISE, Idaho — A Kuna, Idaho, couple who starved their then-5-year-old adoptive daughter to the point that she had a heart attack will not spend any time in prison after an Ada County judge sentenced them to probation.

The Conversation

Debate: The case of Pinar Selek is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by academics in Turkey and around the world

On 31 March 2023, a trial will be held in Istanbul against Pinar Selek, a sociologist, writer, feminist, anti-militarist and pacifist activist, exiled in France since the end of 2011 and facing life imprisonment in Turkey.

Daily Mirror

Oscar Pistorius' murdered girlfriend's mum to speak in court as he seeks release

On Friday, the parole board at Atteridgeville prison in South Africa is expected to announce its decision on whether to release Oscar Pistorius after serving half his sentence

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers to be housed on former prison site under Government plans

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick would describe it only as a ‘separate site’.

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