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‘We never stole from kids, just insured places’: Armand Schaubroeck, the ex-con muse of Andy Warhol

A gangster at 14 and in maximum security prison by 17, he turned his experiences into warped rock that thrilled New York’s art scene. Fifty years on he recalls one of music’s strangest careers

The Guardian - UK

Missouri Man Freed After 34 Years In Murder Conviction

Missouri man released after 34 years in prison due to overturned murder conviction. Legal battles ensue.

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Alabama Families Sue Over Missing Organs In Autopsies

Families sue Alabama prison system over missing organs from autopsies; UAB denies involvement in research.

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Brickbat: Go Big or Go Home

A federal judge in Texas has sentenced a civilian employee of the U.S. Army to 15 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to five counts each of mail fraud and filing a false tax return. Janet Yamanaka Mello, who worked as a financial program manager at Fort Sam Houston,…

Reason

Inmate found dead in Canberra's prison

Police are investigating the 35yo man's death.

The Canberra Times

3 inmates dead and at least 9 injured in rural Nevada prison 'altercation,' officials say

Officials say three inmates are dead and nine others have been transported for medical treatment as a result of an “altercation” at a maximum-security prison in the rural mining city of Ely, Nevada

The Independent UK

Man Sentenced To Life For Fatal Stabbing In NYC

Assamad Nash sentenced to prison for fatally stabbing Christina Yuna Lee in NYC. Incident raises concerns about anti-Asian violence.

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Texas Prisoners Are Being 'Cooked Alive' by High Temperatures, Investigation Says

Last year, one prison's temperatures stayed above 100 degrees for 11 days.

Reason

Relatives sue for prison video after guards charged in Black Missouri man's death

Relatives are suing for prison video of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards

The Independent UK

Inmate advocates describe suffocating heat in Texas prisons as they plea for air conditioning

Advocates for Texas prison inmates are asking a federal judge to declare the state's lack of air conditioning in most facilities as unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment

The Independent UK

9/11 terrorist begs judge to send him back to France because he is fearful of execution if Trump is president

Zacarias Moussaoui is the only person to be convicted in a US court for his role in the 9/11 conspiracy

The Independent UK

Who Is Sandra Hemme: US Woman Served More Than 40 Years In Prison For Murder She Didn't Commit

Sandra Hemme, wrongly convicted of murder, was freed after 43 years in prison, highlighting significant flaws in the US justice system.

International Business Times UK

IDF charges reservist with aggravated abuse of Palestinian prisoners

Indictment comes as nine other soldiers appear in Israeli military court over allegations of sexual abuse of detainee

The Guardian - UK

Are Palestinians being tortured in Israeli prisons?

The detention of nine soldiers has prompted protests in Israel. What are the soldiers accused of doing to the prisoners?

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83-year-old Alabama former legislator sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for kickback scheme

The longest-serving member of the Alabama House of Representatives was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison

Al Jazeera

Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing ‘terrorist’ group

The British-Pakistani preacher was previously imprisoned in 2016 for encouraging support for ISIL (ISIS).

Radio France Internationale

Morocco's King Mohamed VI pardons imprisoned journalists and activists

King Mohammed VI pardoned three Moroccan journalists, as well as an activist and a historian, on Monday, to mark his 25th anniversary as monarch.

The Independent UK

A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown

A lawyer for Ilya Yashin says the prominent Kremlin critic has been moved to an unknown destination from his prison where he was serving an 8 1/2-year sentence for criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine

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British Preacher Anjem Choudary Sentenced To Life In Prison

Anjem Choudary, a British preacher, sentenced to life for leading terrorist group ALM and promoting extremist ideologies. Choudary's follower, Khaled Husse...

The National (Scotland)

Far-right rage as Israel opens inquiry into ‘substantial abuse’ of prisoner

FAR-right protesters in Israel have forced their way into a military facility after the government launched an investigation into the “significant…

The Independent UK

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has been sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group

Texas Observer

Neo-Nazi Gang Affiliates Attacked a Mixed-Race Family in Martindale, Only One Was Arrested

Members or supporters of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, identified by the Texas Observer and Bellingcat, appear to have perpetrated a possible hate crime at the location of a river tubing company.

AAP

Prisons boss says he was 'scapegoat' after teen died

A former corrective services boss says he was blamed for government failures after an Indigenous teenager fatally self-harmed in custody.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about the bravery the girls had to find’: the prison film where convicts dance with their daughters

In US documentary Daughters four children accompany their incarcerated fathers to a special prom in a Washington DC jail. The result is so emotional even the cinematographer couldn’t stop crying

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Former Federal Prison Officer Faces Additional Charges For Sexual Abuse

Former correctional officer at a federal women’s prison in California faces 15 counts of sexual abuse and civil rights violations. Justice Department inten...

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