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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.

AAP

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.

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‘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

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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.

AAP

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"

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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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

Cinemablend

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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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’.

France 24

'No information about my son': El Salvador's state of emergency over gang violence drags on

Protesters gathered in El Salvador's capital on March 28 to denounce ongoing human rights abuses under the state of emergency that was first enacted a year ago in response to rampant gang violence. Since then, Salvadoran authorities have apprehended approximately 66,000 individuals, accusing them of being gang members, but many…

The Independent UK

‘To Die For’ inspiration Pamela Smart will stay in prison after losing final appeal at Supreme Court

New Hampshire Supreme Court cited a ‘lack of jurisdiction’ in the decision

The Independent UK

South Africa manhunt for convicted killer who escaped prison

South African police have launched a manhunt for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester who escaped from a privately-run maximum security prison in the Free State province under bizarre circumstances

Los Angeles Times

As fentanyl deaths surge in California, lawmakers kill bills that would punish dealers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As thousands of Californians die each year from drug overdoses fueled by fentanyl, a bitter fight has emerged in Sacramento over how lawmakers can hold dealers accountable without refilling state prisons and waging another "war on drugs."

Edinburgh Live

Smart man plays squatters 'at their own game' as they move into his mum's house

The trouble started for Flash Shelton when he put his mother's house was put up for rent and a woman claiming to be a prison guard asked if she could move in.

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