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Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ+ law could lead to death penalty for same-sex 'offences'

People in same-sex relationships in Uganda now face the possibility of life in prison after the country’s parliament unanimously passed its 2023 anti-homosexuality bill. The legislation, which Amnesty International has called “appalling”, “ambiguous” and “vaguely worded”, establishes a range of harsh penalties for same-sex “offences” – including the death penalty…

The Conversation

HMP Lowdham Grange confirms third prisoner death in 3 weeks

The prison holds nearly 900 male inmates

Nottingham Post

‘Facebook rapist’ escapes from prison and on run after staging his own death

Thabo Bester, who targeted his victims by finding them on Facebook, was found "dead" last May after a burned body was left in his cell - but he was later spotted in shops and restaurants in an upmarket part of Cape Town

Daily Mirror

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Freed 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Rusesabagina leaves Kigali, reaches Qatar

Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film "Hotel Rwanda" about the 1994 genocide, has arrived in Qatar after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, Rwanda's government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Spanish judges reject vicious Lanarkshire prisoner's bid to return to Scotland

William McDonald wanted to be repatriated close to home to serve the remainder of his 15 year prison sentence for stabbing his former partner three times at his holiday home in Alicante.

Glasgow Live

A tragic accident should not have landed Auriol Grey in prison. The UK justice system is stuck in the dark ages

The UK’s obsession with jail time is counterproductive and cruel. There are better ways to deal with wrongdoing, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Oliver Schulz: bail for Australian former SAS soldier accused of murdering Afghan man in war crime

Schulz would be ‘extremely vulnerable’ in prison and at risk from Taliban sympathisers if he remained there, court hears

The Guardian - AU

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NY to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Alice Sebold rape case

A man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a Syracuse University student has settled a lawsuit against New York state for $5.5 million

The Independent UK

Police appeal for help to trace wanted Salford man recently released from prison

Craig Thompson is known to have links to Salford

Manchester Evening News

Police issue appeal over wanted Eccles man recently released from prison

Anthony Haney was released from prison this month

Manchester Evening News

Real Housewives Vet Jen Shah's Prison Sentence Has Been Shortened As Rep Shares Update About Time Behind Bars

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah has had her 6.5-year sentence reduced, and her rep shared an update about her time in prison.

Cinemablend

Stephen Bear's girlfriend Jessica Smith shares old WhatsApp texts from disgraced star

Stephen Bear's girlfriend Jessica Smith has shared messages where the pair discussed marriage prior to the disgraced star's prison stint for voyeurism and two counts of 'revenge porn'.

Daily Record

Stephen Bear’s girlfriend shares WhatsApp messages he sent her before he was jailed

The girlfriend of disgraced Celebrity Big Brother star Stephen Bear, Jessica Smith, has shared WhatsApp messages from when the couple first started dating

Daily Mirror

Former Australian soldier charged with war crime vulnerable to Islamic extremists in jail, lawyer argues

The lawyer for a former serviceman charged with a war crime tells a Sydney court his client should be granted bail because he is "extremely vulnerable" to Islamic extremists in prison.

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The Guardian - AU

Former Australian soldier fears Taliban retribution in prison after being accused of war crime, court hears

Former SAS trooper, accused of killing Afghan man, has sought bail in a Sydney court after being arrested a week ago

The Guardian - US

Marjorie Taylor Greene led delegation to visit Capitol attack defendants in jail

The Republican extremist high-fived and shook defendants’ hands, calling them ‘political prisoners’

Irish Mirror

Seriously ill Irishman 'going blind' in horror Iran jail cell as family start petition to free him

Tipperary-born travel consultant Bernard Phelan, 64, has been held in a prison in the city of Mashad since last October.

Irish Mirror

Deluded Graham Dwyer still denying murder of Elaine O'Hara after appeal fails

Dwyer, 50, is expected to spend up to another 20 years in prison after the three-judge Court of Criminal Appeal rejected his appeal against his murder conviction on Friday.

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The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: The four criminal cases that could leave Donald Trump in real trouble

In today’s newsletter: A guide to the key cases catching up with the former president

ABC News

Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle faces trial after his immunity defence fails

Former public servant Richard Boyle has lost his legal bid to be declared immune from prosecution as a whistleblower, meaning he could face the prospect of life in prison.

The Canberra Times

Justice system overhaul needed to break prison's 'cycle of harm' in ACT

The ACT can lead the nation, a group with high-profile backing says.

Daily Mirror

Paranormal investigator captures eerie sounds of murderer and burned woman in jailhouse

The Old Gaol in New Brunswick, Canada, was built in 1832 and was used as a temporary holding place until it closed in 1979 due to reports of terrible conditions for inmates and protests by locals

Belfast Live

Prisoners' art in Belfast 'challenging public perception'

"It also lets the public see that these people are trying to change their habits."

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trump, Facing Potential Indictment, Holds Defiant Waco Rally

Facing a potential indictment, Donald Trump took a defiant stance at a rally Saturday in Waco, disparaging the prosecutors investigating him and predicting his vindication as he rallied supporters in a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement. With a hand over his heart, Trump stood at attention…

Dublin Live

Graham Dwyer planned 'new life abroad' before failing to overturn murder conviction

Dwyer, 50, had been bragging to inmates at the tough Midlands Prison in Portlaoise of his plans to move abroad and start afresh

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