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By policing history, Poland's government is distorting the Holocaust

In January 2018, the Polish parliament passed a law that imposed prison terms of up to three years of anyone who claimed Poles had any responsibility for or complicity in crimes committed by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

The Conversation

San Quentin State Prison captain accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious person

A San Quentin State Prison captain was arrested last week on suspicion of sexually assaulting someone who was unconscious.

Los Angeles Times

Drunk man broke into ex partner's home using brick day after release from prison for beating her

Thomas Morgan, 34, was seen on a door bell cam stumbling from a taxi as he approached the victim Barry home, which he was prevented from attending by a restraining order

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Caged killer Michael Leonard - who burned woman alive - is treated in Cork hospital

Murderer Leonard is bedridden just eight weeks into life sentence for setting fire to a woman he had become obsessed with

Irish Mirror

'He made me feel worthless - I was carrying his child but the beatings and abuse carried on'

Jordan Burton, 22, had attacked the woman whilst she was pregnant

Manchester Evening News

400 love letters and a play: How two Indian prisoners found love

A former forest bandit and a trafficking survivor found love – and purpose – while serving life sentences in prison.

Al Jazeera

Editorial: Inmate workers deserve some compensation

More than 150 of Allegheny County’s 1,500 prisoners work at institutional jobs. They wash dishes, cook, sort laundry, serve food, clean housing units, work in warehouses and perform various other jobs that, one way or the other, must be done. Inmate laborers generally work eight hours a day, seven days…

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Kyrgyz ex-president released from prison, case to be reviewed

Kyrgyzstan's former president, Almazbek Atambayev, has been released from prison for medical treatment abroad, an ally said on Tuesday, as his case was sent for a review.

Reuters

Oscar Pistorius must never be freed for killing my sister, says Reeva Steenkamp brother

Six-time Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, dead at his home in Pretoria, South Africa, on Valentine's Day 2013 - with him later being sentenced to 13 years in prison for her murder

Daily Mirror

Reeva Steenkamp's mum feared husband 'would not survive' Oscar Pistorius prison visit

Barry and June Steenkamp said they cannot forgive Oscar Pistorius after the former athlete refused to admit to them that he deliberately shot their daughter Reeva in South Africa

Daily Mirror

Baby killer Kathleen Folbigg's prison letters reveal her hope for a 'genetic miracle'

Kathleen Folbigg complained of getting a "raw deal" in letters from prison tendered at an inquiry into her conviction.

Newcastle Herald

Folbigg's hope for 'genetic miracle' in prison letters

Kathleen Folbigg lamented the "raw deal" she received and hoped for a "genetic miracle", in letters tendered to an inquiry into her child-killing convictions.

AAP

Prisoner stands trial accused of raping three inmates

Accused serial sex offender Raymond Henry Garland allegedly raped a fellow inmate a day after the man arrived at the Queensland jail, a court has been told.

AAP

Mass trial opens in Chad over ex-president Idriss Déby's death

The trial of hundreds of alleged rebels accused of assassinating former Chadian president Idriss Déby Itno has got underway in a special court located at a prison outside the capital, N'Djaména. It is the latest mass trial instigated by the transitional government, which has faced opposition from protesters and from…

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Man sentenced to further 21 months in prison after kidnapping, stealing from woman in Gippsland

A man who has spent most of his adult life in prison has been sentenced to another 21 months behind bars after he kidnapped a woman in Moe in Victoria's east in 2021.

Reuters

U.S. makes fresh call for jailed Nicaraguan bishop's release

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols on Monday put fresh pressure on Nicaragua to release an anti-government bishop condemned last week to a 26-year prison sentence.

AAP

Army vet in need of mental health in prison, judge says

Christopher James Finn is in urgent need of mental health treatment in prison after suffering complex post traumatic stress disorder as a soldier, a judge says.

The Independent UK

Brooklyn U-Haul rampage suspect was previously arrested for stabbing brother and roommate, reports say

Records from Las Vegas described suspect Weng Sor, 62, as having ‘an unknown type [of] mental illness’

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Israeli soldier who assaulted Palestinian in West Bank sent to prison

Israel's military on Monday sentenced a soldier who was filmed assaulting a Palestinian near an army post in the occupied West Bank to 10 days in prison and suspended him from combat duty.

Leeds Live

Murderers attack staff at Leeds children's prison as safety concerns raised

There were 100 assaults on staff in the last reporting year at Wetherby Young Offenders Institution, as inspectors warn violence has increased

Tribune News Service

Michigan man convicted of threatening to kill Biden

DETROIT — A Northern Michigan man with a history of threatening Democratic politicians pleaded guilty Monday to threatening to kill President Joe Biden by bombing the White House.

Sports Illustrated

Ex–Michigan State Star Keith Appling Pleads Guilty to Murder

He faces 18 to 40 years in prison for the second-degree murder charge.

Daily Mirror

Oscar Pistorius's life behind bars on 10th anniversary of death of Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead at his home in Pretoria, South Africa, 10 years ago. The Mirror has been given exclusive details of Pistorius’s life in Atteridgeville prison

Edinburgh Live

Two Edinburgh inmates accidentally released from prison due to 'human error'

It is believed that the two prisoners who were being held at HMP Edinburgh, located on Stenhouse Road, were non-violent offenders and were quickly taken back to the penitentiary.

Glasgow Live

Barlinnie prisoner injured in shower room attack by Glasgow murderer

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard today that Andrew Palfreman set about Ahmed Badreldin in a row over banging walls and doors at the jail while he was awaiting trial for killing Barry MacLachlan in Lambhill.

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