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Photos show squalid conditions at East Sussex site chosen to house asylum seekers

Campaigners say Home Office’s plans to use Bexhill site may retraumatise those fleeing oppressive regimes

The Guardian - UK

Sentencing body defends guidelines which kept child rapist out of prison

THE body responsible for setting sentencing guidelines has defended its rules following public outcry sparked by a child rapist dodging jail.

The National (Scotland)

Thousands of people like me are locked up with no fixed release date all because of New Labour’s political arms race

Nearly 3,000 of us are still in jail because of the infamous ‘imprisonment for public protection’ sentence, says author Terence Smith

The Guardian - UK

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Petition calls for child rapist Sean Hogg to be imprisoned after dodging jail

A PETITION has been launched to jail a child rapist who was spared prison despite being found guilty of “horrific” crimes.

The National (Scotland)

Decision to not allow press freedom organisation to visit Assange ‘shameful’

Next week will mark four years since Assange was taken to HMP Belmarsh from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

The Independent UK

Terror convict back in prison after meetings with Lindh

A northern Virginia man convicted on terrorism charges as a teenager has been sent back to prison for a year after violating conditions of his release by meeting with convicted Taliban supporter John Walker Lindh and others linked to terrorism

The Independent UK

Colbert on Trump: ‘He could end up the head of a violent white supremacist gang, but in prison’

Late-night hosts unpack the ex-president’s 34-charge indictment and anticipate his arraignment in Manhattan on Tuesday

The Guardian - US

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Met Police PC narrowly avoids jail for six-month campaign of stalking ex-girlfriend

A Metropolitan Police officer who abused his position as an officer to pursue his former girlfriend in a six-month stalking campaign has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

Evening Standard

Humza Yousaf questioned as Scottish child rapist avoids prison sentence

THE First Minister has spoken out amid anger at a child rapist avoiding jail time...

The National (Scotland)

Before Trump, which other world leaders were charged or jailed?

It is a US first, but Donald Trump joins a list of other world leaders in facing criminal charges.

Al Jazeera

Liz Truss told family of Londoner Morad Tahbaz jailed in Iran ‘you’re not my problem’, MPs claim

Tory MP Alicia Kearns said ministers “deeply distressed” British citizens imprisoned abroad through poor communication, including “speaking offensively” to their families

Evening Standard

It had to be a treehouse: how I found the perfect space to celebrate our ‘wood’ anniversary

This arboreal bolthole – with its fitted kitchen, outdoor bathtub and nocturnal owl soundtrack – enabled retired prison officer Andrew Stephen to finally unwind after a challenging few years

The Guardian - UK

Inside squalid rat-infested barracks of King Charles' guards dubbed 'worse than prison'

Disturbing photos from inside the Wellington Barracks, just 300 yards from Buckingham Palace, show piles of rubbish, clogged and filthy toilets and leaky appliances

Daily Mirror

Can Donald Trump run for president from jail?

The indictment marks the first time an investigation into Trump’s inner circle has actually impacted the former president himself

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas Sentences 2 Palestinians to Death for ‘Collaborating’ with Israel

A Hamas-linked military court in the Gaza Strip sentenced on Monday two people to death and four others to life in prison for “collaborating” with Israel. In a statement, the court said the death sentences would be carried out one by firing squad and the other by hanging. The four…

The Independent UK

Government rejected chances to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, say MPs

Ministers distressed Nazanin and others with ‘offensive’ comments – as evidence shows chances for release missed

Daily Mirror

Olivia Pratt-Korbel's devastated sister Chloe tells court 'I miss my best friend'

Yesterday, Thomas Cashman was sentenced to a minimum 42 years in prison after nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot in the chest in her house in Liverpool last August

Tribune News Service

Lori Borgman: Grace that sometimes seems too good to be true

There were three things our friend Dan loved (besides his wife): a good steak, a good beer and prison.

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The National (Scotland)

Drones being used to smuggle drugs into Scottish prisons

CRIMINALS are increasingly using drones in their latest ploy to smuggle drugs and phones into Scotland’s prisons...

Los Angeles Times

For California domestic violence victims who commit violent crimes, new bill provides hope

LOS ANGELES — When Susan Bustamante was on trial for murder in 1987, she was not able to give her side of the story.

The Orange County Register

An LA attorney has been in a Venezuela prison for a year. His family wants him home

It’s been one year since Eyvin Hernandez has hugged his family. It’s been one year since he’s been home.

ABC News

Canberra killer Danny Klobucar sentenced to jail for 'vigilante-style' attack on man he believed hurt a child

Danny Klobucar is sentenced to 19 months in prison for choking a man he was told had burnt his then-partner's child with a cigarette.

The Independent UK

Councils seeking ‘urgent’ answers from Government over site for asylum seekers

Councils for the Bexhill area are seeking information on how to respond to residents’ queries about plans for the former Northeye prison.

Liverpool Echo

How old Olivia's killer Thomas Cashman could be when he is released from prison

He was found unanimously guilty of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate suggests he could be shot after release from prison

Andrew Tate claims he will be murdered

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