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U.S. prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly

The additional sentence from last year's child pornography and enticement convictions in Chicago would add to 30 years the R&B singer and songwriter recently began serving in a New York case.

WEKU

UK embassy guard in Berlin gets prison for spying for Russia

A former security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for putting U.K. diplomats at “maximum risk” by selling secret information to Russia

The Independent UK

Man threatened with prison time after putting two fingers up to judge who jailed his brother

The judge made Ashley Griffiths apologise for his actions

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Prison officer denies ‘right wing terrorism’ offences

Ashley Neil Sharp was given conditional bail and will appear for trial on May 2.

The Independent UK

Transgender prison row heightens safety fears in Scotland’s LGBTQ+ community

Isla Bryson case has led to climate of growing hostility towards trans people, say equality campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Feds seek R. Kelly sentence that would virtually guarantee singer never walks free

Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to sentence Kelly, 56, to a quarter-century in prison as a result of his conviction in Chicago last summer. They said Kelly should not begin serving that sentence until after he has finished serving a 30-year federal prison sentence for racketeering.

Chicago Sun-Times

Celebrities JAILED in new dark Channel 4 show which is set to be a 'tough watch'

A new Channel 4 show will send celebrities to jail in order to get a taste of what life is really like in prison

Daily Mirror

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Could California be the latest state to restore voting rights to people with felony convictions?

Proposal would allow prisoners to vote in what advocates see as a matter of racial justice – but challenges lie ahead

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Missouri wrongly convicted them. They shouldn’t need to beg with a GoFundMe to get by

Lamar Johnson, and Kevin Strickland before him, are the first two beneficiaries so far of a measure Missouri lawmakers approved two years ago giving local prosecutors an avenue to correct a grave injustice. Under the new law, a prosecutor may, at any time, file a motion for a judge to…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: It’s time to abolish long-term solitary confinement

Texas prisoners living in solitary confinement are leading a hunger strike and risking starvation to highlight the cruelty they face on a daily basis — and that is only the most recent high-profile reminder of the horrors of long-term solitary confinement. Prolonged isolation is a devastating practice and a moral…

Chicago Tribune

Free after 14 years in prison for selling medical weed, California man aims to change US law

It’s the little things — going to the grocery store, cleaning the house, finishing yardwork — that Luke Scarmazzo is grateful for after being imprisoned for something that very likely wouldn’t land him there now.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Gangland hitman attends dad's funeral in Glasgow handcuffed to prison guard

William Paterson arrived at the funeral at Glasgow Crematorium handcuffed to a male security officer. The 43-year-old is serving a life sentence for the 2010 murder.

Glasgow Live

Death in Paradise first look as bad news arrives for Neville as he struggles in jail

Death in Paradise will air the second episode of a two part story, as Neville Parker finds himself imprisoned over a murder he says he didn't commit

Daily Mirror

US prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for his child pornography and enticement convictions last year in Chicago

The Independent UK

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Daily Record

Trans prisoner segregated in women's jail after threats over child sex abuse

Harryetta Thompson, 33, was allowed to live among the female population of Scotland’s only all-female prison until threats were made against her this week.

Tribune News Service

NC man slashed at cop with a flag pole on Jan. 6; now he faces up to 4 years in prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On Jan. 6, 2021, Matthew Beddingfield used a flag pole topped by an American flag to slash and stab at the genitalia of a police officer trying to keep him out of the U.S. Capitol.

The Independent UK

Texas death row inmate dies after December surgery for tumor

A spokesperson for the Texas prison system says a man who had been on the state's death row for nearly 30 years after being convicted in the killings of his girlfriend and her two sons has died of natural causes

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Lori Lightfoot removes city hiring barriers for ex-offenders

Lowering city hiring requirements to enable more formerly incarcerated people to find jobs could help slash crime. The mayor calls on the business community to follow suit.

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California lawmakers denied an anti-slavery bill last year but they are trying again

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers will once again introduce legislation that could ban imposing forced labor on inmates. This effort to amend state’s Constitution was rejected last year when lawmakers failed to pass it through the Assembly.

Salon

Report: Cap prison stints at 20 years

Shortening sentences "is integral to a wholesale reimagining of public safety," says the Sentencing Project

Irish Mirror

Gardaí on high alert as suspect in murder of Miriam Burns in Kerry home walks free from prison

Gardai have now formally asked state legal officers for the suspect to be charged with Mrs Burns’ murder.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh man sentenced to over 16 years in prison after serious sexual assaults

Steven Noon was sentenced to 16 years and six months imprisonment at the High Court in Livingston in connection with serious sexual assaults and assaults against a number of women.

ABC News

Taking over the Sri Lankan presidential palace was a high point for Wasantha. Then came six months of horror

This 29-year-old spearheaded a protest movement that toppled Sri Lanka's government. But after his triumphant moment, Wasantha was taken into a feared detention system where prisoners have been tortured and killed.

Liverpool Echo

Dad avoids jail after fracturing man's eye socket in concert square attack

The victim told the court the "random" attack had "ruined his life"

Liverpool Echo

Armed raid on innocent man's home over stolen government laptop

John Kamara served 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and woke this week to find armed police in his home

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