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Labour demands answers on trans prisoner 'fiasco' from SNP justice secretary Keith Brown

Two MSPs have written to Keith Brown to ask why it took so long for the government to intervene over the prison transfers of Isla Bryson and Tiffany Scott.

Daily Record

Prison term sought for ex-Aoki head

Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 2-1/2-year prison term for the former chairman of business apparel chain operator Aoki Holdings Inc. in a bribery case connected to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

'It's creating an open prison': Plans to turn old library into huge 48-bed home scrapped after outcry

The 11,000 sqft building was heralded as a super-modern, state-of-the-art public space when it was first built in 1905

Manchester Evening News

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Connecticut family whose daughter was murdered fights to keep inmates like her killer in prison

HARTFORD, Conn. — When Elizabeth Carlson’s parents agreed to a plea agreement to send their daughter’s killer to prison for 42 years, they thought it was iron-clad.

Tribune News Service

‘Extreme injustice’: Homeless man with untreated schizophrenia fights 150-year sentence

MIAMI — The crime that Jared Stephens committed is not in dispute.

Miami Herald

A guard told me, ‘We will shoot you’: Life in a Donetsk prison

A Ukrainian social worker, jailed by Russia-backed separatists and freed in a wartime exchange, tells her story.

Al Jazeera

Dad went 'berserk' and attacked two men 'mercilessly' punching and stamping on them

Jamie Thomas approached his victims from behind and launched a surprise assault using his feet and fists

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Iranian Instagram couple sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after video of them dancing in Tehran goes viral

The influencer couple, who are in their early 20s, have been convicted of promoting indecency, colluding against national security, and producing propaganda against Iran's government.

ABC News

Prison boss said Veronica Nelson's family wanted 'someone to blame' in leaked email

A leaked email reveals the head of the prison where Veronica Nelson died in custody told staff last year the Aboriginal woman's family wanted "someone to blame" and accused the media of sensationalist coverage.

ABC News

Political prisoners are main obstacle to better relations with Cuba, US diplomat says

The U.S. government has made it clear to Cuban authorities that the imprisonment of hundreds of peaceful protesters who took part in island-wide demonstrations on July 2021 is the “most serious obstacle” to improving bilateral relations, the head of the U.S. Embassy in Havana told the Miami Herald in an…

Miami Herald

New Zealand PM welcomes change to Australia’s ‘corrosive’ deportation policy

Length of time someone has lived in Australia will be taken into account when considering whether to deport Kiwis who have been sentenced to a year or more in prison

The Guardian - AU

Warden at troubled California women’s prison faced sexual harassment, misconduct lawsuits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Investigations at California’s largest prison for women into sexual abuse and assault claims are continuing, and the acting warden who oversaw a probe that identified at least 22 potential victims has been moved out of the prison.

Tribune News Service

Gender reform bill ‘in no way related’ to trans prison row, Stephen Flynn says

SCOTLAND'S blocked gender reforms and the debate over where trans women should be imprisoned are “completely detached”, SNP Westminster leader…

The National (Scotland)

Paedophile will die in prison after being convicted of historic sex offences

"Innocent, cheeky young lad" saw life "unravel" after suffering years of abuse

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Morning Mail: Saudis to sponsor Australia’s World Cup, bail prisoner numbers soar, Adani fortune slides

Saudi Arabia’s tourist board to sponsor women’s tournament in Australia; unsentenced people in jail rises 120% in decade; Walter Sofronoff to lead ACT police probe

The Independent UK

SNP leadership says gender reform Bill ‘in no way related’ to trans prison row

Stephen Flynn, SNP leader in Westminster, said the prisons debate related to a ‘very small number of people’.

The National (Scotland)

Transgender prisoners: What are the facts in UK jails?

TWO high-profile criminal cases have sparked outrage in Scotland in the aftermath of the SNP's attempted transgender law reforms.

The Independent UK

North Dakota Republicans want to ban library books showing same sex relationships

If passed, librarians found violating the law could be imprisoned for 30 days and fined

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Chicago Tribune

Cook County prosecutors dismiss all charges against R. Kelly

CHICAGO — Cook County prosecutors formally dismissed all charges against imprisoned R&B star R. Kelly on Tuesday, marking a subdued end to indictments that made international headlines when they were announced four years ago.

The National (Scotland)

'No ministerial involvement' in Isla Bryson case, says Justice Secretary

MINISTERS were not aware that Isla Bryson was being sent to a women’s prison after her conviction for rape, the Scottish Parliament has been told.

The Independent UK

Italy on alert amid anarchist attacks on diplomatic missions

Italy has increased security around its diplomatic missions around the globe in response to what the foreign minister called “a crescendo of terroristic attacks” by an anarchist network that has been acting in solidarity with an imprisoned Italian militant

The Independent UK

Sturgeon blasted for ‘refusal’ to come to Holyrood over trans prisoners row

Scottish Conservatives had been calling for the First Minister to make a statement to MSPs on the management of trans offenders.

Evening Standard

Lea Peacock: Double killer guilty of murdering girlfriend weeks after being freed from prison

Lea Peacock tried to argue that his killing of Sharon Pickles was an accident

The Independent UK

‘Warped and angry’ killer guilty of cutting girlfriend’s throat in two-day violence spree

Lee Peacock killed Sharon Pickles and Clinton Ashmore just two months after he was released from prison

The National (Scotland)

Most Scots believe trans rapist Isla Bryson belongs in male prison, poll finds

MOST Scots believe transgender rapist Isla Bryson belongs in a male prison, according to a new poll.

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