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Transgender rapist will not serve sentence at all-female prison – Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the decision at First Minister’s Questions at Holyrood.

The Independent UK

Transgender rapist Isla Bryson moved to male prison in Scotland

Bryson had been remanded in Cornton Vale women’s prison sparking a huge row

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon confirms rapist Isla Bryson will not serve her sentence in women's prison

The First Minister insisted there was no 'automatic right' for a trans woman convicted of a crime to serve their sentence in a women's prison

Daily Record

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Transgender woman convicted of rape not allowed to serve sentence in women’s prison

Isla Bryson, from West Dunbartonshire, committed the crimes against two women before she transitioned

The Independent UK

The U.S. Probation System Has Become a Quagmire

What was originally intended as an alternative to incarceration has become a system for mass state control.

Reason

Estranged wife accuses rapist of transgender ‘sham’

Isla Bryson raped two women when she was a man, and is believed to be held in a women’s prison.

The Independent UK

Hundreds rally as hunger strikers weaken

Hundreds of people staged a candlelight vigil in central Bangkok on Thursday evening in support of two hunger striking political activists whose health is deteriorating fast.

Bangkok Post

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Young inmate found dead at Castlerea Prison as investigation launched

A full investigation has now been launched into the circumstances of his death in Roscommon

Irish Mirror

Jail time and wrist slaps: US secrets probes boast messy history

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, Joe Biden and now Mike Pence join a long line of U.S. officials investigated for mishandling classified material. A look at dozens of similar cases over decades shows that the Justice Department’s decision to press charges is rarely as simple as it might seem.

Tribune News Service

Life insurance ad featuring serial killer Harold Shipman attracts criticism

Shipman committed suicide in prison having been sentenced to life for murdering 15 elderly patients

Birmingham Post

Thug brutally battered girlfriend before issuing grim 'parting shot'

Domestic abuser left nurse unable to walk for weeks after he came out of prison a "different man"

Liverpool Echo

Indonesia’s charity laws in spotlight after Lion Air crash scam

Three charity workers have been given prison terms for misappropriating $7.8m from a victims’ fund set up by Boeing.

Al Jazeera

Wheatfield Prison records largest number of phones, drugs and weapons seized last year

No contraband was found in three prisons in the country

Dublin Live

Junta amnesty backflip concerns Australia

Concerns have been raised after Myanmar's junta cancelled the amnesty of Australian Professor Sean Turnell, who was imprisoned there for 650 days.

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The Independent UK

Freed after 20 years, Hawaii man reflects on case, future

A Hawaii man who spent more than 20 years in prison for the murder and rape of a tourist has been released because of new evidence

Chicago Tribune

Judge slaps ex-Chicago college student who spied for China with 8 years in federal prison

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Chicago college student to eight years in federal prison for spying on behalf of the Chinese government, saying it was clear that his ultimate goal was to become a “sleeper agent” and infiltrate some of the United States’ most sensitive operations.

The Independent UK

Report: Louisiana often holds inmates beyond release dates

The U.S. Justice Department says Louisiana's prison system routinely holds people beyond their release dates

Daily Mirror

Police officer jailed for lying twice that wife was driving when caught speeding

Mark Hinchliffe has been handed a six-month prison sentence after the officer got his wife to attempt to take the blame for two speeding offences over fears he'd lose his job

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Sons of Panamanian ex-president released from US prison

The two brothers are expected to return to Panama on Wednesday, where they and their father face corruption charges.

The National (Scotland)

Gender reform 'doesn't change' where trans criminals are jailed, says Nicola Sturgeon

NICOLA Sturgeon has said that the Scottish Parliament’s gender reform legislation “doesn’t in any way change the system” which determines…

The Guardian - UK

Trans woman guilty of raping two women remanded in female prison in Scotland

Politicians, campaigners and UN special rapporteur concerned by case of Isla Bryson, who offended before she had transitioned

Daily Record

Mum's horror as son ties her up, threatens to pour boiling water over her and demands £10k

Michal Strehlau, 27, kept his own mother prisoner in her home for hours before she managed to escape.

Los Angeles Times

Savannah Chrisley reveals the dividing line when her life began 'falling apart'

"Chrisley Knows Best" star Savannah Chrisley is struggling with the reality of her parents' absence and says that her life is "falling apart" after they began their respective prison sentences for tax evasion last week.

The Independent UK

Panama awaits return of ex-president's sons in bribery case

Two sons of former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli are expected back in Panama after completing prison sentences in the United States for laundering millions of dollars in bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht

Wales Online

Man with incredible criminal record caught using stolen bank cards

As he was arrested he told police: 'I haven't done anything since I came out of prison 10 years ago and now I'm getting done for wearing some d***head's jacket'

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