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The criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week

Also locked up this week was a man who attacked a paedophile with a hammer after finding him watching vile child abuse videos

Manchester Evening News

Cop killer Dale Cregan poses for camera at maximum security prison

The picture has been slammed by Bryn Hughes, whose PC daughter Nicola was shot by Cregan in 2012

Manchester Evening News

County lines drugs gang preying on inmates inside youth prison, inspectors reveal

Young inmates at Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution in Rochester, Kent, have helped arrange for drugs to be thrown over the walls or dropped by drones. A source said this raises security concerns

Daily Mirror

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It's the shabby gateway to the city centre...but the face of Manchester's notorious crime street is changing

A total of £40m worth of designer goods and 72 shops have been seized in the latest raids

Manchester Evening News

Kremlin critic missing amid prison transfer, allies say

Relatives and allies of an opposition politician imprisoned in Russia say they haven’t heard from him in a month and are worried about his well-being

The Independent UK

Italy asks Brazil forward Robinho to serve prison sentence in home country

Italy has requested that former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho serves a 9-year prison sentence for rape in his home country, local media reported, citing Brazil's Foreign Relations Ministry.

Reuters

Texas death row inmate who cut out his eyes seeks clemency

Attorneys for a mentally ill Texas death row prisoner, along with faith leaders and mental health professionals are working to stop his April 5 execution, saying he'll never be sufficiently competent to be put to death

The Independent UK

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Gary Glitter's son shares 'dream' of living with his dad after jail release

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has recently been released from prison after being convicted of child sex offences, and his son has shared hopes to reconnect with him

Irish Mirror

Kim Kardashian surprises fans with new hair transformation at prison reform event

The reality star was attending the charity event for the REFORM alliance, along with TikTokers and other celebrities, when she unveiled the new look.

Daily Record

Paroled in Starved Rock killings after nearly 60 years in prison, Chester Weger seeks a hearing to prove his innocence

His lawyers want a judge to consider a DNA test they say points to another man and witnesses who say they were told a relative of one of the victims arranged for mobsters to kill the three west suburban women.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Militant Pacifists of World War II

War by Other Means tells the story of those conscientious objectors who did not cooperate with the government's alternative-service schemes.

Reason

‘Unsung hero’: the baker and activist whose death inspired calls for restorative justice

After Jen Angel’s shocking death, loved ones honor her legacy of punk zines, gourmet dinner nights and social justice projects

The Guardian - US

Kim Kardashian shows off new hair transformation as she debuts fringe

Reality star Kim Kardashian was attending a prison reform event when she showed off her new look

Daily Mirror

Mum of segregated trans prisoner doesn't think she would 'survive' in a male jail

Harryetta Thompson, 33, was moved into segregation at Cornton Vale, Scotland’s only all-women jail, after word spread about her past sex crimes.

Daily Record

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Irish Mirror

Love Island's Kaz breaks silence on 'terrifying' Dubai prison after drugs arrest

Love Island's Kaz Crossley was arrested at Abu Dhabi airport while in transit for a flight to Thailand but has now told pals she was locked up with up to 30 other women

ABC News

Caesar the dog had separation anxiety — but found his perfect home with Risdon prison program

Caesar used to be a shy and anxious dog that nobody wanted, but after prisoners participating in a program fell in love with him, he's now enjoying a life sentence at Risdon Prison — and the inmates are feeling the benefits as well.

The Independent UK

After 30 years, man wrongfully convicted of murder is free

As he languished in a Missouri prison for nearly three decades, Lamar Johnson never stopped fighting to prove his innocence, even when it meant doing much of the legal work himself

The Independent UK

Former Theranos exec seeks to avoid lengthy prison sentence

Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani has returned to federal court in a last-ditch attempt to stay out of prison while he's appealing a jury’s verdict convicting him of orchestrating a blood-testing hoax with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes

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Wales Online

Liverpool crime gang caught delivering heroin to Wales by covert police operation

Sending five conspirators to prison, a judge described peddling heroin as an "evil trade" which destroyed communities

Reason

Reason Files FOIA Lawsuit Against Bureau of Prisons for Inmate Death Records

Reason reported in 2020 on allegations of fatal medical neglect inside two federal women's prisons. The Bureau of Prisons heavily redacted reports that would show if women died of inadequate care.

ABC News

WA food bank comes up with unlikely solution to soaring demand for support services

As Louise prepares charity food packs, she admits that for the first time in a while, she looks forward to waking up and coming to work. You can't tell but she's a little different to the other volunteers at the Perth Foodbank. Louise is a prisoner.

Liverpool Echo

'Johno team' dealer dies in HMP Altcourse as prison slammed for healthcare failings

Sean Roddy became seriously unwell but was not admitted to the privately run jail's prison wing

Los Angeles Times

Savannah Chrisley says ‘it’s really weird’ seeing imprisoned father Todd with gray hair

Reality star Todd Chrisley has a new look these days, a month after starting his 12-year prison sentence for tax evasion and bank fraud in January.

Daily Record

Three men jailed for life after they intervened in violent dispute and killed 'wrong man'

Kane, Adamson, 19, Joshua Prescott, 20 and Ben Dawber, 19 were all sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Thomas Williamson, 30 who they fatally stabbed to death in the street after mistaking him for someone else.

Daily Mirror

Inside abandoned $2million prison with unbreakable walls - until inmates escaped

A prison in Florida, US, which opened in April 1978, has been left abandoned after violent inmates planned multiple escapes in the 46 capacity jail that had just 13 staff

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