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Australian man jailed for 13 years in Cleo Smith kidnapping

A man who kidnapped a four-year-old girl in Western Australia and held her captive for 18 days was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison on Wednesday, in a case that gripped the country.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

‘It’s inhumane’: anger at plan to house asylum seekers on barge off Dorset

People on small island of Portland say scheme would be bad for them and bad for those on the vessel

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Former UFC star Lee Murray "wouldn't change" his actions in £53m bank robbery

The former fighter, whose last MMA bout was against Anderson Silva, is keen to return to the sport in some way when he is released from prison in 2035

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023

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Idaho Gov. Brad Little signs bill banning gender-affirming care for minors

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho physicians who provide gender-affirming care to transgender minors could now face up to 10 years in prison.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

Robin Farris released from Colorado women’s prison after 30 years and governor’s commutation

DENVER — A small group huddled together Tuesday, chatting excitedly and holding colorful balloons as they waited for Robin Farris to walk through the doors of the Colorado Women’s Correctional Facility in Denver for the first time in more than 32 years.

The Denver Post · Apr 5, 2023

Family of Australian man jailed in Vietnam calls on governor-general to raise his case during visit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties

The governor-general is in Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam, and human rights groups are calling on him to raise the plight of political prisoners in the communist South-East Asian nation.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Prisoners unable to do basic tasks at weekends, inspectorate finds

Prison officers sometimes work 24-hour shifts at weekends while inmates are unable to access medical care, HM Inspectorate of Prisons said.

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

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Australian envoy visits Julian Assange in UK prison

Australia's new high commissioner to the UK, Stephen Smith, is the first consular visitor jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has received since 2019.

The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023

PM urged Australian envoy to visit Assange in UK prison

Australia's new high commissioner to the UK, Stephen Smith, is the first consular visitor jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has received since 2019.

AAP · Apr 4, 2023

Lawyers meet with jailed American reporter in Moscow prison

Lawyers representing an American reporter who was arrested in Russia on spying charges have met with him in a Moscow prison for the first time since his detention

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Suspect in Russia cafe bombing that killed pro-Putin blogger charged with terror offences

Darya Trepova, 26, faces up to two decades in prison, as husband insists she was framed

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Drunk driver who hit three people on Bruny Island sentenced to three years in prison

Sharon Louise Gordon hit three people while driving through a locked gate on Bruny Island on New Year's Eve in 2021.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2023

High Commissioner Stephen Smith visits Julian Assange in prison as NGO Reporters Without Borders turned away

Australia's High Commissioner to the UK visits Julian Assange inside Belmarsh Prison as the WikiLeaks founder asks what the Albanese government is doing to secure his release.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2023

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 · Apr 4, 2023

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The National (Scotland) · Apr 4, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

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 National (Scotland) · Apr 4, 2023

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 Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

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.

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The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

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 Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023

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.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 4, 2023

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...

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2023

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.

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

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

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