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Criminals using drones to drop drugs onto prison grounds

DALLAS — Shortly before midnight on May 4, 2022, a drone buzzed over a Fort Worth federal prison, carrying a package.

Tribune News Service

Exiled Olympic swimmer handed prison sentence over opposition to Belarus president

Swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia won two silver medals for Belarus at the London 2012 Olympics, as well as a bronze in Rio four years later

Daily Mirror

Architect of plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer to face sentence

Prosecutors are recommending a life prison sentence for a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor

The Independent UK

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Family of Scots prisoner with dementia beg for release on compassionate grounds

The family of 75-year-old Jim McDonald are begging prison chiefs to allow him home in time for New Year, while he struggles with dementia.

Daily Record

Corrie's Jodie Prenger performed at notorious prison and had jail cell as dressing room

Jodie Prenger - who plays Glenda Shuttleworth on Coronation Street - has spoken about her career in a recent interview, including her discussing having performed at Strangeways Prison

Daily Mirror

Bill forcing feds to fix prison cameras is signed into law

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul outdated security systems and fix broken surveillance cameras

The Independent UK

Co-leader of plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer sentenced to 16 years in prison

Plot was uncovered months before 2020 election

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Emmerdale fans 'work out' who goes to prison for Al Chapman's murder

Soap viewers who tuned in on Monday think they know how things will unfold

Liverpool Echo

Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli gives disgraced FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried advice on surviving jail time

Shkreli predicted Mr Bankman-Fried, currently under house arrest, could face challenges if convicted on fraud charge

The Independent UK

Whitmer kidnap plot ringleader sentenced to 16 years in prison

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of two ringleaders in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 16 years in prison and five years supervision.

Tribune News Service

ITV Emmerdale's Will Ash says Caleb has 'axe to grind' as he reveals backstory for Cain and Chas' brother

The former Waterloo Road star made his debut in the ITV soap on Christmas Day when he paid his long-lost brother a visit in prison

Manchester Evening News

Syria's Kurdish-led Forces 'on Alert' for ISIS Attacks, Says Official

Syrian Kurdish-led forces boosted security Tuesday a day after foiling a deadly ISIS group assault on a prison fearing that the extremists will strike again, a spokesman said. Authorities on Monday declared a state of emergency in Raqa, the extremists’ former de facto capital in northern Syria, after gunmen launched…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor gets 16 years in prison

The government had pushed for a life sentence, but the judge said that punishment was not necessary to deter future similar acts.

WEKU

Ringleader in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced to 16 years in prison

He was convicted in August of conspiring to abduct the governor in 2020.

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Reuters

Ringleader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years in prison

The leader of a foiled plot by members of right-wing militia groups to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court, prosecutors said.

Miami Herald

Editorial: Spy who helped Cuba fight Miami exiles to be freed. Once she’s out, banish her there

Cuba’s top spy in the United States will be freed from prison on Jan. 8 after serving just 20 years in a federal prison in Texas. She is said to be coming to Miami, briefly. If she comes, she should keep on moving for the repressive regime for which she…

Manchester Evening News

ITV Emmerdale fans in awe of Cain Dingle replacement despite spotting error in flashback scenes

Aiden Kane took on the role of a young Cain Dingle, usually played by Jeff Hordley

Dublin Live

Mr Flashy crony and Kinahan cartel hitman grilled over brutal murder of Robert O’Connor

Exclusive: Gardai reportedly went into Mountjoy Prison in the last number of days and conducted a number of interviews with prisoners

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Indigenous woman dies in hospital on Christmas Eve after suffering 'medical event' in Perth prison

WA's Department of Justice says the woman died on Christmas Eve after spending three days on life support at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s jailed ex-president Lee gets presidential pardon

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol issues pardons for more than 1,300 people in bid for ‘national unity.’

France 24

France in 2022: Macron re-elected, record heatwaves and a landmark terror trial

French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected for a second term as Marine Le Pen’s far-right party made historic gains in parliamentary elections. Temperatures hit record highs, sparking devastating forest fires. Football fans were hit with tear gas at the Stade de France, and a landmark terror trial saw the sole…

The Independent UK

S. Korea to pardon former leader Lee for corruption crimes

The South Korean government of President Yoon Suk Yeol is granting a special pardon to ex-President Lee Myung-bak, who was sentenced to a 17-year prison term for a range of corruption crimes

Bangkok Post

Necklace snatcher trapped inside gold shop

SONGKHLA: A convicted robber who had just been released from prison was arrested after being trapped by a shop's security door as he tried to steal a gold necklace.

Reuters

Belarus sentences in absentia former Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years in prison - BelTA

A Minsk court sentenced in absentia former Olympic swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia and political activist Alexander Opeykin to 12 years in prison for calling for sanctions and actions aimed at harming the national security of Belarus.

Liverpool Echo

Faces of 10 men banned from shops including Tesco, M&S, Co-Op, TK Maxx and Boots

One man on the list was banned from touching cars

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