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Why a far-right gang once tried to steal the corpse of France's Marshal Pétain

Fifty years ago today, a group of admirers of French Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Pétain spirited his coffin from the island where he died in prison and tried to bury him alongside fellow World War I heroes in Verdun. They failed.

Radio France Internationale

Kids' €15 toy helicopters being used to smuggle drugs into prison yards

Staff at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin removed one of the mini choppers from netting

Dublin Live

Fugitive Nicholas Rossi has electric wheelchair confiscated in prison - for using it as a weapon

The wanted sex offender attacked fellow inmates with it at HMP Edinburgh after they taunted him with "Nasty Nick" comments.

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SNP leadership hopeful Ash Regan vows to dump gender reforms if elected First Minister

Regan hit the headlines in October when she resigned as Minister for Community Safety in opposition to the GRR Bill, amid fears the safety of women and girls would be compromised.

Daily Record

Orange County, Calif., man who bought luxury cars with COVID-19 relief funds sentenced to prison

An Orange County, California man who fraudulently obtained $5 million in pandemic relief loans and then spent the money on lavish vacations, luxury sports cars and his own personal expenses was sentenced Friday to 41/2 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.

Los Angeles Times

Ex-NBA Players Sentenced to Prison After Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme

Anderson and Dooling will both serve prison sentences, as well as additional penalties for their role in a fraud scheme.

Sports Illustrated

Almost 1,000 prison guards hospitalised in just one year after attacks by lags

Mark Fairhurst, chairman of union the Prison Officers Association, called the country's prisons "the most hostile workplace in Western Europe" and said the most violent group of prisoners were the under 18s

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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

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

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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

Daily Record

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Reason

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.

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‘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

Daily Mirror

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 Record

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.

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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