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Vengeful double killer guilty of cutting throats of girlfriend and associate - old

Lee Peacock had only recently been released from prison.

The Independent UK

Trump, Pence and Biden won't go to jail

What happened to whistleblowers like our client Daniel Hale never happens to high-level government officials

Salon

Unsentenced prisoners make up a third of Australia’s prison population as bail refusals boom

Advocates urge overhaul of laws to ensure people aren’t needlessly funnelled into jail

The Guardian - AU

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Family says Sudan freed man convicted of killing US diplomat

Sudanese authorities have released a man convicted of the 2008 killing of a U.S. diplomat in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Khartoum

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab’s changes to open prison conditions ‘making public less safe’, Parole Board chief says

Reforms made without consultation mean serious criminals are being released ‘without crucial testing’

The Independent UK

Driver who injured cabbie went on to peddle cocaine on streets of Hucknall

He is now serving two long prison sentences

Nottingham Post

Foreign Secretary refuses to commit to release of Scot Jagtar Singh Johal

FOREIGN Secretary James Cleverly has refused to commit to seeking the release of Scot Jagtar Singh Johal from an Indian prison in what his family…

The National (Scotland)

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J&K: Govt Orders Premature Retirement Of 3 Prison Officials Over Corruption

The J&K government has ordered the premature retirement of three prison officials for their alleged involvement in corruption, anti-social activities, and underperformance. Read full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Pheu Thai pressed on royal-insult law

Political activists on Tuesday pressed the Pheu Thai Party to pledge that if it wins the coming election, it would repeal the law on royal defamation.

Bangkok Post

New drive to cut number of women prisoners

Blueprint unveiled in bid to keep more women out of prison amid record figures

Evening Standard

Uzbekistan jails protesters over anti-government unrest

Court sentences 22 people to various prison terms over last year’s unrest which left 21 people dead.

Al Jazeera

Police launch crackdown on drugs being smuggled into Perth Prison

Officers carried out patrols around the perimeter of the jail and the surrounding areas

Daily Record

Asaram Bapu sentenced to life imprisonment by Gujarat court in 2013 rape case

AHMEDABAD: A sessions court in Gandhinagar punished Asaram with life imprisonment after holding him guilty of rape and sodomy, a decade after his former devotee complained against him.

The Times of India

Uzbek court sentences 22 over deadly Karakalpakstan unrest

A court in Uzbekistan sentenced 22 people to various prison terms on Tuesday over the deadly unrest in the autonomous Karakalpakstan republic last July, the country’s Supreme Court said.

Reuters

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Glasgow gangster has prison escort and is handcuffed to guard as he gives eulogy at mum's funeral

John Hardie delivered the "emotional" speech at Springburn Parish Church after being escorted to the service from jail, where he is serving 20 years for his part in an attack on Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel.

ABC News

West Kimberley Regional Prison inmates work to provide food and relief to communities affected by flooding

Prisoners in the Kimberley are providing flood evacuees and emergency workers with meals and are gaining valuable life skills in the process.

The Guardian - UK

Urgent action needed to curb rise in prison deaths linked to spice, say UK researchers

Synthetic cannabinoids involved in nearly half of male prisoner deaths analysed in England and Wales

Newcastle Herald

Killer to be sentenced for threats in poem from jail

Convicted killer Justin Fuller will be sentenced in Newcastle District Court on Thursday for threatening to kill his former partner in a poem he sent to her from prison.

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Daily Record

Thug who murdered gangland boss Tam McGraw's brother given extra year in prison after razor attack

Thomas Main lashed out as he was being locked up for his own safety after another prisoner hit him, a court heard.

Daily Record

Notorious Scots gangster escorted from prison to give 'emotional' speech at mum's funeral

Despite being handcuffed to a security guard, violent John Hardie eulogised about his mother to a packed Springburn Parish Church.

Tribune News Service

ISIS soldier from Dearborn guilty in federal court terror trial

DETROIT — An Islamic State soldier from Dearborn captured on a Syrian battlefield five years ago faces at least 10 years in federal prison after a jury Monday convicted him of providing material support to a terrorist group.

The Independent UK

Ex-officer involved in 2020 protest shooting avoids prison

A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a deadly shooting during the 2020 Breonna Taylor protests has been sentenced to two years of probation

The Texas Tribune

“We are humans back here”: As Texas hunger strike wanes, prisoners speak out against solitary confinement

After 21 days, the last of many Texas prisoners to consistently refuse food ended his hunger strike. In letters to The Texas Tribune, two prisoners spoke out on the dire solitary confinement conditions that led them to starve themselves.

Chicago Tribune

Cook County prosecutors to drop all charges against R. Kelly, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announces

CHICAGO — Cook County prosecutors intend to drop all charges against imprisoned R&B star R. Kelly, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced Monday.

ABC News

Goldfields prisoner waited two hours for treatment after stroke, inquest hears

A WA coroner stops short of blaming prison and hospital staff over a 48-year-old Aboriginal inmate's death in custody, but says senior staff at a regional jail need to understand preservation of life is more important than the completion of paperwork.

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