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Senators want answers in wake of AP’s prison investigations

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he plans to question the director of the federal Bureau of Prisons this week about why the agency continues to stand by a high-ranking official who beat Black inmates in the 1990s

The Independent UK

New York City to honor Central Park Five at park entrance

New York City is naming a gate in Central Park in honor of the five men who, as teenagers, were wrongfully convicted of the 1989 rape of a jogger and spent years in prison before being exonerated

The Independent UK

Black prison staff face overt racism and slurs at work, probe finds

‘We live in a racist world, I believe, and prison reflects the outside world,’ one Black staff member said

The Independent UK

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Black prisoners and white guards ‘should cook together to break down barriers’

Senior staff tell HM Inspectorate of Prisons the initiative could begin immediately, after report highlights deep divisions

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Lawrence murderer moves to tougher prison after being caught with mobile TWICE

David Norris was transferred from Category C Dartmoor to Category B Exeter after he sent selfies and WhatsApp messages from his cell. He was caught with a mobile phone in prison twice

Daily Mirror

HMP Bristol prisoners left without heating in freezing weather conditions due to 'intermittent heating issues'

HMP Bristol has confirmed the report of an anonymous source which claimed that A and G wings at Horfield prison have been without heating and hot water for nearly three weeks.

Bristol Post

Tennessee judge puts death row inmate's lawsuit on hold

A Tennessee judge has put on hold a case from a death row inmate alleging mistreatment by prison officials

The Independent UK

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Lamar Johnson was convicted of murder before two people confessed to the same killing. Why is he still in prison?

‘This is just a moment I’ve always been waiting for. And I’ve been fighting for over 28 years’

The Independent UK

Prisoner swap for Brittney Griner was one-sided

Griner can now resume her basketball career and make hundreds of thousands of dollars, while Viktor Bout can now resume his arms dealing ways that may result in the deaths of even more people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Missouri man seeks exoneration in murder; 2 others confessed

A hearing began Monday in a case that will decide if the conviction should be overturned for a Missouri man who has spent nearly three decades in prison for a murder that two other people have since confessed to committing

The Independent UK

Two Georgia men walk free from prison after 25 years as podcast reveals new evidence

“I’m just glad the truth finally came to light after 25 years,” said Lee Clark after he and Josh Storey were released from prison

The Independent UK

Two US men freed after 25 years as true crime podcast casts doubt on conviction

New evidence from Proof disputed prosecution’s case that Darrell Lee Clark and Cain Joshua Storey murdered with premeditation

The Guardian - US

Brittney Griner returns to basketball court after prison release but "undecided" on WNBA

WNBA star Brittney Griner has picked up a basketball after being freed from a Russian prison, but is yet to confirm her future in the sport after a whirlwind 2022

Daily Mirror

Drug gang with 'Macca Line' caused years of 'misery'

Police found two "graft" lines being ran by the gang

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The Independent UK

Murderer bragged to inmates about killing wife, first public parole hearing told

Russell Causley was handed a life sentence for killing Carole Packman in 1985, but has never revealed where he hid her body.

Daily Mirror

Boris Becker’s mum hails “best Christmas present” with him set to be deported to Germany

Former tennis player Boris Becker is set to be released from prison as early as this week, and his mother cannot wait to be reunited with her son back in Germany

Daily Record

Scots dad jailed in Iraq tells of heartbreaking moment cellmate begged 'don't forget about me'

Brian Glendinning's dad has helped Hussein Yactine's family financially while the Lebanese national remains in prison in Baghdad.

The Conversation

Brittney Griner's case was difficult for US negotiators for one key reason: She was guilty

The release from Russian prison of WNBA star Britney Griner has been greeted with general delight in the United States.

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The Guardian - UK

Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout joins ultranationalist party

Bout, who was released in prisoner exchange, could seek a seat in parliament, and has spoken of ‘pride’ in Putin

Wales Online

Dealers spotted openly counting drugs on train table

Police were waiting for Billy Hearn and Callum Booth when their train arrived in Swansea

Al Jazeera

Released Russian arms dealer Bout joins ultranationalist party

Viktor Bout was freed last week from a 25-year US prison sentence in swap for basketball star Brittney Griner.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudanese Court Orders Filing of Criminal Suit Against Director of Kober Prison

A Sudanese court ordered the public prosecution to file a criminal suit against the director of Kober prison for refusing to implement its decision to transfer a protester from solitary to group confinement. Last week, the trial of Mohamed Adam, also known as Tupac, and three other men, accused of…

Reuters

Spain exhumes 53 bodies from Franco dictatorship's shallow graves

Forensic archaeologists have exhumed 53 bodies from shallow graves in the Basque town of Orduna that were dug in 1941, as part of a process of healing the country's wounds from the Franco dictatorship era.

The Guardian - US

Tory Lanez trial: Megan Thee Stallion to testify over alleged shooting

The rapper’s attorneys confirmed the fellow music star would present testimony on Wednesday

Manchester Evening News

Bullying rapist 'Tank' tries to get out of jail by saying he was framed

Emmanuel Richards also lost an appeal against his 15 year prison sentence

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