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Suspect who escaped prison van in just his pants caught after two days on the run

Semi-naked prisoner Kyle Eglington escaped from the van through the side door and fled on foot having just appeared at Poole Magistrates' Court for "an offence he had not committed"

Daily Mirror

Texas teens embark on an idealistic quest to shut down the state’s last five youth prisons

Spurred by reports of inhumane conditions at Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities, Austin-area teenagers are lobbying the Legislature to reform the system.

The Texas Tribune

Commentary: Legislators can’t make effective laws for incarcerated people without seeing prisons

Illinois has inaugurated its 103rd General Assembly, with a host of new legislators.

Chicago Tribune

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FBI’s opposition to releasing Leonard Peltier driven by vendetta, says ex-agent

Exclusive: retired FBI agent Coleen Rowley calls for clemency for Indigenous activist who has been in prison for nearly 50 years

The Guardian - US

3 get life in slaying of Michigan guard over face mask order

A married couple and their son convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard who demanded the woman’s daughter wear a mask while shopping have been sentenced to life in prison without parole

The Independent UK

‘Prison after prison’: Debts trap foreigners in Vietnamese jails

At least 16 foreigners continue to be held over alleged unpaid debts and compensation despite completing jail terms.

Al Jazeera

Duo win appeal in model death case

The Appeal Court on Tuesday acquitted two of six defendants sentenced by a lower court to between five and eight years in prison in connection with the death of a model who died after she was hired to entertain party guests in Nonthaburi in 2019.

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Todd and Julie Chrisley begin prison sentences with social media love from their kids

Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley have traded airtime for jail time as the reality TV stars reported to prison for their yearslong sentences Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley enter federal prisons

Former Atlanta-based reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley entered separate federal prisons Tuesday after last year’s conviction on multiple bank fraud and tax evasion offenses.

Tribune News Service

Dad says 'I don't like bullies' as he's jailed for attempted murder

David O'Brien has now received three lifetime imprisonments for attempted murder

Liverpool Echo

How prisons, drug smugglers and the war in Ukraine made Australia's DroneShield a global success

The Australian company DroneShield is riding a global wave of demand for anti-drone guns, caused partly by the high-profile use of drones in the war in Ukraine.

ABC News

Iran's 'death committee' president unyielding in defence of clerical rule

As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi sat on a "death committee" overseeing the execution of hundreds of political prisoners in the Iranian capital, rights groups say.

Reuters

UK woman marries rapist serving 20 years in US prison after meeting through Spanish lessons

Vasquez, from Washington, was handed a 20-year sentence in December 2011 after being convicted of rape

The Independent UK

Deputy Prime Minister says Greater Manchester's worst rapist should remain behind bars

"My thoughts remain with the victims of Andrew Barlow, whose despicable crimes blighted the lives of dozens of women"

Manchester Evening News

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Besotted Scottish woman gets hitched to US prisoner serving 20 years

The pair, both 31, started a relationship despite living more than 3,500 miles apart and were engaged after just nine months. They then tied the knot in a Virginia prison on December 29 - under the Christmas tree in the visiting room.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow woman marries rapist serving 20 years in US prison after 9-month relationship

Admin worker Gemma Morgan says she fell in love with Leonel Vasquez through his mum, who also happens to be her Spanish teacher and they now speak every day after tying the knot last month.

The Independent UK

Cardinal Pell will be interred in Sydney crypt in February

An Australian cardinal who spent more than a year in prison before his child abuse convictions were squashed on appeal will be interred next month after a requiem Mass at Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral

Daily Record

Scots woman gets married to rapist serving 20 years in US prison

Gemma Vasquez tied the knot with Leonel Vasquez from Washington on a visit to his prison in Virginia on December 29 after meeting through his mum.

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American Siamak Namazi is on a hunger strike in Iranian prison. Why now and for what?

Namazi is on a hunger strike to mark the seventh anniversary of a prisoner swap that did not include him, and calling on Biden to free detainees in Iran. His lawyer spoke with NPR about those efforts.

Daily Mirror

Brit facing life in prison for killing terminally ill wife vows to stay in Cyprus if freed

Elderly Briton David Hunter, who is facing life in prison for allegedly murdering his terminally ill wife Janice, has vowed to stay by her side at her final resting place Tremithousa, Cyprus, if he is freed

Chronicle Live

Knife attacker who stabbed friend for refusing to give him £2 dies while serving indefinite jail sentence

Jonathon Mark Hogg was deemed a danger to the public and jailed after a horrifying attack on his friend in 2012

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Wagner Commander Seeks Asylum in Norway after Fleeing Russia

A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who had fought in Ukraine said he has fled to Norway and is seeking asylum after deserting in fear for his life. Andrei Medvedev, who joined the group on July 6 2022 with a four-month contract, said in a video posted by…

Glasgow Live

Prison guards flank Glasgow gangster Paul Lyons as he's allowed out of jail for dad's funeral

The 41-year-old's father passed away after falling outside his home last month and made his final journey to Glasgow Crematorium yesterday where 500 turned out to pay their respects.

ABC News

Death-in-custody inquest begins into suicide of Aboriginal man Bernard Hector, 31, at Darwin Correctional Centre

At the start of a three-day inquest, the NT coroner has heard Bernard Hector, 31, threatened suicide when he was remanded in custody but was not considered at-risk at the time of his death six weeks later.

The Independent UK

Sleepover Killer: Key dates and missed opportunities leading to murder of three children and pregnant woman

Timeline charts the Probation Service’s ‘unacceptable’ failure to spot threat from Damien Bendall

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