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‘Without dignity’: how Veronica Nelson’s death exposed cruelty of Victoria’s bail laws

When coroner Simon McGregor hands down his findings on Monday the government is going to have no choice but to act

The Guardian - AU

Isla Bryson: Scottish college students ‘asked to strip in front of transgender rapist’

Ayrshire College said it had no prior knowledge of charges against the trans woman

Evening Standard

Double rapist Isla Bryson enrolled at college while facing charges

A transgender woman convicted of raping two women while she was a man was enrolled on a college beauty course involving spray tan sessions while…

The National (Scotland)

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Parents of man found dead in 'Monster Mansion' prison want answers

Jeremie Simmons was found hanged in his cell

Wales Online

Our 'vulnerable and disabled' son was found dead in Monster Mansion at just 21 - now we want answers

Jeremie Simmons, who was found dead in his cell, was described as vulnerable and mentally ill

Manchester Evening News

Decision to send trans rapist to women’s prison was ‘unnecessary shambles’, says prison chief

Isla Bryson, 31, formerly known as Adam Graham

Evening Standard

Scotland’s prisons are home to dozens of high profile gangland figures

The SPS said the rise in gang members was one of the most significant changes to the population within the last decade.

Edinburgh Live

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A Thai court sentences an activist to 28 years for online posts about the monarchy

A court in Thailand sentenced a 27-year-old political activist to 28 years in prison on for posting messages on Facebook that it said defamed the country's monarchy.

WEKU

Susan Pollack OBE: Holocaust Survivor tells her story for memorial day

A Nazi concentration camp survivor has urged people to end a culture of blame and instead learn from the past to put an end to atrocities we continue to see around the world. Marking Holocaust Memorial Day, Susan Pollack told The Standard: “Hate has a way of spreading. It isn’t…

Evening Standard

Texas death row inmates sue state over ‘brutal’ solitary confinement conditions

Class action lawsuit alleges prison authorities inflict ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ in breach of constitutional rights

The Guardian - US

Hundreds of children packed in El Salvador's overcrowded prisons -rights group

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Salvadoran authorities on Friday of "mass due process violations" in the detention of tens of thousands of people, including hundreds of children, in over-crowded prisons, citing leaked government data.

Reuters

Mum’s warning after Scots predator who raped three girls is released from prison

Liam Hanratty attacked three girls – aged 11, 13 and 16 – after grooming them online.

Daily Record

Nearly one in 10 Scots prisoners have links to organised crime including 23 gangland bosses

The population of gang members in Scottish prisons has risen in the last decade with many key figured jailed.

Daily Record

Texas death row inmates sue over solitary confinement

A group of Texas death row inmates have filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners who are awaiting execution

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Texas death row prisoners spend decades in solitary confinement. A lawsuit wants to end that “cruel” treatment.

Men sentenced to death in Texas are held in isolation until their execution dates, with little human contact, medical care or legal help, according to a lawsuit filed to improve treatment of the condemned.

Irish Mirror

Inmate, 25, found dead at Castlerea Prison named - as he is believed to have passed away in his sleep

Donegal man Keith Boyle was found dead in his bed at Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon on Thursday morning

Daily Mirror

Katie Piper launches behind bars documentary after unveiling hidden prison career

Broadcaster Katie Piper is to explore life behind bars for women and babies in a moving documentary, after revealing she's been working as a volunteer in women's prisons

Tribune News Service

Sayfullo Saipov found guilty of murder and terrorism charges for Halloween massacre on NYC bike path

NEW YORK — Sayfullo Saipov dreamed of martyrdom and being greeted by 72 maidens in the afterlife — he’s getting a prison sentence instead.

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Evening Standard

Trans rapist Isla Bryson to not be imprisoned at all-female jail the correct decision – Sturgeon

A transgender woman convicted of raping two women will not be imprisoned in Scotland’s only all-female jail, Nicola Sturgeon has said.The Scottish First Minister addressed the issue as the row continued over where Isla Bryson, 31, from Clydebank, should be imprisoned after being found guilty of two rapes carried out…

The Guardian - UK

Why Scotland’s gender reform bill is sparking concern over trans prisoner policies

Analysts warn of legal challenges if bill makes inmates’ access to gender recognition certificates easier – though jail allocation is decided case by case

Tribune News Service

Baltimore man pleads guilty to killing 2 people in consecutive days in 2021, gets life in prison

BALTIMORE — A Baltimore man on Wednesday admitted fatally shooting a man and a woman on consecutive days in May 2021, and was sentenced to life in prison.

AAP

West Sydney prison guards on strike again

Parklea Correctional Centre officers are striking for a second consecutive month for 48 hours as they continue to push for better pay and safer work conditions.

The Independent UK

Meetings with Lindh prompt move to revoke convict's release

A northern Virginia man convicted nearly a decade ago of supporting the Islamic State group as a teenager has now been accused of violating his terms of release by meeting with convicted a Taliban supporter

The Guardian - US

Wrongfully imprisoned Hawaiian man freed after over 20 years behind bars

Albert ‘Ian’ Schweitzer was convicted for the 1991 murder of Dana Ireland, a white female tourist

The Independent UK

France urges release of 7 nationals imprisoned in Iran

France has called for the “immediate release” of seven French nationals detained in Iran

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