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14m ago Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed by Supreme Court, dies in Mississippi
49m ago To reduce reoffending, prisoners need better support after release
51m ago ‘I’m gonna go on a murder spree’: Killer begged to return to jail after murdering ex-partner days after prison release
4h ago From Big Stage To Prison Cell: The Sad Reality Behind This Former Idol Singer’s Lifelong Sentence
5h ago Madhya Pradesh prisoner, nicknamed Mr Good who never skipped parole, escapes from jail just 9-months before his 14-year sentence completed

Ex-police prosecutor loses attempt to reduce sentence

A man who prosecuted sex offenders for Victoria Police while secretly filming a woman and teenage girl undressing will remain in prison after he lost an appeal.

AAP · Mar 2, 2023

Maurice Hastings, who was wrongly imprisoned for decades over 1983 murder, declared 'factually innocent' by US judge

Having spent decades behind jail for a murder he did not commit, Maurice Hastings is declared innocent of murder by a Los Angeles judge.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

LA man imprisoned for decades declared factually innocent

A Los Angeles man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit has been declared factually innocent

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

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Sirhan Sirhan who assassinated Robert F Kennedy in 1968 is denied parole

California board decide that the 78-year-old prisoner is not fit to be freed from prison yet

Wales Online · Mar 2, 2023

Trump supporter in plot to firebomb Sacramento Democratic HQ sentenced to prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of two Trump supporters behind a plot to firebomb Sacramento’s state Democratic Party headquarters was sentenced to prison Wednesday, but sentencing for the second was delayed after his attorney asked for the courtroom to be closed over concerns for his client’s safety.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

From Pentonville Prison to Barcelona - the extraordinary tales of Charlie Oatway, the street fighter rescued by Cardiff City

The former midfielder admits he owes his career to Cardiff City

Wales Online · Mar 1, 2023

Prison officer in court charged with smuggling drugs into jail

Peter Hughes is charged with five offences

Liverpool Echo · Mar 1, 2023

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Sacramento sheriff reverses stance, agrees to provide warm clothing to jail inmates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper has reversed his position on providing cold-weather gear to jail inmates, with the county informing advocates late Tuesday that the sheriff will use inmate welfare funds to buy warm clothing for all inmates, advocates say.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

Paedophile breached court order by using neighbour's phone to access Facebook

Philllip Ethersee, 46, of Bridgend, was given a suspended prison sentence for attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child

Wales Online · Mar 1, 2023

Ex-Just Eat driver denies selling drugs while delivering Big Macs as judge imposes two-month sentence

A two-month prison term was imposed on married father-of-one, Renan Ricardo Da Costa

Irish Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

Elizabeth Holmes gives birth to second child and seeks to delay prison sentence

Attorneys cite Theranos founder’s two children as reasons why she should be allowed to remain free while she appeals conviction

The Guardian - US · Mar 1, 2023

Georgia prisons see unprecedented number of suicides

ATLANTA — Georgia prisons set a record for inmate suicides last year, with 39 men and one woman taking their own lives, an analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

Mum who was 'high on meth 24/7' shares how she turned her life around

Natalee King, from Florida, US, spent time in prison for drug-driving and suffered with depression after her late husband was crushed to death a truck during a tragic training accident in 2013

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

Jailed gangland murderer sues government over claims prison officers broke his arm

Antoin Gray is claiming £20,000 for injury he says he sustained in clash with prison officers

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

ISIS brute who beheaded two female Western tourists found dead in his cell

Morocco’s prison service said on Tuesday that Abderrahim Khayali, 36, who was sentenced to death over the 2018 beheadings of two western women, had killed himself

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Suu Kyi's lawyers unable to meet with her to plan appeals

Lawyers for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is serving a 33-year prison sentence on what are widely seen as contrived charges, have been denied meetings with her as they prepare her appeals

Bangkok Post · Mar 1, 2023

Hunger strikers in 42nd day

About 200 people rallied outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday evening in support of two young activists now on the 42nd day of a hunger strike to press for freedom for political prisoners.

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

Prison guard given £10,000 by robber to send him hundreds of explicit pictures

Rachel Martin had an 'intimate' relationship with criminal Raymond Abraham at HMP Guys Marsh and received 'at least' £10,000 from him as she sent him explicit pics and women's underwear

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The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Student charged after ‘knocking teacher unconscious over Nintendo Switch’

The 17-year-old student could face a prison sentence of up to 30 years if convicted

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Andrew Tate ‘sought help of right-wing politicians from prison’

Tate instructed two associates to tell Mr Simion and Ms Iovanovici-Sosoaca that supporting him would be “very good for their careers”

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

Here’s why so many people sleep rough on Britain’s streets – Sunak’s Tories have chosen to leave them there

Ministers can fix this: during the pandemic, rough sleepers were moved to warmth and safety. Now they are left to perish, says writer and activist Danny Lavelle

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023

Moroccan Jailed for Killing European Hikers Commits Suicide

A Moroccan sentenced to death for the beheadings of two Scandinavian tourists has killed himself in prison, Moroccan officials said. The facility where he was held in the eastern city of Oujda said in a statement that staff found his body early Tuesday. The prisoner was among convicted ring members…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2023

Linda Kasabian, Charles Manson follower who helped send him to prison, dies at 73

LOS ANGELES — In 1969, 20-year-old Linda Kasabian came to California to find God. Instead, she found Charles Manson.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 1, 2023

Andrew Tate Apparently Demanded A Hairstylist In Prison And For What, You Balding Bastard?

He should've asked for polish.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

Steve Bannon proclaims ‘I ain’t going to prison’ at NYC court appearance

NEW YORK — Trump adviser Steve Bannon isn’t worried about going to the big house because New York’s case against him is “a sham.”

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