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A law was meant to free sick or aging inmates. Instead, some are left to die in prison

Jimmy Dee Stout was serving time on drug charges when he got grim news early last year.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023

Prison service boss 'not at liberty to say' who made Isla Bryson decision

THE HEAD of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is “not at liberty to say” who made the decision to send a transgender double rapist to a…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 22, 2023

Prison service chief ‘not at liberty to say’ who made Isla Bryson decision

The transgender rapist was initially taken to a female-only jail to await sentencing.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

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Scottish prison boss refuses to say who sanctioned Isla Bryson transfer to Cornton Vale

The head of the Scottish Prison Service denied she was leant on by SNP ministers to ensure trans rapist Bryson was transferred to a men's prison following public outrage.

Daily Record · Feb 22, 2023

Iran blames US for delay in prisoner swap deal

It remains unclear whether an agreement can be finalised as Tehran maintains Washington is acting in bad faith.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023

Coatbridge dad fractured man's eye socket in 'random' stag do attack in Liverpool pub

Scott Carter, 32, was on a stag do and under the influence of cocaine and alcohol when he attacked his victim Aaron Suleman in the early hours of the morning in a Liverpool pub.

Glasgow Live · Feb 22, 2023

Two Berlin Festival Films Relive Torture in Iranian Prisons

In “Where God is Not”, Iranian filmmaker Mehran Tamadon´s unflinching account of the torture of former political prisoners in Iran, the director asks his interviewees to relive the horrors of their incarceration. The film – which opened at the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday as part of a Tamadon…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2023

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Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s convicted killer to be sentenced

A man convicted of gunning down rapper Nipsey Hussle is expected to get life in prison when he's sentenced Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Alleged gang member pleads not guilty in California killings

A man with alleged ties to a California prison gang has pleaded not guilty to killing six people, including a teenage mother and her baby, last month at a central California home connected to a rival gang

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

US plans to allow Medicaid for drug treatment in prisons

The Biden administration is planning to reverse longstanding policy and allow the use of Medicaid to treat jail and prison inmates' substance use disorders and certain other health conditions

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Drug dealer freed from prison on day release didn't go back for six months

Inmate said he failed to return after racking up cocaine debt and being pressured into becoming smuggler

Liverpool Echo · Feb 21, 2023

Graphic videos show inmate's pain as officers strap him down

Graphic videos filed in a Tennessee court show a death row inmate who has just returned from the hospital repeatedly telling officers that he is in pain as they strap him so tightly to a bed that his arms turn purple

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Brittney Griner Announces Official Return to Mercury

The seven-time All-Star missed last season while imprisoned in Russia for more than nine months.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 21, 2023

California mulls statewide standards for religious garb in jails

Advocacy groups say ‘common sense’ bill would help protect incarcerated people’s right to religious freedom, expression.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Opponents describe hideous conditions in Nicaraguan prisons

Constant fear

Nottingham Post · Feb 21, 2023

21-year-old used 'knives as weapons' in 2 terrifying incidents in Newark

Reece Hislop was sent to prison

Glasgow Live · Feb 21, 2023

Glasgow gangster will stay in prison for murder of crime writer outside sex club

The Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh rejected Christopher Hughes' appeal against conviction for his part in the execution of Martin Kok in the Netherlands.

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Minister: No sexual assaults by trans inmates in women’s prisons since reforms

Damian Hinds updated MPs on the data for England and Wales.

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Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023

Dani Alves denied bail and will remain in prison during sexual assault investigation

Former Barcelona player deemed a flight risk by Spanish court

Daily Record · Feb 21, 2023

Scots dad high on booze and cocaine fractured stranger's eye socket on stag do

The 32-year-old, from Coatbridge, hit his victim so hard that the man's head smashed into a metal pole behind him causing him to lose consciousness.

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Who is Christian Brueckner? Madeleine McCann suspect and the accusations against him

German prisoner Christian Brueckner was identified as a suspect in Madeleine’s case

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

War crimes charges fabricated, KLA member tells Kosovo tribunal

A former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member, accused of running a makeshift prison where people were abused and one man killed, told judges at the opening of his trial on Tuesday that the charges against him were fabricated.

WEKU · Feb 21, 2023

Frail people are left to die in prison as judges fail to act on a law to free them

Petitions for compassionate release soared in the pandemic, but federal judges denied most requests. This week officials will review guidelines aimed at freeing imprisoned people who pose no threat.

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

White supremacist who killed protester in Charlottesville could have his prison pocket money seized

James Alex Fields Jr has paid only tiny fraction of $81,600 he owes, prosecutors say

ABC News · Feb 21, 2023

Courtroom escapee Bodie Savage, who spent 11 days on the run in Tasmania, sentenced to more jail time

A Tasmanian man who fled from the Hobart Magistrates Court, sparking an 11-day manhunt, has been sentenced to six months in prison.

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