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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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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

Daily Mirror

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

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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…

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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.

Glasgow Live

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.

ABC News

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

The Independent UK

MPs sound warning as number of remand prisoners hits 50-year high

Justice system in England and Wales failing rising number of inmates locked up without conviction, says committee

The Guardian - UK

Gangster who 'shared TikTok rap videos from prison' up for parole

TikTok videos showed a masked man in prison overalls rapping while posing with guns and designer watches

Liverpool Echo

Key dates and missed opportunities leading up to Killamarsh killings

Findings of investigation into probation’s handling of Damien Bendall revealed.

The Independent UK

American detained in Iran launches hunger strike to mark seven years in captivity

‘I remain caged in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, holding that long overdue IOU along with the unenviable title of the longest held Iranian-American hostage in history’

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Hacker Guccifer who infiltrated Clinton and Bush emails slams DC ‘hypocrisy’ in first interview out of prison

Romanian hacker made initial discovery that triggered Clinton email saga

Irish Mirror

State claims violent rapist got extraordinarily lenient sentence because he can't speak English

The State has appealed his sentence after a woman with an intellectual disability was raped and falsely imprisoned

Wales Online

Sister of man wrongfully jailed for Lynette White's murder 'sickened' at day release decision for real killer

Murderer Jeffrey Gafoor was sentenced to life in prison after a notorious miscarriage of justice initially saw three other men jailed for the brutal killing, but has been allowed out of prison on day release

Nottingham Post

Former leader of drug smuggling ring launched 'nasty' attack on couple in pub

Nottingham Crown Court heard a woman became uncomfortable when Quinn repeatedly looked at her from the next table

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WNBA great Maya Moore officially retires

The Minnesota Lynx star stepped away from the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from prison by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020. Irons married Moore soon after his release and the couple had their first child, Jonathan Jr., in July.

Reuters

Belarus brings new charges against opposition leader's jailed husband

Belarus brought new criminal charges against the jailed husband of the exiled opposition leader on Monday, accusing him of violating prison rules while serving an 18-year sentence, investigators said.

Wales Online

Police appeal to find killer ex-soldier who forced his way into woman's home as he's recalled to prison

Leon Well, 40, has breached his licence conditions following his release from prison in January last year

Manchester Evening News

Police officer unmasked as serial rapist who locked victims in cupboards, beat and urinated on them in sickening attacks

The force has apologised to victims as David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including false imprisonment

Evening Standard

Afghan mother-of-two says living in London hotel ‘like a prison’ amid affordable housing shortage

More than 2,000 homes are needed to help families move out of hotels

Daily Mirror

Brit woman marries rapist in US jail 3,500 miles away after 9-month relationship

British woman Gemma Vasquez started a relationship with Leonel Vasquez, who is serving time in an American prison for rape and lives more than 3,500 miles away

Manchester Evening News

Gang busted by airport officers after USA criminal conspiracy

One member of the organised crime group was communicating via his cell in Forest Bank Prison

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