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Reports: Myanmar releases 4 foreign prisoners in amnesty

Myanmar media outlets are reporting the country’s military-controlled government has announced has released an Australian academic, a Japanese filmmaker and an ex-British diplomat as part of a prisoner amnesty to mark the country’s National Victory Day

The Independent UK

With alleged plan to kill himself, Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendant now charged with murder after Illinois crash

CHICAGO — Shane Jason Woods pleaded guilty earlier this year to scuffling with a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, mob attack at the U.S. Capitol and faced federal prison time when his case was set for sentencing in January.

Chicago Tribune

Stephen Barbee who killed pregnant ex-girlfriend and her son, 7, is executed

Stephen Barbee, 55, was given a lethal injection at the Texas state penitentiary in Huntsville with his execution prolonged due to him having a disability and officials struggled to find a vein

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Carrying out executions took a secret toll on workers — then changed their politics

NPR spoke with 26 people who were involved with more than 200 executions across the country. Most said their health suffered and they had little support to help them cope with their unusual jobs.

WEKU

No, an indictment wouldn't end Trump's run for the presidency – he could even campaign or serve from a jail cell

Donald Trump announced his 2024 run for the presidency on Nov. 15. In his address he railed against what he perceived as the “persecution” of himself and his family, but made scant mention of his legal woes.

The Conversation

I was the intern who stole loo roll from Tatler — now I realise I was lucky

Here’s a story that might get me arrested: when I was an intern at Condé Nast in 2011 — working for minimum wage at society bible Tatler (probably the only person in the entire editorial staff who’d gone to a state school but that’s a story for another day) —…

Evening Standard

Algeria Jails Ex-Sonatrach Head for 15 Years for Graft

An Algerian court on Tuesday handed a 15-year prison sentence to the former head of state energy giant Sonatrach in a corruption case. Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour had been on trial over the 2018 purchase of the Sicilian Augusta oil refinery. According to Algerian media, the state oil and gas firm…

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Texas to execute man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son

A Texas inmate seeking to stop his execution over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs is facing a lethal injection for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago

The Independent UK

Bensham burglar stole children's cystic fibrosis medication after being released from prison early

A judge said members of the public would be outraged that Peter Todd, of Bensham, had only been recalled to prison for 28 days of licence on a 95 month sentence

Chronicle Live

Arizona set to execute man in 1980 killings of 2 people

An Arizona prisoner convicted in the 1980 killings of two people is scheduled to be executed Wednesday in what would be the state’s third execution since officials started carrying out the death penalty in May after a nearly eight-year hiatus

The Independent UK

R. Kelly’s lawyer points to technicalities, argues singer deserves acquittal or new trial in Chicago

Kelly is already serving a 30-year prison sentence for a racketeering conviction in New York. His time behind bars is likely to increase when he is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber.

Chicago Sun-Times

Prosecutors drop another murder case handled by former Chicago Police detective Reynaldo Guevara

Edwin Davila served nearly 25 years in prison for a 1995 shooting he has always claimed he did not commit.

Chicago Sun-Times

Heat Kills Hundreds In Texas Prisons

During the hottest part of the year, up to 13 percent of deaths at Texas prisons without air conditioning were due to extreme temperatures.

Texas Observer

Emmerdale fans spot major flaw with Cain Dingle's prison storyline

Cain is currently on remand in prison for the murder of Al Chapman.

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The Independent UK

Egypt ‘smelling weakness’ in Cleverly’s stance on jailed British activist, ex-ambassador warns

Warning comes as family receives note from jailed activist saying he has ended his hunger strike

The Independent UK

Bahamas official calls Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland a ‘fugitive’ as he launches treasure hunt venture

McFarland just finished a five-year prison sentence for wire fraud

Chronicle Live

Deerbolt inmate squirted urine-filled Lynx bottle in prison officer's face for '20 boxes of vapes'

Daniel Best was serving a 40 month sentence at the Young Offenders' Institution when he carried out the offence

The Independent UK

Feds to review security after inmate tried to shoot visitor

Officials will begin assessing security protocols at federal prison camps across the U.S. after an inmate obtained a gun and tried to shoot a visitor in the head at a prison camp in Arizona

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Prison guards surround and beat black man inside tiny cell in disturbing footage

The lawyer for Jarrett Hobbs, 41, has released disturbing footage of his client being assaulted multiple times in the neck and head at Camden County Jail in Georgia, US, by staff

Liverpool Echo

Prison or £5k fine for anyone found inside burned out hotel that has become crime hotspot

The hotel closed down in 2013 but suffered further damage after a fire ripped through the building in 2016

The Independent UK

Russian parliament displays art by Griner case figure Bout

A show of prison artwork by a Russian arms trader serving 25 years in the United States and the focus of speculation about a prisoner swap that could free WBNA star Brittney Griner has opened at the upper chamber of the Russian parliament

The Independent UK

Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, 16, faces life in prison without parole for killing four classmates

Prosecutors say they’ll seek a life sentence with no chance for parole for a teenager who killed four fellow students at a Michigan school and pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism

The Guardian - UK

Syrian amnesties freed less than 6% of detainees, report reveals

Freeing of prisoners hailed as acts of benevolence by Assad regime still leave estimated 136,000 people in jail

Daily Mirror

Hotel of horrors where woman attacked by 'demonic' cannibal killer sells for £270,000

The Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Bargoed, south Wales hit headlines in November 2014 when former prison inmate Matthew Williams killed Cerys Yemm and has now sold at auction

AAP

Aust ready for next UN prison inspection

Australia 'regrets' the suspension of a 12-day tour of detention facilities by a delegation of prison inspectors, it tells the UN.

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