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Fears UK prisons face ‘collapse’ as they could be full before early release scheme begins

With Labour plan not coming into effect until September, ex-prison governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’

The Guardian - UK

Six Killed In Mogadishu Prison Break Shootout

Five inmates said to be from Somalia's Al-Shabaab jihadist group and a guard were killed in a blaze of gunfire during an attempted breakout from the main prison in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday, a prison official and witnesses said.

International Business Times

A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan and wife in marriage case, paving the way for possible release

A Pakistani court has overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in the case of the couple’s alleged 2018 unlawful marriage

The Independent UK

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Sisters of Mersey review – bawdy nun farce requires saintly forgiveness

Set in a covent and a prison, Jonathan Harvey’s knockabout new play is full of sledgehammer innuendo

The Guardian - UK

Wandsworth prison guard accused of having sex with inmate breaks silence

Linda De Sousa Abreu breaks her silence after being charged by police

Evening Standard

Climate impact on French prisons leaves inmates serving 'double sentence'

Inmates in French prisons are especially exposed to climate change and other environmental threats, according to a new report that analysed the risks in nearly 200 penal institutions across France.

Radio France Internationale

Five Handed Hefty Jail Terms For 2023 Murder Of Ecuador Candidate

An Ecuadorian court sentenced a gang member to nearly 35 years in prison Friday for plotting and ordering from his cell the murder of a journalist turned anti-corruption presidential candidate.

International Business Times

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Five jailed over assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

Villavicencio was killed last year and a man and woman, described as instigators, have each been sentenced to more than 34 years in prison

The Guardian - AU

Convicted instigators in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate get 34-year prison sentences

The two instigators of the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have been sentenced to 34 years and eight months in prison

The Independent UK

Hefty Jail Terms For Suspects In 2023 Murder Of Ecuador Candidate

Five suspects in the assassination of Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, shot dead last year just before the country's election, were handed hefty prison sentences Friday for their roles in the killing.

International Business Times

Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud

A federal judge sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to health care fraud

The Independent UK

Lawyers for ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed move to get case dismissed after Baldwin trial collapses

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March for Halnya Hutchins’ death and sentenced to 18 months in prison

The Independent UK

Man gets 226-year prison sentences for killing 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one

A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced in Anchorage Friday to 226 years in prison

The Independent UK

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Expecting Baby Amid Divorce And Past

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, pregnant and expecting a baby with boyfriend Ken Urker, navigates motherhood post-prison release and divorce.

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Former OSCE Staff Member Convicted Of Spying In Ukraine

Former OSCE staff member convicted of spying in Moscow-occupied Donetsk, sentenced to 16 years in prison for gathering information about industrial facilit...

The Independent UK

Prisoners to serve shorter sentences until 2026 to avert ‘total breakdown of law and order’

Labour confirms it will release many prisoners 40 per cent of the way into their sentences instead of halfway through to ease overcrowding crisis

Evening Standard

Thousands of prisoners to be released earlier than planned from September as jails face 'collapse'

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood warns prisons will run out of space within weeks leading to ‘a total breakdown of law and order’ without immediate action to address overcrowding

The Guardian - UK

Sunak and ministers are ‘guilty men’ in prisons crisis, says justice secretary

Shabana Mahmood says Tories left country threatened with total breakdown of law and order

The Guardian - UK

Sunak government freed more than 10,000 prisoners up to 70 days early

New justice secretary preparing to announce further emergency measures to ease overcrowding crisis in jails

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