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Alaa Abd el-Fattah: Jailed British-Egyptian activist ends hunger strike

It comes one day after he broke a water strike

The Independent UK

Nigeria has too many prison inmates awaiting trial. Technology could achieve swifter justice

Nigeria’s prison population is more than 76,000, housed in 240 correctional centres. About 70% of these inmates are still awaiting trial. They have been arrested and charged, but not yet convicted or cleared.

The Conversation

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Jailed British-Egyptian activist ‘breaks hunger strike’

The family said they received a note in his handwriting from prison saying ‘I’ve broken my strike’

Evening Standard

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah has ended hunger strike, sister says

British-Egyptian political prisoner had been on a partial hunger strike of 100 calories or less a day for six months

The Guardian - UK

Imprisoned Egyptian activist calls off hunger strike

The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says they received a letter from him on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah ‘breaks hunger strike’

His family said they received a note in his handwriting from prison saying ‘I’ve broken my strike’.

The Independent UK

How is SBF coping with losing $16 billion and the possibility of prison? He’s playing video games and posting cryptic tweets

The disgraced founder of FTX was “surprisingly calm” in a recent interview.

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Sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group conscript ‘warning to defectors’ say western officials

Footage of former prisoner Yevgeny Nuzhin being hit with a sledgehammer was posted on a telegram account linked to the Wagner Group this week

Evening Standard

Stephen Lawrence killer ‘left scarred for life in prison attack’

David Norris’s face was reportedly slashed with makeshift knives from his ‘forehead to his chin’

The Independent UK

ITV Emmerdale fans remind Moira of her own past as she flees the village after admission to Cain

It has become clear to viewers of the ITV soap that the character is struggling with hiding the truth

Manchester Evening News

Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah breaks hunger strike

The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said Tuesday they received a letter from him saying he has ended his hunger strike.

France 24

Cat killer slit pet's throat with razor after breaking its legs in 'fit of rage'

Adam Alkour had taken in six-year-old cat Darwin after her previous owners were no longer able to care for her.

Daily Record

‘I don’t have the funds’: a diabetic prisoner pleaded for insulin supplies before his death

Clifford Farrar collapsed after seeking care last year. His death exposes the health crisis in Washington state prisons

The Guardian - US

Richard Madeley slams I'm A Celeb stars for not quizzing Boy George on prison spell

The Karma Chameleon singer, 61, plead not guilty and was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, with four of them being spent in prison

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Second chances: T-shirt printing nonprofit changes lives of former inmates

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Terrance Ferrell never wanted to come back to Columbia. His memory of the capital city was of holidays spent with his grandmother visiting relatives at prisons up and down Broad River Road.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Hunger Striker Back in Prison after Hospital Treatment

Prominent Iranian dissident Hossein Ronaghi has been taken back to prison after receiving hospital treatment following more than 50 days on hunger strike, the judiciary said Tuesday. "He has been discharged from hospital after being examined by doctors and has returned to prison," the judicary's Mizan Online news website reported.…

Evening Standard

England to fly to World Cup on ‘Pride jet’ in nod of support to LGBT+ community

Same sex relations in Qatar are punishable by prison sentences or even death

The Guardian - UK

The UK should be ashamed of ‘joint enterprise’ convictions. America has put us on notice

Six years ago the supreme court ruled these cases were unfair and racially biased. But, as the New York Times has noted, they keep on coming, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Driver in last year's fatal Alawa crash sentenced to eight years in prison

Peter Lynch, 22, will spend at least four years in prison after pleading guilty to driving in a dangerous manner, manslaughter, and recklessly endangering life.

AAP

'Urgent' action sought at WA youth prison

A decade of failings at Western Australia's youth prison has been laid bare by an independent inspector as the premier rules out an inquiry into the facility.

Sports Illustrated

Yasiel Puig Pleads Guilty in Connection With Gambling Operation

Puig pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents, which carries a maximum five-year federal prison sentence.

Reuters

Siebel Newsom, wife of California governor, accuses Harvey Weinstein of rape

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California's governor, testified on Monday that former film producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2005 when she was trying to build a career as a producer and actor.

Reuters

Russian ambassador to meet White House officials on imprisoned Russians

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov will meet with White House officials on Tuesday to discuss the treatment of Russians who are in U.S. prisons, the Russian embassy said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Federal inmate tried to shoot visitor at Arizona prison camp

A federal prison inmate was able to obtain a firearm at a prison in Arizona and then pulled it out in a visitation room and pointed it at a visitor’s head

The Independent UK

Former Kentucky congressman Carroll Hubbard dead at 85

Former U.S. Rep. Carroll Hubbard of Kentucky, who served nine terms in the House, spent time in prison and was disbarred twice, has died

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