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Lamar Johnson was convicted of murder before two people confessed to the same killing. Why is he still in prison?

‘This is just a moment I’ve always been waiting for. And I’ve been fighting for over 28 years’

The Independent UK

Prisoner swap for Brittney Griner was one-sided

Griner can now resume her basketball career and make hundreds of thousands of dollars, while Viktor Bout can now resume his arms dealing ways that may result in the deaths of even more people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Missouri man seeks exoneration in murder; 2 others confessed

A hearing began Monday in a case that will decide if the conviction should be overturned for a Missouri man who has spent nearly three decades in prison for a murder that two other people have since confessed to committing

The Independent UK

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Two Georgia men walk free from prison after 25 years as podcast reveals new evidence

“I’m just glad the truth finally came to light after 25 years,” said Lee Clark after he and Josh Storey were released from prison

The Independent UK

Two US men freed after 25 years as true crime podcast casts doubt on conviction

New evidence from Proof disputed prosecution’s case that Darrell Lee Clark and Cain Joshua Storey murdered with premeditation

The Guardian - US

Brittney Griner returns to basketball court after prison release but "undecided" on WNBA

WNBA star Brittney Griner has picked up a basketball after being freed from a Russian prison, but is yet to confirm her future in the sport after a whirlwind 2022

Daily Mirror

Drug gang with 'Macca Line' caused years of 'misery'

Police found two "graft" lines being ran by the gang

Liverpool Echo

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Murderer bragged to inmates about killing wife, first public parole hearing told

Russell Causley was handed a life sentence for killing Carole Packman in 1985, but has never revealed where he hid her body.

The Independent UK

Boris Becker’s mum hails “best Christmas present” with him set to be deported to Germany

Former tennis player Boris Becker is set to be released from prison as early as this week, and his mother cannot wait to be reunited with her son back in Germany

Daily Mirror

Scots dad jailed in Iraq tells of heartbreaking moment cellmate begged 'don't forget about me'

Brian Glendinning's dad has helped Hussein Yactine's family financially while the Lebanese national remains in prison in Baghdad.

Daily Record

Brittney Griner's case was difficult for US negotiators for one key reason: She was guilty

The release from Russian prison of WNBA star Britney Griner has been greeted with general delight in the United States.

The Conversation

Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout joins ultranationalist party

Bout, who was released in prisoner exchange, could seek a seat in parliament, and has spoken of ‘pride’ in Putin

The Guardian - UK

Dealers spotted openly counting drugs on train table

Police were waiting for Billy Hearn and Callum Booth when their train arrived in Swansea

Wales Online

Released Russian arms dealer Bout joins ultranationalist party

Viktor Bout was freed last week from a 25-year US prison sentence in swap for basketball star Brittney Griner.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudanese Court Orders Filing of Criminal Suit Against Director of Kober Prison

A Sudanese court ordered the public prosecution to file a criminal suit against the director of Kober prison for refusing to implement its decision to transfer a protester from solitary to group confinement. Last week, the trial of Mohamed Adam, also known as Tupac, and three other men, accused of…

Reuters

Spain exhumes 53 bodies from Franco dictatorship's shallow graves

Forensic archaeologists have exhumed 53 bodies from shallow graves in the Basque town of Orduna that were dug in 1941, as part of a process of healing the country's wounds from the Franco dictatorship era.

The Guardian - US

Tory Lanez trial: Megan Thee Stallion to testify over alleged shooting

The rapper’s attorneys confirmed the fellow music star would present testimony on Wednesday

Manchester Evening News

Bullying rapist 'Tank' tries to get out of jail by saying he was framed

Emmanuel Richards also lost an appeal against his 15 year prison sentence

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The Independent UK

Trump was not interested in Paul Whelan’s case, his former national security official says

Trump and his allies accused Biden of ignoring the imprisoned Marine after securing Brittney Griner’s release from Russia. But officials and Whelan’s family members say Trump didn’t want to take up his case

The Independent UK

White House official reveals Brittney Griner’s first words on US-bound plane after prisoner swap

‘I have been in prison for 10 months now listening to Russian. I want to talk’

Manchester Evening News

Too dangerous to be released: Evil skinhead murdered teen as he slept

Robert Stewart, from Hattersley, was jailed for life for the racially motivated murder of 19-year-old Zahid Mubarek at a young offenders institution in March 2000

WhatToWatch

Tulsa King season 1 episode 5: Dwight learns who his true enemies are

In Tulsa King season 1 episode 5, Dwight and crew realize just who they are dealing with, in Tulsa and New York.

Los Angeles Times

In Peru, president’s ouster just latest manifestation of extreme political turmoil

LIMA, Peru — A right-wing populist president who led Peru during the 1990s is serving a 25-year prison sentence for human rights abuses. Three of his four immediate successors faced bribery charges — one killing himself with a gunshot to his head when police descended on his home to arrest…

Salon

Were your kids' glasses made by slaves?

A public records request connects children's eyeglasses to labor exploitation in prisons

The Guardian - UK

Italian trapped in UAE embassy pleads with Giorgia Meloni to get him home

Andrea Costantino says he has been in tiny room since release from prison on ‘totally unfounded’ charges of funding terrorism

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