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Man wanted on recall to prison after being jailed for supply of drugs

Wade Wilson was released in September 2021

Manchester Evening News · Feb 3, 2023

Watchdog slams 'blood-spattered, graffiti-strewn' prison cells holding acutely mentally ill women

Chief inspector of prisons is 'appalled' at the 'terrible' state of one of the wings of HMP Eastwood

Wales Online · Feb 3, 2023

Danniella Westbrook opens up about sending racy pictures to her fiancé in prison

Danniella Westbrook has revealed she will be taking Valentine's themed pictures to send to her boyfriend who is currently in jail, admitting that the prison staff may catch a glimpse of her saucy snaps

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

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Vet in gang, sleeping on floor 'for protection' in jail

An ex-soldier had to join a gang and sleep on the floor with his head near a toilet for protection in a Queensland maximum security prison, a court has heard.

AAP · Feb 3, 2023

Italian anarchist’s hunger strike rekindles debate over harsh prison regime

Alfredo Cospito has lost 45kg during protest over solitary confinement and says he ‘just wants to live’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023

Retired Navy captain sentenced to prison for taking 'Fat Leonard' bribes valued at $91K

SAN DIEGO — By the time David Williams Haas was 10 years old, he'd decided to join the Navy thanks to the mentorship of a family friend, who he knew simply as "Uncle Arleigh."

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Gavin Newsom is ‘arrogant and defensive.’ Fresno DA doubles down against California governor after shooting of California officer

FRESNO, Calif. — The war of words between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Fresno County District Attorney Lisa A. Smittcamp was renewed Thursday with the local prosecutor using words like “arrogant” and “defensive” to describe the governor.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

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Parole Board due to release serial rapist despite opposition from Justice Secretary

Andrew Barlow committed a catalogue of crimes in the 1980s against women and has served two prison sentences, but he could be freed soon

Wales Online · Feb 3, 2023

Eastwood Park prison block one of the 'worst ever seen' by inspector

Chief Inspector of Prisons releases damning report on appalling conditions for women behind bars

Bristol Post · Feb 3, 2023

Watchdog condemns ‘terrible’ prison conditions for mentally ill women

Some cells at HMP Eastwood Park were described as ‘appalling, dilapidated and covered in graffiti’.

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Feds’ child porn sweep on Telegram app leads to arrest of Chicago man, more than a dozen others

The work of Homeland Security Investigations in Arizona, dubbed Operation Swipe Left, led to Norris “Nick” Stauffer. It also resulted in criminal charges against more than a dozen people elsewhere — including at least two with political ties — amid allegations of livestreamed abuse, kidnapping…

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 2, 2023

Todd and Julie Chrisley are making friends, talking Jesus and playing cards in prison

Todd and Julie Chrisley are making life work in their separate federal prisons by finding new friends, playing cards and sharing the word of Jesus Christ, daughter Savannah Chrisley said this week on her “Unlocked” podcast.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023

Mapping the Legacy of Prison Hunger Strikes in Texas

"I'm willing to die for the cause, because I can't live."

Texas Observer · Feb 2, 2023

US releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites

A onetime al-Qaida courier has been released after serving more than 16 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center and enduring torture at clandestine overseas CIA sites

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

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Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2023

Guantanamo detainee freed to Belize after 20 years in captivity

Majid Khan, who was tortured by the CIA before his transfer to the US military facility in Cuba, says he feels ‘reborn’.

The Canberra Times · Feb 2, 2023

Bikie's parole cancelled after necklace knife arrest

He still had about three years left on his sentence for a shooting and arson attack when he was released from prison.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Pursuing economic growth will kill us all in the end

Letters: I risked prison to stand up against an system that will lead to ecological and societal collapse – we must look for alternative economic models, writes Zoe Cohen

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Former Russian soldier reveals he saw Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured

Konstantin Yefremov escaped Russia after serving three months as a lieutenant in Zaporizhzhia oblast

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France 24 · Feb 2, 2023

Iran: ‘Sham’ courts hand out severe sentences for passive protest

After months of strikes and protests in Iran, thousands of people have been arrested and now face harsh sentences by the courts, including death. Activists, journalists and lawyers have received long prison terms for supporting the demonstrations or expressing their opposition to the regime, even passively. Activists and NGOs say…

Reuters · Feb 2, 2023

Israel jail crackdown sets up showdown with Palestinian prisoners

Soon after sirens sounded in Israel as rockets were fired from Gaza on Wednesday, hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he would press on with a crackdown on Palestinian prisoners that could further inflame tensions despite U.S. calls for calm.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2023

U.S. transfers Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee Khan to Belize

Majid Khan, a Pakistani man who has described in graphic detail his torture by the Central Intelligence Agency in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has been transferred from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba to Belize, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 2, 2023

West Lothian man jailed after injuring prison officer as he threw flask into a crowd

Dean Haddow was already serving a sentence for strangling two former girlfriends when he hurt Mark Murphy during a melee at HMP Addiewell, West Lothian.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 2, 2023

Nicola Sturgeon urges Tories not to conflate GRR bill with prison debate

NICOLA Sturgeon warned the Scottish Tories not to conflate the Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Bill with the debate over Isla Bryson as the First…

Reuters · Feb 2, 2023

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi starts hunger strike in prison - rights group

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi has started a hunger strike in prison to protest against authorities' refusal to release him temporarily on bail pending retrial, the activist HRANA news agency reported on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Film-maker Jafar Panahi begins hunger strike in Iranian prison

Panahi says he will not eat until he is released, after lawyer successfully challenged his detention

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