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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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Ben-Gvir Orders Closure of Prisoner-run Bakeries

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has ordered the closure of bakeries inside the Rimon and Ketziot jails, which provide fresh bread to the inmates. Israeli media said that Ben-Gvir took this step because the bakeries are run by Palestinian inmates. Speaking to Israel Hayom, Ben-Gvir said he "went crazy"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 2, 2023

Four of six accused get lengthy sentences over Vienna jihadist attack

A Vienna court on Thursday handed lengthy sentences, including life in prison, to four of six men accused of helping a jihadist prepare a deadly shooting rampage in 2020.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2023

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The faces of the criminals locked up in Leeds this month

These criminals were all sent down in Leeds in January

Leeds Live · Feb 2, 2023

Siddique Kappan walks out of UP jail after over 2 years

“I have come out of jail after 28 months. I want to thank the media for supporting me. False allegations were put against me. I am happy to be out now,” Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan told news agency ANI after he walked out of prison on Thursday.

Newslaundry · Feb 2, 2023

Convicted killer Justin Fuller jailed for death threat poem sent from NSW prison to former lover

A judge has sentenced a prisoner for a death threat poem, saying the man's words were "calculated and menacing".

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Man accused of dozens of sexual offences in prison

Raymond Henry Garland will stand trial for 73 alleged offences after being accused of a string of sexual assaults in prison over a 20-year period.

AAP · Feb 2, 2023

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El Salvador opens 40,000-person prison as arrests soar in gang crackdown

Authorities in El Salvador have opened one of Latin America's largest prisons, more than doubling the country's incarceration capacity, as a government crackdown on criminal gangs is causing the prison population to soar.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2023

Urban explorer finds abandoned prison previously used to house cartel criminals

‘It feels like someone is watching you all the time,’ TikToker says

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Mother called prison concerned about son hours before he attempted suicide in cell and later died

The prison authorities at the inquest of Andrew Gearns indicated that he was checked on 13 times on the afternoon of September 28, 2020

Irish Mirror · Feb 1, 2023

Abandoned prison which caged dangerous cartel killers found by urban explorer

The building was opened as a state prison in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1943 and closed in September 2019 following a string of riots and protests between prisoners

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023

'Dances With Wolves' actor to be charged with sex assault

Former actor Nathan Chasing Horse could be facing multiple sexual assault and sex trafficking charges and life in prison

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Egyptian content creators arrested over comic prison visit video

Detainees face charges such as ‘publishing false news and utilising social media accounts to commit acts of terrorism’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2023

Putin foe Navalny says he's in solitary cell for 6 months

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says prison authorities have placed him in a one-person cell for the next six months

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Andrew Tate to remain behind bars after losing new appeal against detention in Romania

Social media figure, his brother and two Romanians are in custody following police raids in December

Reuters · Feb 1, 2023

Egyptian content creators arrested over spoof prison visit video

Five social media content creators have been arrested in Egypt after publishing a widely viewed comic sketch about a visit to an Egyptian jail, two lawyers said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Scottish Tories: Government must reveal when it intervened over prison transfers

The call came in the wake of double rapist Isla Bryson being housed in segregation at a female-only jail.

Belfast Live · Feb 1, 2023

Maghaberry prisoners crochet hats for premature babies

“It’s hard to imagine a group of burly prisoners all sitting together crocheting, but it is happening in Maghaberry"

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Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023

Westminster: ‘Jealous’ double killer likely to die in prison for murder of girlfriend and man

Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Convicted Khmer Rouge leader moved to Cambodian state prison

Khieu Samphan, who was convicted by a U.N.-backed tribunal of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role as a leader of the communist Khmer Rouge when they ruled Cambodia in 1975-1979, has been transferred from the tribunal’s jail to serve his life sentence at a state prison

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Double killer likely to die in prison for cutting throats of girlfriend and man

Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine

A court in Moscow has sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military

Daily Record · Feb 1, 2023

Labour demands answers on trans prisoner 'fiasco' from SNP justice secretary Keith Brown

Two MSPs have written to Keith Brown to ask why it took so long for the government to intervene over the prison transfers of Isla Bryson and Tiffany Scott.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 1, 2023

Prison term sought for ex-Aoki head

Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 2-1/2-year prison term for the former chairman of business apparel chain operator Aoki Holdings Inc. in a bribery case connected to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 1, 2023

'It's creating an open prison': Plans to turn old library into huge 48-bed home scrapped after outcry

The 11,000 sqft building was heralded as a super-modern, state-of-the-art public space when it was first built in 1905

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