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Drug inmate recaptured after escaping from hospital

A drug inmate who escaped from a hospital in Phon district of Khon Kaen on Friday has been recaptured.

Bangkok Post

OAP caged for murdering girlfriend Renee MacRae and toddler son shifted to new prison

Frail Bill MacDowell was transferred from HMP Porterfield in Inverness to Glenochil this week because of his complex medical needs.

Daily Record

Toyah Cordingley's suspected murderer Rajwinder Singh awaits court appearance from Indian prison after 'breakthrough' arrest

Murder suspect Rajwinder Singh is transferred to an Indian prison where he will remain in custody before appearing before a court in New Delhi next week in relation to the murder of Cairns woman Toyah Cordingley.

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Elizabeth Holmes could stay out of prison for a year or more: legal experts

When Judge Edward Davila sentenced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11 years in prison last week, he ordered that she surrender for imprisonment April 27. But legal experts say Holmes could remain free well past that date.

Tribune News Service

Government fails to acknowledge how bad prison report is

There was absolutely no acknowledgement of how bad the findings were.

The Canberra Times

Nazi sympathisers using Scots Prison Service to fund lifestyle of French Holocaust denier

Vincent Reynouard, 53, was arrested in Anstruther, Fife, in a joint operation involving Scottish and French authorities.

Daily Record

Horrifying moment disqualified driver motors in wrong direction down busy road

Gregory Taylor, 35, was sentenced to two years in prison for offences including dangerous driving on the A12 when he appeared at Ipswich Crown Court

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Drug dealer, 28, jailed after car was stopped and searched

James Byott, of Eric Street, Widnes, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison

Liverpool Echo

China jails Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu for 13 years on rape charges

Chinese Canadian celebrity Kris Wu was sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges including rape, capping a scandal that helped galvanize a backlash against sexual harassment.

Tribune News Service

Ever dream of saving an abandoned golf course? A retired Alabama prison officer made it happen at Alpine Bay

Ever dream of saving an abandoned golf course? An Alabama prison officer made it happen.

USA Today Sports Media Group

One French woman’s fight for her rapist to face justice

In France, only one in every ten women press charges after being raped. As the world marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Friday, FRANCE 24 examines the case of a young woman who did file criminal charges against her rapist. But after six years of…

France 24

Commentary: The practice of proclaiming virtue while amassing wealth and power is not new

What do Elizabeth Holmes, Sam Bankman-Fried and Al Capone have in common? No, they are not all convicted felons. Capone did serve time for tax evasion, and Holmes was recently sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding the public through her blood-testing company Theranos. But Bankman-Fried, founder of the…

Chicago Tribune

China sentences Chinese-Canadian star Kris Wu to 13 years

A court in Beijing has sentenced Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in prison on charges including rape

The Independent UK

Prisoner escapes from hospital

A police hunt was underway for a prisoner serving a drugs sentence who escaped after being taken to a hospital in Khon Kaen province for treatment.

Bangkok Post

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Prisoner flees from hospital in Khon Kaen

A police hunt was underway for a prisoner serving a drugs sentence who escaped after being taken to a hospital in Phon district of Khon Kaen province for treatment.

ABC News

Changes to the NT's mandatory sentencing laws pass parliament, prisoner numbers reach new record

Changes to the NT's mandatory sentencing laws have passed through parliament, giving judges two alternative correction orders for some offences.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin orders prisoners to fight in Ukraine war or face brutal punishments

Lags were previously offered freedom deals if they joined the invasion, but the notorious Wagner Group of mercenaries has switched to more brutal recruitment tactics

Daily Record

Will Young pens fierce open letter to 'greedy' David Beckham as he condemns Qatar

The 2022 tournament kicked off on 20 November in Gulf state, where homosexuality is illegal and anyone found participating in same-sex sexual activity can be punished with up to seven years in prison.

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NT Ombudsman urges government to install aircon at Alice Springs prison as temperatures top 40C

As the West Australian government announces a $10 million project to cool a notoriously hot prison, the Northern Territory's ombudsman has called for air-conditioning to be urgently installed at an Alice Springs facility.

Liverpool Echo

Prisoners 'in lockdown' and using bottled water to flush loos

Prisoners are having to use cold bottles of water to wash themselves and flush the toilet

The Conversation

Working prisoners are entitled to employment and safety standards just like anybody else

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) recently ended its longstanding relationship with the meatpacking company, Wallace Beef.

Liverpool Echo

Woman terrified after 'harrowing' machete brawl in front of her

Violence erupted involving a man swinging an 18-inch 'panga' machete close to a busy road

Nottingham Post

New 1,200 place Nottingham school to be built despite concern it looks like 'prison'

It is hoped to open in 2023

France 24

Anwar Ibrahim: From political prisoner to Malaysian PM

Anwar Ibrahim finally realised his over-two-decade dream of becoming Malaysia's prime minister on Thursday following a tortuous detour in the political wilderness that included prison stints for sodomy and corruption in what he maintained were politically motivated charges aimed at ending his career.

Leeds Live

Convicted murderer who killed Leeds policeman stabs prison officer in horrific attack with iron bar

Bieber used a homemade pronged iron bar to repeatedly stab female prisoner officer Alison Smith

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