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Relatives fear for lives of jailed Nicaraguan opponents

Families of four well-known opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua fear for their relatives' lives because of bad conditions at the infamous El Chipote prison

The Independent UK

Murray man who pepper-sprayed police, protesters in 2020 to face no prison time

WEKU

Justice Department Inspector General Launches Investigation Into Inmate Death Following Judge's Contempt Order

Reason first reported last week on the scathing contempt order, which said the Bureau of Prisons should be "deeply ashamed" of its conduct.

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Americans detained in Iran accounted for after fire at Evin prison

U.S. citizens detained in Iran are accounted for and safe after the fire at Evin prison, U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters on Monday.

Reuters

Justice Department requests prison sentence for Steve Bannon

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department recommended a sentence of six months in prison and a $200,000 fine for Steve Bannon on charges that he defied a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Tribune News Service

DOJ calls for six-month sentence for Trump ally Steve Bannon

The Justice Department said in a court filing it wants to see the former Trump adviser sentenced to six months in prison for not complying with the Jan. 6 committee's investigation.

WEKU

Former female prison officer sentenced after having a baby with inmate

Kathryn Trevor, 29, had a sexual relationship with a prisoner at HMP Maidstone which led to her having a child with him.

The Independent UK

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DOJ wants 6 months in prison for Bannon

Bannon tried to get immunity by cooperating with Jan. 6 committee. They didn't believe him

Salon

Government says Steve Bannon should get 6-month sentence

The Justice Department is arguing that Steve Bannon should serve six months in prison and pay a $200,000 fine for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

NSW’s refusal to allow UN inspectors in prisons ‘raises questions’, human rights commissioner says

Lorraine Finlay says state government’s decision means Australia is ‘failing to live up to the promises it made to the world’

The Guardian - AU

‘The worst hours’: Evin prison fire raises fears about people jailed during Iran’s anti-regime protests

Thousands of people have been detained during the month-long uprising

The Independent UK

Putin aide says release of Brittney Griner is not a priority for Russia

The difficulties involved in freeing Brittney Griner from her imprisonment in Russia were brought into stark relief this weekend

The Guardian - US

Factbox-Who are the foreign nationals held in Iran's Evin prison?

A fire at Iran's Evin prison on Oct. 15 that killed eight people has ramped up pressure on clerical rulers who are already struggling to contain nationwide protests ignited by the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Reuters

En suites, yoga and pastel shades: radical women’s prison to open in Scotland

Lilias Centre in Glasgow focuses on independence and rehabilitation – experts say more places in such facilities needed

The Guardian - UK

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Steve Bannon: justice department urges six-month prison term in contempt case

Former Trump strategist found guilty of criminal contempt of Congress for ignoring subpoena from Capitol attack committee

Liverpool Echo

Emmerdale fans 'think they know' which character will return in 50th anniversary

Speaking of a potential return, the actress previously said: "Never say never"

Daily Mirror

Wife of Brit dad jailed in Iraq fears for his life after distressing prison phone call

Brian Glendinning's family have been tirelessly campaigning for his release after he was detained due to unpaid debt in Qatar

Dublin Live

Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall sentenced to four years in prison for facilitating Regency murder

Mr Dowdall's father, Patrick, was sentenced to two years in prison for the same offence

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Satellite Photos Show Damage at Iran Prison amid Protests

A fire that burned through part of Iran's notorious Evin Prison damaged one of the largest buildings at the complex, according to satellite photos analyzed Monday, as authorities raised the death toll in the still-murky incident, saying at least eight prisoners were killed. What happened on Saturday night at the…

Roll Call

Justice Department requests prison sentence for Steve Bannon - Roll Call

The government seeks a sentence of six months in prison and a $200,000 fine for Steve Bannon on charges of defying a congressional subpoena.

Daily Record

Prisoner escapes from Scots hospital 'in handcuffs' as police launch manhunt

The 22-year-old man fled from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh while under custody at around 3.30pm on Sunday, October 16.

Daily Record

Nurses invited behind the walls of Lanarkshire prison for unique jobs insight

'A career in prison healthcare is often one that most nurses wouldn’t be aware of'

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh prisoner goes on the run after fleeing hospital 'in cuffs'

Police Scotland have confirmed that a prisoner who was in the custody of the force has escaped while in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and a manhunt has been launched.

The Guardian - UK

‘From my cell I could see people being tortured’: Sanaa Seif on fleeing Egypt – and fighting to free her brother

Since becoming swept up in the revolution of 2011, the British-Egyptian dissident has been imprisoned three times. Now in London, she is campaigning for the release of her brother, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, one of the country’s most high-profile political prisoners

Reuters

Iran prison fire death toll grows as some EU states call for sanctions

Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran's Evin prison over the weekend, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from a blaze that has increased pressure on the government as it struggles to contain mass protests.

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