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Transgender inmates in women’s prisons to face new government restrictions

Only 40 transgender inmates, most of whom identify as male, are held in women’s prisons

The Independent UK

Spanish court sentences former Catalan MP to four months in prison for disobedience

A former Catalan MP has been jailed for four months after refusing to answer questions from a far-right party during a trial…

The National (Scotland)

Justice Secretary signals policy reforms on transgender prisoners

Brandon Lewis has said the Government has ‘a duty of care to all those behind bars’.

The Independent UK

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Nikolas Cruz defence asks for ‘mercy’ after prosecutor calls for death penalty over ‘calculated’ shooting

Jurors are expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday where they will decide whether to sentence Nikolas Cruz to death or to life in prison without the possibility of parole

The Independent UK

US prosecutors drop case against subject of ‘Serial’ podcast

Advocates welcome decision to drop case against Adnan Syed, who was released from a US prison last month.

Al Jazeera

Adnan Syed: Prosecutors drop charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject who spent 22 years in jail

It comes after Syed was released from prison last month after his murder conviction was overturned

Evening Standard

BJP MLA among 12 sentenced to two years in prison in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case

Khatauli Vikram Saini was granted bail soon after the verdict

The Hindu

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Baltimore prosecutors drop all charges against Adnan Syed of Serial podcast

Syed, 41, who spent more than 20 years in prison, had conviction for 1999 murder of girlfriend overturned in September

The Guardian - US

Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed, the subject of 'Serial' podcast

Adnan Syed served 22 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. His conviction was overturned last month. Prosecutors have decided not to retry Syed.

WEKU

Prisoner hid smuggled cannabis and Mamba in underpants during 'group hug'

The incident was filmed on CCTV

Nottingham Post

Owner of dog which had horrendous and extremely painful untreated injuries receives suspended prison sentence

Warning: This article contains very graphic images

Wales Online

Gateshead killer Lee Nevins given 12-month jail sentence for going on the run from open prison

Killer Lee Nevins has been jailed after going on the run from an open prison in Derbyshire

Chronicle Live

Coimbatore to get Semmozhi Poonga, prison to be shifted

The Poonga will be developed on the Central prison premises at ₹200 crore in the first phase

The Hindu

'Several' Inmates Dead in Iran Prison Riot

"Several" inmates died and others were injured during a prison riot in northern Iran, during which security forces used tear gas, a judicial official said on Monday. Sunday's riot in Rasht, provincial capital of Gilan, comes as a wave of unrest has rocked Iran since Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini,…

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Chronicle Live

'He's got no remorse' - Murdered Lee Jobling's family demands answers after Gateshead killer fled prison for the second time

Lee Nevins has been caught by police in Washington after going on the run for the second time from an open prison in Derbyshire

The Guardian - UK

Police appeal for information after man who threw acid over Katie Piper leaves UK

Stefan Sylvestre, who was acting on orders from Piper’s ex-boyfriend, was released from prison in 2018, but has breached licence conditions

Chronicle Live

Police release picture of Katie Piper's acid attacker as manhunt launched after he flees UK

Stefan Sylvestre has fled the country after being recalled to jail for breaching his licence conditions

Daily Record

Katie Piper's acid attacker flees UK sparking global hunt as new picture released

Stefan Sylvestre received a life sentence in 2009 after throwing sulphuric acid at Katie's face on the orders of her former partner.

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The Independent UK

Prisoners in Alabama keep dying as inmates go on statewide labour strike

Federal government sued Alabama prisons for poor conditions in 2020

Irish Mirror

Katie Piper's acid attacker flees UK sparking global hunt as new pic released

Police are searching for TV star Katie Piper's attacker, Stefan Sylvestre, after he fled the UK in August. Sylvestre left former Strictly contestant Katie with devastating injuries after the attack in 2008

The Guardian - UK

‘Immensely brave’: Abduljalil al-Singace named international writer of courage

The Bahraini activist who is serving a life sentence in prison for his role in anti-government protests was chosen to share the PEN Pinter prize by Malorie Blackman

The Guardian - US

‘Jogger rapist’ to be released from prison this year after nearly 36 years

Richard Gillmore stalked girls in Portland, Oregon, some of whom have spoken publicly opposing his release

The Guardian - AU

‘Barbaric’ practices still used in Victorian prisons, human rights advocates say

Andrews government urged to establish independent watchdog to comply with anti-torture obligations ratified by Australia in 2017

Reason

Judge Holds Federal Bureau of Prisons in Contempt for Allowing Man To Waste Away From Untreated Cancer

A federal judge wrote that the Bureau of Prisons should be "deeply ashamed" of medical delays that resulted in a man dying from treatable cancer.

Tribune News Service

Detainee dead in plunge from Bronx jail barge fought to overcome 24 years in prison: ‘He was trying to do the right thing’

NEW YORK — After 24 years behind bars, mostly in state prison, Gregory Acevedo seemed like a survivor to his sister and mother — so they don’t understand what it was about being in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction that pushed him over the edge.

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