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Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot

Voters approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime

The Independent UK

HMP Liverpool prison officers charged with gross negligence manslaughter after death of inmate

35-year-old Anthony Paine ended his own life on February 19 2018

Wales Online

Prison officers charged over dad's death at HMP Liverpool

The officers will appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court next month

Liverpool Echo

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Judge 'fell into error' when sentencing ex-BBC DJ Alex Belfield who stalked Jeremy Vine

Belfield was sentenced to five years in prison

Nottingham Post

QAnon follower found guilty of murder allegedly wanted to kill everyone on local sex offender list

Rory Banks, 44, was convicted of first-degree murder and could serve anywhere from 55 years to life in prison when he is sentenced at the end of the month

The Independent UK

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson wins right to public Parole Board hearing

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson will face a public Parole Board hearing early next year as he makes his latest bid for freedom, it has been announced.

Evening Standard

Nigerian influencer Hushpuppi gets 11 years in prison for $300m money laundering schemes

Scammer moved millions across the world and touted rich lifestyle

The Independent UK

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family fear he may be being force-fed in Egyptian prison

Sister says they need ‘proof of life’ amid concern for activist’s wellbeing and worries UK government not doing enough

The Guardian - UK

Who is Alaa Abd El-Fattah, the British-Egyptian activist on hunger strike in prison?

The software developer and political activist was sentenced to five years for ‘spreading false news’ and is protesting against his imprisonment

Evening Standard

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s bid for retrial denied by federal judge

Holmes faces up to 20 years in prison after being convicted on 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy

The Guardian - US

Prisoners 'living in fear' as giant rats a FOOT long pop up in loo and nip at them

Inmates at HMP Wymott, a 1,020-capacity jail in Lancashire, have to deal with an infestation of the foot-long rodents when they nip to the communal loos.

Daily Mirror

Govt pays $108k to wrongfully imprisoned driver

Cabinet improves compensation after an error meant the man was incorrectly recorded as a disqualified driver.

Newsroom.co.nz

Clock ticking for jailed Egypt activist on hunger strike

The family of one of Egypt’s top jailed pro-democracy activists warn that the clock is ticking on his life as they plead with world leaders at the U.N. climate conference to press Egypt for his release

The Independent UK

Nurse accused of amputating foot from a frostbitten dying man without his consent

Mary Brown, 38, faces two felony charges that carry a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison each if she’s convicted

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

UN rights chief: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s life in great danger

Volker Turk called on Egypt to immediately release hunger striking prisoner as leaders gather for COP27 in the country.

The Independent UK

World Cup in Qatar not safe for someone like me, says gay MP

Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and anyone found participating in same-sex sexual activity can be punished by up to seven years in prison.

Manchester Evening News

Police hunting for wanted man who was just released from prison

A search is underway to track down Thomas Baker

France 24

Nigerian influencer ‘Hushpuppi’ sentenced to 11 years in US prison for money laundering

A Nigerian social media influencer who called himself Ray Hushpuppi and flaunted a lavish lifestyle fueled by his efforts to launder millions of stolen dollars was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to more than 11 years in federal prison.

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The Independent UK

Confirm ‘proof of life’ family urges UK government as Egyptian Briton enters second day of water strike

Alaa Abd El-Fatteh aunt said she fears the British government will be ‘fobbed off’ by Egypt

The Guardian - UK

Judge ‘in error’ over sentence for Jeremy Vine stalker, says solicitor general

Alex Belfield could have been given longer prison term but legal technicality makes it too late to change

Reuters

U.N. warns Egypt hunger striker's life in danger as family seek information

The family of jailed Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Tuesday they had not heard from him since he had been due to stop drinking water two days ago, and the United Nations human rights chief warned his life was in great danger.

ABC News

UWA law professor, judge call for WA's Banksia Hill juvenile jail to be closed

Former custodial services inspector Neil Morgan and former Children's Court judge Denis Reynolds are the latest to slam the "appalling" treatment of children at Banksia Hill jail, as the WA Premier continues to defend the transfer of some to an adult prison.

ABC News

Judge accuses WA government of 'flouting the law' over juveniles detained in adult prison

A senior Perth judge accuses the WA government of "flouting the law" and "thumbing its nose at the court" in relation to the ongoing detention of juveniles inside an adult prison.

ABC News

Fred Chaney says racist attitudes to blame for lack of air conditioning at Roebourne prison

One of Australia's leading Indigenous affairs advocates says a racist society is to blame for the conditions at Roebourne prison.

The Independent UK

Man sentenced in connection with Sweetie Pie's murder plot

A former St. Louis insurance agent has been sentenced to three years in prison for helping a one-time reality show star fraudulently obtain life insurance on a relative later shot to death in a murder-for-hire conspiracy

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