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EXPLAINER: Why are states having lethal injection problems?

A scheduled execution in Alabama was called off Thursday after prison officials couldn’t find a suitable vein to inject the lethal drugs into

The Independent UK

Alabama fails to complete lethal injection for 3rd time

Alabama started and then stopped another lethal injection because prison workers were unable to establish the intravenous lines needed to administer a deadly dose

The Independent UK

Stepmother of missing girl pleads guilty to perjury

The stepmother of a New Hampshire girl who disappeared in 2019 at age 5 and is presumed dead has been sent to prison for at least a year and a half after pleading guilty to perjury

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Russia signals openness to prisoner swap with US

Deputy foreign minister says convicted Russian arms deal Viktor Bout is among those being discussed in potential swap.

Al Jazeera

Thug who ordered attacks on Southwick family from prison cell jailed along with criminal associates

David ‘Porky’ Clark, 38, was found to be at the centre of planning a series of targeted attacks in Southwick

Chronicle Live

Hearing for Iowa teen who killed rapist moved to January

A judge has set a hearing for January to consider whether to order prison for an 18-year-old sex-trafficking victim who killed her rapist in Iowa and pleaded guilty last year to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury

The Independent UK

Chilling CCTV shows Jordan McSweeney stalk Zara Aleena before murdering her on walk home

Jordan McSweeney, 29, attacked the 35-year-old law graduate just nine days after he was released from prison, stalking her through the street of East London as she walked home

Daily Mirror

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IK-2 Mordovia: the harsh, notorious penal colony holding Brittney Griner

First-hand accounts from Russian prison where US basketball star has been sent paint a grim picture

The Guardian - UK

Evil predator Jordan McSweeney was wanted by police when he murdered Zara Aleena

Just two days before law graduate Zara Aleena was killed, Jordan McSweeney was the subject of a recall to prison, and has 28 convictions for 69 separate offences

Daily Mirror

Ecuador transfers gang leaders to maximum security prison

Two gang leaders who Ecuadorean authorities say are responsible for violence inside prisons were moved to a maximum security facility on Friday, the government said, part of efforts to reduce violence in the country's chaotic jails.

Reuters

Zara Aleena killer had 'relationship with underage girl - and didn't care about age'

Today Jordan McSweeney, 29, pleaded guilty to murder after attacking and killing 35-year-old Zara Aleena while she walked home from a night out on June 26

Daily Mirror

Danish Woman Evacuated from Syrian Camps Sentenced for Aiding ISIS

A Danish woman evacuated from a Syrian detention camp last year was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison by a Danish court for aiding ISIS militants and illegally travelling to and residing in conflict zones, her lawyer said. The 35-year-old woman travelled to Syria with her husband in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Danish woman evacuated from Syrian camps sentenced for aiding Islamic State

A Danish woman evacuated from a Syrian detention camp last year was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison by a Danish court for aiding Islamic State militants and illegally travelling to and residing in conflict zones, her lawyer said.

Reuters

Zara Aleena: Sexual predator who murdered law graduate in brutal attack had just been freed from jail

Jordan McSweeney dragged woman into alleyway where he kicked and stamped on her

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Extreme heat killing prisoners in Texas

Texas officials claimed that no prisoners have been killed by heat. A new report shows they're wrong

The Independent UK

Sexual predator admits murder of law graduate Zara Aleena

At a previous hearing the court was told Jordan McSweeney was a prolific offender and had been released from prison on licence days before the murder.

Evening Standard

Zara Aleena murder: Predator Jordan McSweeney admits murdering woman as she walked home alone in Ilford

McSweeney trailed Zara Aleena through the streets at night before launching a ferocious attack

The Guardian - UK

Zara Aleena’s murderer had been ordered back to prison before attack

Exclusive: Jordan McSweeney left free to kill 35-year-old in east London despite breaching licence conditions

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Miami Herald

The Week Ahead: Writing the story of the important holiday spending season for investors

As he was starting his literary career, Charles Dickens was a journalist. Alas, he was not a business reporter — that would have been too appropriate for the son of a debtors’ prison inmate.

Reuters

Russian prison activist paints picture of life facing Griner

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to the Russian region of Mordovia, notorious since Soviet times for its penal colonies, to serve a 9-year sentence on drugs charges.

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Holmes sentencing: Theranos founder to face restitution hearing after being jailed for 11 years

Prosecutors are demanding that Holmes be given 15 years in prison

Chronicle Live

Alcohol laws in Qatar and rules tourists must follow ahead of World Cup 2022

Football fans could face six months in prison if they don't follow the country's strict drinking rules - and there are several other laws to be aware of

France 24

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's autocratic president, takes on criminal gangs

In El Salvador, a state of emergency declared in March over widespread gang violence is still in place. The country's president, Nayib Bukele, has declared total war on ultra-violent criminal gangs, suspending constitutional rights in the process. Almost 60,000 people have been arrested since March, some as a result of…

The Guardian - UK

One Off review – former inmate crafts a harrowingly authentic prison drama

Ric Renton’s raw four-hander is an enthralling study of male vulnerability with a deeply felt message for the justice system

The Independent UK

Imprisoned Russian activist dedicates coveted award to anti-Putin protestors

Vladimir Kara-Murza dedicated his award to the thousands who have been arrested or detained in Russia for protesting Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

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