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How Gandhi helped an ex-convict turn his life around

Is it fashionable to hate Gandhi? A number of think-pieces may suggest it is, with varying degrees of success. The rehabilitation of Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse, even by Lok Sabha MPs, also contributes to this general sense, and no one knows it better than Milan Thakkar.

Newslaundry · Dec 21, 2022

Israel to Hold Remains of Deceased Palestinian Prisoner

Israel's defense minister said Wednesday that the remains of a Palestinian prisoner who died a day earlier from lung cancer would not be released for burial. Benny Gantz’s office said the body of Nasser Abu Hamid, one of the founders of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, would be held as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 21, 2022

Police appeal for help to trace man wanted on recall to prison

Shaun Aver is from the Bury area, police said

Manchester Evening News · Dec 21, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly fell asleep during extradition hearing

Crypto mogul faces up to 115 years in prison if convicted of wire fraud and securities fraud charges

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022

Weinstein dodges sentencing enhancement, faces 18 years

Harvey Weinstein will face a maximum prison sentence of 18 years after a Los Angeles jury failed to reach a verdict on special allegations that Weinstein planned his assault on a model-actor in 2013 and whether she was “particularly vulnerable.”

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022

Paul Kelly's How to Make Gravy covered by First Nations prisoners with Pitjantjatjara translation

A quarter of a century after it was first recorded, First Nations prisoners in WA have put a fresh spin on the iconic song How to Make Gravy.

ABC News · Dec 21, 2022

Man pleads guilty in Florida woman's unsolved 1991 slaying

A man already imprisoned in Florida for another killing has pleaded guilty to the unsolved 1991 slaying of a woman he met at a bar

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022

One Of 2022’s Great Failures Was That The Rate Of Indigenous Deaths In Custody Increased

The rate of Indigenous deaths in custody rose in 2022, more than 31 years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 21, 2022

Boris Becker claims Jurgen Klopp "couldn't visit" him in prison amid safety concerns

Former tennis player Boris Becker revealed all in an emotional interview in Germany about his experience in prison, where he spent eight months before being released last week

Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022

Former US police officer gets nearly 12 years for fatal shooting

Ex-officer was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting 28-year-old Black woman Atatiana Jefferson in Texas home.

Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2022