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California man avoids prison after 2021 attack on tortoise

A Northern California man has avoided prison time after he drunkenly trespassed at a preschool last year and attacked a pet tortoise named Michelangelo

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Up to 49 years in prison for an ex-Philly homicide detective who sexually abused witnesses and informants

PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia homicide detective was sentenced Friday to 24 1/2 to 49 years in prison for sexually assaulting witnesses and informants in murder cases, capping a stunning downfall for the once-celebrated investigator.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 17, 2022

QAnon follower Douglas Jensen, who chased officer on January 6, sentenced to five years in jail

Construction worker and QAnon follower Douglas Jensen is sentenced to prison for his role in the US Capitol insurrection, when he led a crowd chasing a police officer who was diverting rioters away from politicians.

ABC News · Dec 17, 2022

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Records access sought in case of inmate who severed penis

A Tennessee judge is promising to rule quickly on whether to grant public access to records detailing the treatment of a death row prisoner who cut off his penis while on a suicide watch

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Illinois man gets 18 months in prison for fighting with National Guard during Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot

Matthew Capsel was arrested just weeks after the Capitol riot for fighting with members of the National Guard. He later wrote on social media that “on the 6 good men had to do a bad thing.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022

Gary Glitter 'to be released from prison within weeks'

Gary Glitter is reportedly set to be freed in a couple of months

Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022

Gary Glitter to be released from prison early next year – report

The 78-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in 2015.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

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Brittney Griner expresses gratitude in first statement after release from Russian prison

One week after she arrived back in the United States following 10 months of imprisonment in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner expressed gratitude to all those who helped secure her release and provided their love and support during her ordeal.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 16, 2022

Todd and Julie Chrisley to report to prison in Florida in January

ATLANTA — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been ordered to serve out their sentences for bank fraud and tax evasion in a Florida prison starting in January.

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022

‘It feels so good to be home’ Brittney Griner speaks out for first time after dramatic prisoner swap

She plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Feather bans, tent curtilage, and youngsters and their sweets.

Reason · Dec 16, 2022

Yoorrook Justice Commission hears Victorian bail laws are criminalising Aboriginal people, especially women

Victorians are being refused bail for offences so minor they might never have warranted a sentence of imprisonment, with a disproportionate number of Indigenous offenders ending up on remand, a truth-telling inquiry has heard.

ABC News · Dec 16, 2022

QAnon Capitol rioter who chased police officer Eugene Goodman sentenced to five years in prison

QAnon believer Douglas Jensen would have caused “tremendous bloodshed” if not for Capitol police officer’s bravery, court hears

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Nottinghamshire arsonist set ex-girlfriend's family home on fire 'to be the hero'

The family - two adults and two children - were asleep when Gilluley woke them after starting the blaze. Declan Gilluley, 26, of Cox's Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, has been sent to prison after pleading guilty to reckless arson.

Nottingham Post · Dec 16, 2022

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Irish Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

GAA match between politicians and inmates in Mountjoy Prison almost suspended after balls burst on overhead razor wires

It is understood that the cross-party group of 13 TDs and Senators was 'hammered' by the team of prisoners

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

QAnon follower who chased officer on Jan. 6 gets 5 years

An Iowa construction worker has been sentenced to five years in prison after being at the center of of one of the most harrowing scenes of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

Al Jazeera · Dec 16, 2022

Brittney Griner says she will return to playing basketball

In first remarks since returning to the US, WNBA star thanks all who pushed for her release from Russian prison.

Axios · Dec 16, 2022

QAnon believer who led Capitol mob on Jan. 6 sentenced to five years in prison

He led a mob toward Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman outside the Senate chamber.

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The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Brittney Griner speaks out for first time since her release from Russian prison

The WNBA star thanked President Joe Biden and called for continued efforts to bring Paul Whelan home

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022

Lawyer of Whitmer kidnap plotter: He doesn't deserve to spend life in prison

Barry Croft did not recruit, lead or control men convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and does not deserve to spend the rest of his life in federal prison, his lawyer wrote in a court filing late Thursday.

Newslaundry · Dec 16, 2022

Before Maharashtra withdrew award, 2 bodies ‘with RSS links’ objected to Kobad Ghandy memoir

The withdrawal of a Maharashtra government award to the Marathi translation of Kobad Ghandy’s prison memoir over “administrative reasons” has triggered a controversy within academic and literary circles, and its translator Anagha Lele surprised.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Brittney Griner prisoner swap AP Sports Story of the Year

The return of Brittney Griner to the United States in a dramatic prisoner swap with Russia marked the culmination of a 10-month ordeal that captivated world attention, a saga that landed at the intersection of sports, politics, race and gender identity — and wartime diplomacy

Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

Iranian regime U-turns on decision to execute 16-year-old girl as crowd demands release

Sonia Sharifi, 16, was set to be killed yesterday, but was thankfully released from Ilam prison in western Iran at around 3pm after being held there for a month

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 16, 2022

Jordan Hands Prison Terms to Captagon Smugglers from Syria

Jordan's judiciary on Thursday sentenced two men to long prison terms for attempting to smuggle nearly 2 million Captagon pills into the country from Syria, a judicial source told AFP. The state security court handed a 20-year prison term and a fine of 20,000 Jordanian dinars ($28,000) to one of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 16, 2022

Houthis Abuse Dozens of Detainees in Sanaa Prison

For the fourth day in a row, dozens of detainees in the central prison in Sanaa continued their hunger strike. They are protesting their detention, torture, and humiliation by Houthi militias. Houthis, according to the relatives of detainees, responded to the hunger strike by stepping up its exemplary punishment of…

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