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Jailed Navalny's situation is getting dangerous - ally

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny's chief of staff said worsening prison conditions were threatening his health as his Anti-Corruption Foundation prepares to turn upcoming local elections in Moscow into an anti-war vote.

Reuters

Not a single complaint made by inmates at one Irish prison as hundreds lodged elsewhere

The Irish Prison Service said they had received 84 Category A complaints last year, which deal with the most serious of allegations

Irish Mirror

ITV Coronation Street's Toyah actress Georgia Taylor 'raging' with co-star's character as she brands him a 'snake'

The soap star has also shared what she wants for her character if she escapes prison for her husband Imran's death

Manchester Evening News

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Jail chiefs under pressure as over 2000 Scots prisoners not yet guilty of crime

Some prisoners, not yet tried for their crimes, have been languishing inside for over six months

Daily Record

'A chilling example': Dreyfus urged to drop ATO whistleblower case

The whistleblower is facing life in prison for revealing harsh debt recovery practices by the ATO.

The Canberra Times

Russia sentences ex-reporter to 22-year jail term amid crackdown

A Moscow court on Monday sentenced a prominent former military-affairs journalist to 22 years in prison on treason charges for allegedly passing state secrets to NATO states, amid an escalating campaign to wipe out independent media.

Tribune News Service

Feds, defense lawyers argue over Russell Laffitte’s money and role in Murdaugh’s schemes

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Hampton banker Russell Laffitte, who faces some 30 years in prison in connection with Alex Murdaugh’s alleged fraud schemes, should not have his current bond conditions relaxed, federal prosecutors said Aug. 31 in a new filing they say shows the seriousness of his crimes.

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'I don't care if I go to prison': Man who indecently assaulted wife faces jail time

His willingness to serve time behind bars will now be put to the test after he pleaded guilty.

The Canberra Times

Lawyer of alleged crypto launderer urges Russia to discuss prisoner swap - letter

The lawyer of a Russian man accused of laundering more than $4 billion through the digital currency bitcoin urged Moscow on Monday to begin negotiations with the United States to include his client in a potential prisoner swap.

Reuters

US jails people with mental illnesses

A new study reveals that 10 times as many people with serious mental illnesses are in jails as state hospitals

Salon

Russian journalist Ivan Safronov sentenced to 22 years in prison

Reporter handed a record sentence for trumped-up treason charges that shocked supporters inside the court

The Guardian - UK

Obsessed stalker who wrote letters to BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis from prison is jailed

Edward Vines wrote eight letters addressed to Maitlis and her mother expressing his “unrequited” love for her

Manchester Evening News

Emily Maitlis stalker jailed for eight years over letters sent from prison

Judge says Edward Vines showed ‘breathtaking persistence’ in his efforts to contact journalist

The Guardian - UK

Australian teen decries US prison conditions after being jailed for ten days over visa misunderstanding

Teen says he was thrown in prison for more than a week after agents thought he was refusing deportation

The Independent UK

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Putin awards gang-leading murderer with posthumous war hero award after prison release

Ruthless gang leader and killer Ivan Neparatov, 34, who led a murderous gang was one of thousands of jail inmates recruited to fight in Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine

The Hindu

We are like a plane flying backwards, says Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy, writer and activist delivered the Gauri Lankesh Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru

The Independent UK

Eight go on trial over Bastille Day truck massacre in Nice

If convicted, the suspects could receive prison sentences ranging from five years to life

The Independent UK

Cleotha Abston: Everything we know about suspect in kidnapping and murder of Memphis heiress Eliza Fletcher

Suspect in murdered heiress case spent 20 years in prison for kidnapping and robbery before being released in 2020, according to authorities

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Powerful 'bodybuilder' sucker punched mum after she confronted him over slapping woman in pub

Macauley Heald, 25, was on the run after escaping from prison

Reuters

Russian ex-journalist Safronov gets 22 years in prison for treason

A Russian court on Monday sentenced a former journalist to 22 years in prison for treason after prosecutors said he disclosed state secrets, a ruling his supporters said was a harsh punishment that showed the absence of media freedom in Russia.

Al Jazeera

Israel extends detention of Palestinian French rights lawyer

Salah Hammouri, 37, has been held by Israel without trial or charge since March based on ‘secret evidence’.

Daily Mirror

Iran sentences two female gay rights activists to death for 'promoting homosexuality'

During her imprisonment, Zahra was insulted for her identity and appearance, threatened with death, and told her children would be taken away from her by security agents from the Revolutionary Guard, it is alleged

The Independent UK

Pregnant Black activist serving 4 years for protest comments

Questions about free speech and equal justice are being raised in the case of a pregnant Black activist serving four years in a South Carolina prison

Chicago Sun-Times

These women are getting college degrees in prison, thanks to Northwestern program

The program at Logan Correctional Center is the only one in Illinois and among a small number of programs nationwide where women who are incarcerated can earn a bachelor’s degree.

Daily Mirror

Mum 'can't get job' because of tattoos but gets three new 'prison' inkings every week

Melissa Sloan is a mum who is "addicted" to tattoos – she even gets three done a week and carries the inking gun around with her. But she's often met with cruel looks from the public

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