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Death of Barlinnie prisoner at 34 will be investigated by inquiry

A fatal accident inquiry scheduled to be held at Glasgow Sheriff Court will examine the circumstances surrounding the death of 34-year-old Jason Watson at the Glasgow jail.

Glasgow Live

‘Squid Game’ Grabs Early Emmy Awards, Setting up Drama Battle

South Korean drama "Squid Game" landed its first Emmy awards on Sunday, taking home an acting honor and three other trophies in the run-up to next week's battle for television's best drama. Lee You-mi won the accolade for guest drama actress at the Creative Arts Emmys for playing Ji Young,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Matthew Donald Tilley launches appeal against conviction for cold case murder of Suzanne Poll

A man sentenced to life in prison for the 1993 murder of Suzanne Poll in Adelaide's north has launched an appeal against his conviction as his brother clashed with media outside court.

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Scots woman smuggled coke into prison 'over fears boyfriend would kill her'

Lyndsey Lamont says she took drugs worth £800 into HMP Greenock as she was scared Stuart Sharp would hurt her otherwise.

Daily Record

Mexico debates its no-bail policy for nonviolent suspects

In Mexico, a long list of nonviolent crimes bring automatic pretrial detention, with no bail or house arrest allowed

The Independent UK

If there's a double interest rate rise this week, more borrowers become 'mortgage prisoners'

As banks impose tougher lending standards and interest rate hikes drive property prices down, more Australians who borrowed at the height of the pandemic housing boom will find themselves in a mortgage trap, unable to refinance.

ABC News

How former boxer Ahmed Elomar left Sydney's underworld behind

After spending time in a high-security prison with a double killer, Ahmed Elomar now watches Sydney's gang wars from the sidelines. He's showing youth in the city's west crime is not worth it.

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Australian teen strip-searched and held in US jail for 10 days after being denied common visa waiver

Cameron Carter, 19, who had never travelled on a plane before, was left unable to contact his family throughout ordeal

The Guardian - AU

The ‘egregious’ history of likely new Nauru operator includes allegations of gang rape and murder in its US prisons

A Guardian investigation reveals the firm has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, murder and mistaken solitary confinement in its US facilities

The Guardian - AU

Russian journalist facing 24-year jail term for treason refuses to sign ‘confession’

Ivan Safronov could be handed record sentence after being tried on secret evidence behind closed doors

The Guardian - UK

Boris Becker's heartbroken mum reveals solitary phone call since tennis icon was jailed

Tennis icon Boris Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half-years in jail in April, after being found guilty of deliberately hiding assets after filing for bankruptcy

Daily Mirror

Mercedes driver leapt onto woman's bonnet before punching her in the face in road rage

Akaash Hussain was sentenced for the terrifying attack, as well as for conspiracy to supply drugs and perverting the course of justice. He appeared in court alongside three other men, who were also sentenced

Daily Mirror

Lebanon: Death of Syrian Detainee under Torture Disconcerts Security, Judicial Authorities

The death of a Syrian young man under torture inside a state security prison in southern Lebanon sparked confusion at the security, judicial and political levels, and brought back to the fore the file of torture in pretrial detention centers. Lebanese sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the arrested Syrian, Bashar…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Prisoners 'smoke lingerie soaked in spice', Liverpool fans to launch legal action and drug dealer's link to shootings

These are the latest ECHO headlines on Sunday, September 4

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Daily Mirror

'I go inside the minds of the UK's worst sex offenders locked up in maximum security jails'

Dr Rebecca Myers, who was just 22 when she first entered a maximum security prison, opens up about the shocking moments she has has experienced giving rehab to sex offenders

Dublin Live

Evil former garda scrubbing toilets in prison after being jailed for abuse

Paul Moody, 42, was jailed for three years and three months for a campaign of terror on his former partner who was ill with cancer

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Crackdown on Filmmakers Escalates

One year after ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi came to power, Iranian authorities are targeting the country's cinema. The July arrests of directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, both icons abroad, reflect the pressure that filmmakers and actors are facing. The Iranian film community has been asking "who will be next?"…

Manchester Evening News

Mercedes driver jumped on woman's bonnet then punched her in the face in road rage row

Akaash Hussain has been sentenced alongside Mohammed Haq, Mustafa Zaidi, and Zeeshan Hussain for a string of offences

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Manchester Evening News

Clothes parcels BANNED after Styal prison inmates 'smoke spice-soaked bras and knickers'

"You couldn’t make it up"

Liverpool Echo

Prisoners 'smoke lingerie soaked in Spice' like something from TV show 'Bad Girls'

The synthetic drug was reportedly smuggled in via parcels and letters

Daily Mirror

Prisoners smoke Spice-soaked lingerie after smuggling drugs via parcels and letters

Inmates got pals to sneak in the liquid form of Spice soaked into lingerie in parcels. They then ripped the bras and knickers into pieces and smoked them. Jail bosses have now banned clothes parcels

Salon

Jim Crow revived in new voting laws

Felon disenfranchisement was a key 1890 "reform" meant to drive Black voters off the rolls. Now it's back

The Independent UK

Family of father executed after wrongful murder conviction given police apology after 70 years

British Somali and former seaman Mahmood Mattan was hanged at Cardiff prison on 3 September 1952 despite having numberous alibis backed by witnesses and a lack of forensic evidence

Daily Mirror

Lag who befriended Charles Bronson reveals truth about UK's 'most notorious prisoner'

Stephen Gillen was locked up in one of the highest security prisons in the UK where he met infamous lag Charles Bronson, reputed to be Britain's most violent prisoner

Dublin Live

Dublin killer gets married after being released from 18 year prison stretch

He was released after 18 years for the brutal murder of Joe Cummins who he shot dead in an act of revenge outside The Dragon Inn pub in Tallaght, South Co Dublin in 2001

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