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Ex-NYPD officer receives longest Jan 6 sentence yet for attacking police with metal flagpole

Thomas Webster was sentenced to 10 years prison on Thursday

The Independent UK

Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack

A retired New York Police Department officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters

The Independent UK

ISIS Beatle caged in notoriously violent US jail having been spared 'Alcatraz of Rockies'

The jihadist Alexanda Kotey, 38, has now been flown to USP Canaan in Waymart, Pennsylvania, known for its fearsome reputation for extreme violence after being rewarded for his help

Daily Mirror

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Hunter who shot at deer but hit occupant of a house gets prison

In an illegal-hunting incident, a man was struck in the foot by a bullet as he sat on the couch in his home with his wife and baby nearby.

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Former Idaho state lawmaker sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping intern

‘I hope he rots in pieces behind those cold metal bars,’ former legislative intern says

The Independent UK

US rape suspect Nicholas Rossi claims he's 'dying' and being 'tortured' in Scots jail

Rossi, who is being held in Saughton Prison, claimed in a courtroom rant that he'd suffered a heart attack and needed hospital treatment.

Daily Record

Israeli court refuses to release prisoner Ahmad Manasra

Manasra’s lawyers asked for his release citing his mental health condition, but the appeal was rejected.

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Alleged US fugitive claims he is being tortured in Scottish prison

The man told a court he had been punched in the face by a prison officer and claimed guards turned off his oxygen supply.

The Independent UK

Agony for Connor Brown's family as killer sees his licence period end

Ally Gordon, who helped in Leighton Barrass' brutal attack on Connor Brown, has seen his licence period end

Chronicle Live

‘What’s this about?’: body-cam footage shows confusion as Florida man arrested for voter fraud

Byron Smith registered to vote after a key amendment, but didn’t know he was ineligible – now he faces up to five years in prison

The Guardian - US

Editorial: In distorting Fetterman's record, Oz resorts to fearmongering

Trailing in the polls, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mehmet Oz has become more aggressive, and more personal, in attacking his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. For the most part, Oz has hit hard but fair. It is legitimate to raise questions about Fetterman’s health and call him out for…

Tribune News Service

Public service wage freeze sparks strike action from NT teachers and prison officers, supported by nurses and firefighters

Teachers are leading strikes over the public service wage freeze policy in the Northern Territory, arguing wages must remain above those offered interstate to keep — or get — its classrooms staffed.

ABC News

'Violent man' wanted by police in Merseyside on prison recall could be in Aberdeen

The public have been warned not to approach Aidan Quirk, 29, who is wanted on a prison recall by cops in Merseyside and has links to Scotland.

Daily Record

Scissor Sisters mum Kathleen Mulhall returned to Ireland to visit killer daughter Charlotte

Her sister Linda is already free, after being jailed for manslaughter – while Charlotte, who stabbed Noor up to 20 times with a kitchen knife, was convicted of murder

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AAP

Soldier jailed over Vic barracks rape

A soldier who raped a female colleague while she was asleep in her bedroom at a central Victorian army barracks has been sentenced to five years in prison.

AAP

Far-right activist jailed for church abuse

Self-proclaimed "retired activist" Neil Erikson has been sentenced to 40 days in prison for interrupting a religious service in May 2019.

ABC News

Chris Dawson prosecutors deny being influenced by Teacher's Pet podcast over murder trial

NSW prosecutors deny being influenced by a popular podcast in the decision to prosecute former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson over the murder of his wife Lynette amid national and international media attention.

Miami Herald

Cuba quietly releases from prison a Cuban American teacher convicted of espionage

The Cuban government has quietly commuted the sentence of Alina López Miyares, a Cuban American teacher in Miami who was sent to prison after she was accused of espionage in 2017, in an unusual gesture that might signal Havana’s willingness to remove a diplomatic roadblock to further engagement with the…

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Chicago Sun-Times

Drag racers, drifters and unruly spectators would face prison time under new proposal in Springfield

The bill was introduced after Chicago police officials struggled to respond to the street takeovers and drag racing that gave way to clashes with police and possibly left a woman dead this weekend.

Tribune News Service

Former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to at least 8 years in prison for raping intern

BOISE, Idaho — Former Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger — who rarely expressed any emotion during the hour sentencing — listened as a district judge sentenced him to spend at least the next eight years in prison after raping a legislative intern last year.

The Independent UK

Former Idaho lawmaker sentenced to 20 years' prison for rape

A former Idaho lawmaker convicted of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crime

Al Jazeera

Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike following release deal

Khalil Awawdeh who was held without charge or trial suspends hunger strike and expected to be released in October.

The Canberra Times

'Huge problems': Prison riots predicted as govt announces smoking ban

"I don't believe this is going to go as smoothly as they may think," a person involved in the prison system has warned.

ABC News

Ashley Youth Detention Centre staff recruitment underway, as detainee tells mother of lockdown

A young detainee at Tasmania's Ashley prison tells his mother of being confined to his cell for over 22 hours a day, as ongoing staff shortages mean lockdowns and a recruitment drive which could pull staff from the notorious Don Dale jail in the Northern Territory.

Reuters

Palestinian prisoner suspends hunger strike following release deal

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh ended a hunger strike lasting over 160 days on Wednesday after Israel agreed to his release in October, his lawyer said.

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