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Videos show smoke rising from Tehran's Evin prison, shots heard

Online Iranian videos appeared to show smoke rising on Saturday from Tehran's Evin prison, which holds political prisoners, as shots and an alarm could be heard.

Reuters

Huge fire sweeps through notorious Evin prison in Iran as 'gunfire rings out'

Evin prison houses Tehran's political prisoners as videos shared on social media show black smoke billowing from the facility

Daily Mirror

Prison bosses use new drone to fight back against criminal gangs' drug drops

Crack cocaine, heroin, speed and skunk cannabis are the drugs most commonly sneaked over prison walls by drones which put lags at risk of overdose, addiction and violence on wings

Daily Mirror

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Fire extinguished at Evin prison in Tehran amid fresh nationwide protests

A towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran's capital injured at least nine people but was extinguished after several hours and no detainees escaped, state media said Sunday.

France 24

Homeless charity placed notorious rapist Simon McGinley in new apartment in Dublin

He was freed from Dublin’s Arbour Hill Prison a month ago

Dublin Live

Scots torture killers help cops dig for Lynda Spence's body after prisoner tip

Evil Colin Coates and Philip Wade led detectives to remote spot in failed search.

Daily Record

Man gets 86 years in prison for murder of pastor's wife

A man found guilty of murder, robbery and other charges in the 2015 killing of an Indianapolis pastor’s wife during a break-in was sentenced Friday to 86 years in prison

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Hauling timber, planting drugs, and barring bologna.

Reason

'Dangerous killer' will not be moved to open prison after Ministry of Justice intervention

William Dunlop's case made legal history

Wales Online

Gateshead pervert jailed after breaching restrictions by chatting to sex offender friend

Michael Minchell, of Gateshead, who has a history of abusing children, failed to tell police about a phone and memory sticks and had been chatting to another pervert he met in prison

Chronicle Live

Irish activist faces criminal damage charges after protest outside prison

Just Stop Oil activist Orla Murphy was arrested at HMP Altcourse

Irish Mirror

MoJ blocks open prison move for ‘dangerous killer’ whose case made legal history

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis rejected the Parole Board’s recommendation to move William Dunlop who murdered Julie Hogg in 1989.

The Independent UK

Most and least likely counties in Ireland to have people sent to jail as number hits lowest level in 15 years

The vast majority of counties have below-average levels of incarceration

Irish Mirror

‘It’s about greed, arrogance and infidelity’: ITV series about Boris Becker to hit screens

The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker will chart tennis star’s journey from champion to prisoner

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Daily Record

Vile Scots paedophiles exchanged sick letters discussing murder of children

Paul Hannah and Robert Aitman exchanged sick letters from prison over seven months, including arranging to "snuff out" a child then dispose of their body.

The Guardian - UK

Red Cross frustrated by lack of access to PoWs in Russian-occupied Donetsk

ICRC responds to criticism from Zelenskiy, saying it is being refused entry to Olenivka prison

The Conversation

We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement – this is what we learned

The United States leads the world in its use of solitary confinement, locking away in isolation more of its population than any other country.

Daily Mirror

Family of Brit 'unlawfully' jailed in Dubai call for probe into 'degrading treatment'

The relatives of 68-year-old Ryan Cornelius have submitted a request to the Met Police's War Crimes Team over what they claim to be a "breach of both international and UAE law"

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Chicago Sun-Times

Convicted ‘Starved Rock killer’s’ lawyer: Family member might have arranged for Chicago Outfit to kill 3 women in 1960

Chester Weger, who spent decades in prison for the killings, says he was framed and is asking Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow to vacate his conviction.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway Standard reporter goes behind the scenes at Dumfries Prison

Kenny MacDonald joined candidates at a recruitment day for staff at the jail

Asharq Al-Awsat

Siamak Namazi Returns to Prison in Iran

Iranian American businessman Siamak Namazi was forced to return to Tehran's Evin prison on Wednesday after Iranian authorities had given him a furlough on Oct. 1 and let his elderly father leave Iran for medical treatment on Oct. 5, their lawyer said. Namazi, who in 2016 was convicted of espionage-related…

Dublin Live

Rapist Simon McGinley tracked down to hideout in Dublin following prison release

He was freed from Dublin’s Arbour Hill Prison exactly one month ago today

ABC News

Sydney prison guard who sexually assaulted inmates 'treated it like a game'

Wayne Gregory Astill hears victim impact statements from women he sexually abused, as he awaits sentencing for more than 30 offences in a Sydney court.

Bristol Post

New prisoner-run café could open on Bristol's Gloucester Road

The Key Unlock Potential is looking to open a café on Gloucester Road staffed by prisoners and ex-prisoners

AAP

Prison officer's abuse victims speak out

A prison officer convicted of sexually abusing inmates at Sydney's Dillwynia women's prison left his victims feeling "trapped and isolated", a court has heard.

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