Scissor Sister Charlotte Mulhall settles at Limerick Prison after being 'lonely and sad' The killer is understood to have finally accepted her surroundings Irish Mirror · Dec 4, 2022
Nativity plays and carols to return to Irish prisons this Christmas They will also get to enjoy some bingo and board games on Christmas Day Dublin Live · Dec 4, 2022
Countries should 'absolutely' follow Scotland's lead on prisons, expert says OTHER countries should “absolutely” be following Scotland’s lead in looking to evolve beyond the “bankrupt” idea of traditional… The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2022
UK prisons 'most hostile workplaces in Western Europe' as days off with stress soar The Prison Officers’ Association says staff are facing mental health issues because they’re operating in the most hostile workplaces in Western Europe Daily Mirror · Dec 3, 2022
'Menial' jobs inside Canberra's prison fuel rising levels of prisoner discontent: report Boredom fuels trouble inside Canberra's prison. The Canberra Times · Dec 3, 2022
Illinois keeping the spotlight on uplifting the wrongfully convicted Our state has a shameful track record of sending innocent people to prison. But the silver lining is that there is an awareness in our city and state — and action being taken — to right these unconscionable wrongs. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 3, 2022
UN Experts Urge Iran to Release Critically Ill Dissident United Nations experts on Friday urged Iran to release a prominent rights activist with a life-threatening illness and expressed concerns over the fate of scores arbitrarily detained during nationwide protests. Arash Sadeghi, who has been in and out of prison since 2009, was arrested again on Oct. 20 “for unknown… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 3, 2022
The Mancunian Way: Strangeways, off you pop A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours - Manchester Council Strangeways prison out of city Manchester Evening News · Dec 3, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes appeals Theranos fraud conviction, prison term Elizabeth Holmes appealed her criminal fraud conviction, two weeks after she was ordered to serve 11 1/4 years in prison for deceiving investors in her blood-testing startup Theranos Inc. Tribune News Service · Dec 3, 2022
Man to receive almost $18 million for wrongful NY conviction Lawyers for a man who was freed in 2015 after spending a quarter-century in prison for an infamous tourist killing says he will receive nearly $18 million in legal settlements from the city and state of New York The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022
News briefs 9/11 compensation bill tangled up in Beirut victims’ push Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022
Human rights groups criticize Cuba’s new criminal code Cuba enacted a new penal code this week that activists and human rights organizations worry could further limit free expression and snuff out protests at a time of deepening discontent on the island The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022
Trump defends rioters after Ye pressure Ye criticized Trump and said he should have freed the Jan. 6 prisoners when he “had the chance” Salon · Dec 2, 2022
Taking nude photo of woman in her cell was an accident, says ex-prison warden charged with sex abuse OAKLAND, Calif. — Jurors no longer have to wonder how Ray J. Garcia will explain the nude photo of an incarcerated woman, on all fours inside her cell, that allegedly shows a reflection of his face holding the camera. Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022
Al Jazeera · Dec 2, 2022 Former US marine imprisoned in Russia makes contact with family Paul Whelan’s brother has confirmed the American, convicted on espionage charges, gave ‘proof of life’ in phone call.
Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2022 Watch: Thieves try to steal judge’s motorbike in audacious robbery in court car park The robbery plan started to go awry when Shay Hollis struggled with the weight of the motorbike
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022 Dominic Raab urged to release prisoners jailed under abolished IPP scheme Thousands of prisoners still serving indefinite sentences in England and Wales, even for low-level crime
Daily Mirror · Dec 2, 2022 24 Hours In Police Custody sparks £150,000 GoFundMe for dad jailed over burglary chase Channel 4's 24 Hours In Police Custody told the tragic story of dad-of-two Adam White, who was jailed for 22 months after chasing after two burglars who stole his motorbike from his home
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022 UK rapper Pa Salieu jailed for 33 months over mass brawl Musician will go to prison on charges of violent conduct and possessing a bottle as a weapon relating to incident in 2018
Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022 Will Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes cooperate to avoid long prison sentence? Oath Keepers founder and North Texas resident Stewart Rhodes has big decisions to make now that he’s been convicted of sedition and a potentially lengthy prison sentence could mean he dies in prison because of his age.
Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022 ‘Worst decision of his life.’ Jan. 6 defendant from California seeks leniency at sentencing SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tommy Frederick Allan says he knows he’s going to prison, that after scaling the walls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, on a rope, stealing an American flag and some documents from the Senate chamber and later declaring on social media that it was the…
France 24 · Dec 2, 2022 From FRANCE 24 to Hollywood: Former presenter Angela Yeoh on her role in 'She Said' Angela Yeoh is on the road to stardom with her role in the #MeToo film "She Said", about the investigation into Harvey Weinstein. The former FRANCE 24 presenter plays Rowena Chiu, the Hollywood producer's former assistant, in the movie directed by Maria Shrader. Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan play the…
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2022 Feds seek 5 years in prison for man who bought gun used to kill Chicago Police Officer Ella French Straw purchasing cases present special challenges to prosecutors. They have been characterized as “paperwork” crimes that simply involve lying on a form, as Jamel Danzy did.
Bangkok Post · Dec 2, 2022 Manila prison holds mass burial of 70 unclaimed bodies MANILA: The unclaimed bodies of 70 inmates at the Philippines’ largest and most congested prison were buried on Friday, several weeks after justice authorities discovered decomposing bodies.
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022 Brother of Russia-imprisoned American says contact resumed The family of Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia for espionage, says that he has resumed contact after unexpectedly becoming unreachable in November