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Qld denies hindering UN prison inspectors

The Queensland government has denied hindering UN prison inspectors, saying they were only stopped from visiting some detainees with severe mental illness.

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Off death row, Scott Peterson moves from San Quentin to prison in Amador County

Scott Peterson has been moved from San Quentin State Prison, where he’s spent the past 17 years, to a prison that has yards for inmates with “sensitive needs.”

Tribune News Service

Catfish's jail term increased after appeal

'Catfish' Lydia Abdelmalek has been handed a longer prison sentence after she lost an appeal of her sentence in Victoria's County Court.

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Weinstein alleged rapes detailed at trial

Jurors will hear from eight women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault during his time as a powerful Hollywood producer.

The New Daily

WA prisoners in 'inhumane' conditions as mental health hospital Frankland Centre's waitlist grows

Advocates say inmates with severe mental illness do not have access to appropriate care because the Frankland Centre — built to service a third of the current prison population — is full.

ABC News

Conspiracy theorist Jacob Wohl pleads guilty to felony over 2020 election robocalls

Right-wing activist faces up to one year in prison when sentenced next month

The Independent UK

New US prisons chief pledges truth, reform for ailing system

The outsider brought in to reform the ailing federal Bureau of Prisons has pledged to hold accountable any employees who sexually assault inmates and reform the agency’s archaic hiring practices

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Man who sold gun used in Colleyville synagogue hostage situation sentenced to 8 years

The man who sold the gun used by Malik Faisal Akram to take hostages at a Colleyville synagogue in January was sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison on a gun charge, authorities said Monday.

Tribune News Service

Biden's Marijuana Pardons Did Not Free a Single Federal Prisoner or Deliver the Expungement He Promised

A protest at the White House calls attention to the thousands of federal cannabis offenders who remain incarcerated.

Reason

Texas man who sold gun to hostage-taker gets nearly 8 years

The Department of Justice says a man who sold a pistol to a man who used it to hold four hostages inside a Texas synagogue before being fatally shot by the FBI has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for a federal gun crime

The Independent UK

Man who stormed Capitol with dad gets 2 years in prison

A Delaware man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with his Confederate flag-toting father has been sentenced to two years behind bars

The Independent UK

Rikers Island Sees 17th Prisoner Death This Year

Is a federal takeover of the troubled jail pending?

Reason

Former US police officer pleads guilty in George Floyd killing

Second officer to plead guilty to state charge agrees to deal that calls for three and a half years in prison.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty to abetting murder of George Floyd

J Alexander Kueng to serve 3.5 years in prison to run concurrently with previous sentence he was given in federal trial

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WEKU

Brittney Griner will appeal her prison sentence in Russia on Tuesday

"Brittney does not expect any miracles to happen but hopes that the appeal court will hear the arguments of the defense and reduce the term," her lawyers said in a statement.

Tribune News Service

Colombian drug dealers’ dirty lawyers caught selling sweetheart deals to avoid US prison

DALLAS – The Colombian cocaine kingpins faced extradition to the U.S. on serious drug trafficking charges and a lifetime in federal prison. They were desperate, wealthy and needed excellent legal advice.

The Independent UK

She was burnt alive by the man she loved. Then Judy Malinowski testified at her own murder trial

Ohio mother Judy Malinowski miraculously survived for almost two years after her boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set her alight. Suffering unimaginable pain, she used that time to fight for other victims and record testimony in her own murder trial that sent her attacker to prison for life, writes…

Wales Online

Man died in prison cell after his medication 'was not prescribed to him'

Robert Lee Evans was described as a much-loved member of his family. The 37-year-old's death prompted an inquest which has led to a report from a coroner identifying serious shortcomings

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The Independent UK

Prison deaths mount in El Salvador's gang crackdown

On March 26, El Salvador’s street gangs had killed 62 people across the country, igniting a nationwide furor

Glasgow Live

Serial Renfrewshire thief dies in prison three days after appearing in court

The Scottish Prison Service has confirmed the death of 40-year-old Scott Graham at HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs where he was on remand for an attempted break-in.

Wales Online

Greggs burglar assaulted ex after he was released from prison

Gary Matthews, 35, of Ebbw Vale, hit his former so hard she fell back and hit her head on a coffee table

Daily Record

Serial Scots thief found dead in prison days after appearing in court

The body of Scott Graham was discovered by prison staff at HMP Low Moss, near Bishopbriggs, on October 16.

Irish Mirror

Who is Michaella McCollum? All you need to know about 'Peru Two' as new Netflix show drops

High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule is currently available on Netflix

WEKU

Just before a trial concerning George Floyd's murder, an ex-officer pleads guilty

A trial was set to begin in Minnesota court for former officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng. In a turnabout, Kueng will plead guilty to aiding and abetting the manslaughter of Floyd.

Irish Mirror

Grieving family of Seema Banu who was murdered in Ireland plan to fly here to visit graves

Exclusive: Evil Syed was charged with their murders but took his own life in the Midlands Prison

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