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Bristol company to teach prisoners all about indoor urban farming in UK first

It is hoped the Government-backed scheme will "empower" inmates and give them skills to reintegrate back into society

Bristol Post

“It’s a living hell”: Scorching heat in Texas prisons revives air-conditioning debate

Texas heat has killed prisoners and cost the state millions in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits. Prison rights advocates hope a budget surplus next year will finally push lawmakers to invest in air conditioning.

The Texas Tribune

Man, 35, arrested in connection with shooting of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool

Sky News reports that police have arrested a 35-year-old man in hospital in connection with the shooting. He has been detained on a prison recall after breaching the terms of his licence.

Daily Record

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Liverpool shooting: Man chased by gunman who shot dead Olivia Pratt-Korbel arrested and recalled to prison

The man was on probation after being released from prison

The Independent UK

Intended victim of gunman who killed nine-year-old girl arrested

The 35-year-old has been detained for allegedly breaching his prison licence conditions.

The Independent UK

Prisoner has sentence extended after being caught with homemade weapon and SIM cards

A prisoner has had 21 months added to his sentence after a weapon and mobile phone SIM cards were found in his cell. Police launched a manhunt for Reece Govan, whose last address was given as Plean, and warned the public not to approach him after he

Daily Record

Danniella Westbrook splits from her prison fiancé after six years

The actress confirmed she was engaged earlier this year

Liverpool Echo

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Commentary: After my favorite 5th-grader of all time went to prison, chess kept us connected

The letter I received from my former student thanked me for teaching him chess in fifth grade. It was a setup. Now, 11 years later, he was inviting me to play his game of chess — inmates’ chess. He is still my favorite fifth-grader. He was sweet and charismatic then.…

Los Angeles Times

‘Gunslinger of Tarragona’ euthanised in prison after being injured in police shootout

Eugen Sabau shot three of his colleagues at the security services firm where he worked in Tarragona

Evening Standard

Malaysia ex-PM Najib moves from luxurious lifestyle to lockup

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's new prison lodgings may be less than an hour's drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur's affluent Bukit Tunku neighbourhood, but it is a world away from the luxury he is used to.

Reuters

Dog breeding Lanarkshire gangster code named Original Syrup in prison after vet surgery raid

Scott Bennett was jailed at Glasgow High Court today after police uncovered thousands of pounds worth of cocaine and cannabis at Platinum Pet Care and K9 Fertility.

Glasgow Live

Man Jailed For Sex Offences Has Been Given A Retrial After Exes Said He Was ‘Gentle’ ‘Kind’

He was originally sentenced to seven years in prison in late 2020.

Pedestrian.tv

Royal Commission finds high number went from welfare to prison

The Royal Commission on Abuse in Care has confirmed what many have always known - many of those who went through the welfare system ended up filling jails

Newsroom.co.nz

‘Absolutely glorious’: Malaysians hail jailing of Najib Razak

Najib Razak becomes Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison after top court upholds his graft conviction.

Al Jazeera

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Dublin Live

Paedophile surgeon Michael Shine praises decision to drop cases against him as 'right thing'

He was released from prison in January after serving three years for sexual abuse of seven boys

The Independent UK

US prison warden charged with sexually abusing 2 more women

The former warden of a California women’s prison, who is already facing federal charges alleging he sexually abused inmates, was charged Tuesday with sexually abusing two other female prisoners

The Independent UK

Call shows inmates knew 'Whitey' Bulger was moving to prison

New details revealed in court show that inmates at a troubled West Virginia prison where James “Whitey” Bulger was beaten to death found out ahead of time that the notorious Boston gangster would be arriving

The Independent UK

2nd ex-prison guard convicted in inmate beating death

A former Illinois prison guard could face life in prison after a jury found him guilty of violating the civil rights of a 65-year-old inmate who died after correctional officers beat him in a lockup more than four years ago

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Idaho Supreme Court rules for governor’s authority on clemency decision in execution case

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the governor maintains the authority to reject a clemency decision to reduce a prisoner’s sentence by the state’s parole board, in turn restarting a longtime death row inmate’s execution process.

The Independent UK

Former Louisville detective pleads guilty to falsifying affidavit in Breonna Taylor shooting

Kelly Goodlett faces up to five years in prison

Tribune News Service

North Carolina trans woman’s lawsuit against state prison can proceed, judge says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The case of a transgender woman in prison who is suing the state of North Carolina for gender-affirming medical care can proceed, a federal judge decided on Tuesday.

Reuters

Jailed shooter with a death wish is euthanised in Spain

Spanish prison authorities on Tuesday euthanised a man who had shot and wounded four people in December and was subsequently wounded in a shootout with the police, rendering him paralyzed and begging to be allowed to die while awaiting trial.

Manchester Evening News

Man jailed after he's arrested at home in police and council operation

Jack Stockwell has been sentenced to five years in prison

The Conversation

Sexual violence in South Africa: where are the male victims?

Men and boys count among the victims of sexual violence. Estimates and contexts vary, but it seems that worldwide, they make up around 10% of victims of sexual violence. According to Rees Mann, the founder of South African Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, one in six adult males in the…

The Independent UK

Malaysia's imprisoned ex-PM Najib was once a political star

Najib Razak is Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison -- a mighty fall for a veteran British-educated politician whose father and uncle were the country’s second and third prime ministers, respectively

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