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Brittney Griner will have prison sentence appeal heard by Russian court later this month

Two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted on 4 August over cannabis oil vape canisters in luggage

The Independent UK

The ‘brain eater’ who sleeps on concrete slab in glass box after murdering three inmates

Robert Maudsley murdered other inmates in horrific and brutal ways and was deemed unsafe to keep around other prisoners so has been locked in a cell deep below Wakefield Prison ever since

Daily Mirror

Stephen Curry honors Brittney Griner during Warriors ring ceremony

Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison

The Independent UK

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Molly Russell's dad said jailing executives at 'unsafe' social media platforms should be an option

Ian Russell said it would "refocus their minds" if senior social media executives faced a prison sentence for not protecting users of their platform properly after the death of his daughter Molly, 14

Wales Online

How college in prison is leading professors to rethink how they teach

When it comes to education in prison, policy and research often focus on how it benefits society or improves the life circumstances of those who are serving time.

The Conversation

Myanmar jail: Girl, 10, among eight dead after explosions and gunfire erupt at prison

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: An eyewitness said a number of civilians were present when the explosions occurred, as they were at the prison delivering food to their imprisoned relatives in Yangon, Myanmar

Daily Mirror

‘At death’s door’: Family of Briton on hunger strike in Egypt urges action ahead of Cop27

‘If the UK does not engage right now the Egyptians authorities will see it as a green light to let him die,’ says sister Alaa Abdel-Fattah

The Independent UK

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Streatham: Driver admits killing passenger in crash after police chase

India Thompson is facing a prison sentence following her guilty plea

Evening Standard

Woman born in prison amazed to realise her birth father kept treasured photograph

Tiegan Boyens, 20, from York, was amazed to realise her birth father had treasured her ultrasound picture for all those years.

The Independent UK

Man sentenced to 16 years in prison for criticising Saudi Arabia regime on Twitter

Speaking publicly for the first time, his son has alleged that the Saudi government has tortured his father in prison and said that the US State Department mishandled the case

Daily Mirror

Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar's Insein Prison

A bombing near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees has killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel

The Independent UK

Will Biden fix our federal prisons?

Frederick Bardell wasn't much of a hero — but no convict deserves a death sentence by slow medical torture

Salon

At least 8 killed in Myanmar Insein Prison blasts: Media reports

Parcel bombs are suspected in Insein Prison explosions that reportedly killed three staff and five visitors.

Al Jazeera

Explosions at Myanmar main prison kill eight

At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured on Wednesday after at least two bomb explosions and gunfire at Myanmar's biggest jail, according to media reports and an account from a witness.

Bangkok Post

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Reuters

At least 8 dead after explosions, gunfire at Myanmar jail -media, witness

At least eight people were killed and 13 others were injured on Wednesday after explosions and gunfire at Myanmar's biggest jail, according to media reports and an account from a witness.

ABC News

Julian Assange lawyer Jennifer Robinson says his case needs an urgent political fix, not a legal one

The lawyer for the detained WikiLeaks founder calls for an "urgent political fix" to secure his release from prison in the UK, where he faces extradition to the US and a possible 175-year sentence.

Wales Online

Prison nurse jailed for 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate

Elyse Hibbs was sentenced for six months

AAP

NSW denies prison access for UN delegation

The NSW premier has been asked why his government prevented a United Nations delegation from visiting the state's prisoners.

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Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale sentenced for sexual abuse of boys at Mortlake

It is "overwhelmingly likely" notorious paedophile priest Gerald Francis Ridsdale will die in prison after being sentenced for the sexual abuse of two boys, a court has heard.

The Independent UK

Stephen Curry offers Warriors' support of Brittney Griner

AAP

Escapee shot within 11 seconds, trial told

The shooting death of an escaping inmate by a prison officer outside a northern NSW hospital was murder, a jury has been told.

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange: Australian government urged to show ‘courage’ against US over charges

Jennifer Robinson, a human rights lawyer who represents Assange, says ‘the future ahead for Julian is grim’

AAP

Assange 'suffering profoundly' in prison

Human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson says Julian Assange will not survive a drawn-out legal process to secure his release without government intervention.

Tribune News Service

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Brittney Griner’s wife thanks Biden for efforts as WNBA star spends birthday in prison

The wife of WNBA star and Texas native Brittney Griner released a video thanking President Joe Biden for his administration’s ongoing efforts to secure Griner’s release, seven months after she was arrested in Russia on drug charges.

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