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Ukrainian POW heard inmates screaming 'please shoot me' as they were tortured by Russians

Svyatoslav Yermonov lost nearly five stone while being held in the notorious Olenivka prison before being released as a POW swap - but is determined to rejoin the frontline

Daily Mirror

James Bulger killer could be freed from prison in days as victim's mother begs PM to keep him jailed

Jon Venables was 10 years old when he and his friend abducted the two-year-old in 1993 from a shopping centre in Liverpool before torturing and killing him.

Daily Record

Prison nurse from Manchester jailed after sending 'flirtatious' texts and telling inmate she loved him

Elyse Hibbs sobbed as she was sent down

Manchester Evening News

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Family: Saudis sentence US citizen to 16 years over tweets

The family of an American citizen arrested in Saudi Arabia says he was tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia sentences US citizen to 16 years over tweets critical of regime

Move is another sign of kingdom’s aggressive crackdown on any whiff of dissent posted on social media

The Guardian - US

Ghislaine Maxwell praises Trump for backing her in prison interview: ‘I was touched’

Maxwell said men who had associations with her and Epstein — including Donald Trump and Bill Clinton — were victims of ‘cancel culture’

The Independent UK

Russian court rejects Navalny's 2nd prison sentence appeal

A court in Russia has rejected imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s second appeal of a nine-year sentence

The Independent UK

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Brittney Griner Releases Statement on 32nd Birthday

The WNBA star had been a prisoner in Russia since February.

Sports Illustrated

'Dragonfire' police officers hiding in woods find man launching parcels into Forest Bank prison

Demaine York was caught by plain clothes officers who were deployed in the wooded area around the jail

Manchester Evening News

Prison nurse jailed for exchanging ‘flirtatious’ calls and texts with inmate

Elyse Hibbs, 25, was sentenced to six months for creating ’emotional relationship’ with ‘manipulative’ prisoner.

The Independent UK

Jailed drug baron Curtis 'Cocky' Warren will be banned from WhatsApp - and Scotland - when he is released

The mobster will be released from prison next month but he will be barred from social media and will have to notify his handler if he wants to travel north of the border

Manchester Evening News

Emmerdale fans hope 50th anniversary storm scenes will see return of Meena Jutla

The dramatic storm scenes are unfolding this week to mark the soap's five decades of broadcasting

Wales Online

TV series show: More trouble in paradise at 'The White Lotus'

Dark clouds cast a shadow over the luxury resort once again as "The White Lotus" returns for a second season. TV critic Dheepthika Laurent tells us why the critically acclaimed series has set a high bar thanks to a stellar cast and stunning locations. We also discuss the difficult transition…

France 24

'Unacceptable' Katie Piper acid attacker was able to flee country, says Justice Secretary

Officers are seeking Stefan Sylvestre, 34, after he was recalled to jail for breaching his licence conditions

Wales Online

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Daily Mirror

Woman born in prison handed 'very special' photo as she meets dad for first time

Tiegan Boyens was born in a prison and raised by her mum for the first six months of her life, but she ended up in adoptive care and now she's met her birth dad for the first time

The Independent UK

She joined Charles Manson’s cult and became a murderer. Should she be forgiven?

Patricia Krenwinkel has sought parole more than a dozen times. She was denied, again, just last week, Graig Graziosi reports

The Independent UK

Turkey's opposition seeks stay of 'disinformation' law

Turkey’s main opposition party is seeking the suspension of the enforcement of a newly-approved media law that mandates prison terms for disinformation

Miami Herald

‘He’s constantly going to live in fear.’ Spared execution, Cruz faces hellish life in prison

MIAMI — Had Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz been sent to Florida’s Death Row, his daily life while awaiting execution would not have been easy. But he would have enjoyed certain comforts: his own cell, meals delivered three times a day, clean clothes and towels brought to him, and no…

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Daily Mirror

Therapy dog who listens to prison inmates read books gets special award

George the cocker spaniel is being recognised with a special award for his outstanding work in prisons, hospitals and schools, after listening to people of all backgrounds and ages learn to read books

The Independent UK

Prison officer denies having ‘inappropriate relationship’ with inmate

Ruth Shmylo, 25, denies becoming involved with the male prisoner while at HMP Parc in Bridgend.

Bristol Post

Driver who 'lost it' and rammed car into taxi banned for 18 months

Daniel Wassell was handed a 10-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months after pleading guilty to dangerous driving

Reuters

Italy arrests Naples prison ombudsman for smuggling drugs, phones into jail

The public official responsible for safeguarding prisoners rights in the Italian city of Naples was arrested on Tuesday on charges of smuggling drugs and mobile phones to inmates, police said in a statement.

Salon

Those who rule want to crush knowledge

The ruling class does not want us to know who we are, or to understand the struggles of those who came before us

The Guardian - UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to publish memoir about her years in jail in Iran

The book, to be written with her husband Richard Ratcliffe, will detail her time in prison and the campaign for her release

The Conversation

Ales Bialiatski, a life of peaceful struggle for human rights in Belarus

A co-laureate of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the human rights activist Ales Bialiatski is the fourth person in the history of the Nobel to receive this award while in prison. With this symbolic yet powerful gesture, the Nobel committee recognised Bialiatski’s 35 years of work upholding human rights in…

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