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Number of women being sentenced to prison in Queensland quadruples in 15 years

A report shows jail sentences are much more likely for women in remote areas and the number of women in prison is rising sharply. Meanwhile, a bill to raise the age of criminality has been rejected.

ABC News

Judge rejects plea agreements from ex-Navy engineer, wife in nuclear submarine espionage case

BALTIMORE — A federal judge rejected Tuesday the government’s proposed prison sentences, saying they were too lenient, for former Annapolis-based Navy engineer Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, six months after they pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to sell classified nuclear submarine secrets to a foreign government.

Tribune News Service

Judge rejects plea deal for former Navy engineer and his wife in submarine spy case

Navy commander says former engineer “captured some of the most secure and sensitive information about our nuclear-powered fleet”

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France condemns Myanmar jail sentence handed down to Aung San Suu Kyi

The French government condemned on Tuesday this week's decision by a Myanmar court to sentence deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison, adding that France also reiterated its calls for an end to violence in the country.

Reuters

New operator appointed to run HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire

The contract has an estimated value of £264 million over a ten years

Nottingham Post

Corrie's Yasmeen fights to clear Stu's name as street turn against him after prison stint

Coronation Street's Stu was arrested for murder during last Wednesday’s episode in very dramatic scenes as Yasmeen learnt of his arrest for Charlie’s murder through his ex-wife Lucy

Daily Mirror

‘Slow execution’: Israel extends Ahmad Manasra’s prison isolation

Israeli court extends solitary confinement of Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Manasra, who suffers mental health issues.

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German driver jailed for life for 2020 pedestrian zone killings

A German court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old man to life in prison for killing five people, including a baby, by driving a speeding car into a pedestrian zone in the western city of Trier.

Reuters

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny placed in solitary confinement after starting union for convicts

Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption activist best-known for being Russian President Vladimir Putin’s loudest critic, revealed he has been ordered to spend time in solitary confinement.

Tribune News Service

The teenager who overcome tragedy and the brink of prison to become a Welsh Commonwealth medal winner

Owain Harris-Allan has battled ADHD, the death of his mum and a troubled background to become one of Wales' most hotly tipped boxers and a Commonwealth Games medalist

Wales Online

Charles Manson's 'grandson' sees inheritance hopes dashed as mystery man emerges

Jason Freeman, 46, self-proclaims to be the mass murderer's grandson and was hoping to take Charles Manson's belongings but a new last minute court appeal threatens his claims

Daily Mirror

Bishop Auckland man told to expect prison sentence after admitting assault on woman and police

David James Francis, 36, was told to expect a prison sentence when he is sentenced next week at Durham Crown Court

Chronicle Live

Drivers warned of prescription medication that could land them time in prison

There are serious consequences if prescribed medication affects your driving and you are caught on the road with the most severe case landing you time in prison.

Glasgow Live

Vietnam rejects activist's appeal against jailing for 'anti-state' videos

A Vietnamese court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison term for a prominent social commentator convicted of making propaganda videos against the tightly-controlled state, his lawyer said.

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Lanarkshire mum blasts sentencing of thug who stabbed her daughter with corkscrew

Oliver Richardson was sentenced to 18 months in prison for violently attacking his former girlfriend and stabbing her with a corkscrew at Craig Tara Holiday Park in Ayr.

The Guardian - AU

Canstruct loses lucrative Nauru offshore processing contract to US prisons operator with controversial record

Management and Training Corporation is set to take over running Australia’s immigration regime on the island

The Independent UK

River chief imprisoned for fishing fights for sacred rights

In the 1980s, Wilbur Slockish Jr. served 20 months in federal prison on charges of illegally poaching salmon from the Columbia River

Dublin Live

Mountjoy prison victim Robert O'Connor funeral hears call for 'no retaliation' over his killing

Robert, 34, died five days after the attack in Mountjoy Prison

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Daily Record

Notorious Scots gangster split man's jaw in two with sabre in attempted beheading

Ricardo Blanco - nicknamed The Mad Spaniard - split his victim's jaw in two and slice his ear.

The Independent UK

Judge: Family can't sue Lebanon over dead man's captivity

A judge has denied a family’s attempt to sue Lebanon on allegations that the country’s security agency kidnapped and tortured their family member before he died in the U.S. The family’s lawsuit filed last year against Iran says Amer Fakhoury developed lymphoma and other serious medical issues while imprisoned during…

Reason

An Alabama Prison Allegedly Botched a Man's Execution. Officials Deny That Anything Unusual Occurred.

Joe Nathan James appeared to have suffered for hours as prison officials tried to establish an IV for lethal injection.

The Independent UK

Doctor convicted of sexually abusing patients becomes 12th person to die in New York jails this year

Activists have long called for shutting down Rikers Island prison, where disgraced neurologist was found dead

Irish Mirror

Funeral for murdered Mountjoy inmate hears calls for 'no retaliation' from victim's heartbroken dad

Speaking out at his son’s funeral on Monday, Leo O’Connor called for no revenge attacks over the brutal killing of his son in a cell earlier this month

The Independent UK

The mayor of San Francisco’s long fight to get her brother out of jail over armed robbery that turned fatal

High-profile case touches on issues including the politics of crime-fighting, state law – and one family’s journey between poverty and power. Josh Marcus reports

Tribune News Service

WNBA star Griner appeals Russian prison term amid swap talks

WNBA star Brittney Griner appealed her nine-year prison sentence imposed by a Moscow court as the US and Russia pursue talks on a possible exchange involving her and another jailed American.

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