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Renewed calls to revoke Northern Territory's mandatory sentencing following power outages inside Darwin's prison

Ongoing power outages and concerns over conditions inside Darwin's only adult prison mean the "community is at greater risk of continued crime", according to the Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory.

ABC News

'Charles Bronson helped me survive torture of prison'

"They say he's the most dangerous prisoner - that's bull"

Liverpool Echo

Most dangerous jails in Ireland as attacks on prison officers on the rise

The most dangerous jails for staff in 2021 were Mountjoy and Limerick jails with 15 incidents

Irish Mirror

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Iran Puts on Trial Reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh

Iran has put on trial the reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was previously jailed and arrested again last month accused of undermining state security, local media reported. The 65-year-old -- who last year made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency as a reformist and "political prisoner for seven years" --…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Prison officer' arrested after disabled man allegedly 'punched' and called an 'idiot' outside Forest Bank prison

A disabled man claims he was punched, dragged around and sworn at after commenting that a woman had parked in a disabled bay.

Manchester Evening News

Urgent appeal issued to find man wanted just a month after prison release

Ellis Rocks served half his four-month sentence

Manchester Evening News

Private prison firm to settle lawsuit over inmate death

A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee inmate’s killing

The Independent UK

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New York restricts families from sending packages to inmates

As part of an effort to keep illegal drugs and other contraband out of state prisons, New York is taking away one of the few pleasures of life behind bars

The Independent UK

Prisoner died after swallowing bag of drugs smuggled in by his own mum

Shaun Hughes died after suffering a respiratory failure brought on by 'the effects of a combination of drugs' a report by a prisons' watchdog has concluded in its findings

Daily Mirror

R. Kelly’s new Chicago trial to take jurors back to peak of star’s career, early allegations

Kelly’s defense attorney calls the trial starting Monday “total and complete overkill.” But legal experts say it could help vindicate other accusers and ensure the superstar remains in prison.

Chicago Sun-Times

'I spent 11 years in jail for a murder I didn't commit'

Michael O'Brien, 52, spent 11 years and 43 days in jail for the murder of Mr Saunders whose body was found in the garden of his Cardiff home in 1987

Wales Online

Scallop boat killer sentenced to nearly 20 years, faces deportation proceedings

BOSTON — The man who hammered and stabbed his way through a scalloping boat like a Hollywood slasher movie in the high seas off of Nantucket, leaving one crew member dead, is scheduled to spend nearly the next 20 years in prison.

Boston Herald

Russian diplomat confirms talks with US to trade Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout

WNBA star sentenced to nine years in Russian prison over small amout of cannabis oil in luggage

The Independent UK

In Florida, loved ones of prisoners banned from wearing #visitsmatter T-shirts

ORLANDO, Fla. — When Ann Beal Salamone went to visit her son in prison last week she wore a white T-shirt with “MY VISITS Matter” written in the center of a big red heart.

Orlando Sentinel

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Dublin Live

Evil former garda Paul Moody's transfer to safer prison

The domestic abuser was jailed for three years and three months for a campaign of terror on a woman ill with cancer

ABC News

Boggo Road Gaol and Brisbane's dark side to feature heavily in Netflix production of Boy Swallows Universe

A Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s best-selling book takes viewers inside a Brisbane landmark once home to rats, lice, and hardened criminals.

Tribune News Service

Judge sentences boat pilot to 18 years in prison for 3 smuggling deaths

SAN DIEGO — The smuggler who was at the helm of an overloaded 40-foot vessel that capsized off Point Loma last year, causing three migrants to drown and sparking a chaotic rescue effort, was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison.

Tribune News Service

Russia optimistic on US prisoner swap including WNBA star Griner

Russia for the first time expressed guarded optimism about talks with the U.S. on a prisoner exchange involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American.

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Los Angeles Times

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Dramatic bouts of violence and mayhem in two regions of Mexico this week have left at least 12 dead and dozens of businesses torched, dramatizing the ability of crime gangs to wreak havoc and shatter the semblance of normality almost anywhere in the country without warning.

Daily Mirror

Ageing prisoners taught Amazon shopping and contactless payments to help them go straight

The classes were introduced at HMP North Sea Camp, a 300-capacity open jail near Boston, Lincolnshire, as some of the inmates have been banged up since the 1990s and way before smartphones

The Independent UK

Texas man dies after chugging bottle of liquid in court as he was convicted of child abuse

Edward Leclair had faced maximum prison sentence of 100 years in Denton County

Wales Online

Prisoner dead after being discovered in his cell at HMP Parc in Bridgend

A spokesman for G4S, which runs the prison, said: 'Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time'

The Hindu

Plea seeks transfer of teacher linked to Kallakurichi violence case from Salem prison

It also seeks the identification of those arrested wrongly in the incident

Daily Record

Millionaire jailed after refusing to tear down 'UK’s biggest man cave'

Graham Wildin remained composed as he was sentenced to prison after failing to comply with a judge's order to tear down the huge leisure complex.

Glasgow Live

Prison death investigation after inmate, 41, dies at HMP Low Moss near Glasgow

John McMillan passed away at the prison in the Bishopbriggs area on Monday, August 8. The 41-year-old had previously been remanded at Paisley Sheriff Court in 2022.

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