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Federal Judge Holds Illinois Prison System in Contempt for Inadequate Medical Care

A court monitor's report found evidence of neglect and abuse of dementia patients, including signing "do not resuscitate" orders that they could not understand.

Reason

US fugitive suspect Nicholas Rossi's 'mental health' to be probed as he fights extradition

Rossi, who is wanted in America over alleged offences including rape, is currently on remand in Edinburgh's Saughton Prison.

Daily Record

Frederick Barclay avoids jail as high court gives him three months to pay ex-wife

Judge rebukes former Ritz hotel owner for failing to pay £100m divorce settlement

The Guardian - UK

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The Full List Of Donald Trump's Legal Woes Ahead Of Possible 2024 Presidential Run

Former President Donald Trump is under siege in a number of legal jurisdictions that could harm his plans to run for the 2024 presidential election. The inquiries could not only affect his public image, but also his ability to run for office or even stay out of prison.

Benzinga

Sir Frederick Barclay told ‘debt will not go away’ as contempt hearing adjourned

The businessman was previously found to be in contempt of court for failing to pay his ex-wife the £245,000 he owed for legal fees and maintenance.

The Independent UK

What we know about the two British women facing life sentences for abortion in the UK

One woman is already serving a two-year prison sentence for an illegal abortion

The Independent UK

Mark Zeigler: Brittney Griner has trade value a teacher does not

The American arrived at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow and was arrested after a luggage search found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil that was prescribed by a U.S. doctor to treat chronic pain. There were various detention facilities, a guilty plea, a hearing in front of Russian judge and an implausibly…

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Algerian Judiciary Jails Two Ex-Ministers on Corruption Charges

A court in Algiers sentenced on Wednesday two former ministers to jail on corruption charges. Sidi M'hamed Court of Algiers sentenced former Minister of Finance Mohamed Loukal to six years in prison and a fine in Algerian dinar and ordered lifting seizure on all his seized assets upon the examining…

Asharq Al-Awsat

When rioting inmates staged a five-day siege at Glasgow's HMP Barlinnie

Over a five-day period in early January 1987, a group of rioting inmates managed to seize control of an entire wing of Barlinnie jail, occupying the rooftop and taking several officers hostage.

Glasgow Live

Marina Ovsyannikova: Russia charges journalist who protested Ukraine war live on TV

A Russian journalist who staged a TV protest about the war in Ukraine was charged on Wednesday with spreading false information about the Russian army, an offence punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Evening Standard

Death in custody of young Aboriginal man Mr Yeeda was likely preventable, WA coroner finds

A 19-year-old Aboriginal man's death would likely have been prevented if multiple state authorities had not failed to arrange a life-or-death medical appointment, according to the WA state coroner.

ABC News

Alleged British ISIS 'Beatle' Arrested on Return to UK

A British man accused of being part of an ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" was arrested on his return to the UK on Wednesday, reports said. Aine Davis, 38, was arrested after landing at Luton airport on a flight from Turkey, where he had been serving a prison…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK prosecutor authorises terrorism charges against IS suspect

British prosecutors have authorised terrorism charges against a man, 38-year-old Aine Davis, who has returned to Britain from Turkey where he had been held in prison.

Reuters

'Infatuated' woman resumed harassing childhood friend after prison release

Keelie Murphy has now been jailed for a fourth time for her obsessive pestering

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US knows 'with certainty' Syria is holding journalist Austin Tice a decade after disappearance, Joe Biden says

US President Joe Biden says the US is certain the Syrian government is imprisoning American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in the war-torn country a decade ago.

Tribune News Service

Kueng, Thao to appeal federal sentences for violating George Floyd's civil rights

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao plan to appeal their federal prison sentences for violating George Floyd's civil rights during his 2020 killing.

AAP

Murder charge prompts NSW prison strike

NSW prison officers are considering going on strike after a colleague was charged with murder for shooting a handcuffed man dead as he fled a Lismore hospital.

The Conversation

Sending teens to maximum security prisons shows Australia needs to raise the age of criminal responsibility

The recent transfer of a “difficult cohort” of teenagers to a maximum-security adult prison in Western Australia raises familiar questions about Australia’s prison system.

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Reason

A 25-Year Prison Sentence for Beating Up a Dog Is Not Justice

Frank Javier Fonseca's punishment, which may amount to a life sentence, is a microcosm for many of the issues with the U.S. criminal legal system.

Daily Mirror

Mum of Iranian political prisoner jailed for criticising her son's treatment behind bars

Farangis Mazlum, 55, had spoken out about the conditions her son Soheil Arabi had endured - but she has now been jailed after being found guilty of "propaganda against the regime"

The Independent UK

More than 700 prisoners escape Congo jail

Only 50 inmates remain locked up, say officials

The Independent UK

Russian security services raid former state TV journalist’s house over Ukraine war criticism

Former Channel One producer faces 15 years in prison for her anti-war campaigning

The Independent UK

School dean who shot student pleads guilty to federal charge

A former Boston high school dean already in prison for shooting a student he recruited to deal drugs has pleaded guilty to a federal gang-related charge

Reuters

Hundreds of prisoners escape after armed group attacks east Congo facility

Hundreds of prison inmates in the eastern Congolese city of Butembo have escaped after the facility was attacked by an armed group overnight, local authorities said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

I miss the simple things – having a drink or an ice-cream. You can’t do that on £41 a week

Getting out of the house and being in a different place costs money. So our accommodation often feels like a prison, says asylum seeker Paul

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