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Alleged US fugitive claims he is being tortured in Scottish prison

The man told a court he had been punched in the face by a prison officer and claimed guards turned off his oxygen supply.

The Independent UK

Agony for Connor Brown's family as killer sees his licence period end

Ally Gordon, who helped in Leighton Barrass' brutal attack on Connor Brown, has seen his licence period end

Chronicle Live

‘What’s this about?’: body-cam footage shows confusion as Florida man arrested for voter fraud

Byron Smith registered to vote after a key amendment, but didn’t know he was ineligible – now he faces up to five years in prison

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Editorial: In distorting Fetterman's record, Oz resorts to fearmongering

Trailing in the polls, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mehmet Oz has become more aggressive, and more personal, in attacking his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. For the most part, Oz has hit hard but fair. It is legitimate to raise questions about Fetterman’s health and call him out for…

Tribune News Service

Public service wage freeze sparks strike action from NT teachers and prison officers, supported by nurses and firefighters

Teachers are leading strikes over the public service wage freeze policy in the Northern Territory, arguing wages must remain above those offered interstate to keep — or get — its classrooms staffed.

ABC News

'Violent man' wanted by police in Merseyside on prison recall could be in Aberdeen

The public have been warned not to approach Aidan Quirk, 29, who is wanted on a prison recall by cops in Merseyside and has links to Scotland.

Daily Record

Scissor Sisters mum Kathleen Mulhall returned to Ireland to visit killer daughter Charlotte

Her sister Linda is already free, after being jailed for manslaughter – while Charlotte, who stabbed Noor up to 20 times with a kitchen knife, was convicted of murder

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Soldier jailed over Vic barracks rape

A soldier who raped a female colleague while she was asleep in her bedroom at a central Victorian army barracks has been sentenced to five years in prison.

AAP

Far-right activist jailed for church abuse

Self-proclaimed "retired activist" Neil Erikson has been sentenced to 40 days in prison for interrupting a religious service in May 2019.

AAP

Chris Dawson prosecutors deny being influenced by Teacher's Pet podcast over murder trial

NSW prosecutors deny being influenced by a popular podcast in the decision to prosecute former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson over the murder of his wife Lynette amid national and international media attention.

ABC News

Cuba quietly releases from prison a Cuban American teacher convicted of espionage

The Cuban government has quietly commuted the sentence of Alina López Miyares, a Cuban American teacher in Miami who was sent to prison after she was accused of espionage in 2017, in an unusual gesture that might signal Havana’s willingness to remove a diplomatic roadblock to further engagement with the…

Miami Herald

Drag racers, drifters and unruly spectators would face prison time under new proposal in Springfield

The bill was introduced after Chicago police officials struggled to respond to the street takeovers and drag racing that gave way to clashes with police and possibly left a woman dead this weekend.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to at least 8 years in prison for raping intern

BOISE, Idaho — Former Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger — who rarely expressed any emotion during the hour sentencing — listened as a district judge sentenced him to spend at least the next eight years in prison after raping a legislative intern last year.

Tribune News Service

Former Idaho lawmaker sentenced to 20 years' prison for rape

A former Idaho lawmaker convicted of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crime

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Al Jazeera

Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike following release deal

Khalil Awawdeh who was held without charge or trial suspends hunger strike and expected to be released in October.

The Canberra Times

'Huge problems': Prison riots predicted as govt announces smoking ban

"I don't believe this is going to go as smoothly as they may think," a person involved in the prison system has warned.

ABC News

Ashley Youth Detention Centre staff recruitment underway, as detainee tells mother of lockdown

A young detainee at Tasmania's Ashley prison tells his mother of being confined to his cell for over 22 hours a day, as ongoing staff shortages mean lockdowns and a recruitment drive which could pull staff from the notorious Don Dale jail in the Northern Territory.

Reuters

Palestinian prisoner suspends hunger strike following release deal

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh ended a hunger strike lasting over 160 days on Wednesday after Israel agreed to his release in October, his lawyer said.

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Irish Mirror

Serious crime offenders could face minimum of 30 years in prison without parole under proposed reforms

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said she believes judges should have the option of setting a higher minimum tariff for the most 'heinous' crimes

Reason

11,000 Federal Inmates Were Sent Home During the Pandemic. Only 17 Were Arrested for New Crimes.

Criminal justice groups say the numbers vindicate their push to keep those people from being sent back to prison.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Jails 21 over Deadly Building Collapse

Iran's judiciary said on Wednesday that 21 people including high-ranking local officials have been jailed after they were convicted over the deadly collapse of a building that triggered widespread anti-corruption protests. The 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in the city of Abadan in southwestern Khuzestan province collapsed on…

The Independent UK

Judge nixes no-prison deal in 2018 limo crash that killed 20

A judge rejected a plea agreement that would have meant no prison time for the operator of a limousine company involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York, drawing applause and tears from victims’ relatives who packed the court

Chronicle Live

Durham burglar who preyed on the vulnerable put behind bars

The burglaries also put James Roland Car in breach of a suspended 12-week prison sentence.

Liverpool Echo

Thief caught in Lidl behind bars after breaching suspended sentence

Donna Thomas was caught stealing the day after her suspended sentence was imposed

The Independent UK

US: ‘Rape club’ chaplain used faith, fear to abuse inmates

A former California prison chaplain who pleaded guilty to forcing an inmate to have sex with him is facing sentencing in a federal court

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