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Central prison at Parappana Agrahara adjudged best prison in the country

The competition had many parameters, including quality of food, cleanliness inside the prison compound, and livelihood and health of prisoners

The Hindu

Prosecutors seek 35-year prison term for Kosovo ex-rebel accused of torture

War crimes prosecutors called on Monday for a former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrilla commander to be sentenced to 35 years in prison for allegedly running a "torture chamber" during the 1998-99 independence conflict with Serbia.

Reuters

Winfrey selects prison memoir 'That Bird Has My Wings'

Oprah Winfrey has selected a prison memoir by Jarvis Jay Masters, currently on death row in San Quentin State Prison in California, for her latest book club pick

The Independent UK

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Inmates escape prison, Heinz change and Dad-of-four's addiction recovery

The latest ECHO headlines at lunchtime on Tuesday, September 13

Liverpool Echo

Mum who stabbed man while trying to steal PlayStation 5 jailed

Chantelle Rustill has been sentenced to eight years in prison after the aggravated burglary.

Daily Record

Inmates escape prison and could be on their way to Liverpool

The prisoners are believed to be on the run together

Liverpool Echo

Prison officer who started affair with escaped inmate caught during police chase

Chloe Jones was travelling home from Manchester with Philip King, who escaped prison after being locked up for burglary and theft, when they become involved in a high-speed pursuit.

Daily Record

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Unseen photo shows Graham Dwyer celebrating 40th birthday weeks after murdering Elaine O'Hara as he turns 50 in prison

Exclusive: Family and friends were sitting alongside a monster who had just committed one of Ireland’s most calculated killings

Irish Mirror

A Uyghur seeks just a place to sleep in 'The Backstreets'

Perhat Tursun's novel explores human rights abuses against China's Uyghur minority through one man's search for a home. The author himself has been imprisoned and a co-translator has disappeared.

WEKU

BJP protest march turns violent in Bengal

BJP State president Sukanta Majumdar, LoP Suvendu Adhikari and other party leaders were detained during the party’s protest march to West Bengal Secretariat ‘Nabanna’

The Hindu

Prison officer's home raided, 'self made' man stole £800k and unearthed hidden room

These are the latest ECHO headlines on Tuesday, September 13

Liverpool Echo

Prison officer caught during high speed police chase with escaped inmate she'd began affair with

Chloe Jones and Philip King had been travelling back from Manchester in stolen car when they became involved in a pursuit

Manchester Evening News

Lanarkshire thug gets further jail sentence after sending ex threatening letters from prison

Ian Stalker warned that he would slash the woman’s brother when he was freed

Daily Record

Teacher in transgender pronoun row still in prison as latest bid for release fails

Mr Burke’s dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School in Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath, began when staff were asked to refer to a student who wanted to transition with they/them pronouns

Irish Mirror

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The Hindu

Over 30% of detainees in Indian prisons are Muslims, double their share in population

In 2021, over 30% of all detenues in Indian prisons were Muslims even though the community’s share in the population is only 14.2%

Liverpool Echo

Prison officer 'laughed' as police raided her house after affair with inmate

Chloe Jones, 30, said going to prison was like being "on a school trip" with her mates

AAP

Aboriginal prisoner dies in Victoria

An inmate at Victoria's Loddon Prison has died, the second death of an Indigenous person in the state in recent months.

Tribune News Service

Elizabeth Holmes’ barrage of new-trial bids as sentencing nears: What’s she after, and will it work?

Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes’ flurry of attempts last week to get a new trial has multiple goals, and one of those court motions stands a good chance of delaying the start of her expected prison sentence, legal experts say.

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ABC News

Aboriginal man dies in custody at Loddon Prison in Castlemaine

The family of an Aboriginal prisoner who died in a Victorian jail say there were delays in him being able to apply for parole and he was let down by the justice system.

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz’s sentencing trial: What we’ve learned so far

Jurors are weighing whether to sentence Cruz to life in prison or to death for carrying out one of the worst school shootings in American history

Bangkok Post

Saxena's last appeal thrown out

The Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings against financier Rakesh Saxena, sentencing him to 335 years in prison in three lawsuits in connection with the Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC) embezzlement scandal.

ABC News

Victorian prison rate growing as sentences for serious crimes get longer, review shows

Tougher penalties for serious crimes in Victoria are contributing to the state's rising rate of imprisonment, a review by an independent advisory body shows.

The Independent UK

Dangerous killer who made legal history could be moved to open prison

William Dunlop was the first person to be jailed when double jeopardy laws were changed.

The Texas Tribune

In Texas youth prisons, children trapped in their cells use water bottles and lunch trays for toilets

Gov. Greg Abbott largely remained silent as dangerous conditions caused by a lack of staff persisted at Texas juvenile facilities during the summer.

Al Jazeera

Egypt activist on hunger strike says he may die in prison: Report

Alaa Abdel Fattah, icon of Egypt’s 2011 revolt, has been on hunger strike for nearly six months, protesting detention.

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