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3 Americans Sue Iran for Imprisoning Them on Espionage Charges

Three Americans who were jailed by Iran for more than a year and accused of being spies while hiking along the border with Iraq are suing their former captors, hoping to persuade a judge to award them damages for the torture they say they endured. The lawsuit is pursued by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fears that a prisoner will 'stick a blade in' jailed former garda Paul Moody

Moody, who works as a cleaner on his wing, is target number one for a lot of prisoners who not only hate him because he is a former cop but also for the litany of abuse he gave his victim

Dublin Live

Former Belarus political prisoner to perform at Scottish Parliament

AN award-winning poet who was held as a political prisoner in the horrific crackdown on the democracy protests in Belarus is to perform at the…

The National (Scotland)

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Man sentenced to 20 years prison term under POCSO Act

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Man charged in Whitey Bulger’s murder says ‘everybody knew he was coming’ to jail

Transfer of Bulger to West Virginia prison was open secret, claims man accused of being lookout

The Independent UK

Police catch convicted rapist who absconded from prison

Sean Phipps, 51, failed to return to HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire after being released on a temporary licence to visit Bristol on June 1.

The Independent UK

King Charles and the Scottish school that left scars he struggled to heal

Sending the prince to the 1930s school in a remote part of north-east Scotland was later referred to as 'not the best decision' by the Duke of Edinburgh after Charles struggled to fit in and called it a 'prison sentence'

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Glasgow's 'demon butler' who became one of Britain's most notorious killers

Twenty years ago this month, a Govan born-man died in prison - after being sentenced in the 1970s when his true identity, and a string of murders, were exposed. History would refer to him as the 'demon butler'.

Glasgow Live

Hong Kong speech therapists sentenced to 19 months for books

A Hong Kong court has sentenced five speech therapists to nearly two years in prison for their role in the publication of children's books deemed seditious

The Independent UK

Bannon is not finished: his ‘precinct strategy’ could alter US elections for years

One longtime Bannon watcher says it’s too early to count him out – even a prison term could enhance his status among the Maga crowd

The Guardian - US

US says Moscow abusing rights of jailed opposition leader Navalny

Alexey Navalny was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest domestic critic before being jailed for nine years.

Al Jazeera

Man who thought Kylie Jenner ordered him to kill three men is sentenced to life in prison

Marvin Magallanes was sentenced for the killings of Sabah Alsaad, 49, Onosai Tavita, 52, and Danny Pham, 27

The Independent UK

Shooting spree and Eliza Fletcher kidnapping in Memphis raise new concerns about parole

Experts say harsher parole rules won’t stop violent crime

The Independent UK

A rural California town sued to keep a prison open. Judge rules Newsom can close it

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may immediately resume shutting down a prison in Northern California, a judge ruled this week, dismissing a lawsuit by a rural town that sought to stop the closure.

Los Angeles Times

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France 24

‘We are tired of living like prisoners’: LGBT+ asylum seekers stranded in Niger

After being stranded in Niger for almost two years, a group of LGBT+ asylum seekers in Niamey is growing ever more desperate in their hopes for resettlement. While navigating a country marked by intolerance towards LGBT people, they feel propelled to take more active action and demand the United Nations…

The Independent UK

Jailed Kremlin critic: Government has ‘failed to shut me up’

Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin may be in jail, but he refuses to be silenced

The Independent UK

Oscar Pistorius could be released from prison next year after glowing behaviour reports

The former Paralympic sprint champion is serving a sentence of more than 13 years for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steekamp

Radio France Internationale

French dentists jailed for mass mutilation and fraud

A French court has sent a father-and-son dentist team to prison for years for needlessly removing teeth from hundreds of patients and fitting expensive dental bridges that left many disfigured and in pain.

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Irish Mirror

Pronoun row teacher Enoch Burke detained in isolation in Mountjoy Prison

Devout Christian Enoch Burke is locked up in a cell on his own and is not allowed to mix with other inmates at Mountjoy

The Independent UK

San Quentin inmates find community through tennis

Every corner of the yard at San Quentin State Prison is filled with activity and energy

The Independent UK

Stalker who called himself ‘Freddy Krueger’ sentenced to prison for harassing CSI: Miami star and her daughter

Prosecutors described his crimes as a ‘12-year campaign of harassment’

The Independent UK

After Memphis killings, officials push harsh sentencing laws

A string of high-profile killings rattling Memphis this week has touched off new calls for tougher sentencing laws

Tribune News Service

How a Texas conspiracy theorist’s lies and unpaid tickets landed him in federal prison

DALLAS — Had he paid his traffic tickets, Jonathan Reynolds likely would have gone about his business without further trouble.

Chronicle Live

Kenton killer facing prison for killing Fise Ames in South Shields but he and two others cleared of murder

Shaun Riches, of Kenton, was found guilty of manslaughter but he, Scott Mitchell and Michael Raine were cleared of murdering Fise Ames Abdou in South Shields

The Independent UK

Police arrest teen gunman accused of livestreaming shooting spree that killed four across Memphis

Police arrest suspect, 19, following four shooting deaths

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