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Those who rule want to crush knowledge

The ruling class does not want us to know who we are, or to understand the struggles of those who came before us

Salon · Oct 18, 2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to publish memoir about her years in jail in Iran

The book, to be written with her husband Richard Ratcliffe, will detail her time in prison and the campaign for her release

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

Ales Bialiatski, a life of peaceful struggle for human rights in Belarus

A co-laureate of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the human rights activist Ales Bialiatski is the fourth person in the history of the Nobel to receive this award while in prison. With this symbolic yet powerful gesture, the Nobel committee recognised Bialiatski’s 35 years of work upholding human rights in…

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2022

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Woman born in prison and adopted at four uses ultrasound photo to piece together her identity

Birth father provided vital piece of jigsaw for adopted Tiegan

Wales Online · Oct 18, 2022

Boss of £60m company avoids prison for attacking friend 'as staff would lose their jobs'

The victim has suffered long-lasting effects from the attack and hasn't been able to perform everyday functions such as brushing his teeth or getting out of the bath

Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022

Elnaz Rekabi: Iranian climber posts Instagram ‘apology’ for competing without hijab

The athlete said not wearing a headscarf was ‘unintentional’

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Commentary: Parkland and the flawed argument against capital punishment

Jurors recently handed down their decision in the sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz, the man who murdered 17 people, mostly children, in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 in Parkland, Florida. They opted against the death penalty, choosing instead to give Cruz life in prison without parole.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 18, 2022

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Curtis Warren 'banned from WhatsApp' when released from prison next month

The drug baron's freedom will be tested under a number of strict measures when he is released after 14 years in prison

Liverpool Echo · Oct 18, 2022

More than 100 Ukraine women freed in largest Russia prisoner swap of war

A Ukrainian prisoner of war reacts, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, as she arrives in Zaporizhzhia

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022

Former prison officer spared immediate jail sentence after having baby with inmate

Kathryn Trevor fell pregnant during the illicit relationship with the prisoner

Wales Online · Oct 18, 2022

Prisoner swap with Russia sees 108 Ukrainian women released

Group released includes civilians and women captured during Azovstal steelworks siege, with 110 Russians also released

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022

ITV Corrie fans disagree as BBC Strictly star Will Mellor returns to the soap as villain Harvey Gaskell

Coronation Street fans reacted as drugs lord Harvey made a comeback

Manchester Evening News · Oct 18, 2022

Everton forward with 'everything at his feet' went from pitch to prison before new start

Former Everton forward Michael Branch suffered a dramatic fall from grace after initially bursting on the scene

Liverpool Echo · Oct 18, 2022

Ex-NRL star Brett Finch 'at risk' in prison, court hears

NRL star Brett Finch could be in danger if he is imprisoned after he pleaded guilty to sharing child abuse material in August, a Sydney court has heard.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 18, 2022

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AAP · Oct 18, 2022

Ex-NRL star Finch 'at risk' in prison

NRL star Brett Finch could be in danger if he is imprisoned after he pleaded guilty to sharing child abuse material in August, a Sydney court has heard.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Joseph Marrday, 22, convicted of attempted rape of three-year-old in Darwin suburb of Karama handed suspended sentence

The 22-year-old will soon be released from prison to serve a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to attacking the three-year-old last year.

Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022

Freed from Russia, Texas native Trevor Reed touts GOP Rep. Pfluger in new election ad

WASHINGTON — Trevor Reed, the Fort Worth native and Marine veteran who was imprisoned in Russia for almost three years, has thrown his support behind freshman Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, in a new video ad for the congressman, who’s running for reelection this Nov. 8.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Relatives fear for lives of jailed Nicaraguan opponents

Families of four well-known opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua fear for their relatives' lives because of bad conditions at the infamous El Chipote prison

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WEKU · Oct 17, 2022

Murray man who pepper-sprayed police, protesters in 2020 to face no prison time

Reason · Oct 17, 2022

Justice Department Inspector General Launches Investigation Into Inmate Death Following Judge's Contempt Order

Reason first reported last week on the scathing contempt order, which said the Bureau of Prisons should be "deeply ashamed" of its conduct.

Reuters · Oct 17, 2022

Americans detained in Iran accounted for after fire at Evin prison

U.S. citizens detained in Iran are accounted for and safe after the fire at Evin prison, U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters on Monday.

Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022

Justice Department requests prison sentence for Steve Bannon

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department recommended a sentence of six months in prison and a $200,000 fine for Steve Bannon on charges that he defied a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

WEKU · Oct 17, 2022

DOJ calls for six-month sentence for Trump ally Steve Bannon

The Justice Department said in a court filing it wants to see the former Trump adviser sentenced to six months in prison for not complying with the Jan. 6 committee's investigation.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Former female prison officer sentenced after having a baby with inmate

Kathryn Trevor, 29, had a sexual relationship with a prisoner at HMP Maidstone which led to her having a child with him.

Salon · Oct 17, 2022

DOJ wants 6 months in prison for Bannon

Bannon tried to get immunity by cooperating with Jan. 6 committee. They didn't believe him

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