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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

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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

Liverpool Echo

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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.

ABC News

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

AAP

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.

The Conversation

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.

Reason

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"

Daily Mirror

More than 700 prisoners escape Congo jail

Only 50 inmates remain locked up, say officials

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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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Daily Mirror

Dad guilty of murder in shootings of daughters after evading police for over a decade

Yaser Said, 65, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison after killing his two daughters, 18-year-old Amina and 17-year-old Sarah, in 2008

The Hindu

Supreme Court to take up plea to ban convicts from polls for life

Even a constable loses job after conviction, says petitioner

The Independent UK

Murderer who killed pop star’s daughter hands himself in to police after going on the run from prison

Terry Game, 50, was jailed in 2006 for the murder of then-partner Lisa Sullivan

Reuters

UAE court lifts prison term for American convicted of money laundering

A United Arab Emirates court has lifted a prison sentence but upheld a conviction on money laundering charges for U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor, who was detained while transiting through Dubai last month, the Judicial Department and a lawyer for Ghafoor said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - AU

Aboriginal teen’s death in prison would likely have been prevented if he’d seen a cardiologist, WA coroner finds

The 19-year-old Miriuwung and Gajerrong man ‘urgently needed an appointment and it may have saved his life’, report states

Bristol Post

ITV series tells story behind infamous 'Clifton Rapist' that saw police officers dress in drag

The attacks took place in the 1970s and were overshadowed by the Yorkshire Ripper

AAP

Indigenous WA prisoners need better care

Justice advocates say Indigenous prisoners need culturally-appropriate healthcare given by Aboriginal medical services to prevent deaths in custody.

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