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Edinburgh prisoner dubbed 'Candy Crush killer' released early on compassionate grounds

Our sister title Sunday Mail can reveal that Sandra Weir, jailed for the vicious murder of 82-year-old Mary Logie, was granted early release by Justice Minister Keith Brown.

Edinburgh Live

King Mohammed VI Pardons 542 Convicts

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI granted a royal pardon to 542 convicts in commemoration of the Morocco’s Revolution of the King and the People of 1956. The Justice Ministry issued a press release on Friday stating that the list of beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes 433 detainees, 12 of who…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wife killer Joe O’Reilly was moved jails after inmates warned he would be 'cut up' for 's**t stirring'

Sources said he had wanted a move to the progression unit at Mountjoy or back to Arbour Hill where he used to be housed.

Irish Mirror

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Wife killer Joe O'Reilly moved jails after inmates threaten to 'cut him up'

The evil 6ft 5in brute was allegedly trying to cause tension and fights between other prisoners

Dublin Live

Explained | The remission laws that paved the way for release of the Bilkis Bano case convicts

Why did the Gujarat government release all 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case? What is the difference between the old policy of 1992 and the present policy of 2014?

The Hindu

Ivy Sole: ‘The role I was asked to play of a devout Christian girl was not quite what I was given upon birth’

The Philadelphia-raised rapper is about to release their third album, ‘Candid’. They speak to Annabel Nugent about the importance of empathy, the tension between their faith and sexuality, and their reluctance to solely call art their therapy

The Independent UK

Peruvian ethnic nationalist leader who led uprising is released from prison

The Peruvian leader of a failed 2005 ethnic nationalist uprising was released from prison on Saturday after serving a sentence for leading the rebellion, roiling Peru with the possibility he might re-emerge as an influential political leader.

Reuters

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Leader of Peru’s 2005 uprising released early from prison

Antauro Humala, brother of Peru’s former president Ollanta Humala, was released on Saturday afternoon after a reduction in his 19-year sentence because of time devoted to work and education while in prison, according to a video on the RPP Noticias website.

Tribune News Service

Terrorist behind plan to blow up London Stock Exchange makes fresh bid for freedom

Mohammed Shahjahan was given 17 years for the bomb plot and has been released once - but was recalled to prison after breaching parole terms by sneaking off from a hostel to visit his wife

Daily Mirror

Thug handed second chance by judge but blew it 48 hours later

Connor Kelly was jailed after committing another crime just days after his release

Liverpool Echo

Ex-gambling addict who was jailed after stealing from work urges football clubs to kick gambling ads out

Joe Clarkson, from Newcastle, stole around three-quarters of a million pounds from his work and was jailed for almost five years - now he's urgng football clubs to do their part in tackling gambling

Chronicle Live

Germany, US note 'courage' of jailed Russia critic Navalny

On the second anniversary of the poison attack on Alexei Navalny, Germany and the United States have hailed the determination of the Kremlin critic who is imprisoned in Russia

The Independent UK

Star Hobson's evil killer 'walks grinning around prison with guards protecting her'

The claims were made in a TV documentary

Manchester Evening News

Glasgow filming to begin on second season of Channel 4 drama Screw in November

Production crews will return to the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow's west end to film the second season, which Channel 4 promises will be “bigger, bolder and more dangerous”.

Glasgow Live

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Documentary on Houthi Crimes Wins US Award

“Detained Under Houthis” won the platinum award for Best Shorts Documentary at the Los Angeles-based Independent Shorts Awards (ISA) in August. Filmmaker Eric Trometer’s documentary shed light on three Yemeni women who were detained by the Iran-backed Houthi militias but survived their imprisonment. They chose to be part of the…

The Guardian - US

New York’s ageing prisoners languish with poor medical care and little hope

Advocates in New York hope the case of Valerie Gaiter, who died in prison after 40 years behind bars, will help bring reform

The Guardian - UK

From crime lord to Michelin award: how a notorious Marseille prison was the making of a top French chef

He spent 13 years behind bars after smuggling drugs for Mediterranean gangs. Now Krishna Léger is one of the country’s most exciting chefs. What made him change his ways?

Daily Mirror

Corrie prison release and Emmerdale baby twist exposed: Soap highlights for this week

Coronation Street is lining up scenes of tension and there's panic on EastEnders, while Emmerdale lines up some big discoveries

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Manchester Evening News

'Depraved' Manchester paedophile hatched plan to abuse child at AirBnB rental

Jeremy Mason, 39, was sentenced to six years after admitting a catalogue of offences

Radio France Internationale

Gujarat riot victim 'numb' after rapists freed from prison

India’s Gujarat has set free 11 men convicted of the gang rape of a Muslim woman and the murder of her relatives during the state's 2002 riots.

Dublin Live

'Arrogant' wife killer Joe O'Reilly moved to new prison over attack fears

Warders believed other prisoners could have attacked him over his arrogant behaviour

Irish Mirror

Prison bosses feared Joe O'Reilly was going to 'get a hiding' before Midlands move

O’Reilly, 50, who battered his wife Rachel to death in 2004, was moved to the Midlands Prison on Tuesday night.

Los Angeles Times

Man who killed five in San Fernando Valley shooting spree sentenced to life in prison

LOS ANGELES — A man convicted of killing five people in a random shooting spree in the San Fernando Valley in 2014 was sentenced this week to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said.

The Independent UK

Washington state school shooter sentenced to 40 years

A man who shot one classmate to death and wounded three others five years ago in a Washington state high school, apologized to his victims before he was sentenced to 40 years in prison

Tribune News Service

Large-scale gun, drug busts mark latest chapter in federal violent crime crackdown in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Separate federal raids in the Twin Cities and Rochester this week yielded the seizure of dozens of firearms — including devices to turn them into machine guns — and the takedown of a large-scale meth trafficking group, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said Friday.

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