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Funeral for murdered Mountjoy inmate hears calls for 'no retaliation' from victim's heartbroken dad

Speaking out at his son’s funeral on Monday, Leo O’Connor called for no revenge attacks over the brutal killing of his son in a cell earlier this month

Irish Mirror

The mayor of San Francisco’s long fight to get her brother out of jail over armed robbery that turned fatal

High-profile case touches on issues including the politics of crime-fighting, state law – and one family’s journey between poverty and power. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

WNBA star Griner appeals Russian prison term amid swap talks

WNBA star Brittney Griner appealed her nine-year prison sentence imposed by a Moscow court as the US and Russia pursue talks on a possible exchange involving her and another jailed American.

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Journalists and lawyers file lawsuit against CIA over ‘spying’ on Assange visits

The WikiLeaks founder is being held in London’s Belmarsh prison as he fights extradition to the US.

The Independent UK

Kremlin critic Navalny says he's in solitary confinement

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says prison officials ordered him to serve at least three days in solitary confinement, citing a minor infraction, in retaliation for his activism behind bars

The Independent UK

Jailed Russian politician Navalny says he's in punishment cell

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday that prison authorities had thrown him into a punishment cell for a minor rules infraction after he tried to encourage fellow inmates to form a trade union.

Reuters

Thao, Kueng reject plea deal offered in George Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS — Ex-Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao formally rejected a plea offer in court Monday morning that would have allowed them to avoid a state trial and additional prison time from the federal civil rights sentence they received in George Floyd's killing.

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Thao, Kueng say they rejected plea deal in Floyd killing

Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing told a judge that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in three-year prison sentences

The Independent UK

Ex-Myanmar leader Suu Kyi said to get six more years in prison

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to six more years in prison on Monday in a judgment that could further anger supporters of the 77-year-old Nobel peace prize laureate.

Tribune News Service

WNBA's Brittney Griner appeals her Russian prison sentence

Russian news agencies reported that lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession

The Hindu

Brittney Griner appeals against Russian drugs conviction

Lawyers for Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her prison sentence, Russian news agencies reported on Monday.

Evening Standard

Court probe begins after grandfather died in Home Office custody

A FATAL accident inquiry has begun into the death of a Chinese man who was imprisoned in Dungavel Detention Centre.

The National (Scotland)

Brittney Griner’s lawyers appeal nine-year Russian prison sentence

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner lawyers appeal against nine-year Russian jail sentence

Appeal by lawyers for US basketball star may indicate no deal has been reached for prisoner swap between Russia and the US

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Al Jazeera

US basketball player Brittney Griner appeals Russian conviction

Washington has said Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession, has been wrongfully detained.

The Independent UK

Lawyers appeal Griner's Russian prison sentence

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession

Bangkok Post

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets 6 more years in jail in corruption cases

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to six more years in prison on Monday in a judgment that could further anger supporters of the 77-year-old Nobel peace prize laureate.

The Independent UK

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges and sentenced her to an additional six years in prison

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Reuters

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption - source

A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty in four corruption cases, a source with knowledge of the proceedings said.

WEKU

Lawyers for basketball star Brittney Griner appeal her Russian prison sentence

Griner's attorney was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal were not immediately clear.

The Hindu

20 convicts set free from Mysuru Central prison for good conduct

The prisoners, who were serving short-term sentences, were released on the basis of their good conduct

The News Lens

A Conversation With Lee Ming-che: ‘I Was a Human Rights Worker Doing Field Research in Chinese Prison’

During her visit to Taiwan, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Lee Ming-che, a human rights activist released in April this year after five years in a Chinese prison.

WEKU

R. Kelly is going on trial in Chicago after being convicted in New York

R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago is starting. The singer faces a slew of legal battles and was already sentenced in New York to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and racketeering.

Dublin Live

Brother of murdered Jennie Poole says killer should be prosecuted for alleged crimes behind bars

Jennifer, 24, was stabbed seven times by her ex partner Murphy at her home in Melville Drive, Finglas, West Dublin, on April 17, 2021

ABC News

Convicted SA killer to seek freedom after apparent deathbed confession from drug dealer

An Adelaide prisoner who has spent more than a decade in jail for the execution-style murder of his uncle has launched a fresh bid for freedom after the apparent deathbed confessions to the crime by another man.

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