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Woman who worked in a prison explains why she'll never put stickers on her car

Michaela Katharina shared the necessary precautions she's taking after working in a correctional facility - from not putting stickers on her car to wearing appropriate shoes

Daily Mirror

Happy birthday, Tate — an art space for everyone

This week marks 125 years since the first Tate gallery — Tate Britain (known initially as The National Gallery of British Art) — opened on the marshy foundations of what had once been the largest prison in Europe. The then Chancellor of the Exchequer declared “a new palace of art…

Evening Standard

Steve Reed: Miles Bridges faces up to 11 years, 8 months in prison

Steve Reed: According to the LA District Attorney's office, Miles Bridges faces up to 11 years, 8 months in prison if convicted of the current domestic violence charges against him. Source: Twitter What's the buzz on Twitter? Kurt Helin @ ...

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Man shouts racist abuse at Royal Liverpool Hospital patient then tries to batter him

Keith Blackett was also being treated at the Royal when he subjected a fellow patient to a racist assault

Liverpool Echo

Ex-cop Thomas Lane faces sentencing in George Floyd killing

Former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane is hoping for a sentence Thursday that could let him go free after as little as two years for his role in the killing of George Floyd

The Independent UK

Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case compares investigator to Adolf Hitler

Christian Brueckner, a 45-year-old rapist and paedophile, hit out at Hans Christian Wolters in a ranting prison letter.

Daily Record

Two men indicted in connection with deaths of 53 migrants who were found in tractor-trailer

The men could face life in prison or the death penalty. The gruesome crime scene and large number of people who died drew international outrage.

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Miles Bridges faces up to 11 years, 8 months in prison

According to the LA District Attorney's office, Miles Bridges faces up to 11 years, 8 months in prison if convicted of the current domestic violence charges against him. Source: Twitter What's the buzz on Twitter? Kurt Helin @ basketballtalk ...

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Lockdown measures ‘increased depression and anxiety among prisoners’ – survey

Incarcerated offenders were trained in research methods to harvest information for the report by charity User Voice and academics.

The Independent UK

Judge limits lawyer's tweets about prison firm he's suing

A federal magistrate judge has ordered an attorney suing a private prison firm over an inmate’s death to delete certain tweets and restrict his public commentary

The Independent UK

Gun Owners Who Are Disqualified Under State Law Can Now Be Charged With 'Trafficking in Firearms'

That new crime, which is punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison, includes receipt of firearms by "prohibited persons."

Reason

Iran recalls its envoy to Sweden in protest against ex-official's verdict

Iran has recalled its ambassador to Sweden in protest against a Swedish court's life time in prison sentence for a former Iranian official for involvement in the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988 in the Islamic Republic.

Reuters

Treatment of UK prisoners during Covid meets UN definition of torture

Analysis: Report finds 85% of inmates were locked up for 23 hours a day, with sadly predictable results. It cannot be ignored

The Guardian - UK

UK prisoners ‘traumatised’ by Covid solitary confinement, study says

Exclusive: Biggest survey of its kind finds mass solitary confinement inflamed UK prisons mental health crisis

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Feds land hefty prison sentence, indictment in fight against Chicago carjackings

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall sentenced Elias Quinones-Figueroa to more than 12 years in prison for stealing a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe in 2020 while pointing a .22-caliber pistol at the victim.

Daily Mirror

Inside one of USA's 'most haunted' prisons which housed criminals like Al Capone

The crumbling Philadelphia, USA, penitentiary has a 142-year history of torture, murder and madness and many believe that ghosts and other malevolent spirits haunt its corridors and cells

ABC News

Seventeen Banksia Hill juvenile inmates moved to Casuarina Prison

The teenagers, formerly detained at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, move to an isolated unit at the maximum-security Casuarina Prison.

Daily Mirror

Inside 'torture prison' where guard dogs are trained to bite inmates' genitals

Turkey has a dark past when it comes to the treatment of prisoners. A 'torture prison' has seen reports of a dog being trained to bite the genitals of prisoners

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WA government moves boys to adult prison

The transfer of 17 boys from a West Australian youth detention facility to an adult prison has been completed despite outrage from justice advocates.

Reuters

America's deadly epidemic: violence against women

Tammy Suomi's Duluth, Minnesota living room is filled with memories of her daughter Jackie Defoe and her grandson Kevin Shabaiash Jr. Teddy bears line the couch. Photos of her smiling loved ones cover a coffee table and kitchen island.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh man jailed for killing drug dealer caught with huge heroin stash

James Henry was snared with the haul after being freed from prison early during an 11-year sentence for culpable homicide, with the 47-year-old appearing again at court this week.

Bangkok Post

Putin's final standing opponent, former mayor does not 'fear' prison

YEKATERINBURG, Russia: Yevgeny Roizman tries to conceal his sadness behind a mountain of work at his charity fund in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, where visitors queue to see him.

Reason

A New Gun Law Reflects the Worst Instincts of Both Parties

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act increases the penalties for violating arbitrary firearm bans.

Liverpool Echo

Curtis Warren boasted to police about 'taking over' two weeks after release

Warren was under surveillance from the moment he was released from a Dutch jail

Bristol Post

Talk of being 'most wanted' led to arrest of escaped prisoner

Taxi driver who discovers he's driving absconder Shawn Dibble reports his whereabouts to police

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