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Albert Woodfox, inmate who spent decades in solitary, dies

Albert Woodfox, a former inmate who spent decades in isolation at a Louisiana prison and then became an advocate for prison reforms after he was released, died Thursday of complications from COVID-19

The Independent UK

US keeping ex-prison chief as top adviser after rocky tenure

The federal Bureau of Prisons is keeping its former director on the payroll as an adviser to his successor, at least for a short time

The Independent UK

Morning mail: climate breakdown supercharging extreme weather, fears for jailed teens, China’s military drills

Friday: New analysis reveals the devastating intensification of heatwaves, floods, fires and droughts. Plus: what to read this month

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Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years

"I hope that in your ruling that it doesn't end my life here," Griner said prior to sentencing

Salon

Albert Woodfox, held in solitary confinement for 43 years, dies aged 75

Member of ‘Angola Three’ was wrongfully convicted of 1972 murder of Louisiana prison guard and released only in 2016

The Guardian - US

Reactions after U.S. basketball star Griner sentenced in Russia

Following are reactions after U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced in a Russian court on Thursday to nine years in prison for illegally bringing hashish-infused vape cartridges into the country. She had admitted having the cartridges but called it an honest mistake.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?

Now that WNBA star Brittney Griner has been convicted of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison, attention turns to the prospect of a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia that could get her home

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Griner reaction: WNBA players ‘having a hard time’ with verdict

MINNEAPOLIS — Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said Thursday that her team's players and coaching staff "have been glued to seeing Brittney [Griner] in the trial" that ended with the Phoenix Mercury star being found guilty of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian judge.

Tribune News Service

WNBA’s Brittney Griner gets 9-year Russia jail term in drug case

A Moscow court sentenced WNBA player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges, raising the stakes in deadlocked talks between Russia and the U.S. on a possible prisoner exchange involving the basketball star.

Tribune News Service

WNBA denounces nine-year prison-term for Brittney Griner

“Today’s verdict and sentencing is unjustified and unfortunate, but not unexpected and Brittney Griner remains wrongly detained,” the WNBA and NBA’ said in a joint statement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Undercover journalist in Afghanistan finds Taliban are abducting, imprisoning women

Filmmaker Ramita Navai has seen girls and women forced to marry Taliban members or arrested for violating the morality code. Her new PBS Frontline documentary is Afghanistan Undercover.

WEKU

‘We will see a death’: advocates fear for children inside maximum-security Perth prison after boy self-harms

Teenager taken to WA hospital is one of 17 young people transferred from Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre

The Guardian - AU

Man with half a head jailed for 10 years for attacking supermarket shop worker

The judge rejected an appeal to and sentenced Robert Matthew Berkopec to 10 years in Montana State Prison, saying it was his own violence that put him there

Daily Mirror

Thursday's headlines: Junior doctor facing deportation and prison officer probed for sectarian incident

Here are the main headlines on the Daily Record website today.

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Sports Illustrated

President Biden Releases Statement After Brittney Griner’s Sentencing

The Russian court sentenced the WNBA star to nine years in prison and a fine of 1 million rubles (approximately $16,500).

Reuters

Griner sentence 'compounds the injustice' of wrongful detention - Blinken

The nine-year prison sentence given to U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in Russia "compounds the injustice of her wrongful detention," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

Russian judge sentences US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison

US BASKETBALL star Brittney Griner has been convicted in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison following a politically…

Reuters

Blinken likely seek out Lavrov after Griner sentencing, White House says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will likely try to speak with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a meeting in Cambodia, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday after U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison on drugs charges in…

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The Independent UK

Joe Biden says Brittney Griner verdict is ‘unacceptable’ and Russia must ‘release her immediately’

“We cannot expect a prisoner exchange to happen soon. There is an appeals process, and Russia has to be willing to negotiate with the US,” remarked a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania on Twitter

The Hindu

WNBA's Griner convicted at Russian drug trial, sentenced to 9 years

A judge in Russia has convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison

The Texas Tribune

Texan basketball star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years after being found guilty in Russian drug case

Griner’s allies remain hopeful President Joe Biden will secure a prisoner swap, much like he did earlier this year with another Texan, ex-Marine Trevor Reed.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Fans poured in support for Brittney Griner after Russian authorities sentenced WNBA star to 9 years in prison

Free Brittney Griner. Free Brittney Griner. Free Brittney Griner.

Daily Mirror

Ian Huntley now - double life, prison attacks and whinges over jail meals

Soham murderer Ian Huntley, who killed 10-year-old girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman two decades ago, has been attacked by fellow prisoners and 'accepted he's not getting out'

Tribune News Service

Russian court convicts WNBA star Griner on drug charges

A Moscow court sentenced WNBA player Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison on drug charges, raising the stakes in deadlocked talks between Russia and the U.S. on a possible prisoner exchange involving the basketball star.

Reuters

U.S. diplomat says Griner sentence 'a miscarriage of justice'

Chargé d'affaires of the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Elizabeth Rood, said on Thursday that the 9 year prison sentence given to U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner had been "a miscarriage of justice".

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