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US basketball player Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in prison by Russian court

Russian state prosecutors had requested 9.5 years in prison for Ms Griner, who said in her closing remarks that bringing the vape cartridges into Russia had been "an honest mistake".

ABC News

Biden says basketball star Griner's sentencing in Russian trial is "unacceptable"

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the sentencing of basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drugs charges in Russia was "unacceptable" and called on Moscow to release her immediately.

Reuters

Russian Court finds Brittney Griner guilty, gives WNBA star 9-year sentence

Attention now turns to the possibility of a high-stakes prisoner swap that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken proposed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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A look at Brittney Griner's career on, off basketball court

Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug possession

The Independent UK

Report: Brittney Griner Sentenced to Nine Years in Russian Prison

The WNBA star was first detained in February at a Moscow airport.

Sports Illustrated

Griner sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia

A Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years prison on drugs charges, after finding her guilty of narcotics possession and smuggling for bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia.

Reuters

Russian prosecutors ask to jail Brittney Griner for 9 1/2 years

Russian prosecutors asked a judge to jail WNBA player Brittney Griner for nine and 1/2 years on drug charges Thursday, close to the maximum, as talks between Russia and the U.S. on a possible prisoner exchange involving the basketball star remain deadlocked.

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Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian drug trial

Griner's conviction comes nearly six months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport in February.

Axios

Russian court jails US basketball player Brittney Griner for nine years on drug charges

Griner sentenced and fined 1m roubles in politically charged verdict that could lead to prisoner swap with the US

The Guardian - US

Venezuela opposition leader sentenced to 8 years in prison: lawyer

Former Venezuela opposition lawmaker Juan Requesens was sentenced to eight years in prison for alleged involvement in the 2018 explosion of two drones at an event attended by President Nicolas Maduro, his lawyer said on Thursday.

Reuters

Irish Prison Service abandoned project to electronically tag prisoners after spending more than €850,000

An internal paper said when the project had first begun, it was hoped major savings could be made

Irish Mirror

Russian court: US basketball star Griner guilty

KHIMKI (RUSSIA): Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested that United States basketball star Brittney Griner be sentenced to nine and a half years in prison on drug smuggling charges.

Bangkok Post

Russian prosecutors demand more than nine years in jail for Brittney Griner

Verdict on case of US basketball player expected on Thursday evening, says her lawyer

The Guardian - UK

Former Mountjoy governor says death of a prisoner can 'lower morale' and is 'upsetting for staff and inmates'

John Lonergan said that prisoners should expect that their safety is guaranteed

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Brittney Griner's lawyers ask Russian court to acquit her

The defence team of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner asked a Russian court to acquit her of drug charges on Thursday that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.

Liverpool Echo

Vile yob throttled girlfriend and put pillow over her face

Tyler Lowe had just been released from prison after an earlier attack on the same woman

Daily Record

Maxine Carr 20 years after Soham murders as she has 'white wedding, husband and baby'

Carr, who worked as a teaching assistant at the little girls' school, was jailed for 42 months and released from Foston Hall prison in Derbyshire in May 2004 after serving half her sentence.

Manchester Evening News

‘It looks like a prison’: Backlash over flagship building dubbed ‘Radcliffe rustbucket’

'It offends my eyes which is is ironic because it looks like a place to house offenders'

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Ex-England player Faye Dunn facing prison after Manchester Airport sting

Faye Dunn was detained as part of a police crackdown into EncroChat

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Russia accused of planting prison attack evidence, watchdog appeals for nuclear plant access, and Ukraine's worsening health crisis

US officials claim Russia is fabricating evidence over a deadly prison strike, the UN's nuclear watchdog pleads for access to Europe's largest nuclear power plant, and medics fear an emergency of public health.

Chronicle Live

Sunderland dad terrified ex-partner with fake gun before smearing excrement inside cell

Dylan Walt, 26, was given a 14 month prison sentence

ABC News

As Victoria's incarceration rate rises, children of jailed parents are 'invisible victims', report says

Thousands of Victorian children whose parents have been imprisoned face development issues and trauma and can be caught up in intergenerational patterns of incarceration, a report from a parliamentary committee has found.

ABC News

Fraudster lands in jail after stealing identity to escape South Australian authorities

In a letter written to a friend from prison, a fraudster described his two-week road trip funded by stolen credit cards as "the best 20 days" of his life.

AAP

Calls to end Assange 'slow-motion' murder

Julian Assange's brother and father are calling for help to end the Wikileaks founder's incarceration in Belmarsh prison in the United Kingdom.

The Guardian - AU

Bail laws need to change to reduce harm to children, Victorian inquiry finds

Parental incarceration can interrupt childhood development and affects wellbeing, report finds

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