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Barlinnie to be replaced by HMP Glasgow in 2026 as contract awarded for new prison

Plans for the new jail to be built on a 54-acre site in Provanmill to the south of Royston Road, near Provan Gas Works, were approved by the council in September of 2020.

Glasgow Live

Man jailed for one-punch killing turns life around to become successful businessman

Ryan Quinn from Northern Ireland, who runs LS Results gyms and has recently launched a range of ready meals, opened up on his battle with alcoholism and regret over a fatal punch

Daily Mirror

Thirteen killed in Ecuador prison riot, prisons agency

Thirteen prisoners were killed at a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo on Monday, Ecuador's prison agency said, the latest incident of deadly jail violence in the Andean country.

Reuters

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City Council’s Finance Committee OKs $11.2 million in settlements tied to alleged police wrongdoing

The largest settlement goes to Norman McIntosh, imprisoned 15 years for a murder he did not commit. He was released from Stateville Correctional Center in 2016 just hours after a judge vacated his conviction.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate panel subpoenas federal prisons director to testify

The outgoing director of the Bureau of Prisons has been subpoenaed to testify before a Senate committee examining abuse and corruption in the beleaguered federal agency

The Independent UK

Prisoner 'tore leg off table' and used it to batter arsonist to death inside cell

A prisoner who killed a man he shared a cell with at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London has been jailed for at least 17 years

Daily Mirror

Bannon on trial, faces 1 year in prison

If convicted of contempt, Bannon faces minimum sentence of 30 days and maximum of one year in prison on each count

Salon

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Prosecutor urges jury to sentence Parkland school shooter to death

Jury to decide on death penalty or life in prison for gunman who pleaded guilty to murdering 17 people in 2018

The Guardian - US

Advocates fear for women and children in Syrian camps following death of Yusuf Zahab

Advocates for women and children stuck in Syrian detention camps say they have grave concerns two young boys could be taken off their mothers and sent to an adult prison "any day".

ABC News

Trans inmate who got two women pregnant is moved to vulnerable unit in men’s prison

Trans woman Demi Minor was jailed for 30 years for stabbing her former foster father to death, is now being held in a vulnerable unit at a men’s prison in New Jersey

Daily Mirror

Gym owner opens up on life after prison for one-punch killing and his battle with alcoholism

Now 41, Ryan is an enigmatic character and well known at home and further afield

Belfast Live

Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett 'really emotional' after agreeing latest deal

He has previously struck similar deals with the likes of British Airways

Birmingham Post

US judge reneged on promise in Roman Polanski sex case, transcript reveals

A Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for having sex with a teenage girl in 1977, a former prosecutor has testified. This in part explains why the renowned Franco-Polish director fled the Unites States, setting the stage for one of…

Radio France Internationale

A U.S. judge said he would renege on a promise not to jail Polanski in his sex case

The detail emerged decades after Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor and fled the U.S. on the eve of his sentencing because he didn't think he was getting a fair deal.

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Benzinga Before The Bell: Amazon Wages Price War On Tesco, Biden's Campaign Promise To Free Cannabis Prisoners, H&M Exits Russia And Other Top Financial Stories Monday, July 18

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ex-prosecutor: US Judge Planned to Renege on Polanski Deal

A Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a plea deal and imprison Roman Polanski for having sex with a teenage girl in 1977, a former prosecutor testified, setting the stage for the renowned director to flee the US as a fugitive. A previously sealed transcript obtained…

Al Jazeera

Australian teenager Yusuf Zahab dies in Syrian prison

Yusuf Zahab, who was taken to Syria when he was 11, died in Kurdish-held prison months after pleading for help.

The Independent UK

Ex-prosecutor: US judge planned to renege on Polanski deal

A retired Los Angeles prosecutor has said a judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a plea deal and imprison Roman Polanski for having sex with a teenage girl in 1977

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East Lothian abuser due to be released despite threatening to harm victims when freed

Gary Millar has been behind bars since 2014 for a series of horrific offences on women, however, the prisoner is set to be allowed to walk free in August, serving just eight years of his original 14 year sentence.

AAP

Darwin prison guards strike over wages

About 60 corrections officers have walked off the job in Darwin over the Northern Territory government's public sector pay freeze, a union says.

Daily Record

Scots serial abuser due for jail release despite threat to kill all victims when freed

Predatory Gary Millar, who was locked up for 14 years in 2014, will be allowed to walk free next month after serving only eight years for his horrific crimes.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney teen Yusuf Zahab believed to have died in IS attack on Syrian jail after begging Australia for help

Family say they are ‘heartbroken and angry’ and claim the previous government knew about their son’s detention for more than three years

ABC News

Cossack Art Awards winner Rose Barton criticises decision to send teens to adult prison

After taking out the overall prize at this year's Cossack Art Awards, Rose Barton says it is "not OK" for teenagers from Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre to be transferred to the maximum security Casuarina Prison.

Liverpool Echo

Return of Target One: Could Curtis Warren fill EncroChat void?

"I hope he creates a life other than crime because if he gets caught again it's not just a prison sentence, it's a death sentence"

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin raiding ‘hell hole’ jails for cannon fodder to be sent to die in Ukraine

The despot Russian leader is accused of sending inmates from some extremely harsh prisons to the front line in the Ukraine invasion.

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