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Frail Brit accused of killing wife in suicide pact turns to 'skin and bone' in jail

EXCLUSIVE: David Hunter is accused of the pre-meditated murder of his wife in Cyprus with lawyers having previously failed in their bid to get the charge downgraded to assisted suicide

Daily Mirror

Scots prisoner who bit two wardens while high on Spice dodges sentence because he's learning French

Adam Perratt attacked prison officer David Orr at Polmont Young Offenders' Institution.

Daily Record

Ghislaine Maxwell: Disgraced ex-socialite’s lawyers say she should receive ‘four or five year’ jail sentence in leniency plea

The US probation department has recommended a sentence of 20 years, but Maxwell’s lawyers say her perillous position in prison means leniency is warranted

Evening Standard

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Commentary: I’m a woman locked in a men’s prison

At about 8 a.m. on April 3, I was pepper sprayed by prison guards as they broke up a fight between two men inside my cell. No one helped. I poured milk in my eyes and washed my face with cold water for nearly an hour. A guard laughed as…

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Swiss prosecutors want 20-month conditional jail terms for Blatter and Platini

Prosecutors have urged federal criminal court judges in Switzerland to hand down 20-month conditional prison sentences on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for fraud.

Radio France Internationale

Nottinghamshire Police say 'do not approach' prison absconder who made threats to kill

The force have launched an appeal

Nottingham Post

How detectives cracked £6m plot to flood Wales with cocaine and cannabis

Police hail 'major victory' as they release images from their Operation Blue Cobalt investigation

Wales Online

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Man to leave Ireland after being found not guilty of Josh Dunne's murder

Mr Bento, 35, was cleared of murder on Tuesday and walked free from prison after more than a year on remand

Dublin Live

Lawyers urge leniency at sentencing for Ghislaine Maxwell

Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are urging a judge to disregard a probation department recommendation of a 20-year prison term for her role in Jeffrey Epstein's sex abuse of teenage girls

The Independent UK

Gunman who killed El Monte police officers faced probation violation at time of shooting

LOS ANGELES — The man who killed two El Monte police officers was on probation for illegally carrying a gun when he fired on the officers as they responded to a call for service at a motel Tuesday, court records show.

Los Angeles Times

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers urge leniency ahead of sex trafficking sentencing

Ghislaine Maxwell should spend fewer, and perhaps far fewer, than 20 years in prison for helping deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, her lawyers said on Wednesday, arguing that Epstein was the "mastermind" behind the abuse.

Reuters

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Being 'fully vaccinated' but not boosted doesn't help against omicron, study finds

Tribune News Service

Oregon's prison chief in lead for top federal prisons job

Colette Peters, who runs Oregon’s prison system, has emerged as the leading contender to run the federal prison system

The Independent UK

Closing statements begin in Bill Cosby assault trial

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Bill Cosby and Judy Huth delivered closing statements Wednesday in the latest sexual assault trial against the disgraced actor and comedian.

Los Angeles Times

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Axios

Grand jury indicts California man for attempted murder of Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh

If convicted, the suspect faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison.

Irish Mirror

Major search launched after gang rams prison van to try free inmate

Sources say a car slammed into the van as it was travelling on the road between Monaghan and Castleblayney

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh man dies in prison while serving a sentence for gun crime

Liam McCaig was found in possession of an illegal firearm as well as £33,000 worth of cocaine. He was sentenced at Edinburgh High Court to five years imprisonment in 2019.

Reuters

Uganda's opposition figure denied bail for leading inflation protests

A Uganda veteran opposition figure and long time opponent of aging leader Yoweri Museveni was remanded to prison on Wednesday after he was charged with offences for leading protests against soaring consumer prices.

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Liverpool Echo

Former Liverpool drug boss 'Juicebomb John' honoured for work with ex-cons

John Burton has helped find work for hundreds of former prisoners over recent years

The Guardian - US

US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance

New report by American Civil Liberties Union says incarcerated laborers are either poorly compensated or not at all

The Independent UK

Russian opposition leader confirms prison move

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny confirms he's been moved to another maximum security prison

Irish Mirror

Garda and prison investigation into death of Sameer Syed to take place as criminal file closed

Syed, 38, died in his cell in the Midlands Prison in Co Laois last Thursday afternoon after taking his own life

The Independent UK

Blatter, Platini face 20-month suspended jail sentences

Prosecutors in the fraud trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and vice president Michel Platini have asked for both men to get 20-month suspended prison sentences

Daily Mirror

Top Mafia don dies in prison as manslaughter investigation launched

An autopsy has been called on Cosimo Di Lauro, who was found dead at the prison he had been serving a life sentence at since 2005, reports say

The Independent UK

Alexei Navalny: Russia ‘does not share concerns for his safety’, Putin’s spokesman says

‘The Kremlin does not track Navalny’s whereabouts,’ Russian diplomat says

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