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Glasgow man 'executed' in jail cell by Scotland's 'most dangerous prisoner'

The High Court in Glasgow heard that James O'Rourke is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison after choking Dean Ramsey to death then calmly shaking hands with other inmates.

Glasgow Live

The Secret Netflix: Killer Colin Howell 'watched drama' of his crimes in prison cell

The Secret is a four-part series starring James Nesbitt

Belfast Live

Scotland's most dangerous con murdered fellow inmate before shaking hands with other prisoners

James O'Rourke choked Dean Ramsey, 30, to death at HMP Glenochil in 2021.

Daily Record

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Estate agent marries inmate lover who called up looking for accommodation

The unusual story is certainly one that will trump most people's anecdotes about how they met their partner - as the couple only met in person seven months after falling in love

Daily Mirror

Unarmed man shot by police during prison break was ‘lawfully killed’

But an inquiry into the death of Jermaine Baker ruled there were police failings at almost every stage of the operation.

The Independent UK

Jermaine Baker ‘lawfully’ killed but number of failures in Met Police operation, inquiry finds

A man shot dead by an armed officer during a foiled prison break plot was lawfully killed after a “catalogue of failings” in the Met Police operation, an inquiry has found.

Evening Standard

Jermaine Baker 'lawfully killed' when police shot him in foiled prison-break plot

Dad-of-two Jermaine Baker was shot close to Wood Green Crown Court in December 2015, when he was one of three men trying to break a prisoner out of a prison van, an inquiry into his death heard

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Corrective Measures review – Bruce Willis flexes his mind control in superpowered prison drama

Splicing X-Men and Suicide Squad shouldn’t really work, but director Sean Patrick O’Reilly adds a subtle layer of social commentary to the comic-book schlock in a distinctive debut

The Guardian - UK

Banksia Hill inmates to be relocated to new youth facility at Casuarina after cells damaged

A group of 20 young offenders from Banksia Hill detention centre will be relocated to a new youth facility at Casuarina Prison in a move an advocate says is gearing them up for a life in the criminal justice system.

ABC News

Scots drivers issued urgent warning as police launch two-week crackdown on drink driving

Drivers face a driving ban, hefty fine or a prison sentence if they are found to be intoxicated while behind the wheel of a car.

Daily Record

Katie Price’s speeding charge thrown out two weeks after she avoided prison

Charges were dismissed after ‘no evidence was offered,’ the court heard

The Independent UK

The Secret Netflix: Colin Howell visits grave to pay final respects to father

Flanked by four family members and prison security, Howell took part in a short service at the cemetery and sang hymns to the accompaniment of a guitar

Belfast Live

Steven John Leffanue jailed for beating neighbour's dog to death near Victor Harbor

Steven John Leffanue is handed an 18-month prison sentence in an SA court for what an RSPCA vet described as "one of the worst" animal welfare cases they had ever come across.

ABC News

Public inquiry findings due on police shooting of unarmed man in prison break

Jermaine Baker, 28, died when he was shot by a Met marksman known only as W80 near Wood Green Crown Court on December 11 2015.

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Basketball star in Russian prison begs Biden for help

WASHINGTON: American basketball star Brittney Griner asked US President Joe Biden to free her from a Russian prison in a handwritten letter Monday, portions of which were made public by her family.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel calls for police to use new powers against protesters after fuel duty slowdown hits motorways

Road-block activism risks prison term after law change

Reuters

El Salvador woman's 50-year jail sentence outrages abortion rights group

A woman in El Salvador has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for aggravated homicide in a controversial case in which authorities argued she had killed her baby after giving birth, while her defenders said she had suffered a miscarriage.

Belfast Live

The Secret Netflix: This is what Hazel Stewart will look like when she's released from prison

She was told she must serve 18 years in jail for her part in the double murders

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The War on Weed Continues in California, Which Supposedly Legalized Marijuana Six Years Ago

Federal and state agencies are busting unlicensed marijuana merchants, who face decades in prison.

The Guardian - UK

Family of activist jailed in Egypt urge Liz Truss to pressure counterpart

Family of Alaa Abd El Fattah join wife of Karim Ennarah, under travel ban, in demanding more action from foreign secretary

The Independent UK

Left-wing terror suspect killed himself in prison while awaiting mental health treatment, inquest finds

Dominic Noble, 32, died a month after being referred to a psychiatrist at HMP Leeds

Evening Standard

Josef S: 101-year-old man appeals conviction in Nazi guard case

He was convicted last Tuesday of more than 3,500 counts of accessory to murder and sentenced to five years in prison

Reason

The Founders Loved Jury Trials. Almost No One Gets One Anymore.

John Adams called jury trials part of the "heart and lungs of liberty." Today, defendants are often punished for exercising that very right.

The Independent UK

Virginia law stops early inmate releases, angering families

A last-minute amendment to Virginia's budget has blocked the planned release this summer of hundreds of inmates

Nottingham Post

What is the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and what will it change?

It came into force last week

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