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‘How can I give back life?’ Texas death row prisoner asks for execution reprieve to donate kidney

Ramiro Gonzales, 39, is scheduled to be executed on 13 July

The Independent UK

R. Kelly put on suicide watch at Brooklyn’s federal jail

NEW YORK — R. Kelly has been placed on suicide watch at Brooklyn’s federal jail following his 30-year sentence for sex trafficking — and his lawyer says the disgraced R&B star has no business being there.

Tribune News Service

A week of Blockade Australia climate protests in Sydney tests tough new laws

Despite potential penalties of up to two years’ prison and fines of $22,000, activists say they’re focused on the bigger picture

The Guardian - AU

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Prison guard scalded by boiling water thrown by lag with 32 convictions

His face mask gave him some protection

Nottingham Post

Federal Judge Rules Gruesome Medical Neglect in Arizona Prisons Violates Eighth Amendment

"No legitimate humane system would operate in this manner," the judge concluded.

Reason

Logan Mwangi’s mother drastically changed her appearance after murdering five-year-old son

Angharad Williamson, 31, claims she was offered ‘identity change’ to blend in with other prison inmates

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner in court as Russia may want to use case to negotiate prisoner exchange with US

Basketball star appeared in Moscow court on Friday after being arrested four months ago on suspicion of cannabis possession

The Guardian - US

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Kansas wrongful conviction lawsuit reaches $12.5M settlement

A local government in Kansas has agreed to pay $12.5 million to a man and his mother after he spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit

The Independent UK

Search underway for Berwick man evading arrest

Robert Guthrie, 39, is wanted on prison recall

Chronicle Live

Ex-Georgetown coach gets 2 1/2 years in bribe scandal

A former Georgetown University tennis coach has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for pocketing more than $3 million in bribes in exchange for helping wealthy parents cheat their kids’ way into the school

The Independent UK

Terminally-ill Russian scientist hauled from hospital and detained over treason charges

Frail Dr Dmitry Kolke was hauled from his hospital bed in Novosibirsk, Russia, and flown four hours to Moscow where he is now incarcerated in notorious Lefortovo prison

Daily Mirror

Immigrant Moms Get Rare Win in Long-fought Family Detention Case

The state Supreme Court weighed in on a fight to stop the state from licensing detention centers as childcare facilities.

Texas Observer

Rachel Allen's son Joshua sent back to jail over drug offences

The sentencing judge warned that the "penny has not dropped" for the 22-year-old in terms of getting his life properly on track

Irish Mirror

Britain's evil teens: Faces of murdering children whose crimes shocked the nation

From the 10-year-old boys who abducted toddler James Bulger from a shopping centre to a 15-year-old who murdered his Spanish teacher, here are some of the UK's youngest killers

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Daily Record

Katie Price's fiance Carl Woods 'desperate' to have baby after she swerves prison

The lovebirds are currently enjoying a holiday to Thailand to celebrate Katie's freedom, and have previously been open about their desire to start a family.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve done a bit of escaping myself’ – an ex-prisoner picks the best jail dramas

From Time to Screw to Scum and now Black Bird, can drama ever capture the brutal reality of life inside? A former inmate reveals how they stack up against his own spells in the slammer

Manchester Evening News

Convicted fraudster with distinctive tattoos on the run from open prison

He failed to return to HMP Sudbury after a 'period of release', police said

Manchester Evening News

Murdering mum dramatically altered her appearance after killing her young son Logan Mwangi

A prisoner said that Angharad Williamson seemed to revel in the notoriety of being the "the Bridgend baby’s mum"

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Los Angeles Times

'Surviving R. Kelly' helped bring singer down. But #MeToo 'blowback' is real, producer says

R&B icon R. Kelly on Wednesday was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a U.S. district judge for racketeering and sex trafficking, 26 years after the first accusation of sex with an underage girl was brought against the singer.

Reuters

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner stands trial at Russian court

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial in a court on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday to face drug charges that could see her face up to 10 years in prison.

Bangkok Post

Former deputy minister gets death penalty

The Appeals Court on Friday sentenced a former deputy minister of commerce to death, instead of life imprisonment as earlier imposed, for the murder of a judge's brother.

The Independent UK

R Kelly sentencing - live: R&B singer on suicide watch after getting 30 years in prison for sex trafficking

Prosecutors had called 25 years behind bars in order to ‘protect the public’

ABC News

80th anniversary of sinking of Montevideo Maru, Australia's worst maritime disaster, commemorated at Australian War Memorial

July 1 marks the 80th anniversary of Australia's worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the Montevideo Maru during World War II. The ship was bound for a Japanese prisoner of war camp when a US Navy submarine fired on and sunk the vessel, killing 1,053 Australians.

The Guardian - UK

Black Bird to How to Build a Sex Room: the seven best shows to stream this week

Taron Egerton and Ray Liotta star in a gripping prison drama based on a true story, while Netflix is on hand to help you design your own fetish dungeon

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese raises case of jailed Australian engineer Robert Pether with Iraqi PM

Exclusive: Pether, who has been imprisoned for 14 months in Baghdad, has become ‘gravely ill’ according to his family

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