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Brittney Griner's Russian Prison Pen Pals: WNBA Superstar Is Receiving & Answering Emails, Here's How It's Done

While Brittney Griner is still being held in a Russian prison cell, the Associated Press reported that she has apparently been receiving hundreds of emails from WNBA players and friends. The missives are arriving to an email account her agent set up to be able to communicate with her. Naturally, the process is not…

Benzinga

Colombian drug lord known as ‘The Chess Player’ dies in US prison

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela known for violent tactics and wide-ranging bribes

The Independent UK

Murder suspect accused of killing Crufts dog breeder dies in Strangeways prison

Alex Verdu Munoz, 26, was on remand at HMP Manchester awaiting trial

Manchester Evening News

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Lawyer Michael Avenatti receives 4-year sentence for defrauding porn star Stormy Daniels of £238k

Michael Avenatti has received a four-year prison term for defrauding porn actor Stormy Daniels, whom he represented in a legal battle with Donald Trump.

Evening Standard

Avenatti sentenced to 4 years in prison

The judge called Avenatti's conduct "craven and egregious," saying that he was driven by "blind ambition"

Salon

Michael Avenatti sentenced to 4 years in prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels

Pugnacious California attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels when he represented her in litigation against former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

Michael Avenatti sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels

The disgraced lawyer was convicted in February of defrauding his former client, Stormy Daniels

The Independent UK

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Outrage as flat with 'prison cell' bedroom advertised online for £1.8k a month

One of the property's bedrooms has attracted harsh criticism, with the flat being seen as a prime example of the poor value for money in the current rental market.

Daily Record

Detained Australian journalist ‘banned from speaking to family’ as health deteriorates in Chinese prison

Mother of two Cheng Lei was detained in 2020 and has now been refused even consular visits, her partner says

The Independent UK

Michigan prisons ban Spanish and Swahili dictionaries to prevent inmate disruptions

Spanish and Swahili dictionaries are banned in Michigan prisons. An official says the ban is to prevent prisoners from being disruptive.

WEKU

Sitcom actor convicted of child sex offences to be deported to UK after Australia grants parole

Hey Dad! star, 73, was imprisoned in 2014 after being found guilty of 10 sexual and indecent assault offences

The Independent UK

Hunt after prisoner absconds from HMP Leyhill - call 999 if you see him

Sean Phipps was on day release in Bristol when he failed to return to the prison

Bristol Post

Journalist detained in China denied calls, partner says

The Australian partner of a journalist who has been detained in China for nearly two years says she is being denied the chance to speak with her family and consular staff, and her health is declining due to a poor prison diet

The Independent UK

Convicted child sex offender and actor granted parole, will be deported to UK

Hughes, 73, was imprisoned in 2014 after being found guilty of 10 sexual and indecent assault offences committed between 1984 and 1990.

The Independent UK

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Bristol Post

Police hunt convict who failed to return to prison after day release in Bristol

Members of the public have been warned not to approach Sean Phipps, 51, but to call 999 immediately upon seeing him

Tribune News Service

Former US Marine gets 16 years in prison as leader of Mexican drug cell

SAN DIEGO — Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr.'s turn from a U.S. Marine to the leader of a Mexican drug trafficking cell can be traced back to the night of Nov. 29, 1994.

Tribune News Service

State representative advocates for Uvalde victim’s dad to leave Kentucky prison to attend daughter’s funeral

FORT WORTH, Texas — A state representative is advocating for the father of a Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim to be able to attend his daughter’s funeral after a report that he was denied compassionate release from a Kentucky prison.

The Independent UK

After decades in prison, California man innocent of murder

A California man who spent 21 years in prison for a gang murder he denied committing has been declared factually innocent by a judge

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Al Jazeera

California unveils the US’s first slave reparations report

The recommendations include prison reforms, facilitated access to mortgages and free tuition to state universities.

Reuters

Former Colombian drug lord Rodriguez Orejuela dies in U.S. prison

Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, a former leader of Colombia's once-powerful Cali cartel, has died in the United States while serving a 30-year drug trafficking sentence, his family said on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

More COVID-19 outbreaks reported at California prisons, among inmates and staff

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Outbreaks are underway at several state prisons among both inmates and staff, data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation show, amid a broader surge of COVID-19 spreading across California and nationwide.

Chicago Sun-Times

Federal prison inmate to get gender-affirming surgery: ACLU

Cristina Nichole Iglesias has been fighting for years to have the procedure. She is serving a 28-year prison sentence for threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction.

Manchester Evening News

Two Forest Bank prison staff suspended over misconduct allegations

The Salford jail was hit with a damning inspection report this week

Chronicle Live

Danger driver handed indefinite prison sentence after killing Sunderland mother flees from jail

Alan Paul Steel absconded from HMP Sudbury during the early hours of Tuesday morning

The Independent UK

Leader of now-defunct Colombian drug cartel dies in US jail

An elderly leader of the former Cali cartel that smuggled vast amounts of cocaine from Colombia to the United States in the 1980s and 1990s has died in a U.S. prison

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