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Bill Cosby was found guilty of assaulting a teenager at the Playboy Mansion in 1975

But he still won’t be serving any more prison time.

Mic

Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved from secret location to prison

Legal officials say ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from a secret detention location to a prison in the country’s capital

The Independent UK

Can You Get A Life Sentence For Weed Possession? Mississippi Supreme Court Says Yes If You've Got Priors

Can one be sentenced to life in prison for cannabis possession? Under certain circumstances, it can happen.

Benzinga

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Cricket fraudster Allen Stanford alleges England stars 'still contact' him in prison

Allen Stanford, who was convicted of running a $7bn Ponzi scheme, infamously staged a winner-takes-all T20 match involving England just one year before he was charged with fraud by the SEC

Daily Mirror

Lifer who shot dead policeman in 2003 found guilty of wounding prison officer

Former US Marine David Bieber, who is serving a 37-year minimum term, used a pointed metal bar to launch the attack at HMP Long Lartin in 2017.

The Independent UK

China Sentences Man Linked To Alibaba Employee Sexual Assault Case

A China court sentenced a man to 18 months in prison for being involved in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) female employee sexual assault case, the Global Times reports. The court held Zhang Guo guilty of forcible indecency against a female employee surnamed Zhou of Alibaba Group during a business dinner in July…

Benzinga

Former partner of Babes in the Wood killer fails in appeal bid

Jennie Johnson was given a six-year prison sentence in May 2021 after jurors heard that she had lied at Russell Bishop’s original 1987 trial.

The Independent UK

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A 9th Circuit panel tossed California's ban on private immigration facilities. That could change on appeal

LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for a private prison company traded arguments with the state of California before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena on Tuesday over a lawsuit challenging state legislation banning private, for-profit prisons and immigration detention centers.

Los Angeles Times

Scot in Catalonia sentenced to five years in prison over protest allegations

A SCOT living in Catalonia has protested his innocence after being sentenced to more than five years in prison for his alleged participation in a…

The National (Scotland)

Brickbat: You Hockey Puck

The Japanese legislature has increased the penalty for insulting someone online. Those found guilty of violating the law face up to one year in prison or a fine of up to 300,000 yen ($2,200). Previously, those found guilty of insulting someone online faced up to 30 days in prison or…

Reason

Myanmar junta shifts Suu Kyi trial to prison venue

Myanmar's military rulers have without explanation ordered all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from a courtroom to a prison, a source familiar with her cases said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Man gets 18-month term for sex assault of Alibaba employee

A Chinese court has sentenced a man to 18 months in prison after an Alibaba employee went public about being sexually assaulted at a business dinner

The Independent UK

Glasgow Barlinnie boss says keeping drugs out of prisons 'impossible' due to inmate demand

Sean McFedries, head of operations at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow, said that although 'everything was being done' to prevent drugs in the prison it was 'impossible' to stop all of them getting in.

Glasgow Live

Brooklyn Center to pay Daunte Wright's family $3.25 million to settle wrongful death lawsuit

Former police officer Kim Potter is serving a 2-year prison sentence for his killing.

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‘A disturbing picture’: use of excessive force endemic in Victorian remand centres, says ombudsman

Report finds officers failing to use body-worn cameras and incidents often occurred in prison ‘CCTV blind spots’

Daily Record

Barlinnie jail boss says keeping drugs out of prisons is 'impossible' due to massive demand from inmates

Sean McFedries made the comments during a Fatal Accident Inquiry following the death of James McCulloch, who was found unresponsive in his cell in March 2020.

The Times of India

Moose Wala case accused updates social media from jail, extorts too

BATHINDA: Bathinda police has registered a case against gangster Saraj Sandhu alias Saraj Mintu over charges of updating pictures in social media and indulging in drugs and extortion calls through social media. Saraj Sandhu is lodged in Bathinda jail in singer Sidhu Moose Wala murder case. The gangster is also…

AAP

Vic jail guards 'using disturbing' force'

Victoria's Ombudsman has made 12 recommendations to stop guards from using excessive force in the state's prisons, including an inmate being choked and slapped.

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Daily Record

British mum to marry murderer serving time in US jail after meeting on app for crooks

Laura O’Sullivan, 32, has known Terrell Ravon Reese, 31, since October 2021, when she used the JPay app for prisoners to find a pen pal.

The Independent UK

Former Colombian rebel leaders recognize role in kidnappings

A group of former leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, say the guerrilla organization was responsible for war crimes, including the kidnapping of thousands of civilians for ransom and also holding politicians as hostages for several years in the hopes of exchanging them for imprisoned rebels

Axios

Louisiana bill criminalizing abortion providers if Roe falls signed into law

Under Louisiana's new "trigger" ban, providers would face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.

ABC News

Who are Blockade Australia, and why are some members facing charges that carry up to 10 years in prison?

Police say they feared for their lives, protesters say they were startled by armed men in camouflage who refused to identify themselves. What happened in Colo on Sunday, and what has it got to do with NSW's beefed-up protest laws?

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on criminal record checks: the case for second chances

Editorial: Rules that force people to disclose decades-old convictions, including for non-violent offences, should be changed

Irish Mirror

Number of former prisoners who re-offend within a year falls

The figures were published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for its most recent estimates of prison re-offending

The Independent UK

Former politician accused of burning ex-police officer husband to death

The 66-year-old allegedly told a dispatcher she believed her husband had died after ‘starting a fire and burning himself’

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