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Georgia prisoner sentenced to die in guard killings

A Georgia prisoner convicted of killing two guards during an escape from a prison transport bus five years ago has been sentenced to die

The Independent UK

Famous faces read extract about son of detained British-Egyptian writer

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, 40, who is on the 79th day of a hunger strike, has spent most of the past decade behind bars in Egypt.

The Independent UK

Thieves ram raided a police compounds to retrieve stolen cars officers had seized

The gang stole one car three times and when police recovered it for the final time, the driver told officers "his mates would just steal it back again"

Wales Online

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SC to hear plea of ‘conman’ Sukesh Chandrashekhar seeking transfer to jail outside Delhi

Chandrashekhar is in jail after the federal probe agency arrested him last year in a case of alleged cheating and extorting money from prominent people

The Hindu

Fewer knife offenders jailed during pandemic

Ministers say the drop was driven by changes to the courts due to Covid-19

Wales Online

Secunderabad station violence: 19 accused remanded in prison

Alleged instigator of the riot and arson, a coaching institute owner, picked up from AP

The Hindu

One in four UK prisoners has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, says report

Study prompts calls for all offenders to be screened for ADHD when they begin prison sentences

The Guardian - UK

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Investigation launched after prisoner dies at HMP Forest Bank

Bosses confirmed the prisoner died yesterday

Manchester Evening News

Trump mad that Trump Jr. may go down too

Donald Trump comments on Adam Schiff saying Trump Jr. could go to prison. Trump calls Schiff "watermelon head"

Salon

UK government orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, but that is not the end of the matter

On June 17 2022, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a statement confirming she had approved the US government’s request to extradite Julian Assange. The Australian founder of Wikileaks faces 18 criminal charges of computer misuse and espionage.

The Conversation

Daughter of Brit jailed in Iran says Father’s Day is ‘the hardest day of all’

Ahead of Father's Day, Ms Tahbaz voiced her anguish over the alleged failure to keep a dialogue open with her about measures being taken to secure her dad's release

Daily Mirror

Daughter of Briton jailed in Iran says Father’s Day is ‘hardest day of all’

Morad Tahbaz, 66, was returned to custody on the day Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and fellow dual national Anoosheh Ashoori were freed in March

Wales Online

Daughter of Briton jailed in Iran says Father’s Day is ‘the hardest day of all’

Distraught Roxanne Tahbaz has said attempts to get the bottom of her father’s case have been ‘incredibly dispiriting’ as he remains jailed in Iran.

The Independent UK

‘Ready to Kill’ – Ecuador’s teen Sicarios murder for twenty dollars

The humanitarian photojournalist Paddy Dowling reports from Ecuador on how the government is losing the fight against organised crime networks and children continue to pay the highest price

The Independent UK

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When Jessica Hill saw the 'ladies in pink' in a Fijian prison, she feared the worst. Instead, she gained forgiveness and a passion for fashion

It took Jessica Hill three years to accept she was in prison. She used the next four years of her sentence to seek forgiveness and hone her craft.

Daily Mirror

Brit dad jailed in Iraq in 'terrible injustice' sent to infamous torture prison

Retired geologist Jim Fitton, 66, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after picking up "ancient fragments" from a historic site in Eridu, Iraq

The Guardian - UK

UN calls on UAE to release British man imprisoned in Dubai since 2008

UN working group rules that Ryan Cornelius has been held arbitrarily and subjected to rights violations

The Independent UK

Man convicted in Minnesota clinic attack faces life sentence

A man who stormed a medical clinic in Minnesota, fatally shot one person and wounded four others faces a mandatory term of life in prison without parole when he is sentenced

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Chicago Tribune

‘Spiderhead’ review: In a remote prison, Chris Hemsworth leads drug trials in a pill of a Netflix thriller

“Spiderhead,” now streaming on Netflix for the undemanding, brings up the challenge of stretching a short story into conventional feature film length without the whole thing going sideways.

Reason

Juneteenth Is a Celebration for Everyone

Plus: Fentanyl copaganda, the perils of antitrust populism, a January 6 meme is born, and more...

Tribune News Service

British government approves extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States

The British government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where is wanted on espionage charges over the release of a massive trove of classified military records and diplomatic cables.

The Independent UK

Larry Nassar loses last appeal in sexual assault scandal

The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists

Al Jazeera

Former Egyptian prisoners struggle to move on due to terror lists

Rights groups say 7,000 Egyptians are on terror lists – even out of prison that means separation from their families.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Revised Penal Code shifts focus to rehabilitation

The amended Penal Code bill that was passed this month mandates the creation of a "confinement" category, abolishing the categories of imprisonment with labor and imprisonment without labor, aiming to facilitate the official shift of emphasis from "punishment" to "rehabilitation" for inmates.

The Independent UK

The many twists and turns of Julian Assange’s lengthy fight against extradition

In April, Westminster Magistrates’ Court formally issued an extradition order after years of hearings in the case.

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