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Treatment of UK prisoners during Covid meets UN definition of torture

Analysis: Report finds 85% of inmates were locked up for 23 hours a day, with sadly predictable results. It cannot be ignored

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2022

UK prisoners ‘traumatised’ by Covid solitary confinement, study says

Exclusive: Biggest survey of its kind finds mass solitary confinement inflamed UK prisons mental health crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2022

Feds land hefty prison sentence, indictment in fight against Chicago carjackings

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall sentenced Elias Quinones-Figueroa to more than 12 years in prison for stealing a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe in 2020 while pointing a .22-caliber pistol at the victim.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2022

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Inside one of USA's 'most haunted' prisons which housed criminals like Al Capone

The crumbling Philadelphia, USA, penitentiary has a 142-year history of torture, murder and madness and many believe that ghosts and other malevolent spirits haunt its corridors and cells

Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022

Seventeen Banksia Hill juvenile inmates moved to Casuarina Prison

The teenagers, formerly detained at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, move to an isolated unit at the maximum-security Casuarina Prison.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Inside 'torture prison' where guard dogs are trained to bite inmates' genitals

Turkey has a dark past when it comes to the treatment of prisoners. A 'torture prison' has seen reports of a dog being trained to bite the genitals of prisoners

Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022

WA government moves boys to adult prison

The transfer of 17 boys from a West Australian youth detention facility to an adult prison has been completed despite outrage from justice advocates.

AAP · Jul 20, 2022

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America's deadly epidemic: violence against women

Tammy Suomi's Duluth, Minnesota living room is filled with memories of her daughter Jackie Defoe and her grandson Kevin Shabaiash Jr. Teddy bears line the couch. Photos of her smiling loved ones cover a coffee table and kitchen island.

Reuters · Jul 20, 2022

Edinburgh man jailed for killing drug dealer caught with huge heroin stash

James Henry was snared with the haul after being freed from prison early during an 11-year sentence for culpable homicide, with the 47-year-old appearing again at court this week.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 20, 2022

Putin's final standing opponent, former mayor does not 'fear' prison

YEKATERINBURG, Russia: Yevgeny Roizman tries to conceal his sadness behind a mountain of work at his charity fund in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, where visitors queue to see him.

Bangkok Post · Jul 20, 2022

A New Gun Law Reflects the Worst Instincts of Both Parties

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act increases the penalties for violating arbitrary firearm bans.

Reason · Jul 20, 2022

Talk of being 'most wanted' led to arrest of escaped prisoner

Taxi driver who discovers he's driving absconder Shawn Dibble reports his whereabouts to police

Bristol Post · Jul 20, 2022

Curtis Warren boasted to police about 'taking over' two weeks after release

Warren was under surveillance from the moment he was released from a Dutch jail

Liverpool Echo · Jul 20, 2022

Controversial Indonesian cleric released on parole

A controversial Indonesian Islamic cleric, Rizieq Shihab, was released from prison on parole on Wednesday, just over a year after being sentenced and earlier than expected, a government official confirmed.

Reuters · Jul 20, 2022

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ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Former senior NSW police officer sentenced to prison for giving false evidence, granted bail

A former senior NSW police officer is on bail pending appeal after being sentenced to jail for giving false information to the force's watchdog.

The Canberra Times · Jul 20, 2022

Prison escapee freed by fiancee pleads guilty after 'Hollywood movie' ramming

The inmate went on the run for a few hours after a prison vehicle was rammed in scenes a detective likened to a Hollywood movie.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

California board OKs parole of ex-Mexican Mafia killer

California parole officials have approved releasing a notorious former Mexican Mafia prison gang leader who has been cooperating with law enforcement for nearly 20 years

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Former Fort Bragg soldier receives one of the harshest sentences tied to Capitol riot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former Fort Bragg soldier, who re-enlisted in the Army after attacking police with chemical spray during the riot at the U.S. Capitol, will now serve the longest prison sentence handed down so far against a defendant tied to the massive insurrection case.

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The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Sheriff says prison reform advocate committed 'evil act'

Nashville, Tennessee, Sheriff Daron Hall has testified that a prominent prison reform advocate committed an “evil act” when he disguised himself as a construction worker to hide guns, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of an under-construction Tennessee jail

ABC News · Jul 19, 2022

How the 'Songbirds' program is helping prisoners, one song lyric at a time

Inmates are being encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings through songs, with some unexpected results.

Daily Mirror · Jul 19, 2022

Millions of workers get 'massive pay cut' dressed up as rise - find out if you are one

Teachers, police officers, NHS staff, civil servants and other public sector workers are being handed measly pay rises as the cost of living crisis spirals - triggering warnings of strike action

Reuters · Jul 19, 2022

Ecuador says 12 killed in prison riot, still identifying dismembered bodies

Ecuador's government on Tuesday said it was still trying to identify the dismembered bodies of inmates following a prison riot in the city of Santo Domingo and lowered the death toll to 12 from the 13 initially announced.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

EXPLAINER: 37 years later, Mexican drug lord to face justice

The capture of fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was hailed by U.S. authorities as an example of cooperation with Mexico in the fight against drugs

Radio France Internationale · Jul 19, 2022

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi sentenced to six years in prison

Award-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him in 2010, the judicial authority announced Tuesday.

Reuters · Jul 19, 2022

Iran: Award-winning film director Panahi to serve decade-old jail term

Award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi will serve a six-year prison sentence originally issued by a Tehran court in 2010, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, amid a stepped-up crackdown on dissent in the Islamic Republic.

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