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Ex-prosecutor: US Judge Planned to Renege on Polanski Deal

A Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a plea deal and imprison Roman Polanski for having sex with a teenage girl in 1977, a former prosecutor testified, setting the stage for the renowned director to flee the US as a fugitive. A previously sealed transcript obtained…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 18, 2022

Australian teenager Yusuf Zahab dies in Syrian prison

Yusuf Zahab, who was taken to Syria when he was 11, died in Kurdish-held prison months after pleading for help.

Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2022

Ex-prosecutor: US judge planned to renege on Polanski deal

A retired Los Angeles prosecutor has said a judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a plea deal and imprison Roman Polanski for having sex with a teenage girl in 1977

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022

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East Lothian abuser due to be released despite threatening to harm victims when freed

Gary Millar has been behind bars since 2014 for a series of horrific offences on women, however, the prisoner is set to be allowed to walk free in August, serving just eight years of his original 14 year sentence.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 18, 2022

Darwin prison guards strike over wages

About 60 corrections officers have walked off the job in Darwin over the Northern Territory government's public sector pay freeze, a union says.

AAP · Jul 18, 2022

Scots serial abuser due for jail release despite threat to kill all victims when freed

Predatory Gary Millar, who was locked up for 14 years in 2014, will be allowed to walk free next month after serving only eight years for his horrific crimes.

Daily Record · Jul 18, 2022

Sydney teen Yusuf Zahab believed to have died in IS attack on Syrian jail after begging Australia for help

Family say they are ‘heartbroken and angry’ and claim the previous government knew about their son’s detention for more than three years

The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2022

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Cossack Art Awards winner Rose Barton criticises decision to send teens to adult prison

After taking out the overall prize at this year's Cossack Art Awards, Rose Barton says it is "not OK" for teenagers from Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre to be transferred to the maximum security Casuarina Prison.

ABC News · Jul 17, 2022

Return of Target One: Could Curtis Warren fill EncroChat void?

"I hope he creates a life other than crime because if he gets caught again it's not just a prison sentence, it's a death sentence"

Liverpool Echo · Jul 17, 2022

Vladimir Putin raiding ‘hell hole’ jails for cannon fodder to be sent to die in Ukraine

The despot Russian leader is accused of sending inmates from some extremely harsh prisons to the front line in the Ukraine invasion.

Daily Record · Jul 17, 2022

Jamal Khashoggi’s American lawyer sentenced to three years in UAE prison following detention at airport

UAE state media reported that Asim Ghafoor was convicted of tax evasion and money laundering

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022

One-punch killer thanks parents of his victim for helping to change his life

Jacob Dunne was given a 30-month prison sentence for manslaughter and then wanted revenge on a friend that 'snitched' on him, then he met his victims parents

Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022

Man behind Shakespeare North's opening weekend who once fled a Jamaican prison

Ashleigh Nugent turned his life around after a troubled youth in which he was a victim of racism

Liverpool Echo · Jul 17, 2022

The Parkland school shooter faces the death penalty as his trial begins

Opening statements begin on Monday. A jury faces two options to punish the Parkland shooter responsible for killing 17 people in 2018: life in prison or the death penalty.

WEKU · Jul 17, 2022

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 17, 2022

Syrian Regime Amnesty Decree Released only 547 Detainees

The Syrian Network for Human Rights documented the release of 547 detainees from Syrian prisons during the period between early May till mid-June. It stressed in a report on Saturday that there are some 132,000 people still detained or held in regime prison. The report confirmed that between May 1…

Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022

Vladimir Putin raiding 'hell hole' prisons for cannon fodder to be sent to die in Ukraine

The Russian President is accused of sending inmates from some extremely harsh jails notorious for beatings and sexual assault to the front line in the Ukraine invasion

The Guardian - AU · Jul 16, 2022

Tool to assess jailed terrorists before release criticised as unreliable and prejudicial to Muslims

Offenders may be kept in prison after serving sentence, but wrongly made order ‘almost always amounts to arbitrary detention’, rights group argues

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

MBS fired back at Biden with US controversies after confrontation over Khashoggi’s murder, says report

The Saudi crown prince brought up the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and incidents where US soldiers abused Iraqi prisoners

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ABC News · Jul 16, 2022

Three decades after her father was murdered in a jewel heist that shocked Lebanon, Annie tracked down his killers

Before the men believed to be responsible for killing Annie's father in a brazen diamond heist could be tried and sentenced for their crimes, they escaped prison and vanished. Three decades later, Annie is hoping to bring them to justice.

The Hindu · Jul 16, 2022

Officers will be held responsible for illegal activities in prisons: Home Minister

Following a string of media reports on several illegal activities from prisons, especially Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in the city, Mr. Jnanendra had made a surprise visit to the prison recently

WEKU · Jul 16, 2022

A man exonerated in the killing of Malcolm X is suing New York City for $40 million

Muhammad Aziz, 84, who was exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city for the two decades he spent in prison.

Daily Mirror · Jul 16, 2022

British Iranians who survived massacre open up about horror after 34 years

Ahmad Ebrahimi and his wife Farzaneh fled Iran more than 20 years ago after being almost killed in the massacre at the Gohardasht prison near Tehran

Daily Record · Jul 16, 2022

Saturday's headlines: Nicholas Rossi to be interviewed in prison and Scots millionaire blasts right-hand man

Here are the main headlines on the Daily Record website today.

Axios · Jul 16, 2022

Confronted by Biden on Khashoggi killing, MBS pointed to U.S. "mistakes"

MBS brought up the Abu Ghraib prison and the U.S. response to the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 16, 2022

Drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero’s capture in Mexico could be signal to U.S. government

Caro Quintero — wanted in the torture and murder of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985 — has been captured by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison.

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