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Blasphemy in Nigeria's legal systems: an explainer

A court in Kano, northern Nigeria, recently convicted an atheist for making social media posts it found to be blasphemous against Islam. After a lengthy trial, Mubarak Bala pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 years in prison. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked Islamic law expert AbdulRazzaq Alaro to…

The Conversation

Evil serial killer Mark Nash refused transfer from high security Midlands prison to 'cushy' Arbour Hill

Nash will likely die in jail after his application to the European Court of Human Rights over his conviction for the Grangegorman murders was rejected in 2020

Irish Mirror

Black lives and Black death

Marc Lamont Hill on how George Floyd's martyrdom changed America, and why cops and prisons can't deliver justice

Salon

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Inside the world’s most violent prison - where inmates are beheaded in horrid massacres

The Maracaibo National Prison, also known as Sabaneta Prison in Venezuela, has been closed for more than a decade but plans to convert it into a museum have brought with it gruesome tales

Daily Mirror

Palestinian Gunman Dies Days after Clash with Israeli Troops

A Palestinian gunman who is the brother of a prominent Palestinian militant died Sunday after being critically wounded in clashes with Israeli forces, according to the Israeli hospital where he was being treated. Daoud Zubeidi was wounded in clashes with the Israeli military in the West Bank city of Jenin…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘The Foreign Office has forgotten us’: Morad Tahbaz’s daughter speaks out on him still being incarcerated in Iran

He should have been sent home with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in March, yet Moran Tahbaz is still being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. Now his eldest daughter Roxanne is demanding action

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow killer serving life in prison ordered gang to murder man in terrifying flat attack

The High Court in Glasgow heard that Robbie Brown arranged for an armed mob to storm the flat where MacKenzie was living and inflict multiple injuries with knives and machetes, fortunately the victim survived the horrific attack.

Glasgow Live

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Casey White ‘crying’ as prison guard ‘wife’ Vicky White who engineered escape is buried

Vicky White funeral set for Saturday in Alabama

The Independent UK

Prisons: New security technology stops 20,000 smuggling attempts in just two years

Government hails success of new airport-style scanners - but number may raise questions over whether enough is being done to deter inmates from attempting to access illegal items

The Independent UK

Drug smuggling British gran waits for execution date

Lindsay Sandiford has been in Kerobokan Prison for almost a decade

Wales Online

Back from the Dead: Syria Amnesty Releases Prisoners Once Declared Deceased

The recent amnesty in Syria led to the release of prisoners who had been declared dead to their families. The detainees were released following a presidential amnesty for those accused of "terrorist crimes". Sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the relatives of a man, Z.M., who had been imprisoned for 10…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nurse in drug error case sentenced

RaDonda Vaught's case sparked an outcry among nurses who saw her as emblematic of burnout and a broken system

Salon

Net lift: art and badminton combine to help ex-prisoners

The Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) has teamed up with the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) to organise an art exhibition aimed at supporting ex-prisoners in their return to society.

Bangkok Post

Beefed-up security at prison gates intercepts 20,000 drug-smuggling plots

X-ray scanners and biometric identification have been rolled out in jails in England and Wales under Government plans to tackle drugs.

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Kathy Boudin: Weather Underground radical who reformed behind bars

After being jailed for her role in a fatal robbery, Boudin emerged from prison as a newly transformed social activist

The Independent UK

Vicky White buried in Alabama funeral after 11-day police manhunt for fugitive prison guard

Corrections official died as police caught up with her and her fugitive boyfriend after more than a week on the run

The Canberra Times

More offenders likely to be jailed with therapeutic court list full

Offenders who may be eligible for a therapeutic program, on hiatus, are now facing potential jail as the territory's prisoner costs remain the nation's highest.

The Independent UK

Vicky White news - latest: Funeral being held for prison guard as Casey White’s mother speaks out

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Daily Mirror

DIY food boxes delivered to prisoners in jail in bid to improve diets and cooking skills

The meal kits were introduced after some cons raised concerns about putting on weight during the Covid lockdowns. They are being trialled at HMP Drake Hall women’s jail in Eccleshall, Staffs

Glasgow Live

When Ross Kemp came to Glasgow to visit ‘notorious’ Barlinnie

The actor spent some time in Scotland's largest prison, speaking to inmates and guards to find out what happens behind the gates of Barlinnie.

Daily Mirror

Sheep put in jail after eating grass in the wrong place - until owner pays fine

Owner Reyna Morales has complained to the police as she believes the prison sentence for her sheep grazing outside a hostel in Santa Catarina Yosonotu, Mexico, is animal cruelty

Glasgow Live

Neighbour from hell lands in prison after ignoring anti-social behaviour order

Janet Weir, 43, played loud music, threatened neighbours and coughed at police officers while claiming to have covid. She appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week and admitted a string of charges.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian prisoner Awawda passes 70th day of hunger strike

The family of 40-year-old prisoner Khalil Awawda from Hebron has called for international intervention to save him.

Reason

The Blurry Legal Line Between Doctors and Drug Dealers

Xiulu Ruan, a pain specialist, was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for prescribing opioid analgesics "outside the usual course of professional medical practice."

The Guardian - UK

The man who killed a stranger with a single punch, and then turned his life around

Jacob Dunne spent his life dealing drugs and getting into fights until, in 2011, he struck a deadly blow. Then meeting his victim’s parents changed everything

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