Black Bird review: Taron Egerton prison thriller doubles as a case study in criminal misogyny Actor plays Jimmy Keene, an inmate undercover with the FBI in this true-crime drama from Apple TV The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022
Shotts Prison visitor had Malteser bag stuffed with drugs and mobile phone in her bra Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that guards uncovered the stash when 32-year-old Samantha Jewell set off a metal detector as she tried to enter the Lanarkshire jail. Glasgow Live · Jul 8, 2022
Black Bird review – Ray Liotta is heartbreaking in this posthumous prison drama This exquisitely pitched true-crime series about an inmate having to befriend a serial murderer at the behest of the FBI is a fitting farewell to the Goodfellas actor The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022
Prisoner released midway through sentence pending appeal over violent home invasion Alexander Warne, has been granted bail after six months into a two-and-a-half year jail sentence. The Canberra Times · Jul 8, 2022
WNBA star Griner pleads guilty to drug possession in Russian courtroom American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. France 24 · Jul 7, 2022
Russia wants to jail opposition activist, anti-war official Russian prosecutors are calling for prison sentences for a prominent opposition activist and for a Moscow city council member who opposes the invasion of Ukraine The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
Nicaragua finally shows off a dissident a year after arrest The wife of Nicaraguan political activist Félix Maradiaga told journalists her husband had lost more than 65 pounds during his year in prison and she feared for his health The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
Ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin sentenced to more than 20 years in federal civil rights case MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge sentenced Derek Chauvin on Thursday to more than 20 years in prison for violating the civil rights of George Floyd and a Black Minneapolis teen, extending the term he is already serving on state murder charges for killing Floyd in 2020. Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal civil rights case Chauvin has been serving a separate, 22.5-year sentence for murder and manslaughter charges for the murder of George Floyd. Axios · Jul 7, 2022
US ex-police officer Chauvin gets extra 20 years on federal charges for Floyd death A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, a move that adds a few years to the time the former Minneapolis police officer is already serving for his murder conviction while transferring him to federal custody. France 24 · Jul 7, 2022
Nigeria recaptures 27 inmates after jail attack claimed by Islamic State Nigeria's security forces on Thursday recaptured 27 inmates who fled from a prison in the capital in Abuja following an attack claimed by Islamic State, the correctional service said. Reuters · Jul 7, 2022
Danger driver who killed Sunderland dinner lady faces trial after fleeing prison Alan Paul Steel killed Paula Stead after mowing her down on Sunderland's Ford Estate Chronicle Live · Jul 7, 2022
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for murder of George Floyd Ex-cop will be transferred from state to federal prison to serve remainder of sentence The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
Everything we know about the Russian prison where Brittney Griner is being held Ms Griner has is being held in Correctional Colony No. 1 outside Moscow The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022 Baby P's mum Tracey Connelly is freed from jail for the first time in seven years 'Evil' Connelly was jailed at the Old Bailey in 2009 for causing or allowing the death of little Peterat their home in Tottenham, north London, in 2007 - where suffered eight months of abuse hell
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022 Ghislaine Maxwell appeals against sex trafficking conviction and sentence The British socialite was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 7, 2022 Nicki Minaj’s husband gets home confinement for failing to register as a sex offender LOS ANGELES — Kenneth Petty, the husband of rapper Nicki Minaj, will not serve prison time for failing to register in California as a sex offender.
Miami Herald · Jul 7, 2022 Who killed Haitian President Jovenel Moïse? Two key suspects speak out from jail PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Five days after returning to Haiti from South Florida, where he had delivered a letter signed by a Haiti Supreme Court justice seeking help to overthrow Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, James Solages was at the airport in Port-au-Prince headed back to the U.S.
Glasgow Live · Jul 7, 2022 Paisley woman, 29, who stabbed man to death jailed for 16 years Stephanie Bowie, 29, brutally murder 21-year-old Darren Russell when she stabbed him twice in the chest. She has now been sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty.
WEKU · Jul 7, 2022 Ex-'Cheer' star Jerry Harris gets 12 years for seeking photos and sex A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series Cheer, to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 7, 2022 ‘Black Bird’: One inmate tries to outwit the other in taut prison series on Apple TV+ Taron Egerton leads a knockout cast as a macho drug dealer tasked with wangling evidence from a suspected serial killer.
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022 Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drugs charges and faces up to 10 years in Russian prison ‘I’d like to plead guilty, your honour. But there was no intent. I didn’t want to break the law,’ said the WNBA star in court
Sports Illustrated · Jul 7, 2022 Report: Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty in Russian Court to Drug Charges She could face up to 10 years in prison.
Liverpool Echo · Jul 7, 2022 Members of alleged crime ring who 'smuggled cocaine into prison' named Nine people have been charged after an investigation