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Amnesty International urges UAE to release dissidents held past jail term

Amnesty International has called on authorities in the United Arab Emirates to release a group of dissidents who the human rights group said had completed prison terms earlier this year but not yet been freed.

Reuters

Five things to know about one of the deadliest federal prisons

Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at a prison in Illinois. NPR and The Marshall Project uncovered violence, abuse and deaths there. Here are five takeaways.

WEKU

How the newest federal prison became one of the deadliest

Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there.

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Killer of Blantyre dad Graham Williamson faces driving ban when freed from prison

Thomas Duris was one of three men convicted at the High Court in Glasgow last week.

Daily Record

Forest Bank Prison is damned by inspectors despite beefing up security and major refurbishment

"Leaders show limited ambition to improve situation"

Manchester Evening News

Woman accused of raping inmate gets bail

A woman accused of participating in a group sexual assault of an inmate to obtain drugs has been granted bail.

AAP

Prison death not preventable, coroner told

The death in custody of 40-year-old Micky Revera could not have been prevented, a Victorian coroner has been told.

AAP

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From attacks on workers to teens in adult prison, Victoria's youth justice challenges are mounting

Victoria's youth justice system has been rocked by a spate of violent incidents, but some say taking steps like improving staffing levels could help turn the situation around.

ABC News

Man who won $10m on lottery is sentenced to life in prison for shooting girlfriend in head as she slept

Michael Hill is sentenced on to life without the possibility of parole for the 2020 murder of Keonna Graham

The Independent UK

'Paying a high price': Reasons for cooking meth worth up to $159m rejected

A meth cooker and his co-offender have been sentenced to between six and 10 years' jail for taking part in a large drug operation near Canberra.

The Canberra Times

Aging Japanese militant in Beirut marks 1972 Israel attack

An aging Japanese militant who spent more than a decade in an Israeli prison for his part in a deadly attack on the airport outside Tel Aviv showed up in Beirut at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the attack

The Independent UK

Thief bought house in retired dad's name and left him with all the debt

Clare Roughley is already serving a prison term for stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds from her mum, dad, nan and a woman she was trusted to care for

Liverpool Echo

Emmerdale's Shadrach actor compared soap to 'prison' when expaining why he left

Emmerdale legend Andy Devine, who has sadly passed away at the age of 79, admitted he was glad he was killed off and spoke about his fears of dying while still acting on the ITV soap

Daily Mirror

Fraudster owing £76m faces jail threat for ‘extravagant’ parties

Gerald Smith facing a new prison term after using secret accounts to splash out on ‘extravagant’ lifestyle

Evening Standard

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The Hindu

Indrani Mukerjea moves HC to quash 2017 prison rioting FIR

Indrani Mukerjea walked out of the Byculla women's prison here on May 20 after the Supreme Court granted her bail in the Sheena Bora killing case

France 24

Life in Afghanistan 'has become a prison for most women and girls'

Afghanistan is heading back to the pre-2001 dark days of the Taliban, and Western powers were naive if they ever thought this wouldn't be the case. That's the view of Heather Barr, associate women's rights director at Human Rights Watch. As women are told to cover their faces in public…

The Guardian - UK

Right from Wrong; Criminal; The Life Inside review – the problem with our prisons

Three different viewpoints on the UK’s system of incarceration – by Jacob Dunne, Angela Kirwin and Andy West – examine the human cost of our investment in punishment rather than rehabilitation

Chronicle Live

Cruel Newcastle son stole mum's savings that she intended to give her grandchildren

Adam Mosettig had only recently been released from prison when he helped himself to his mother's moneybox, which contained £2 coins she'd spent years saving

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Sacramento woman sentenced to 15 months in prison for punching Southwest flight attendant over mask mandate

A California woman who knocked out a flight attendant’s teeth because she didn’t want to put her mask on properly was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison.

ABC News

How career criminal and notorious bank robber Russell Manser turned his life around

Bank robber Russell Manser was destined for a life in prison before he discovered a new path by confronting his hidden trauma. Now he’s working to help others seek justice for crimes long buried.

Daily Mirror

Man wrongly convicted of Cardiff Newsagent Three murder meets victim's family

Michael O’Brien was one of three men wrongfully convicted for the murder of Cardiff businessman Phillip Saunders in 1987 and spent 11 years in prison

Daily Record

Evil mum of Baby P refused new identity and 'told to dye hair and lose weight instead'

Evil mum Tracey Connelly has also been informed that she will be freed from prison without police protection.

Daily Mirror

Lester Piggott: Despite prison, racing's controversial icon remained The Housewives' Choice

Labelled The Housewives' Choice due to his legions of followers, Lester Piggott was one of the most famous men of his generation and was nothing short of a legend in horse racing - but his life was full of controversy

Salon

Snowflakes, meet a real free speech hero

Socialist Eugene Debs stood up for freedom of speech and went to prison — and then ran for president from his cell

Daily Mirror

Lester Piggott: From teenage sensation to prison, the remarkable life of a racing genius

Piggott, who sadly died on Sunday at 86 years old, rode 4,493 winners in an amazing career which spanned 46 years with spectacular highs and some dreadful lows

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