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'Depraved' paedophile took pictures of himself raping a baby

Chester Crown Court heard harrowing details of the "depraved, disgusting, despicable" abuser's crimes as he was jailed for life

Liverpool Echo

Runaway prison guard and jailbird lover 'planned shootout with cops' after being caught

Prison officer Vicky White, 56, and lag lover Casey Cole White were rammed off the road when they were tracked to a motel, with officers later finding a large number of guns

Daily Mirror

Scissor Sister given taste of freedom with day out in Dublin

It is understood Charlotte enjoyed a visit with family in the Dublin area, before being returned to prison.

Dublin Live

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Family who say Edinburgh prisoner Peter Tobin murdered daughter claim evidence was destroyed

Tobin, currently serving three life sentences in Saughton Prison, Edinburgh, was convicted of three murders between 1991 and 2006, although many believe he is responsible for more killings.

Edinburgh Live

Guard comments to dying woman 'disgusting'

Comments made by prison guards to Veronica Nelson over the jail intercom were "disgusting" a supervisor has told the inquest into her death.

AAP

Arizona plans to execute 1st prisoner in nearly 8 years

An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 is scheduled to become the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty

The Independent UK

400 Mawozo gang leader charged over kidnapping of American missionaries in Haiti

DOJ alleges he directed kidnapping of group including 5 children in attempt to secure his release from prison.

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No staff infected by prison COVID outbreak: Justice

There were 30 COVID positive inmates at Canberra jail on Tuesday.

The Canberra Times

Almost seven in 10 women at scandal-plagued prison forced to leave without stable housing, inspectors find

‘Without stable, safe accommodation many women are liable to have mental health relapses, return to substance misuse and become involved in crime on release,’ says chief inspector of prisons

The Independent UK

Most women freed from Bronzefield Prison lack safe accommodation – report

The report found that some women were reluctant to leave prison due to uncertain housing options outside custody.

The Independent UK

El Salvador: woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide after miscarriage

Activists say case offers a stark warning to women in the US, where the supreme court is considering overturning Roe v Wade

The Guardian - US

Arizona inmate loses bid to avoid execution on Wednesday

A federal judge has rejected a request to postpone the planned execution of an Arizona prisoner on Wednesday in what would be the state’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years

The Independent UK

Honduras ex-President Hernandez pleads not guilty in US court

Former president’s lawyer says Hernandez, who is facing drug charges, is being treated like a ‘prisoner of war’.

Al Jazeera

KY jails and prisons are over capacity. New analysis suggests it's going to get worse

A new report says KY prisons are overcrowded again

WEKU

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Daily Record

Prison boss who broke out convict lover killed herself after being caught by police

Vicky White and Casey Cole White - no relation - were apprehended following a police chase that finished in a crash on Monday.

The Guardian - US

Former Black Panther Sundiata Acoli to be released from prison after 49 years

The oldest imprisoned Panther was eligible for parole 29 years ago but was repeatedly denied in spite of ‘exemplary’ prison record

The Independent UK

Lawyer: Ex-Honduran president held like a 'prisoner of war'

The lawyer for Juan Orlando Hernández says the former Honduran president is being held like a prisoner of war in a federal jail in New York

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire prisoner was 'no cause for concern' moments before taking own life in showers

'I was really shocked, I still find it really difficult to understand why he took his own life'

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The Independent UK

Advocates push for release of women's prison abuse victims

A prominent national criminal justice advocacy groups is pushing the Justice Department to support the release of women who were sexually abused by staff at a federal women’s prison in California

Daily Mirror

Danniella Westbrook's daughter 'not sure' if she's attending mum's wedding to jailbird

Danniella Westbrook's daughter Jodie Jenkins has not yet met the former EastEnders star's toyboy fiancé David though the pair have agreed to wed once he is released from prison

The Independent UK

What escaped inmate Casey White said during arrest as questions remain over guard’s death: ‘I didn’t do it’

‘Y’all help my wife, she shot herself in the head and I didn’t do it,’ Casey White allegedly told officers as soon as he was caught

Al Jazeera

Protesters remain in Sudan’s prisons as dialogue is postponed

Lawyers say that there are many more anti-coup protesters in prison than the authorities acknowledge.

Daily Mirror

Killer inmate who seduced prison boss before going on the run together may have shot her

Escaped in-mate Casey White is back in custody after being arrested in Evansville, Indiana, on Monday, finally bringing to an end a nationwide manhunt across America

WEKU

Clash between rival gangs kills 44 inmates in an Ecuadorean prison

Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said at a news conference that one group of inmates left their cells to attack another inside the Bellavista lockup in Santo Domingo.

The Independent UK

Alabama inmate returns to jail as 10-day prison break comes to end with death of corrections officer lover

While Casey White was booked into jail in Indiana in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Vicky White died from a gunshot wound to the head

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