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Katie Price's fiance Carl Woods 'desperate' to have baby after she swerves prison

The lovebirds are currently enjoying a holiday to Thailand to celebrate Katie's freedom, and have previously been open about their desire to start a family.

Daily Record · Jul 1, 2022

‘I’ve done a bit of escaping myself’ – an ex-prisoner picks the best jail dramas

From Time to Screw to Scum and now Black Bird, can drama ever capture the brutal reality of life inside? A former inmate reveals how they stack up against his own spells in the slammer

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022

Convicted fraudster with distinctive tattoos on the run from open prison

He failed to return to HMP Sudbury after a 'period of release', police said

Manchester Evening News · Jul 1, 2022

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Murdering mum dramatically altered her appearance after killing her young son Logan Mwangi

A prisoner said that Angharad Williamson seemed to revel in the notoriety of being the "the Bridgend baby’s mum"

Manchester Evening News · Jul 1, 2022

'Surviving R. Kelly' helped bring singer down. But #MeToo 'blowback' is real, producer says

R&B icon R. Kelly on Wednesday was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a U.S. district judge for racketeering and sex trafficking, 26 years after the first accusation of sex with an underage girl was brought against the singer.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 1, 2022

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner stands trial at Russian court

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial in a court on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday to face drug charges that could see her face up to 10 years in prison.

Reuters · Jul 1, 2022

Former deputy minister gets death penalty

The Appeals Court on Friday sentenced a former deputy minister of commerce to death, instead of life imprisonment as earlier imposed, for the murder of a judge's brother.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1, 2022

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R Kelly sentencing - live: R&B singer on suicide watch after getting 30 years in prison for sex trafficking

Prosecutors had called 25 years behind bars in order to ‘protect the public’

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

80th anniversary of sinking of Montevideo Maru, Australia's worst maritime disaster, commemorated at Australian War Memorial

July 1 marks the 80th anniversary of Australia's worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the Montevideo Maru during World War II. The ship was bound for a Japanese prisoner of war camp when a US Navy submarine fired on and sunk the vessel, killing 1,053 Australians.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

Black Bird to How to Build a Sex Room: the seven best shows to stream this week

Taron Egerton and Ray Liotta star in a gripping prison drama based on a true story, while Netflix is on hand to help you design your own fetish dungeon

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022

Anthony Albanese raises case of jailed Australian engineer Robert Pether with Iraqi PM

Exclusive: Pether, who has been imprisoned for 14 months in Baghdad, has become ‘gravely ill’ according to his family

The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2022

Trans prisoner seeks sentence reduction

A prisoner who transitioned from male to female while behind bars has lost an attempt to reduce her sentence because she was raped, bullied and harassed.

AAP · Jul 1, 2022

Faces of 55 people jailed in Merseyside this month

An overview of the cases heard in courts across our region in June

Liverpool Echo · Jul 1, 2022

EXPLAINER: How will R. Kelly sentence impact other trials?

R. Kelly could be in his 80s before the singer is free again, based on a 30-year prison term imposed this week by a New York federal judge for sexually abusing young fans

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

R. Kelly’s prison sentence comes after decades of outcries by victims who were ignored too long

R. Kelly’s legal saga has been an unnecessarily drawn out debacle fueled by denial, greed and the willingness to ignore the cries of mostly Black girls and women.

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

Alabama bond sale for mega prisons falls $200 million short

Alabama officials said they are moving forward with plans to build two supersize prisons despite a bond sale falling more than $200 million short of expectations

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

Californians won't weigh 'involuntary servitude' amendment

California will not consider amending its state constitution to eliminate an exemption that allows indentured servitude to punish crime

The Times of India · Jun 30, 2022

Jailed gangster denied free run, goons attack prison official's home in west Delhi

NEW DELHI: Three alleged members of the Tillu Tajpuria gang fired at the house of an assistant jail superintendent in west Delhi in an apparent bid to terrorise him into allowing a senior gang member more facilities in jail.

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Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022

Anti-slavery measure sits in California Senate, disappointing prison reform advocates

A measure that would change the California constitution to prohibit involuntary servitude in criminal punishment did not pass the Senate in time to make a deadline for the November ballot, disappointing prison reform advocates who called it critical in addressing the state’s history of enslavement.

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

Why did R Kelly get a longer sentence than Ghislaine Maxwell? A legal expert explains

A US trial heard that Kelly was a ‘prolific serial predator’ who preyed ‘on the young and vulnerable’

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

A look inside the ‘Disneyland’ prison Ghislaine Maxwell hopes to spend her 20-year sentence in

Lauryn Hill, ‘Queen of the Mean’ Leona Helmsley and Orange is the New Black author Piper Kerman have all done time at FCI Danbury

Los Angeles Times · Jun 30, 2022

Bill Cosby ‘celebrates’ anniversary of being released from prison with interview

One year to the day he was released on an overturned sexual assault conviction and less than a month after losing a civil trial on another sexual assault, Bill Cosby spoke for the first time about his stay in prison.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2022

Voting rights advocates say it’s time to give convicted inmates the chance to vote

LaShawn Ford, a Chicago Democrat, is one of those behind the push.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

Brittney Griner's trial in Russia is about to begin. Here's what we know so far about the US basketball star's case

After months in jail, US basketball star Brittney Griner's Russian trial begins today, but it's a prisoner swap that could be needed to win her freedom.

Manchester Evening News · Jun 30, 2022

Teenage killer of Logan Mwangi named as his stepbrother Craig Mulligan

The 14-year-old has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering his stepbrother

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