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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.

WEKU

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

The Independent UK

Arizona man set to be executed despite concerns over his mental health

Clarence Dixon, 66, is scheduled to be put to death at a state prison on Wednesday morning

The Independent UK

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A Rugby Club Vs. the Mafia

In a struggling Sicilian neighborhood racked by crime and poverty, one team is offering hope. And learning the cost of crossing the mob.

Sports Illustrated

HMP Liverpool staff spot drone flying above prison as man arrested nearby

A man seen carrying a drone radio controller at a nearby park

Liverpool Echo

Georgia's jailed ex-president offered transfer to medical facility

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili will be offered a transfer from prison to a private clinic for a medical check-up, news agencies quoted the justice ministry as saying on Tuesday, after staging two hunger strikes since October.

Reuters

Lanarkshire man who once avoided prison for killing neighbour jailed over knife attack

Graeme Barbour slashed his victim on the face during a drunken row this year, leaving him scarred for life.

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Prison guard's romance with 6ft9 killer - from jail escape to car chase tragedy

Vicky and Casey White struck up a 'special relationship' and the odd couple went on the run before a witness recognised the convict's unique tattoos and the cops tracked them down

Daily Mirror

Prison visits to resume from May 16

The Corrections Department will from next week gradually allow relatives to resume visiting inmates at 124 prisons where the Covid-19 situation has improved, after a year-long ban, department director-general Ayut Sinthoppan said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Winner praises the Pulitzer board's commitment to the 'heart' in journalism

Maria Hinojosa recorded years of conversations with a man who never expected to get out of prison. Then he did. On Monday, Suave, a podcast about his incarceration and release won a Pulitzer.

WEKU

Yob targeted gangland thug in Lanarkshire prison 'napalm attack' after being 'bullied'

Matthew Grady, who tried to murder his ex, had his sentenced increased after pouring the contents of a kettle over a prisoner

Daily Record

Prison guard who helped inmate escape on last day of work dies after US manhunt

A female prison guard who went on the run with a murder suspect after helping him escape from jail died after shooting herself as the pair were caught, police said.

Evening Standard

Vicky White: Prison guard found dead after going on the run with murder suspect Casey White

The pair were allegedly romantically involved

Manchester Evening News

Glasgow hammer killer dragged to safety after torching his own prison cell

Peter Connelly was serving life for the horrific murder of Walter Webb when he took exception to the healthcare provided to him at Shotts jail and set fire to his cell in protest.

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Court upholds jail terms for leaders of 2008 TV station raid

The Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the one-year prison sentence given to four leaders of the former People's Alliance for Democracy for breaking into and damaging the premises of state-run NBT TV station in 2008.

Manchester Evening News

Drugs boss found with prison letters from pal Dale Cregan when police raided his home

Leon Atkinson has been jailed for 15 years for involvement in a huge cocaine ring

The Guardian - UK

‘My world fell apart’: life in prison with serious mental illness

Woman tells of being jailed during mental health crisis, and officer details ‘inhumane’ system in England

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of mentally ill prisoners denied urgent treatment in England

Most seriously ill inmates left to wait in cells often due to bed shortages at secure hospitals, data shows

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AAP

Boxer fights to overturn murder conviction

Khalid Baker served 13 years in prison after being convicted of a 2005 murder, however his acquitted co-accused says the champion boxer was not involved.

The Independent UK

Captured prison guard Vicky White dies from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, say officials

Law enforcement officials captured on-run pair in Indiana after ramming vehicle during car chase

Chicago Sun-Times

Man admits he set fire to Walgreens amid 2020 unrest

Jose Valdovinos faces a minimum sentence of five years in prison for the damage he did to the store on the Southwest Side.

The Independent UK

Escaped Alabama inmate captured and fugitive prison guard hospitalised with ‘very serious’ gunshot wound

Arrests took place in Indiana, more than 200 miles north of location jail escape took place from

Reuters

Ecuador's latest prison riot leaves at least 43 dead

Dozens of inmates were killed during a riot early on Monday as rival gangs clashed in a jail in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo, the government said, the latest episode of prison violence that has rocked the South American country.

The Guardian - US

Ecuador prison riot leaves 43 dead in latest bloody episode

Sixth deadly prison massacre fueled by rival drug gangs since the beginning of 2021, bringing death toll to nearly 400

The Independent UK

Another Ecuador prison clash leaves 43 inmates dead

Officials in Ecuador say a clash between rival gangs has left 43 inmates dead

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