Russian court extends Brittney Griner’s detention for third time WNBA star faces up to 10 year prison sentence if convicted of alleged drug smuggling The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Trevor Reed says recovery is going well after his release from Russia WASHINGTON — Marine veteran and Fort Worth, Texas, native Trevor Reed said Tuesday in an interview with CNN that in the 48 days since his release from Russian prison, things have gone well — he’s gaining weight and getting into the physical shape he was in before he was detained. Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2022
Hollywood stars urge Truss to help free British-Egyptian writer on hunger strike The appeal came at a press conference in Westminster of families wanting greater help from the Foreign Office to free detained UK nationals. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Family of 'loving retiree' Brit jailed abroad 'terrified' of Iraqi prison conditions Leila Fitton said her "loving retiree" dad Jim, who was sentenced to 15 years in an Iraqi jail, was subjected to 13 weeks of "emotional purgatory" before being hit with a "ridiculously harsh" verdict Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022
Family of man who died in custody sues Victorian government over alleged mental health failures Government yet to commit to review of mental health services available to inmates with psychiatric conditions despite recommendations from coroner The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2022
Vellore prison head warder suspended for supplying ganja, cell phone to prisoners He allegedly supplied ganja, a mobile phone and batteries to jail inmates after taking bribe The Hindu · Jun 14, 2022
Sansad Watch Ep 38: How does India deal with blasphemy? After Nupur Sharma’s derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad on a Times Now show sparked an uproar, at home and abroad, the BJP leader was booked by the police in Maharashtra under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code. In the recent past, Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami and standup comedian… Newslaundry · Jun 14, 2022
Putin critic Alexei Navalny 'sent to torture prison notorious for sexual violence' It has been reported that Putin's high-profile foe has been sent to the strict regime maximum security penal colony at Melekhovo, which is known for brutal beatings and the rape of male inmates Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022
How many people died in Grenfell Tower and has anyone been to prison? Bereaved families are marking five years since the Grenfell Tower in London went up in flames. Scores of people were killed and families are still waiting to get justice for what happened Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022
Dealers jailed after being arrested on drive back from prison Dean Potter and Callum Pope were banned from meeting each other but were spotted when one gave the other a lift back from HMP Risley Liverpool Echo · Jun 14, 2022
Kremlin critic Navalny moved, supporters don't know where Allies of imprisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny say the Kremlin critic is missing from the prison where he has been serving his time The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Drunk dad-of-six turned up at KFC with Samurai sword to buy his kids a 1am meal Martin Williams, 39 dodged a prison sentence after confessing to the late night episode which saw him drink drive his motorbike. Daily Record · Jun 14, 2022
Lanarkshire sex abuse primary school teacher jailed for molesting little boys Carol Ann White was sentenced to three years in prison today for abusing the children while she was employed as a teacher at two North Lanarkshire primary schools. Glasgow Live · Jun 14, 2022
Killer who ‘dealt with man’s murder like a PlayStation game’ is released from jail Luke Anderson is a free man after the parole board released him earlier this year but his fellow killer Daniel Sellers is still behind bars. Daily Record · Jun 14, 2022
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022 Prisoners to be released mid-week instead of Friday to lower reoffending Prisoners will have more time to find a bed and GP before many services close for the weekend, the government says
Daily Record · Jun 14, 2022 Drugs fugitive 'on the run' now finally behind bars after arrest abroad Craig Costello is now behind bars with John ‘Winky’ Watson and Steven Beazley after he was found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A drugs by a jury last year.
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 Alexei Navalny missing: Vladimir Putin critic vanishes from prison colony in Russia The high-profile Russian opposition leader did not show up for a meeting with his lawyers today at the Pokrov penal colony and his whereabouts is now unknown
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 Alexei Navalny’s whereabouts unknown after reported removal from prison Putin’s arch-critic was serving a long jail sentence in a prison camp east of Moscow
Reuters · Jun 14, 2022 Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny transferred to unknown location Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred out of his prison colony and moved to an unknown location, a top aide said on Tuesday.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 14, 2022 Defence lawyers launch last, crucial phase of November 2015 terror trial After ten days of heart-rending reminders of horror from the legal teams representing the victims, followed by last week's demands for punishment from the prosecution, on Monday the Paris attacks trial moved into a different emotional realm with the first of the closing statements from those defending the 14 accused.
Manchester Evening News · Jun 14, 2022 Strangeways lockdown ends after 'intelligence-led operation' sees prisoners confined to cells for days A lockdown was imposed at the jail for a number of days last week due to a 'crack down on illegal contraband'
Edinburgh Live · Jun 14, 2022 Young West Lothian prisoner attacked party guest who put 'substance' under his nose Owen Phillips claimed he later saw the same person smoking heroin off an identical piece of tin foil in the bathroom of the house, a court heard.
Chicago Tribune · Jun 14, 2022 Commentary: Forced prison labor continues to enslave Black Americans As Juneteenth celebrations and paraphernalia begin to litter our social timelines, we must remember that slavery has yet to be truly abolished. To this day, in prisons and jails across the country, government agencies and corporations legally exploit forced prison labor thanks to an exception baked into the 13th Amendment…
WEKU · Jun 14, 2022 Cambodian court convicts a U.S. lawyer and dozens of others of treason Cambodian American rights activist Theary Seng and most of the other defendants had been charged over a failed attempt by the leader of an opposition party to return from exile in 2019.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022 Canadian Who Drove Van into Toronto Crowds Given Life Sentence A Canadian man who in 2018 rammed his rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in downtown Toronto, killing 11 people, was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. Alek Minassian, who was 25 at the time of the attack, was found guilty…