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Trevor Reed and Konstantin Yaroshenko: Who’s who in high-stakes US-Russia prisoner swap

Both the US and Russia claimed their nationals were being unjustly imprisoned

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

UK report warns of impact of Islamist groups in prisons

Britain's prisons have failed to recognise the dangers of Islamist "gang-type activity" and the impact of Islamist groups has been underestimated for too long by authorities, an independent report into the prison service said.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022

Sudan Frees Ex-officials in Effort to End Political Impasse

Sudanese authorities released two outspoken former government officials from prison, lawyers said Wednesday, part of trust-building measures amid efforts to end the country’s political impasse. Sudan was plunged into turmoil after an October military coup upended its short-lived transition to democracy after three decades of repressive rule by former president…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2022

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Government signals end of ‘no-go areas’ inside jails that allowed Arena bomb plotter to form a jihadi gang behind bars

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab vowed to crack down on radicalisation in jails - it comes after Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi was able to lead a violent Islamist gang from prison

Manchester Evening News · Apr 27, 2022

Edinburgh prisoner dies at Saughton Prison weeks into jail sentence

Connor Morrison, 24, was found dead by prison guards at HMP Edinburgh on Wednesday, April 20.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 27, 2022

HMP Frankland prison guard required hospital treatment and 12 stitches after violent prisoner attack

Christopher Phillips caused serious injury to the guard after attacking him in his cell at the category A men's prison

Chronicle Live · Apr 27, 2022

Explainer-Suu Kyi's uphill battle in Myanmar junta's secretive courts

A court in army-ruled Myanmar delivered a guilty verdict and five-year prison term for 76-year-old former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, adding to six years already handed down in trials since December.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022

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Russia releases former US marine Trevor Reed in surprise prisoner swap with a convicted drug trafficker

Russia and the United States carry out a prisoner exchange, trading a marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2022

Baby-faced ASBO yobs now big-time drug dealers... but are marked men for life

Lifetime trouble-maker brothers Craig and Jason Cox, who were slapped with ASBOs aged 12 and 15, now face prison for a brutal heist.

Daily Record · Apr 27, 2022

Scots prisoner dies at HMP Edinburgh weeks into jail sentence

Connor Morrison, 24, was found dead by prison guards at HMP Edinburgh on Wednesday, April 20.

Daily Record · Apr 27, 2022

Myanmar court adds more jail time for Suu Kyi on corruption

A special court in Myanmar sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison in the first of several corruption charges leveled against the deposed civilian leader, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022

American ex-Marine Trevor Reed released from Russian prison in swap

Almost two years after he was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison, former Marine Trevor Reed was released Wednesday in a prisoner swap.

Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022

Sudan frees ex-officials in effort to end political impasse

Lawyers say Sudanese authorities have released two outspoken former government officials from prison

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Diplomat Patsy Robertson’s daughter lost life savings to £200,000 financier fraud

A financier who swindled the daughter of a celebrated Commonwealth diplomat out of her life savings is facing a prison sentence.

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

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The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Ex-US Marine Trevor Reed serving nine-year sentence in Russia is released in prisoner swap

The 30-year-old Marine had been serving out a nine-year jail sentence in Russia

Chicago Tribune · Apr 27, 2022

Changing dynamics about crime and politics have wide-ranging influence on Illinois Prisoner Review Board

CHICAGO — When a group of Democratic state senators joined Republicans in rejecting two of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s nominees to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board last month, it became clear that crime has become such a big issue in this year’s elections it is even driving some divisions within the…

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Russia releases US Marine vet as part of prisoner exchange

Russia and the United States have exchanged prisoners

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Dominic Raab vows to end terrorist ‘no-go areas’ inside jails

Mr Raab also promised legal reforms to stop terrorist prisoners using the Human Rights Act to claim the right to socialise among the rest of the prison population

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ABC News · Apr 27, 2022

Victoria's strict bail laws may have factored into Veronica Nelson's bid for freedom being denied

A coronial inquest will examine the role tightening bail laws in the wake of the Bourke Street tragedy may have played in Veronica Nelson's treatment by authorities in the lead-up to her death.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022

Terrorism offenders ‘enjoy high status’ in prison, QC’s official report says

Independent reviewer of terror laws says staffing cuts in England and Wales jails have exacerbated problem

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Islamist terrorists running gangs in prison and guards fear challenging them, report warns

Prison service is failing to tackle radicalisation of offenders behind bars

AAP · Apr 27, 2022

Jail unlikely in cell death case: lawyer

It's possible Veronica Nelson would never have been sentenced to prison if she was convicted of charges she faced when she died in a Melbourne prison cell.

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to five years in prison

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 76, had denied the allegation she had accepted gold and hundreds of thousands of dollars given to her as a bribe by a top political colleague

The Canberra Times · Apr 27, 2022

Rioting inmate 'blacked out' on prison brew during 'destructive rampage'

The 24-year-old says he does not remember causing $4.6 million worth of damage to Canberra's jail, blaming his forgetfulness on a mysterious drink.

Axios · Apr 27, 2022

Myanmar military court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years in prison for corruption

It's the latest verdict in a slew of cases that could see the deposed leader imprisoned for the rest of her life.

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