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Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility

The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

‘Catastrophic’ MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than £100m

MPs criticise 10-year deal struck in ‘blind panic’ to rent Dartmoor prison, where high levels of radon had been detected

The Guardian - UK

High school gunman set to be released from prison as judge OKs resentencing

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison but is set to be released early, prosecutors say

The Independent UK

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CIA spy who sold US secrets to Russia dies in prison aged 84

Aldrich Ames confessed to being paid over $2.5 million from Moscow for CIA secrets

The Independent UK

Inspector General Report Finds Serious Failures Led to an Inmate Wasting Away From Treatable Cancer

Frederick Bardell died from treatable colon cancer after waiting six months for a colonoscopy.

Reason

Pamela Smart seeks to overturn conviction for having teenager murder her husband

Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, is seeking to overturn her conviction over what her lawyers claim were several constitutional violations

The Independent UK

New CCTV released in hunt for convicted murderer after prison escape

Matthew Armstrong and a second prisoner absconded from HMP Leyhill on New Year’s Day

The Independent UK

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Rose McGowan questions whether Harvey Weinstein has served any jail time

Rose McGowan has doubts about whether disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has spent time in prison for sexual offences and suggested that "he's been in a mansion in Connecticut".

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Maduro’s legal team includes acclaimed lawyer who represented Julian Assange

Barry Pollack, a US trial lawyer, will take on the case as the captured Venezuelan president’s private counsel

The Guardian - US

Aubrey O'Day fears Sean 'Diddy' Combs' prison sentence isn't long enough

Aubrey O'Day fears Sean 'Diddy' Combs' prison sentence isn't long enough for him to "become a better person" and she's worried he will use a "great spin team" to project the idea he has "recreated a new version of himself" during his time behind bars.

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Former prison officer accused of abusing position, forming ‘intimate relationships’ with inmates and smuggling drugs into jail

Female prison officer accused of intimate relationships with inmates and smuggling drugs into jail, court hears

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Woman behind fatal teen bashing accused of jail assault

A woman jailed for decades after luring a 16-year-old to his death over a pair of headphones is back in court after allegedly assaulting a prison officer.

AAP

Teenage Drug Runners Who Posted Selfies After Bludgeoning Homeless Man Receive Jail Time

Three then-teenage drug runners were sentenced to over 23 years in prison for the murder of a homeless man.

International Business Times UK

Bondi gunman moved to notorious supermax prison

Naveed Akram, accused of the worst terror attack on Australian soil where 15 people were killed, has been transferred to a supermax jail.

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Crypto thief released early thanks to Trump's First Step Act

Ilya Lichtenstein is coming home after serving time for the Bitfinex hack.

Evening Standard

Inside the notorious New York prison where Nicolas Maduro is being held

Previous high profile inmates include Ghislaine Maxwell and R Kelly

Euronews

Paris court convicts 10 for cyberbullying France's First Lady Brigitte Macron

A Paris court sentenced 10 individuals for cyberbullying the spouse of French President Emmanuel Macron with false allegations about her gender identity, doling out sentences including suspended prison terms and awareness training.

Evening Standard

Sentence deferred on man who set fire to prison staff cars

Graeme Seivwright will now be sentenced next month over the incident in Peterhead on December 25 2023.

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International Business Times UK

Did Diddy Perform at New Year's Concert While Behind Bars? Here's What Actually Happened

Claims that Diddy performed a New Year concert while in prison went viral, but fact-checkers confirm no such performance ever took place.

Evening Standard

Inmate charged with escaping prison on New Year’s Day as two remain at large

Aaron Thomas, 39, is back in custody after his arrest in Bristol on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Inmate charged with New Year’s Day prison escape but convicted murderer remains on the run

Aaron Thomas, 39, is back in custody but police are still searching for two men who also absconded on January 1

International Business Times UK

Maduro to Be Held in Prison That Jailed Diddy and Ghislaine Maxwell

Nicolás Maduro is detained at MDC Brooklyn, the same facility that previously held Diddy, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman-Fried and Michael Cohen.

The Independent UK

Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners in New Year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi

In a separate announcement, the authorities said 52 foreign nationals would also be released and deported

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary

Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain

The Guardian - UK

Waiting for the Out review – totally magnificent TV about philosophy in prison

Dennis Kelly’s brilliant drama about a teacher in prison is moving, gripping and almost painfully vulnerable – plus the main character decimates everyone at a middle-class dinner party. What more could you want?

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