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‘Don’t be on wrong side of history’: Indefinite jail terms compared to Post Office and Infected Blood scandals

Supporters say the government’s response to the ‘industrial-scale miscarriage of justice’ is not good enough, and praised The Independent for highlighting the issue

The Independent UK

Peers say not reforming IPP sentences could cause another Post Office scandal

Ministers told they risk more miscarriages of justice by not backing bill to replace indefinite jail terms with fixed ones

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners held on indefinite terms should have sentences reviewed, peers told

Lord Tony Woodley says people still being held on abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences are subjected to miscarriages of justice.

Evening Standard

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Home Office spends £15m on 'contaminated' old prison for asylum accomodation

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels,…

The National (Scotland)

Jailed Russian Poet Could Be 'Killed' In Prison, Warns Wife

The wife of a Russian poet jailed for seven years for reciting anti-war verses said she was afraid he could be killed in prison after he was sexually assaulted with a dumbbell during his arrest.

International Business Times

Crypto hacker who stole $11 billion of bitcoin sentenced to prison

Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced for theft of $11 billion worth of bitcoin from the Bitfinex crypto exchange

The Independent UK

Murderer John Cannan died in prison from ruptured aneurysm, inquest hears

He was found dead at the age of 70 in high-security HMP Full Sutton, in East Yorkshire.

Evening Standard

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Brickbat: Side Hustle

A court in Liverpool sentenced Andrew Talbot, a former officer with the Greater Manchester Police, to 19 years in prison… The post Brickbat: Side Hustle appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

US hacker jailed for five years over Bitcoin heist worth billions of dollars

Ilya Lichtenstein stole around 120,000 Bitcoin - now worth $7.6 billion

Evening Standard

California man to be sentenced for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student

A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate is expected to be sentenced to life in prison

The Independent UK

Tory pair backed ‘rushed and misjudged’ asylum site purchase, watchdog says

Robert Jenrick and Oliver Dowden were on committee that supported paying £15m for asbestos-ridden former prison

The Guardian - UK

Death penalty sought for an Idaho gang member accused of killing a man while on the run

Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if an Idaho white supremacist gang member is convicted of killing a man while he was on the run

The Independent UK

Tennessee Man Convicted Of Producing Child Sexual Abuse Images

Sean Williams convicted of child sexual abuse images and assaults, facing 15-30 years in prison. Johnson City Police Department under scrutiny for negligence.

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Killings, stabbings, drugs: DoJ report paints damning picture of Atlanta jail

Investigators find prisoners at Fulton county jail, Georgia’s largest, tunneling through walls and violence unchecked

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Evening Standard

Woman, 74, in life-threatening condition after collision with prison vehicle

It is believed that a DAF GeoAmey prison transport vehicle collided with two pedestrians, South Yorkshire Police said.

The Independent UK

Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison

A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prison

The Independent UK

Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh's banker overturned in appeal of juror's dismissal

The banker who prosecutors say helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of his thefts in exchange for a share of the money has had his conviction and seven-year prison sentence overturned on appeal

The Independent UK

Bombshell newly-obtained prison call reveals Charles Manson confessing to more murders

The notorious murderer led a cult which was behind the deaths of seven people

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Latin Times

Russian Woman Sentenced to Nearly a Decade in Prison for 4 Anti-Putin Social Media Posts She Wrote Over 2 Years Ago That Had Almost No Views

A Moscow woman received an eight-year prison sentence for anti-war social media posts written more than two years ago and attracting fewer than 70 views.

The Guardian - UK

Bosnian Serb general Krstić says he ‘aided and abetted’ Srebrenica genocide

Confession met with scepticism after other war criminals made similar statements to win early release from prison

The Independent UK

Outgoing North Carolina governor grants 2 pardons, 6 commutations

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted what have been lengthy sentences served by six criminal offenders in state prisons and granted pardons to two others

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These 18 Famous People Are Currently In Prison For Their Crimes, Including Homicide

From Sean “Diddy” Combs to Joe Exotic, here are 18 celebrities who are behind bars right now. The post These 18 Famous People Are Currently In Prison For Their Crimes, Including Homicide first appeared on Bored Panda.

International Business Times

Russia's Exiled Opposition Hopes For Rebirth With Berlin Rally

Russia's opposition will stage a major anti-war, anti-Kremlin demonstration in Berlin this weekend, a vital test for a movement driven into exile by war and repression, and plagued by infighting.

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Minnesota Man Released After 16 Years For Wrongful Murder Conviction

Minnesota man released after 16 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit due to withheld evidence and flawed investigation.

International Business Times

Iran Activist Kills Himself After Demanding Release Of Prisoners

Human rights campaigners on Thursday paid tribute to an Iranian activist who killed himself hours after warning he would do so if four inmates seen to be political prisoners were not freed.

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