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Hunter Biden's Pardon Features Several Shades of Hypocrisy, Including the Gun Policy Implications

Joe Biden says his son did not deserve prison for violating firearm laws that the president vigorously defends and has made more severe.

Reason

Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison

A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart

The Independent UK

Woman jailed to life for zipping boyfriend in suitcase and suffocating him

Videos on her phone showed the man yelling from inside the suitcase that he couldn’t breathe

The Independent UK

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Joe Biden Rarely Issues Pardons but Made an Exception for His Son

Biden continues a modern trend of presidents who are stingy with the pardon pen.

Reason

Who Is Jihadi Jack: British-Canadian Muslim Convert in Syrian Camp Begs 'To Rot in a Canadian Prison'

Jack Letts, a British-Canadian detained in Syria, pleads for repatriation to Canada and denies being an IS member.

International Business Times UK

Hawaii crime boss dies prison months after being convicted, authorities say

Authorities say a Hawaii crime boss who was convicted of racketeering charges last summer has died in prison

The Independent UK

Iranian Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released From Prison

Toomaj Salehi, Iranian dissident rapper and activist, released from prison after 753 days. Advocated for human rights in Iran, faced challenges, and now su...

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White Kansas detective accused of terrorizing Black women dies as he’s about to go on trial

Golubski, 71, was facing six felony counts of violating women’s civil rights

The Independent UK

Anti-whaling activist to learn if he will be extradited to Japan within 14 days

Paul Watson, an early Greenpeace member, says his imprisonment in Greenland is a ‘political case’

The Guardian - UK

Teenager jailed for shooting woman dead through her front door

Joshua Alexander, 17, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years at the Old Bailey on Monday.

The Independent UK

Handshakes, murals and ministry: A reopened Texas prison focuses on rehabilitation

The Bartlett Unit in Williamson County will house 1,049 male inmates who will participate in educational programs aimed to help them secure a job after they’ve served their time.

The Texas Tribune

Venezuela Passes Targets Dissidents Making Support for International Sanctions a Crime Against Humanity

The new law targets opposition leaders, criminalizing support for U.S. sanctions with convictions carrying sentences of at least 25 years in prison.

Latin Times

‘Prison didn’t touch the sides’: Tony Adams on addiction, losing the man who saved him and helping others

The former Arsenal and England captain Tony Adams tells Michael Butler that he has finally ‘grown up’, with ‘no tentacles’ from his troubled past

The Guardian - UK

‘If I’m sent to Japan, I’m not coming home’: jailed anti-whaler defiant in face of extradition threat

Captain Paul Watson talks about his arrest on behalf of the Japanese government, his ‘interesting’ Greenland prison, and separation from his children

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‘Time for compassion to prevail’: could the remaining Bali Nine members finally be coming home?

The new Indonesian president – who came to office with a questionable human rights record – has emerged as an unlikely champion for a prisoner swap deal

The Guardian - AU

How to Make Gravy review – a well-intentioned, mawkish misfire

This soupy Christmas drama based on Paul Kelly’s song tips into corny sentimentalism – and comes dangerously close to suggesting that gravy is actually magic

The Guardian - AU

Bali Nine: who were they?

The Australians were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the Indonesian resort island

Latin Times

Lyle Menéndez Loved Different Women from Prison Before Wife Rebecca Sneed

Explore the complicated and emotional history of Lyle Menéndez and Rebecca Sneed, from their unusual first encounter to their recent separation.

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The Independent UK

Man dubbed ‘one of Australia’s worst paedophiles’ sentenced to life in prison

Judge says scale and nature of crimes were ‘depraved’ and ‘horrendous’

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Kremlin Critic Alexei Gorinov Sentenced To Three Years

Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov faces additional prison time for dissent against Russia's actions in Ukraine, highlighting the crackdown on dissent in the co...

The Independent UK

China sentences journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat to 7 years for espionage

A court in Beijing has sentenced a prominent Chinese journalist to seven in years in prison for espionage

International Business Times UK

28-Year-Old Brit Regrets Free Mexico Holiday From Strangers After 'Unknowingly Smuggling Cocaine' For Them

A British beautician faces 60 years in jail for smuggling £15 million worth of cocaine, but she claims she was tricked into carrying the drugs.

The Independent UK

Resentencing of prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms not ‘adequately explored’, committee warns

The justice committee says ministers ‘may have misunderstood’ their advice and urged them to look again at establishing a resentencing committee for thousands of IPP prisoners

The Guardian - AU

‘Inside the Kellyverse’: how Paul Kelly’s How to Make Gravy became a Christmas film

Megan Washington and Hugo Weaving share how Kelly’s anthem inspired a ‘beautiful opportunity for redemption’, while Kelly reveals he’s ‘playing around with a sequel’ to his song

The Guardian - AU

Ashley Griffith committed ‘depraved’ abuse at childcare centres for nearly 20 years. Were warning signs ignored?

As one of Australia’s worst paedophiles is sentenced to life in prison for 307 sexual offences, parents and victims demand answers

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