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British prisoner’s five months on run end as he’s caught in Porsche on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British prisoner who went on the run for five months was recaptured on Spain's Costa Blanca on Thursday, 6 February, police said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Mother's Hunger Strike For Son's Release From Egyptian Prison

Laila Soueif's hunger strike in London for her imprisoned son in Egypt highlights the plight of political prisoners under el-Sissi's regime.

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Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Israel is releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, part of a ceasefire that has paused the war but whose future is uncertain

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Suspect's Brutal Prison Beating Follows Naming His Gunman Co-defendant

At Liverpool Crown Court, murder suspect Connor Walsh is facing intense scrutiny as his testimony reveals a turbulent series of events both inside and outside the prison.

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Why has Pakistan’s Punjab province imposed a complete ban on kite flying?

The new penalties will also target kite makers and transporters, in addition to those who fly kites.

Al Jazeera

16-year-old pleads guilty to killing three women in a joyride. He faces 65 years in prison

Maykoll Santiesteban was driving nearly 55 mph over the speed limit in his father’s car when he crashed

The Independent UK

Aaron Hernandez's brother sentenced to time served in shooting threats case

The brother of the late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been sentenced to 18 months of prison time already served for threatening to carry out a shooting at the University of Connecticut and to kill three people in 2023

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Troubled waters, a Declaration of War, and some batty paperwork.

Reason

‘Repeated failures’ at Nottinghamshire prison where three inmates took their lives

Inquest into deaths of three prisoners within three weeks at HMP Lowdham Grange in 2023 criticises ‘poor leadership’

The Guardian - UK

Trump Administration Using Federal Prisons For Immigration Detention

The Trump administration resumes using federal prisons for immigration detention, raising concerns and facing challenges.

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Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown

President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

Father on indefinite jail term for stealing phone has ‘lost hope’ after being denied hospital transfer

Thomas White’s MP James Frith has backed The Independent’s campaign for all IPP prisoners to have their sentences reviewed after visiting HMP Manchester

The Independent UK

South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses

The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber

The Independent UK

A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time

Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist

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Evening Standard

Magistrate reprimanded for telling defendant ‘sweet dreams’ as he jailed him

The JP remarked: ‘You have had your day of freedom, now back to prison. Sweet dreams.’

The Independent UK

British ‘Netflix’ conman given 6-year jail term for ramming police officers in France

Robert Hendy-Freegard was found guilty after a trial and sentenced for injuring police officers during an incident in 2022

The Guardian - US

Pardoned January 6 rioter on run from solicitation of minor charge arrested

Texas authorities arrest Andrew Taake in connection with charges filed before the US Capitol attack

The Independent UK

Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat

A Cyprus court has sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded boat that was adrift for six days without adequate supplies of food and water

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Evening Standard

Serial burglars sentenced to 20 months in prison for string of thefts in east London

Two thieves were linked to one case where a safe with £25,000 of gold in and £3,000 cash was stolen

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Man Pleads Guilty In Pop Smoke Murder Case

Corey Walker pleads guilty in Pop Smoke murder case, sentenced to 29 years in prison.

The Independent UK

Boris Becker says he wouldn’t have made it out of prison if he felt like a ‘victim’

Tennis star served 231 days in prison after being found guilty of hiding assets and loans

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Boris Becker found going to prison 'a huge embarassment'

Boris Becker found being sent to prison "a huge embarassment" but he doesn't "feel sorry" for himself.

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Joe Exotic makes pledge to Donald Trump if granted early release

Joe Exotic has written to President Donald Trump and pledged to commit his life to charity work if he's granted early release from prison.

Latin Times

As The U.S. Reportedly Considers El Salvador's Proposal To Hold Migrant Criminals, Experts Analyze Whether It's Legal

Bukele offered to house violent U.S. and migrant criminals in his prison system, in "extraordinary" gesture. But experts doubt the move would hold up in court.

Sports Illustrated

Ippei Mizuhara Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Stealing Money From Shohei Ohtani

Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after stealing about $17 million from Shohei Ohtani.

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