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The New York resident fled China after being imprisoned for participating in activities that led to Tiananmen protests.

She started defrauding banks as a teenager to support needy neighbours. Soon, she was making millions – and living the high life. Now, after spending nearly a quarter of her life in jail, she has turned her wild story into a memoir

In today’s newsletter: What do prosecutions reveal about who was involved in the rioting – and can overstretched courts and prisons handle the additional pressure?

‘Appalling’ conditions at major men’s prison in west London are ‘worst in memory’, says inspectors’ report

Rat-infested London jail from which terror suspect escaped is unsafe and overcrowded, say independent monitors

A self-proclaimed member of the Sinaloa cartel, Alfredo P. Gonzalez, currently serving time in a Colorado prison, has made headlines by filing a lawsuit against the influential hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Use real-time tactics and stealth to gather clues and devise an escape plan while staying sane

Former Oath Keepers attorney pleads guilty to Capitol attack charges; founder in prison. Illinois man to face trial for firing gun during riot.

Ukraine’s surprise attack on the Kursk region in Russia has allowed the country’s forces to take hundreds of enemy prisoners, who Kyiv hopes to exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) held in Russia. Our special correspondent was able to speak with several of these Russian POWs in the prison…

Mariann Belair, 24, found guilty of first-degree murder after son picked up gun on couch and killed four-year-old sister

Solicitors ‘already alert to this risk’ as Police Federation says all officers ‘should act within the law’