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Missouri Woman's Murder Conviction Overturned After 43 Years

Missouri woman Sandra Hemme, wrongly convicted of murder, set for release after 43 years in prison. Case highlights justice system flaws.

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Manhunt under way for Wormwood Scrubs prisoner who escaped after hospital visit

Graham Comm was taken to Hammersmith Hospital on Thursday

Evening Standard

Russian court seeks 18-year prison sentence for detained US reporter Gershkovich

Russia is seeking 18-year prison term for Evan Gershkovich, whose closed-door trial on charges of espionage is nearing its end. The Wall Street Journal reporter, who’s 32, has rejected the charges, as have his employers and the White House.

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Evan Gershkovich: Determined US Journalist In Russian Prison

Evan Gershkovich, the 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter that Russia charged with espionage, could soon be sentenced in a fast-tracked trial condemned by the US as a Kremlin ploy to secure prisoner swaps with the West.

International Business Times

Nearly 200,000 children have a parent in prison, first of their kind figures reveal

Government urged to act on manifesto ‘in ensuring these children are properly identified and supported’

The Independent UK

FCC Will Cap the Cost of Prison Phone Calls

The move would lower the per-minute cost precipitously and allow inmates to better keep in touch with friends and family.

Reason

Man gets 3 years in death of fiancée who went missing in Ohio in 2011

The fiancé of an Ohio art student who went missing nearly 13 years ago has been sentenced to three years in prison

The Independent UK

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Missouri high court clears the way for a woman's release after 43 years in prison

The Missouri Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned to be freed after 43 years in prison

The Independent UK

Sandra Hemme to finally be freed from prison – after spending 43 years in jail for a murder she didn’t commit

The 64-year-old Missouri woman’s conviction was overturned last month, but has since gone through a legal rigmarole preventing her from being released

The Independent UK

How to stop released prisoners reoffending: what the evidence says

In the midst of a prison overcrowding crisis, the UK government has decided to release some prisoners early.

The Conversation

MoJ cuts maximum time high-risk offenders spend in hostel supervision

Maximum hostel stays for serious offenders such as freed rapists and murderers reduced from 12 to eight weeks

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of Nobel laureates call on Belarus leader Lukashenko to release all political prisoners

Around 1,400 political prisoners – including doctors, journalists and scientists – are jailed in the country, according to human rights groups

The Independent UK

Britain’s system for tackling wrongful convictions failed me spectacularly. Overhaul the CCRC now

A scathing new report lays bare the inadequacy of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. I’d like to see resignations, says wrongfully convicted former prisoner Andrew Malkinson

The Guardian - UK

The Wages of Inequality—Behind Bars

Because the state refuses to pay us for our labor, incarcerated women rely on money from the outside to get by.

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New Mexico teen gunned down a mom in front of her young daughter. He thought he was killing someone else

The teen who admitted to opening fire on a vehicle has been sentenced to ten years in prison

The Guardian - UK

About 5,500 prisoners to be released early in England and Wales

Justice secretary says temporary scheme in September and October will ‘avert disaster’ in overcrowding crisis

Evening Standard

Trans man who tricked women into sex using strap-on in the dark loses appeal against ten-year jail sentence

Tarjit Singh is serving a ten year sentence for violent and sexual offences in a women’s prison

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Former Syrian Official Arrested In Los Angeles For Immigration Fraud

Former Syrian military official arrested in the U.S. for immigration fraud related to human rights abuses in Adra Prison. Significant step in holding Assad...

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Russia Claims Evidence Of Journalist Espionage, Possible Prisoner Swap

Russia accuses Wall Street Journal reporter of espionage, sparking tensions and potential prisoner swap talks in a high-profile case.

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Oregon Prison Escapee Captured After 30 Years On The Run

Oregon state prison escapee captured in Georgia after 27 years on the run for sexual abuse charges. Johnson lived under a stolen identity and faces extradi...

The National (Scotland)

17-year-old boy dies at Polmont Young Offenders Institution as probe launched

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has died at Polmont Young Offenders Institution, two years after the Scottish Government pledged to stop sending under-18s to the…

The Guardian - UK

Teenager kills himself at Scottish young offender institution

Jonathan Beadle dies at Polmont a month after bill to stop under-18s being sent to prison became law

AAP

Boss tells murder trial of hard worker's 'brainwashing'

A bakery boss says he feared a valued employee and friend had been "brainwashed" by a fringe Christian group before the man allegedly murdered his own daughter.

The Independent UK

He escaped from an Oregon prison in 1994. Police just found him in Georgia

Steven Johnson stole the identity of a dead child and spent nearly 30 years living in plain sight

AAP

Deadly factory fire 'a mistake' accused teen claimed

Two teens applying for bail after being charged over a fire that killed two people were allegedly paid $4000 by a prisoner for the job, a court has been told.

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