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How An Ex-inmate Of Brutal Syria Jail Overcame Trauma By Helping Others

Riyad Avlar spent 20 years languishing in Syria's jails, including a decade in the infamous Saydnaya prison, the scene of some of the Bashar al-Assad government's most brutal abuses.

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Citizens Warned About Man Who Escaped UK Prison: 'Do Not Approach'

Law enforcement in the United Kingdom are warning citizens to be on the lookout for an inmate who escaped from a prison.

International Business Times

Convicted Felon Gets Quarter-Century in Prison for Infamously Leaping Over Bench to Assault Judge During Sentencing: 'I Cared About Her Wellbeing'

A Nevada man was sentenced to decades in prison for infamously leaping over bench to attack a Las Vegas judge during his sentencing.

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Disgraced Ex-Lawmaker Anthony Weiner Preparing to Run for Office Again After Prison Time for Sexting Child

Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned amid sexting scandals and served prison time, just filed to run for office again.

Latin Times

Louisiana rapper NBA Youngboy gets nearly 2 years in jail for gun-related charges

A federal judge in Utah has sentenced Louisiana rap artist NBA Youngboy to just under two years in prison on gun-related charges after he acknowledged having possessed weapons despite having a felony conviction

The Independent UK

Glasgow's Barlinnie prison may become A-listed building under new proposals

A PUBLIC consultation has been launched on whether to designate HMP Barlinnie as a Category A listed building ...

The National (Scotland)

Prisoner bailed on suspicion of murder of fellow inmate

Nottinghamshire Police said the 20-year-old serving prisoner had been arrested after the death of his 49-year-old fellow inmate at HMP Five Wells.

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No pardons for prison torturers, says Syrian rebel leader

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani says HTS group will ask countries to hand over Assad regime officials who flee

The Guardian - UK

Fights at Tennessee prison kill 1 inmate and injure 5 others

A Tennessee inmate has died and five others were injured after fights erupted at a privately run state prison

The Independent UK

Homeland Security Agents Forced Ex-Prisoner to Sell Seized Drugs as Side Hustle: FBI

Two Department of Homeland Security agents in Utah have been arrested for allegedly forcing a confidential informant to sell bath salts.

Latin Times

Syrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad's prisons

Many bodies have been found in Syrian detention centers and prisons since President Bashar al-Assad's government fell

The Independent UK

Venezuelan Prison Gang Tren De Aragua Spreads To North Dakota

Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua expands to North Dakota, with members arrested for theft and hacking activities in the U.S.

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‘To cough was to risk death’: the artist who mapped Syria’s Sednaya prison with testimonies from its survivors

As an artist and audio investigator, I interviewed people who had been imprisoned in a building where sound and vision were weaponised. So what should happen to this monstrous place now it has been liberated?

The Guardian - UK

Serving prisoner admits part in Kinahan gang arms cache plot

Peter Keating entered his pleas by video link from Belmarsh prison in south London.

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The Independent UK

Babies are being used to smuggle drugs in to prisons, experts warn

MPs were warned of deaths in prisons

Evening Standard

Drugs brought in to prisons in children’s nappies, MPs told

Prisons minister Lord Timpson said the use of drugs in jails needs to be seen as a public health problem.

The National (Scotland)

Ecocide bill to jail major polluters to be presented to Scottish Government

A new law will be presented to Holyrood next year, which could result in major polluters facing up to 20 years in prison...

Evening Standard

Minister calls for drugs in prisons to be treated as public health issue

Contraband is brought in to prisons in ‘children’s nappies’ and through the use of ‘drone drops’ by organised criminal gangs, MPs heard.

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Evening Standard

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘sudden death’ in prison

Police launched a murder investigation following the death of a 49-year-old man at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire.

Evening Standard

What do we know about the prison population in England and Wales?

Nearly nine in 10 prisoners in England and Wales are British.

The Independent UK

Labour admits fast-track prison plans would overrule local authorities due to ‘national importance’

Labour’s plans for fast-tracking prison building would involve overruling the objections of local authorities, justice secretary Shabana Mahmood appeared to accept.

The Independent UK

British teenager Marcus Fakana jailed in Dubai over holiday romance with girl

Londoner jailed in UAE despite family’s plea to Dubai ruler for leniency

Evening Standard

Londoner, 18, sentenced to a year in Dubai prison over 'holiday romance' with 17-year-old girl

Marcus Fakana has been held in Dubai since September

The Independent UK

Prisons will run out of room despite building plans, says Justice Secretary

Shabana Mahmood has announced more measures in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Shabana Mahmood suggests ministers will override objections to new prisons

Justice secretary says lack of cells ‘is of more concern’ than people’s worries about jails being built near their homes

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