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Former Canadian Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Sentenced To Prison

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, 83, sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault of four women. Facing additional charges in Montreal, Winnipeg,...

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EastEnders tonight: Watts v Watts as Sharon takes on Chrissie!

EastEnders airs the prison showdown tonight - but who'll come out on top?

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Hasina’s gone, but fate of Bangladesh’s forcibly disappeared uncertain

Only three of more than 150 persons who went missing during Sheikh Hasina’s long rule have been reunited with families.

Al Jazeera

Jailed Movie Producer Weinstein Undergoes Heart Surgery

Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, 72, was rushed from a New York prison to hospital for emergency heart surgery on Monday, US media reported.

International Business Times

Harvey Weinstein undergoes emergency heart surgery, representatives say

Producer’s hospitalisation comes as he awaits a new trial after a court quashed his sex crime convictions in New York.

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Wife of inmate wins millions in settlement after claims she was sexually violated during strip search

She was even told she had to pay $5,000 for services

The Independent UK

Jailed Harvey Weinstein taken to NYC hospital for emergency heart surgery, his representatives say

Jailed ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein underwent emergency heart surgery at a New York City hospital on Monday

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein undergoes emergency heart surgery at New York hospital

Representatives say Weinstein, 72, awaiting retrial on rape and sexual assault charges, is recovering after procedure

The Guardian - US

Top leaders of Imran Khan's party arrested in Pakistan after being accused of inciting violence

Pakistani police have arrested several top leaders from former imprisoned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s opposition party, a day after some people clashed with the police a mile from a protest calling for his release

The Independent UK

A former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery case

The former head of food services for New York City public schools has been sentenced to two years in prison for a bribery scandal that resulted in children being served chicken tenders contaminated with metal and bone

The Independent UK

Federal Judge Rules Inmate Death Records Can Remain Secret Because They Could Embarrass Prison Officials

The Reason Foundation filed a FOIA lawsuit last year seeking reviews of deaths at two federal women's prisons with numerous allegations of medical neglect.

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Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault

Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced in a Toronto courtroom to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women

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Parole Board’s move to release murderer is ‘betrayal’, says victim’s mother

Doreen Soulsby condemns recommendation that Steven Ling be freed 27 years after rape and murder of Joanne Tulip

The Guardian - UK

Some crime victims ‘unaware’ of offenders’ early prison release in England and Wales

‘Sizeable minority’ of survivors of crime have not been informed that perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday

The Independent UK

A federal judge tosses a lawsuit over the ban on recorded inmate interviews in South Carolina

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit trying to overturn the South Carolina prison system’s baning on-camera, in-person interviews with inmates or recording their phone calls for broadcast

Evening Standard

Prison bosses 'choreographing early release of inmates amid fears it could spark gang violence'

Around 1,700 criminals are due for early release on Tuesday in a bid to reduce prison overcrowding

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The Independent UK

Fears domestic abusers will be released from prison under early release scheme

‘The early release of perpetrators will have a detrimental impact on both the physical safety and mental wellbeing of survivors,’ says campaigner

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Kremlin Opponent Kara-Murza Urges Against 'Face-saving Exit' For Putin In Ukraine War

A leading opponent of Vladimir Putin, freed in a prisoner swap last month, on Monday urged the West against allowing the Russian leader any "face-saving" way out of the war against Ukraine, saying the end of his quarter-century of rule was the only solution for peace.

International Business Times

Canadian Fashion Mogul Nygard Sentenced To 11 Years For Sexual Assaults

Peter Nygard, the founder of one of Canada's largest clothing brands, was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for four counts of sexual assault of women and a girl in Toronto.

The Guardian - UK

Briton among five prisoners on the run after Portuguese jail breakout

Public warned not to approach men believed to have escaped high-security facility with help from outside

The Independent UK

Joanne Tulip’s family ‘disgusted’ after parole board says killer Stephen Ling should be released

Ling was jailed for life for raping Joanne Tulip and stabbing her 60 times in a sadistic murder 27 years ago

Al Jazeera

Gunfire, gang rapes and missing inmates: Inside a deadly DRC jailbreak

A week after the escape attempt at Makala prison, many blame dire prison conditions for making a bad situation worse.

The Independent UK

IPP scandal: Call for free vote on bill to end ‘living nightmare’ of indefinite jail terms

Lord Blunkett and the chair of Prison Officers Association have backed a private member’s bill for almost 3,000 IPP prisoners to be resentenced

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