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Scores of hostages released from gang-controlled prisons, Ecuador government claims

Presidency makes announcement nearly a week after wave of violence hit South American country

The Guardian - UK

Accused in drug case escapes from Kannur Central Jail

KANNURA prisoner escapes from jail in a calculated plan, prompting a search operation by town and city police.

The Hindu

All Remaining Hostages Seized In Ecuador Prison Riots Freed

All remaining 136 prison guards and administrative workers who were seized as hostages during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.

International Business Times

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‘We are at war’: Ecuador’s president vows to crack down on gangs behind week of violence

After criminals storm TV station and take prison guards hostage, Daniel Noboa pledges to stop his country becoming a narco-state

The Guardian - UK

UK Post Office Scandal Left Me On Brink Of Suicide: Victim

Wrongly convicted due to bugs in the UK Post Office's computer system, Seema Misra was sent to prison while two months pregnant.

International Business Times

Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, reveals harsh conditions in Arctic prison

Learn about the brutal conditions facing Alexi Navalny, a leading opposition figure in Russia, as he is held in a remote Arctic penal colony by Vladimir Pu...

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Man pleads guilty to New Year’s Eve machete attack on New York police officers

Trevor Bickford, 20, faces up to 120 years in prison for the attack officials say he committed ‘in the name of jihad’

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U.S. Navy Officer Released from Prison, Reunited with Family!

Lieutenant Ridge Alconis, a U.S. Navy Officer, has been released from prison and reunited with his family after serving time for a car accident in Japan.

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Navy officer who'd been jailed in Japan over deadly crash now released from US custody, family says

The family of a Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens says he's been released from U.S. custody one month after he was returned to the United States and placed in a federal prison

The Independent UK

Suriname Ex-president Refuses Surrender For Murder Sentence

Suriname's ex-president Desi Bouterse, 78, on Friday refused to turn up to start serving a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of political opponents more than four decades ago.

International Business Times

Two inmates died in Alabama prisons. Their organs then went missing

A heart, a brain and other organs were missing from dead prisoners, lawsuit claims

The Independent UK

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares How Her Abuse Impacted Her Love Of Star Wars And Cosplay

CinemaBlend asked Gypsy Rose Blanchard if what occurred has impacted her love of Star Wars and cosplay, and received a very thoughtful answer.

Cinemablend

Former Suriname dictator vanishes after being sentenced in killings of 15 political opponents

Former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced last month to 20 years in prison for the killings of 15 political opponents, has vanished after not turning himself in to authorities as planned

The Independent UK

Reading gaol, prison home of Oscar Wilde, sold to educational foundation for £7m

Initial proposals for historic site include plans for educational centre, museum and exhibition space

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NIA files charge sheet against 8 LeT cadres in Karnataka in 'fidayeen' attack conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet against eight persons, including two absconders, in a case of prison radicalisation and ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack conspiracy by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Karnataka, an official said.

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Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion and related charges. Potential 17-year prison sentence

This informative content discusses the legal charges against Hunter Biden and their potential implications on the DNC convention and President Biden's reel...

The Independent UK

Man wrongfully imprisoned for 44 years wins $25m compensation

Ronnie Wallace Long, now 68, spent more than four decades behind bars for a rape he did not commit

The Independent UK

Decision to execute Alabama inmate with nitrogen gas condemned by advocacy groups

Kenneth Eugene Smith will become first death row prisoner to die via untested method

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Hunter Biden's tax trial begins as contempt resolution looms

Catch up on the latest developments in Hunter Biden's tax case and his refusal to comply with a subpoena. Contempt proceedings and a potential prison sente...

The Guardian - US

Ecuador’s biggest city ‘a desert’ as state tries to restore order after gang violence

Guayaquil eerily quiet as armed forces patrol in wake of stunning wave of arson, bombings and prison riots that killed as many as 15

The Independent UK

Police officer jailed for drunken car crash that left colleague dead

Robert Ferraro, 36, faces at least two years in prison for the crash that killed his fellow officer and friend.

The Independent UK

Prosecutors seek 28-year sentence for Heather Mack in mom's Bali slaying, stuffing into suitcase

Federal prosecutors in Chicago are recommending a 28-year prison sentence for an American woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a vacation at a Bali resort nearly a decade ago

International Business Times

'They Aroused Our Ire': Ecuador Vows To Crush Gangs

Ecuador's armed forces were engaged in a brutal standoff with organized crime Thursday, deploying more than 22,400 soldiers to put down a campaign of terror waged by gangs that has claimed 16 lives.

The Canberra Times

New corrections minister eyes better health support for prisoners

Emma Davidson said she wanted to boost support for released detainees.

The Guardian - US

Serial bank robber, 71, charged with another heist after release from prison

Bruce Edward Bell, who has robbed four banks and spent more than half his life incarcerated, arrested in California

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