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US charges former democracy activist with spying for China

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

Al Jazeera

‘I just wanted to help people!’ How Tanya Smith stole $40m, evaded the FBI and broke out of prison

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

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What we’ve learned about the UK riots – and their impact on the criminal justice system

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?

The Guardian - UK

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Ministers 'ignoring serious concerns over violence and staffing at HMP Wandsworth', says damning new report

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

Evening Standard

HMP Wandsworth living conditions are ‘inhumane’, finds report

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

The Guardian - UK

Sinaloa Cartel member sues Diddy in U.S. over alleged damages to drug business

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.

Latin Times

Help five prisoners work together to escape a Spanish Monastery with their sanity in The Stone of Madness

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

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Oath Keepers Attorney Pleads Guilty In Capitol Riot Case

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

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Humanity, not sympathy: How Ukraine treats Russian POWs in its 'exchange fund'

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…

France 24

Kansas woman gets life in prison after two-year-old son fatally shoots his sister

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

The Guardian - US

Operation Early Dawn: Emergency prison measures could see suspects detained unlawfully, experts warn

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

The Independent UK

Judge rejects GOP call to give Wisconsin youth prison counselors more freedom to punish inmates

A federal judge has rejected Republican legislators' calls to give counselors at Wisconsin's youth prison more leeway in controlling inmates after a counselor was killed in a fight at the facility this summer

The Independent UK

George Floyd’s murderer Derek Chauvin moved to new prison after jailhouse stabbing

Former Mexican Mafia gang member is charged with stabbing Chauvin 22 times behind bars

The Independent UK

‘Do the right thing’: Pressure mounts on government to resentence prisoners with indefinite terms

Exclusive: Sir Bob Neill heaped pressure on Keir Starmer to resentence IPP prisoners after another inmate took his life

The Independent UK

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Former officer who killed George Floyd transferred to Texas prison after attack

Derek Chauvin was moved to a low-security facility in Texas after being stabbed 22 times in an Arizona prison last year

The Independent UK

Ex-politician due to testify in his trial in killing of Las Vegas investigative journalist

After two years, a former Democratic politician accused of killing a Las Vegas investigative journalist intends to tell his story to a jury that will decide whether he goes to prison or goes free after trial in the killing of an investigative journalist

The Independent UK

Disgraced Minneapolis officer walks free from prison two years after conviction in George Floyd’s death

Thomas Lane, 41, is the first of four officers to be released following death that sparked nationwide racial justice protests

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Federal Inmate Charged In Drug Mailing Conspiracy

Federal prison inmate and accomplices conspired to mail drugs, leading to tragic death of mailroom supervisor.

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The Independent UK

3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail

A federal prison inmate and two other people are facing charges of conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a mailroom supervisor died last week after opening a letter that prosecutors say was laced with fentanyl and other substances

The Independent UK

Man paralyzed in attempted robbery shooting sentenced to life in prison

Jaiden Williams shot a man trying to sell him a THC vape cartridge

The Independent UK

A New Orleans cop sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl he took to the hospital for a rape kit. Will the city be held responsible?

Rodney Vicknair died in prison after being diagnosed with brain cancer

The Independent UK

US Justice Department to investigate violence and sexual abuse at Tennessee's largest prison

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into a privately operated Tennessee prison where officials say violence and sexual abuse have gone unaddressed for years

The Independent UK

Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing

The ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has been transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility

The Independent UK

Inmate with indefinite prison term took his own life after government rejected resentencing plans

In a tragic suicide note, Sean Davies said he hoped his death would trigger change for IPP prisoners with no hope of release

France 24

Ukraine's capture of hundreds of Russian conscripts in Kursk region undermines Putin's war rhetoric

In a northern Ukrainian prison, young Russian conscripts captured during Ukraine’s incursion into Russian territory await their fate. Ukraine sees them as crucial bargaining chips, while their families back in Russia are demanding their swift return.

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