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Iran Prevents Nobel Winner From Attending Father's Funeral: Family

Iranian authorities have prevented jailed Iranian Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi from attending the burial ceremony of her father who died earlier this week, her family said Thursday.

International Business Times

End caste, religion-based discrimination in prisons: Centre

Union Government addresses caste and religion-based discrimination in prisons, urging States to amend discriminatory provisions for equality.

The Hindu

Ghana's parliament passes anti-LGBTQ+ bill that could imprison people for years

The bill criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its supporters, including promotion and funding of related activities and public displays of affection.

WEKU

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Deadly clashes in Chad: Confusion after attack on intelligence office

In tonight's edition: Several people are killed in Chad in an attack on the national security agency’s office. The government blames an opposition party. Also, the ICC orders more than €52 million in reparations for tens of thousands of victims of Ugandan commander Dominic Ongwen, who's serving 25 years in…

France 24

Ghana intensifies crackdown on rights of LGBTQ people and activists

New legislation threatens prison sentences of up to five years for ‘wilful promotion, sponsorship or support of LGBTQ+ activities’

The Guardian - UK

Execution of US serial killer abandoned after failed lethal injection

Execution called off after medical team repeatedly failed to establish an IV line to administer fatal drug

Evening Standard

Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Rare Insects

Long Island man pleads guilty to illegally trafficking rare butterflies and insects, facing prison time for violating wildlife smuggling laws.

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U.S. Consular Officials Visit Paul Whelan In Russian Prison

U.S. consular officials visit detained American Paul Whelan in Russia amid diplomatic tensions. Advocacy for his release continues.

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Idaho Halts Execution After Problem Inserting IV Line

The scheduled execution by lethal injection of a convicted serial killer in Idaho was halted on Wednesday after a medical team had problems inserting an intravenous line, prison officials said.

International Business Times

Minister backs need for more support programs in ACT's prison

Emma Davidson agrees more needs to be done to support prisoners.

The Canberra Times

Justice Department Finds Unconstitutional Conditions in 3 More Mississippi Prisons

Mississippi's prisons are falling apart, run by gangs, and riddled with sexual assaults, a Justice Department report says.

Reason

Sam Bankman-Fried lawyer argues long prison sentence would be ‘grotesque’

Disgraced cryptocurrency mogul faces 100 years for wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money, a term his lawyer calls ‘barbaric’

The Guardian - US

Bianca Censori Shows Up With No Underwear In Paris, Faces Legal Action

Another day, another Kanye West and Bianca Censori lack of clothing scandal. The post Bianca Censori Shows Up With No Underwear In Paris, Faces Legal Action first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Federal prison director tells senators about staffing 'crisis' - Roll Call

Long-standing staffing shortages were among the problems cited in a scathing watchdog report this month about prisoner deaths.

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Julie Chrisley Shares Heartfelt Letters From Behind Bars Experience

Julie Chrisley, from Chrisley Knows Best, expresses sorrow over separation from family while serving reduced prison sentence.

The Guardian - UK

Never believe Putin is unstoppable – after Navalny, this is how a new global opposition can bring him down

Westerners are financing the same bloodshed they condemn. The time for the world’s ‘deep concern’ is over – Russia and Ukraine need action, says Pussy Riot’s Masha Alekhina

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FTX Founder Faces Potential 100-Year Prison Sentence

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer criticizes a suggested 100-year prison sentence, arguing for a shorter term due to improper sentencing guidelines an...

International Business Times

Navalny's Funeral Set For Friday In Moscow

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral is planned for Friday in a Moscow church, his allies said two weeks after his shock death in an Arctic prison.

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The Guardian - UK

I spent 48 years in prison for a murder I didn’t commit. Here’s how I fought my way to freedom

Glynn Simmons was released last year after almost half a century behind bars. Now 70, he describes his torment and terror as he battled to overturn one of the worst miscarriages of justice in US history

WEKU

Idaho prepares to execute one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S.

Officials say Thomas Creech's spiritual advisor will be allowed to stand next to Creech with a hand on his shoulder during the scheduled Wednesday execution. Creech has been imprisoned since 1974.

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Keith Wattley Transforms Lives Of Those Serving Life Sentences

UnCommon Law supports individuals serving life sentences in U.S. prisons through trauma healing and parole preparation, achieving a 99% success rate in rei...

International Business Times

SawariMedia Amplifies Voices Of The Silenced Behind Bars

The Sentencing Project, an advocacy group, reports that Black Americans are imprisoned at a rate five times higher than White Americans.

Roll Call

Senate Judiciary panel to hear about federal inmate deaths - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to question the head of the federal prison system after a scathing watchdog report on prisoner deaths.

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U.N. Urges Belarus To Pardon Jailed Opposition Leader With Cancer

U.N. experts urge Belarus to consider pardoning opposition politician with cancer in prison amid human rights concerns. Calls for release of political pris...

The Canberra Times

$20m fund would keep more out of jail, make ACT safer: report

Justice Reform Initiative calls for funding to prevent incarceration.

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