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Sierra Leone's attempted coup and a cost of living crisis put peace to the test

Attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone on 26 November 2023 were a failed coup attempt, according to police and government officials in the west African country of 8.8 million people. Christina Mammone, who has researched Sierra Leone’s transition from mass violence, conflict and atrocities to peace, answers…

The Conversation

As Navalny vanishes from view in Russia, an ally calls it a Kremlin ploy to deepen his isolation

A spokeswoman for Alexei Navalny says the loss of contact with the imprisoned Russian opposition leader likely signals a Kremlin effort to tighten his isolation as President Vladimir Putin runs for reelection in March

The Independent UK

Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care

Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.

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Alexei Navalny: Concern grows for Putin opposition leader as he 'disappears' from Russian prison system

The US is deeply concerned for Mr Navalny's wellbeing, after he was removed from a penal colony

Evening Standard

Will Donald Trump go to prison – and if not, why?

Former president was convicted on all 34 counts by a jury of his peers in Manhattan

The Independent UK

A-League bucket man pitch invader appeals jail sentence

The man dubbed "bucket man" after injuring a Melbourne City goalkeeper during a violent A-League pitch invasion has appealed his three-month prison sentence.

AAP

Body of man who died in Alabama jail is returned to family with heart missing

Organ may have been given to a medical school, a lawsuit claims

The Independent UK

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Allies Of Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Say Whereabouts Unknown

Allies of the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that they had been unable to locate him for six days, and that he had likely been transferred to another facility.

International Business Times

Man sues NYC after he spent 27 years in prison, then was cleared in subway token clerk killing

A man recently cleared in the gruesome 1995 killing of a subway token booth clerk is suing New York City and two detectives

The Independent UK

Allies say Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny removed from prison

A spokesperson for the Russian opposition figure says prison officials have refused to say where he was transferred.

Al Jazeera

The mother of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán has died in Mexico, official confirms

The mother of convicted drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has died in the northern state of Sinaloa

The Independent UK

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has gone missing, his spokesperson says

Lawyers of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny say they have not been able to confirm his whereabouts for several days, raising concern among his allies for his health and safety.

WEKU

Man imprisoned as teen for flower shop killing is released after judge throws out his conviction

A 35-year-old man who was sent to prison for the 2004 killing of a man in a Minneapolis flower shop was released after a judge ruled the eyewitness evidence on which his conviction rested was unreliable

The Independent UK

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny declared missing days after Putin announces presidential bid

Alexei Navany has not been seen since last Tuesday, three days before Vladimir Putin announced he would run for a fifth presidential term in Russia

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The Independent UK

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president Donald Trump faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions as he runs for 2024 election

The Independent UK

Report says United Arab Emirates is trying nearly 90 detainees on terror charges during COP28 summit

An activist organization says the United Arab Emirates is conducting a mass trial of nearly 90 prisoners on terrorism charges as it hosts the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit

The Independent UK

Delphi murders suspect moved to same prison as paedophile catfisher

Richard Allen is awaiting trial for the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams

The Independent UK

Allies of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny sound the alarm, say they haven't heard from him in 6 days

Allies of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are sounding the alarm and saying that neither they nor his lawyers have heard from him in six days

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Fortune

Elon Musk says he’s prepared to go to prison if U.S. government tries to censor X

Musk said he was not afraid to die after reinstating Alex Jones to X, who believes the deep state plans to assassinate the tycoon.

The Guardian - US

‘Freedom begins with a book’: incarcerated people to judge new US literary award

The Inside literary prize, chosen by a jury of 300, is hailed by finalists including Imani Perry and Tess Gunty

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Person Asks About Prison Things That People Outside Wouldn’t Get, 30 Former Inmates Answer

Eye-opening experiences shared by former prisoners and things that they took for granted before going behind bars. The post Person Asks About Prison Things That People Outside Wouldn’t Get, 30 Former Inmates Answer first appeared on Bored Panda.

Evening Standard

Criminals to plant 4,000 trees in London this winter as Government seeks to ease pressure on prisons

Offenders who receive short sentences after being convicted of crimes such as drink driving and shoplifting are planting trees instead of serving time in prison

International Business Times

Children Of Nobel Winner Mohammadi 'Worried' About Her Health

The children of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said Monday they were "extremely worried" about her health after she undertook a hunger strike in a Tehran prison.

The Guardian - UK

The Lost Boys review – passionate and political youth-prison love story

Director Zeno Graton’s debut subtly yet powerfully shows two young men growing closer and pushing back against the system

The Independent UK

Children of jailed Iranian human rights activist accept her Nobel Peace Prize

Narges Mohammadi’s prison sentence has been decried as politically motivated by the international community

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