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Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station as state of ‘internal armed conflict’ declared

Gangsters unleashed wave of terror following move by President Daniel Noboa in response to gang leader’s prison escape

The Guardian - US

Former prisons chief blasts ‘panicky’ response to overcrowding crisis

Emergency proposals to ease capacity do not solve ‘fundamental problem’ of prisons crisis, a former prison chief inspector has warned

The Independent UK

Justice for Bilkis Bano, questions on remission

A blanket denial of remission for crime categories, rather than ensuring effective compliance with remission conditions, takes us towards a punishment framework that is retributive

The Hindu

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What Julie Chrisley’s Family Is Reportedly Planning For Her Birthday Ahead Of Her And Husband Todd’s Appeal

Julie Chrisley's family reportedly has plans for her first birthday since she reported to prison alongside husband Todd.

Cinemablend

Kremlin foe Navalny says he's been put in a punishment cell in an Arctic prison colony

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says officials at the Arctic prison colony where he is serving a 19-year term have isolated him in a tiny punishment cell over a minor infraction

The Independent UK

Russia arrests US man on drug trafficking charges

Robert Romanov Woodland is at least third American detained by country and faces 20-year prison sentence if convicted

The Guardian - US

Former gang leader held over Tupac Shakur killing should be freed from jail, lawyers say

Duane Davis has been accused of making threats in a phone call from prison

Evening Standard

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The Great British Post Office scandal explained

How did UK postal workers end up wrongly imprisoned for fraud?

Al Jazeera

A new wave of violence sweeps across Ecuador after a gang leader's apparent escape from prison

Ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the government imposed a state of emergency in the wake of the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader from prison

The Independent UK

Lawyers of French former associate of Epstein demand probe into suicide

The lawyers of a top French modelling agent who killed himself in prison while charged with rape called for a probe Tuesday into what they said were the judiciary's failings in the case.

Radio France Internationale

KRV president Narayana Gowda released on bail, arrested and sent to jail again in another case

Minutes after he was released on bail from the central prison at Parappana Agrahara on Tuesday, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike president T.A. Narayana Gowda was arrested in another case that dates back to 2017 by the city police.

The Hindu

Ecuador Gangsters Hold Police Hostage In Crisis For New President

Ecuador's new president grappled Tuesday with a security nightmare as gangsters held four police officers hostage after he declared a state of emergency in response to a drug kingpin's escape from prison.

International Business Times

Norway Says Breivik Still Poses Risk Of 'Unbridled Violence'

Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, still poses a risk of "totally unbridled violence", the Norwegian state argued Tuesday in a lawsuit over his prison conditions.

International Business Times

“We Have No Choice”: Dog Meat Restaurant Owners Oppose South Korean Ban On Dog Meat Trade

The new ban will come into effect in three years, offering restaurant owners time to find alternative sources of income. The post “We Have No Choice”: Dog Meat Restaurant Owners Oppose South Korean Ban On Dog Meat Trade first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Latin Times

Dominican Shortstop Wander Franco Released From Prison Amid Allegations Of Relationship With Minor

The 22-year-old shortstop was granted conditional release after paying 2 million Dominican pesos ($34,000) as a type of deposit. Despite his release Monday, he has to appear before authorities every month as part of the investigation.

Evening Standard

Ecuador declares state of emergency after drug lord escapes from prison

Adolfo Macias (alias 'Fito') is leader of one of Ecuador's most notorious gangs

The Hindu

Supreme Court upholds decision to cap number of visits by prisoners' relatives, counsel

The Supreme Court on January 9 upheld an order of the Delhi High Court which had said the decision to cap the number of visits by prisoners’ families, friends and legal advisors to twice a week has been taken considering the number of inmates, and it cannot be said to…

International Business Times UK

Taliban Arrests Women For Not Wearing Hijab 'Properly'

Several images and videos of women being picked up by Taliban fighters have made it to social media platforms.

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WEKU

South Korea's parliament endorses landmark legislation outlawing dog meat industry

The bill would make the slaughtering, breeding, trade and sales of dog meat for human consumption illegal from 2027 and punish such acts with 2-3 years in prison.

International Business Times

Manhunt Launched As Ecuador Gang Boss Vanishes From Jail

One of Ecuador's most feared gangsters is believed to have escaped from prison, a government spokesman said Monday as hundreds of police officers searched a maximum security jail.

Chicago Sun-Times

Heather Mack asks U.S. judge for prison sentence that could set her free in her early 30s

Heather Mack, 28, has already served 7 years in prison in Indonesia for her mother’s murder. Prosecutors are due to make their own sentencing recommendation Wednesday.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Daughter will testify against her mother in murder of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, whose baby was cut from her womb

In a deal that will send her to prison for 30 years, Desiree Figueroa pleaded guilty on Monday to the 2019 murder of the pregnant 19-year-old.

The Guardian - US

Ecuador declares emergency as drug-gang kingpin vanishes from prison

Huge manhunt under way after Adolfo Macías of Los Choneros disappears from cell and guards taken hostage amid prison riots

France 24

Ecuador declares state of emergency after narco boss escapes prison

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a country-wide state of emergency, including the prison system, after an "extremely dangerous" narco boss escaped from his maximum security cell and unrest erupted at several penitentiaries.

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