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AIADMK walks out of Assembly; Stalin questions Palaniswami on party’s ‘sudden concern’ for Muslim prisoners

AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami led a walkout from TN Assembly after CM Stalin questioned their "sudden concern" for Muslim prisoners. Palaniswami recalled AIADMK's efforts to release Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts. Stalin asked if Palaniswami would meet Governor to clear files for Muslim prisoners' release.

The Hindu

Four UK Nationals Released From Afghan Prison

Detained British citizens freed after unspecified charges; UK government welcomes release

Zenger

Queensland to make stealthing illegal under new affirmative consent laws

Exclusive: removing a condom without consent will be considered rape and could attract a maximum penalty of life in prison

The Guardian - AU

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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

Naidu wants TDP cadre to intensify movement against ‘failures’ of YSRCP govt., says Keshav

Telugu Desam Party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu wants the party cadre to intensify the movement against the “failure” of the YSRCP government, party Urvakonda MLA Payyavula Keshav said, after meeting the former Chief Minister in Rajahmundry Central Prison during the mulaqat hours on October 10 (Tuesday).

The Hindu

Can Donald Trump still run for president after four indictments?

Republican former president Donald Trump faces federal indictments in Florida and DC and criminal and civil cases in both New York and Georgia

The Independent UK

Terence Crawford coach Brian McIntyre reacts to suspended prison sentence for firearm possession

‘BoMac’ was arrested at Manchester Airport in September, one day after guiding Chris Eubank Jr to victory

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Government completes purchase of site proposed for asylum seekers, council says

A council leader said the government has bought a former prison in East Sussex but that no final decision has been made on its use.

The Independent UK

Telling our stories can help stop violence, one word at a time

Participating in a writing program helped me transform my life, a formerly incarcerated man writes. I first noticed how things had changed when a rival gang member told me to focus on my homework in jail instead of playing cards.

Chicago Sun-Times

With libraries, more is better

Providing more money for prison libraries is the right move, to help inmates have a better chance of successful re-entry to society. But regulating little free libraries is a waste of time.

Chicago Sun-Times

Only a few hundred spaces left in adult male prisons in England and Wales, governors’ chief will warn

‘Right-wing lurch’ by government ‘has resulted in populist rhetoric on prisons’, governor’s chair to say

The Independent UK

Federal Prison Censors Reason Issue About How Federal Prison Employed Serial Rapists

The issue was rejected because it "jeopardizes the good order and security of the institution."

Reason

He had always believed in the justice system – then he spent 22 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit

Joey Watkins was wrongly convicted of murder in 2001. Twenty-two years later, he tells Andrea Blanco how the criminal justice system failed him – and how he is now on a path to rebuilding his life

The Independent UK

Prison places in England and Wales are ‘bust’, says governors’ union chief

Andrea Albutt to use conference speech to berate ministers for ‘rightwing lurch’ that has resulted in jails being full

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Reason

Brickbat: What's Their Beef?

An Indonesian court has sentenced Lina Lutfiawati, known on social media as Lina Mukherjee, to two years in prison under that nation's blasphemy law, for "spreading information aimed at inciting hatred against religious individuals and specific groups." Lutfiawati, a Muslim, was convicted after sharing a video on TikTok in which…

The Hindu

High Court dismisses Chandrababu Naidu’s bail petitions in scam cases

N. Chandrababu Naidu's anticipatory bail pleas in Amaravati IRR & FiberNet scam cases dismissed by AP HC; prisoner transit warrants to be heard by Vijayawada ACB Court on Oct 9.

The Hindu

Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict’s plea to deport him to Sri Lanka

Justice Sunder Mohan recused himself from hearing a writ petition filed by former PM Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case convict, Santhan, seeking deportation to Sri Lanka. The case was directed to a Bench led by Justice D. Krishnakumar. Santhan, a Sri Lankan national, has been detained in a special camp since…

The Independent UK

David Walliams ‘locked in Italian prison cell for seven hours’ during Venice trip

‘Little Britain’ star told onlookers at Henley Literary Festival 2023 that he was recently apprehended at an airport in Venice

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A 7th man accused of killing an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain in prison

The killing of the seven suspects happened a little more than a week before Ecuador holds a presidential runoff election and as officials struggle to explain how this was possible.

Pedestrian.tv

‘I Can’t Breathe’: Woman In Spit Hood Begged For Puffer Before She Was Left To Die In Prison

In the five minutes before the woman collapsed, she asked for a puffer 6 times and said she couldn't breathe four times.

The Hindu

Teacher, administrative officer of private school in Coimbatore held for molesting students

Police arrest PE teacher, admin officer of Coimbatore school for molesting girl students. Duo accused of touching students with wrong intentions, giving punishments to those who resisted. Police registered case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Court remanded them in judicial custody, sent to Coimbatore Central Prison.

Newsroom.co.nz

Defining Issues: Don't cherry pick changes to the Sentencing Act

Proponents of harsher sentences for criminals claim those who offend have their rights put ahead of the rights of their victims.

Al Jazeera

Why are so many Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails?

One in five Palestinians spends time in Israel jails. Hamas says it wants to exchange captured Israelis for them.

The Guardian - AU

Alleged childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith attacked in Queensland jail

Gold Coast man, 45, reportedly had hot water thrown in his face by fellow prisoner on Friday and was taken to hospital for assessment

The Conversation

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, in prison for speaking up against human rights violations, has been a voice for women for almost two decades

“Woman, Life, Freedom,” the slogan adopted by Iranians to protest the unjust death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, is, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the most suitable way to describe the work of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi.

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