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Who is Madelaine Brockway? All about the viral ‘wedding of the century’ and the groom facing prison

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ has cast eyes at the bride and groom, Madeline Brockway and Jacob LaGrone, as he faces charges of aggravated assault

The Independent UK

Peru's Constitutional Court orders release of ex-president Alberto Fujimori

Peru's Constitutional Court ordered the release of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption, according to a court document published on Tuesday.

France 24

Lawyers for woman accusing Dani Alves of sexual assault seek maximum 12-year sentence for player

Lawyers for the woman accusing Dani Alves of sexual assault are asking for the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison for the Brazilian soccer player

The Independent UK

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Why no concern at prisoners being paid just 50p an hour to work?

The Guardian - UK

Released Palestinians Allege Mistreatment In Israeli Prisons

Released under a prisoner-hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas, former Palestinian detainees have described beatings, deprivation and a radical deterioration in conditions in Israeli jails following Hamas's bloody October 7 attacks.

International Business Times

Trans inmates with history of violence against women to be mostly kept out of female Scottish jails

Guidance says any transgender woman with history of violence against females who is assessed as risk will not go to a women’s prison

The Guardian - UK

Madelaine Brockway’s Husband Could Face 25 Years In Prison After They Dropped $59M On A Wedding

Madelaine Brockway's new husband Jacob LaGrone faces up to 25 years in jail, just weeks after their massive wedding.

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‘Individualised’ approach planned for transgender people in custody policy

Transgender prisoners with a history of violence against women can be placed in the female estate if they are deemed to not present an…

The National (Scotland)

‘Jail crushes you slowly’: Kashmiri journalist reflects on prison ordeal

Fahad Shah, whose case was a symbol of harassment of region’s media, says he has different outlook after months behind bars

The Guardian - UK

Sound of music rings out at Cessnock prison with Christmas concert

Around 20 inmates have been making music in jail.

Newcastle Herald

'Depraved fantasies' lead police officer to prison

A former police officer who groomed teenagers online by using his status to "create a cloak of trust" will spend the next year in jail.

AAP

GTA 6 reactions: Florida Men, car-top twerking, face tattoos, bikinis, and life behind bars

What's GTA 6's America look like? The PC Gamer team weighs in: "People are either having the hedonistic time of their lives, or they are committing crimes."

PC Gamer

Palestinian Prisoner Speaks Out As Israel Say Hamas Broke Ceasefire

After more than 80 Israeli captives have been released by Hamas in return for 180 Palestinian prisoners, Israel has accused Hamas of breaking the ceasefire agreement.

International Business Times UK

Man who posed as agent and offered gifts to Secret Service sentenced to nearly 3 years

A man accused of pretending to be a federal agent and offering gifts and free apartments to Secret Service officers has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison

The Independent UK

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Mauritania Ex-president Aziz Sentenced To 5 Years For Corruption

A court in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused his position to amass an ill-gotten fortune.

The Independent UK

Judges reject call for near ban on Hague prison visits for 3 former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters

International judges have rejected a demand by prosecutors for a nearly complete ban on prison visits for three former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders on trial at The Hague for war crimes

The Independent UK

Madelaine Brockway’s groom faces 25 years in prison after viral ‘wedding of the century’

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ took a turn when groom Jacob LaGrone appeared in Texas court on charges of aggravated assault

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Pablo Guzman, WCBS New York Reporter, Has Died

Before starting in television, he co-founded Puerto Rican activist group, and spent time in prison

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Al Jazeera

Finally free, Ubai was among the last Palestinian detainees Israel released

Tired but relieved, he is happy he can resume treatment to save his arm and pursue his dreams for the future again.

Al Jazeera

A way of saying ‘we shall overcome’: Playing football on Robben Island

The Makana Football Association was another way to resist apartheid by political prisoners in the South African jail.

The Guardian - UK

Police make 630 arrests of climate protesters in London in one month

Liberty condemns ‘staggering and shocking’ statistic as anti-protest legislation is enacted

Reason

Brickbat: The Wrong Man

Miguel Solorio, who spent 25 years in a California prison after being convicted of a fatal drive-by shooting, was exonerated and ordered freed by a judge after the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office said it had "confidently and definitively" concluded he was wrongly convicted. Solorio was convicted, in part, by…

The Guardian - AU

Is it legal to keep people who have served their time for sex offences in preventive detention?

Under proposed regime, an application could be made about a person convicted of a serious violent or sexual offence punishable by seven or more years in prison. But is it legal?

The Guardian - US

US prison deaths soared by 77% during height of Covid-19 crisis, study finds

Analysis of in-custody deaths show mortality rates were more than three times the increase in general population in 2020

Al Jazeera

How a Palestinian teen’s release exposed Israeli mistreatment of prisoners

Israel claimed 18-year-old Mohammed Nazal was healthy when leaving prison, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

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