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Scottish prisons criticised over handling of inmates in solitary confinement

Inspectorate calls for urgent improvements, particularly in treatment of prisoners with mental health problems

The Guardian - UK

Derek Chauvin to ask Supreme Court to review conviction in murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison in the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Minnesota’s highest court denied his request to review his case.

Chicago Sun-Times

Riotous prisoners have inadequate jail sentences extended

Drunk on 'prison brew', inmates caused $4.6 million worth of damage.

The Canberra Times

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I'm in love with this '80s Japan-themed stock-trading sim that sent me to prison for insider trading

Bug report: The rich only ever seem to get richer.

PC Gamer

11-year-old daughter of top Kashmiri rebel leader issues rare appeal to visit father jailed in India

The eleven-year-old daughter of a prominent Kashmiri rebel leader who faces life in prison in neighboring India has issued an emotional appeal, urging New Delhi to allow her to meet her father

The Independent UK

Governor under fire after it emerges person of interest released to fight wildfires before deaths

‘Oregonians shouldn’t have to die because Democrats followed a failed policy of letting criminals out of prison,’ GOP state senate leader says

The Independent UK

Watchdogs raise monitoring concerns as up to 120 jailed extremists set to be released over the next year

Chief inspectors of probation, constabulary and prisons warn number of releases would put ‘unsustainable’ pressure on current system to protect public from the threat offenders pose

Evening Standard

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Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

Prosecutors are asking a Russian court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to a further 20 years in prison on extremism charges, according to his ally

The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin vows to appeal conviction for George Floyd’s murder to Supreme Court

Minnesota’s highest court rejected his appeal after the officer was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison

The Independent UK

Irish republican march to take place in Glasgow to remember hunger strike

AN Irish republican group is staging a march in Glasgow to commemorate the Maze Prison hunger strikes.

The National (Scotland)

Three Youngsters Face Up To 14 Years In Prison For Disorderly Conduct In Spanish Protest

Spanish Prosecutors Seek Lengthy Prison Sentences for Protestors Accused of Assaulting Authority

Zenger

The 'Un-Becoming': A former gang member finds his resurrection tale at UC Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. — Jessi Fernandez joined a street gang at 13. By his 20s, he had been shot at more times than he could count. He got busted for methamphetamine possession and spent time in Los Angeles County jail for carrying a loaded gun. Yet the persistent danger didn't wash…

Los Angeles Times

120 ‘terrorist risk’ prisoners to be released in a year and current monitoring is ‘unsustainable’, watchdogs warn

‘The risk of further terrorist attacks remains,’ inspector says despite improvements after rampages by freed inmates

The Independent UK

Campsite compared to ‘prison’ for issuing comically strict rules to guests

A limit of campfire height, charging not allowed and no noise after 10pm are among the extensive guidelines

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Judge orders man charged with killing 2 teenage girls to remain at northern Indiana prison

An Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls will remain in prison after a judge concluded he’s being treated better there than other inmates

The Denver Post

Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for Russia, died of natural causes at Colorado’s Supermax, coroner rules

Robert Hanssen, the former FBI agent caught selling damaging secrets to the Russians during and after the Cold War, died of natural causes last month inside Colorado’s notorious Supermax prison, the El Paso County coroner found.

Miami Herald

Fla. man to spend 11 years in prison after robbing Miramar bank, fleeing on bicycle

A Hialeah man was sentenced to over a decade in federal prison on Tuesday for stealing more than $30,000 from a bank before fleeing from police on a bicycle.

Tribune News Service

Sex trafficker who lied about erectile dysfunction during trial sentenced to 21 months for perjury

An alleged sex trafficker who falsely claimed he was incapable of sexual activity when testifying during his criminal federal trial was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in federal prison for committing perjury.

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The Independent UK

Military veteran who stormed Capitol with loaded pistol is sentenced to 7 years in prison

A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a loaded pistol, metal-plated body armor and a gas mask has been sentenced to seven years in prison

Chicago Sun-Times

Thaddeus ‘T.J.’ Jimenez, ‘Motive’ podcast subject, finally sentenced in viral video shooting

Jimenez won a $25 million wrongful-conviction verdict for a killing when he was 13, then lavished cash on his gang. After his 12-year term, “I think he wants to lead a normal life,” his lawyer says.

The Independent UK

Egypt pardons jailed activists, including two prominent rights defenders, official reports say

Egypt's state-run media are saying that President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned a group of prisoners, including two prominent rights activists

Al Jazeera

El-Sisi pardons Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer

Patrick Zaki had been sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday after being accused of spreading ‘false news’.

France 24

Kinshasa residents terrified by rising number of public transportation kidnappings

Twenty-seven people in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping passengers who had the misfortune of getting into their fake taxis. But despite this mass sentencing, which took place between July 5 and 7, people in Kinshasa are still terrified by the rising number…

PC Gamer

Ratings board leaks suggest another classic Nintendo JRPG series is getting freed from its console prison

South Africa's Film and Publication Board has rated a PC version of Baten Kaitos 1 & 2 HD Remaster.

The Independent UK

Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled. Now he faces an unknown fate in North Korea

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

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