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Paul Whelan sends desperate message to Biden from Russian prison on Christmas Eve

Whelan has been detained in Russia for nearly five years

The Independent UK

Angel Cabrera Plays First Competitive Round Of Golf After Release From Prison

Angel Cabrera shot level par in his first competitive round following his release from prison earlier this year

Golf Monthly

Release of Alberto Fujimori in Peru rekindles fears of backsliding on human rights

The release from prison of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori on Dec. 6, 2023, has sparked concern over Peru’s commitment to human rights.

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Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich

President Vladimir Putin says he hopes for agreement with US on prisoner swap but admits ‘it’s not simple’.

Al Jazeera

Family of murdered toddler James Bulger ‘relieved’ killer kept behind bars

James’s mother Denise Fergus said she was ‘terrified’ at the prospect of Jon Venables’s release from prison

The Independent UK

Four Wrongly Convicted Men Released After Decades in Prison

Unveiling tales of wrongful convictions, we share experiences of men finally freed after serving decades in prison, triggering concerns about the justice s...

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Prisoners are suing Alabama over forced labor, calling it a 'form of slavery'

In a lawsuit filed this week, a group of current and former Alabama prisoners say they have been coerced into providing cheap labor to the state and to private employers.

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Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report

A U.N. report says Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence

The Independent UK

Australian court tosses woman's 2-decade-old convictions in deaths of her 4 children

Kathleen Folbigg already was pardoned and released from prison in June based on new scientific evidence that her four children may have died from natural causes as she had insisted.

WEKU

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

More than 100 people died in custody during 2022-23, including 17 who were shot, latest data shows.

AAP

New prison rule 'not designed for Thaksin'

The Department of Corrections (DOC) has denied that its new regulation, which allows for the detention of inmates outside prison, will benefit convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Bangkok Post

Court expected to rule next week to release convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika from prison

Benbrika expected to be released on extended supervision order, the first time he will be free since being arrested on terror charges in 2005

The Guardian - AU

Woman gets 70 years in prison for killing two bicyclists in Michigan charity ride

A woman has been sentenced to at least 70 years in prison for causing the deaths of two bicyclists taking part in a charity ride last year in western Michigan

The Independent UK

Eight in 10 convicted in UK over child abuse images avoid prison, NCA says

National Crime Agency calls for tougher sentencing and a new offence of running abuse websites

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Two men indicted for selling eagles in ‘killing spree’ of 3,600 birds

The alleged poachers face years in prison and fines up to $250,000 after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Montana.

Al Jazeera

Badly burned but free, Israa Jaabis on her release from Israeli prison

Israa Jaabis was accused of attempted murder when her car caught fire near an Israeli checkpoint in 2015.

The Hindu

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: NIA raids multiple locations in Bengaluru in prison radicalisation case, and more

Total Film

14 Disney Plus shows are coming to Netflix including Lost, Archer, and Prison Break

The exchange is part of Disney's licensing scheme

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Evening Standard

James Bulger's mother 'celebrating' after her son's killer Jon Venables has parole bid rejected

Jon Venables tortured and killed James Bulger, aged 2, in 1993

Evening Standard

James Bulger killer refused prison release by Parole Board

Jon Venables tortured and killed James Bulger, aged 2, in 1993

The Independent UK

Newly elected progressive Thai lawmaker sentenced to 6 years for defaming monarchy

A court in Thailand has convicted and sentenced a recently elected lawmaker to six years in prison for defaming the monarchy under a controversial law that guards the royal institution

Reason

Brickbat: False Positive

A report by New York Inspector General Lucy Lang found the state prison system wrongly punished more than 2,000 inmates who falsely tested positive for drugs. Over-the-counter drugs, protein powder, and tea are among the substances that can cause the drug test used by the prison system to come back…

The Independent UK

Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years

A Chicago man who spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit has been freed after a judge vacated his conviction

International Business Times

Kremlin Slams US 'Interference' On Navalny Case

The Kremlin on Tuesday criticised what it called US "interference" in the case of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose whereabouts are unknown according to his allies.

The Independent UK

Florida dentist gets life in prison in death of his ex-brother-in-law, a prominent professor

A judge sentenced a South Florida dentist to life in prison for the 2014 shooting death of his former brother-in-law, a prominent professor at Florida State University, following a bitter custody battle

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