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A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats

He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary in Illinois but says his own staff and Bureau of Prisons officials blocked his efforts.

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“He’s real tough, and when he’s liquored up, he can really play!” Pat Hare influenced Stevie Ray Vaughan, beat Cream and Led Zeppelin to the blues-rock punch, and recorded an eerily prescient guitar knockout called I’m Gonna Murder My Baby

A remarkably gifted, but equally volcanic, guitarist who played with Howlin’ Wolf, James Cotton, Muddy Waters, and Bobby Bland, Hare made a seismic (and largely forgotten) impact on the development of blues-rock, before receiving a life sentence in prison

Guitar World

'Unlikely prisoner' tells remarkable story of survival

Australian economist Sean Turnell became an unlikely prisoner when convicted of being a spy by the Myanmar military but optimism kept hopes of freedom alive.

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Mother of boy, 6, who shot teacher faces sentencing for marijuana use while owning a gun

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom is set to be sentenced and could face prison time for using marijuana while owning a gun

The Independent UK

‘Looks like a prison yard’: parents savage Melbourne council over new playground with single swing

Yarra council says residents asked for ‘traditional play equipment’ and it was included – but park users say Collingwood reserve now a ‘monstrosity’

The Guardian - AU

Chicago city lawyers want a federal judge to recuse himself from hearing a police torture suit linked to Jon Burge

Former civil rights lawyer Jeffrey Cummings, appointed a federal judge this year, once signed off on reports condemning an investigation into accusations of torture by Burge and his so-called “midnight crew.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release more than trebles in a year

A ‘persistent set of problems’ has returned as the justice system recovers from Covid-19, a report has concluded.

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Supreme Court rejects prisoner’s appeal on prolonged solitary confinement

In a 6-3 decision, the court’s majority declined to take an appeal from an Illinois prisoner held in solitary confinement for more than three years with no opportunity for exercise

The Independent UK

Suspected serial killer faces life in prison after being convicted of 2 murders by Delaware jury

A suspected serial killer accused in the deaths of six people in Delaware and Pennsylvania in 2021 has been convicted of murder and other crimes by a Delaware jury

The Independent UK

Government blames data error for figures showing suspects trapped five years in prison without trial

Government unable to say how long suspects are spending in jail while awaiting trial – as remand prison population soars

The Independent UK

Mum whose baby died in prison blasts 'cruel system' as coroner rejects report

An inquest found “clear evidence” of “systemic failings” in the death of Aisha Cleary

Evening Standard

New report reveals shocking state of prisoner health. Here's what needs to be done

A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on the health of people in Australian prisons makes for sobering reading.

The Conversation

Justice Chandru panel recommends new board to administer homes for children in conflict with law

Justice K. Chandru Committee recommends TN govt pull down existing CCL homes, create new ones that don't look like prisons. It also suggests setting up exclusive board to administer homes, bifurcating Directorate of Social Defence, and enacting legislation for setting up TN Board for Special Services for Children.

The Hindu

Mother whose baby died in prison calls for end to pregnant women being jailed

Aisha Cleary was born at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey in the early hours of September 27 2019, but died at 9.03am that morning.

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Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home

Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge

AAP

Half of Australian prisoners expect to become homeless

There's fresh insight into the challenges prisoners face with about half expecting to become homeless and a majority living with a mental health condition.

The Guardian - US

Incarcerated students earn degrees in groundbreaking US university program

Participants in Northwestern University prison education program will graduate despite having to work through Covid-19 pandemic

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That Time President Trump Reportedly Hung Up On Kim Kardashian When She Called Him At The White House

A new book alleges that President Donald Trump once hung up on Kim Kardashian when she called him about prison reform.

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The Guardian - UK

Russian convicted over Anna Politkovskaya’s murder pardoned after fighting in Ukraine

Sergei Khadzhikurbanov was given 20-year prison sentence in 2014 for role in killing investigative journalist

The Hindu

Inimical witnesses can’t be dismissed as partisan: Supreme Court

The verdict came in a petition filed by a murder convict who sought the commutation of his death penalty to life imprisonment

Radio France Internationale

Côte d'Ivoire's former prime minister Soro says he is willing to 'end his exile'

The former prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, said on Monday that he has been in Niamey since Saturday and met with Niger coup leader Tiani. On Sunday. He also announced that he was ending his self-imposed exile, which began in 2019.

Al Jazeera

‘Prosecution by persecution’: The Zimbabwean politician imprisoned 65 times

Human rights groups say Zimbabwean authorities are ‘weaponising the law to target opposition figures’ like Sikhala.

AAP

Serial rapist to be released with $800k NDIS support

A court has ordered a violent rapist who sexually assaulted and attempted to murder a five-year-old girl be released from prison with $800,000 in NDIS support.

The Guardian - AU

Rapist officer’s tenure at NSW women’s prison extended by governor despite ‘serious allegations’ from inmates

Shari Martin says she was aware of complaints at Dillwynia correction centre about Wayne Astill, who was later convicted of raping inmates

The Guardian - UK

Karma by Boy George review – loud, vainglorious and very funny

Relentless rants, endless score-settling and a stint in prison – the singer’s (latest) memoir recounts a life lived at a higher frequency

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