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Former officers describe working in Florida prisons without A/C: ‘I thought to myself … this place is killing me’

For many prison reform activists, the need to do something about the lack of air conditioning inside state-run prisons is paramount.

Orlando Sentinel

'Fat' Freddie Thompson takes up aerobics in prison after promise to mother

EXCLUSIVE: The 43-year-old has also cut out trips to the jail tuck shop turning his back on his former diet of sweets, chocolate and biscuits

Dublin Live

Scotland’s £240m prisoner transfer contract under review amid collapse fears

Due to staff shortages, outsourcing giant GEOAmey has been missing up to 50 transfers per week, crippling the courts.

Daily Record

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Manhunt underway for ‘dangerous’ escaped Pennsylvania inmate with survivalist skills

A manhunt was underway on Saturday for a “dangerous” inmate with survivalist skills who recently escaped from a prison in Pennsylvania, police said.

Tribune News Service

Connor Chapman's brother was shot months before murder of Elle Edwards

Burglars also targeted the killer's mum's home during his last spell in prison

Liverpool Echo

What rules does Curtis Warren have to abide by since his release from prison?

Curtis Warren was arrested on suspicion of committing numerous breaches of his Serious Crime Prevention Order

Liverpool Echo

Man who killed woman and hid body under bed tracked down in Kildare as he gets out of prison after 42 years

On June 3, 1980, he broke into the home of his neighbour Mary Kitt on Grattan Road in Salthill, and took her life

Dublin Live

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A Libyan court sentences 3 people to prison terms over human trafficking

A court in the Libyan capital has sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking

The Independent UK

Prisoner who stabbed friend in row over bus pass died in custody after 'unnecessary delays' to his cancer treatment

Blood samples taken from Felix Peterson, from Hulme, were sent to the wrong lab, and others went missing

Manchester Evening News

Iran publicly executes two over deadly Shiraz shrine attack

Five people were arrested over the attack last year, two of whom were executed and three received prison terms.

Al Jazeera

California promises better care for thousands of inmates as they leave prison

California has agreed to improve health care for newly released prison inmates who are disabled, including through a series of measures that advocates say will help almost everyone trying to make the transition from incarceration.

Tribune News Service

‘Fascinating’ Tippett letter reveals composer changed by prison

Exclusive: Pacifist composer’s intimate 1943 jail letter ‘best Tippett discovery for 50 years’

The Guardian - UK

Man who killed woman and hid body under bed tracked down as he gets out of prison after 42 years

After committing the horrific murder, the heartless killer did not immediately leave the scene - instead making Mary’s bed and put her under it, hiding her from view.

Irish Mirror

California's governor won't appeal parole of former Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Charles Manson and other followers in the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary.

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Liverpool Echo

Inside Curtis Warren's sordid affair with prison officer which saw her jailed

Curtis Warren was arrested at her house earlier this week for allegedly breaching his Serious Crime Prevention Order

The Guardian - US

California governor says he won’t contest parole ruling of Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

The Charles Manson follower could be free in about two weeks, after spending more than 50 years in prison for two murders

The Independent UK

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is one step closer to being released from prison after California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he'll no longer fight her parole

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m in Tora prison. Help me’: one daughter’s fight to free her father

When Australian Hazem Hamouda was whisked from Cairo airport to the notorious Tora prison, his daughter had no idea where he was – or that she’d spend the next year trying to get him out

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The Independent UK

Juveniles at Louisiana's Angola maximum-security prison will move to new youth facility in the fall

Louisiana officials say juveniles currently housed at the country’s largest maximum-security adult prison will be moved to a new youth detention facility by mid-November

The Independent UK

Terror on Seattle flight as passenger hands note to crew claiming bomb on board

Man could face five years in prison

Tribune News Service

El Paso Walmart shooter sentenced to 90 life terms

EL PASO, Texas – PPatrick Crusius, the confessed mass shooter who pleaded guilty to killing 23 people at an El Paso Walmart nearly four years ago, was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life terms in federal prison.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained for 100 days. His Philadelphia-based parents are staying hopeful.

The Philadelphia-based parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich said they remain optimistic about bringing their son home 100 days into his imprisonment in Moscow.

Manchester Evening News

Elle Edwards murder: Killer Connor Chapman's chilling rap video from prison vowing revenge on enemies

The gunman will spend at least 48 years behind bars

Daily Mirror

Connor Chapman made chilling rap video from prison vowing deadly revenge on enemies

Connor Chapman, who was found guilty of killing Elle Edwards, rapped that his enemies will "regret it" as he promised revenge in a video made in prison and heard in court during his sentencing

Evening Standard

Overground driver who had cocaine in system when he fell asleep and derailed train is jailed

Erkan Mehmet has been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison

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