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Commentary: There are no winners in Wagner Group’s thwarted insurrection in Russia

The rebellion ended as quickly as it began. Less than a day after Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led thousands of his men into Russia and made a beeline toward Moscow, he called it off and pulled them back. In a deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Prigozhin…

Chicago Tribune

Hexham pensioner caught with child sex abuse images for second time avoids jail again

Pervert Peter Gill has been given a further suspended sentence, despite also being given one in 2017 for similar offending

Chronicle Live

Thai court acquits 5 who were accused of blocking the queen's motorcade during 2020 protests

A court in Thailand has acquitted a student activist and four other people of impeding the motorcade of the country’s queen during pro-democracy demonstrations in 2020, an offense that could have seen them sentenced to 16 years in prison or even the death penalty

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California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment scheme

A California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure

The Independent UK

Honduras copies El Salvador's playbook in anti-gang crackdown

Observers say that a crackdown in Honduras on gangs in the nation’s prisons is eerily similar to one carried out last year in neighboring El Salvador by President Nayib Bukele

The Independent UK

DOJ watchdog cites prison lapses leading up to Epstein’s death, but no sign of foul play

Prison officials and guards made numerous errors in overseeing Jeffrey Epstein when he was in federal custody, and tried to falsify records to cover their tracks, but the watchdog for the U.S. Department of Justice found no evidence to suggest that Epstein’s death on Aug. 10, 2019, was anything other…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Pioneering facility offering alternative to women’s prisons opens in England

Hope Street scheme in Southampton aims to keep women in criminal justice system out of jail and with their children

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Serial offender who 'wanted to go back to prison' attacked police at Leeds McDonald's

Wayne Dixon has not got his wish

Leeds Live

Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and got away with it

The Independent UK

‘Complex. Unsettling. Creepy.’ Jarvis Cocker, Colm Tóibín and more on the disturbing genius of Artangel

From prison cells to department stores, for the past 30 years the visionary commissioning body has created unforgettable artworks in unlikely spaces. Famous fans pick their favourite works

The Guardian - UK

Scots killer who stabbed pal in row over beer dies in prison after one year

Reece Sweeney, 24, was serving life in jail for stabbing Jamie McGready at a flat in Govan, Glasgow, in August 2020.

Daily Record

Jeffrey Epstein report: ‘Significant misconduct’ by prison officials led to Epstein’s suicide

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The Independent UK

Scathing watchdog blames Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide on prison staff leaving him unchecked in cell

The DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General released its report on Tuesday, finding that multiple prison staff members failed to check on the disgraced financier despite him being on suicide watch

The Independent UK

'Britain's worst flasher', 65, has been jailed after 51-year campaign

Paul Smith, 65, has been flashing at the public since he was just 14 and says he can't stop himself, despite several prison sentences and court orders trying to curb his behaviour

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Takeaways from the California budget deal between Newsom and Democratic lawmakers

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders on Monday agreed to a $310.8-billion budget spending plan that will reduce investments in fighting climate change and reflects a compromise on the governor's last-minute proposal to speed up infrastructure projects across California.

Al Jazeera

Solitary confinement is still widespread in US prisons and jails

The United States locks people in isolation even though it causes severe psychological damage that can last a lifetime.

Orlando Sentinel

People in Florida prisons will get free calls for good behavior in new program

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Corrections plans to allocate $1 million to a new program that will make a small number of phone calls free for people serving time in prison who display good behavior.

Pedestrian.tv

There’s Now A Prison-Themed Bar In Melb & Whoever Thought Of This Must Be Sent To… Never Mind

"Australia’s insistence that jail is fun actually never ceases to amaze me."

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The Independent UK

An ex-convict returned from war and a Russian village lived in fear. Then police say he killed again

Some convicts recruited by Russia's private military contractor Wagner to fight in the war in Ukraine are coming home and committing new crimes

Liverpool Echo

Thug left childhood pal disabled - now they're in prison together

Nathan Slemen was living at Zak Mortimer's mum's house but now he's got a permanent limp

Chicago Sun-Times

Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club mass killer gets life in prison, victim says ‘devil awaits’ defendant

Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded guilty to five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder in the November 2022 attack that left five people dead.

Axios

Club Q attacker sentenced to over 2,000 years in prison for mass shooting in Colorado

The shooter pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder and 46 of attempted murder.

Bangkok Post

SEC warns of prison time for Stark fraudsters

Members of the management team and others involved in the fraud surrounding Stark Corporation (STARK) could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday, as it tried to restore confidence in the Thai capital market.

The Denver Post

Club Q shooter pleads guilty, receives 5 life sentences plus 2,208 years in prison

COLORADO SPRINGS — The attacker who killed five people in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub last year was sentenced to five consecutive lifetimes in prison Monday.

Daily Mirror

Woman goes viral making full-coverage 'prison makeup' using Pepsi and cocoa mix

A woman on TikTok has gone viral for showing her followers how to make prison makeup using flour, Pepsi, and cocoa mix

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