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'One foot in the grave': ex-Rooster opens up about jail

Former Sydney Roosters captain and grand finalist John Tobin has opened up on a harrowing fall from grace and eight years spent in prison for cocaine smuggling.

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Two Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers taken to hospital

MPs and next of kin of prisoners Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, call for immediate government intervention

The Guardian - UK

Palestine Action activist on hunger strike taken to hospital as campaigners criticise ‘negligent’ treatment

Dr James Smith, an emergency physician who is a lecturer at University College London, said the group needed specialist medical help because they ‘are dying’

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Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris clashed with Manchester Arena bomber in prison

Racist murderer threatened Hashem Abedi and called him terrorist during heated exchange at Belmarsh

Evening Standard

‘It feels like being suffocated’: Palestine Action activist in HMP Peterborough vows to continue hunger strike

Teuta Hoxha says she remains determined despite growing fears for her health and five other prisoners staging protest

The Guardian - UK

Feds Target Tren de Aragua Leader Known As 'The Unspeakable'

Federal prosecutors have indicted a leader of notorious street gang Tren de Aragua

Latin Times

Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft case

A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, sentencing them to 17 years in prison

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British Asian prisoner murdered in London jail after being put in same cell as racist

The Ministry of Justice has said it is ‘leaving no stone unturned’ to make British prisons safe following the ‘horrible act of violence’

Evening Standard

Kate Hudson 'in a kind of prison of her own gifts'

Craig Brewer feels Kate Hudson’s talents as an actress are under appreciated and she is in "a kind of prison of her own gifts".

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Inside London’s crippling court delays as Labour moves to cut back jury trials

Labour is bringing the axe down on jury trials, but people in court tell a different story of where the chronic delays come from

Evening Standard

Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials

Even though Belarus has released dozens of prisoners, those who've been freed say the authoritarian government often delivers one final act of repression by confiscating their passports before deporting them

The Independent UK

A Brazilian judge allows ex-President Bolsonaro to leave prison for a hernia surgery

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup since November, will be allowed to leave prison for a hernia surgery

The Independent UK

Immigrant Inmate Dies at ICE Prison in Michigan Pushing Number of Deaths in Custody This Year to 30

A 56-year-old Bulgarian national has died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at a detention facility in Michigan, bringing the number of deaths in ICE detention this year to at least 30.

Latin Times

Jimmy Lai Could Have Fled Hong Kong and Avoided Prison. He Chose To Be a Martyr for Freedom Instead.

The self-made tycoon was convicted this week of violating Hong Kong's "national security" law. But he could have escaped it.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Palestine Action hunger strikers: the government is trying to ignore this protest

Editorial: Doctors have warned that the lives of these prisoners are now in danger. Pretending this is not happening is not good enough

The Independent UK

Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein sex trafficking investigation

The Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender known for his connections to powerful figures, including Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Foreign prison officers get visa exemption to prevent UK jail chaos

The Chief Inspector of Prisons earlier warned of a ‘devastating effect’ if a solution was not found

Reason

He's Serving 5 Years in Prison for Bitcoin Privacy Software

Keonne Rodriguez explains why he built a bitcoin privacy tool, discusses the federal charges that sent him to prison this week, and warns that his case could redefine the legal boundaries of financial privacy.

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The Independent UK

Former New York state prison guard sentenced to up to life in prison in inmate's death

A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera footage has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison

Latin Times

Top Mexican Cartel Leader Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison For Faking His Death To Avoid Capture

Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, a top cartel leader, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after faking his death to avoid capture.

Radio France Internationale

Frenchwoman sent back from Syria sentenced to 10 years for terrorist conspiracy

A Paris court sentenced a Frenchwoman repatriated from camps in north-east Syria to 10 years in prison on Thursday for terrorist conspiracy linked to the Islamic State group.

Euronews

German neo-Nazi fugitive does not want to be a woman any more

Convicted German far-right activist Marla-Svenja Liebich, who changed gender before prison sentence, is applying for another identity change while evading arrest, Euronews learned in an interview with the fugitive whose whereabouts remain unknown.

The Guardian - UK

‘A lot of these scary blokes doing time are terrified little boys’: Dennis Kelly on writing a new kind of prison drama

The new project from the creator of Pulling and Utopia is the real-life tale of a teacher whose life is upended by working with inmates. ‘It upends your prejudices,’ he says

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26 Ex-Inmates Share How Prison Is Different From What People Outside Of It Imagine

Life behind bars is often portrayed through dramatic scenes, harsh rules, and exaggerated stereotypes. But those who’ve lived it say the truth is far more complicated, and sometimes far more surprising. From hygiene routines to daily survival, people online are opening up about what prison life actually looks like. Their…

The Guardian - UK

Iranian boxing champion at imminent risk of execution as retrial request rejected

Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, 30, was arrested in 2020 for taking part in nationwide democracy protests, and has been tortured in prison

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