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What are the outstanding questions in the wake of the Wandsworth prison escape?

Daniel Khalife was reportedly initially in custody at maximum security Belmarsh prison.

The Independent UK

Overcrowded, cramped and insecure: state of UK’s jails made conditions ripe for Khalife’s escape

Crumbling buildings, a lack of space inside them and the high turnover of staff paint a picture of the parlous state of the prisons service

The Guardian - UK

Paedophile cricket coach given further two years in prison for fifth offence

Victim expresses disappointment in cricket authorities for failures in safeguarding

The Guardian - UK

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Amid prison break and collapsing schools, Tory backbenchers pray for the torture to end

Politics is far too broken these days for honesty and accountability to show up

The Guardian - UK

Violent remand population blamed for increased handcuff use

Inmates are more likely to be handcuffed now than five years ago when the prison population was higher, according to figures from Corrections, reports Emma Hatton

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Amount of Raac in English and Welsh prisons won’t be known for at least two months

Investigations will start within two weeks as prisons service says it doesn’t believe there is Raac in accommodation buildings

The Guardian - UK

A man is back in prison despite a deal reducing his sentence. He's fighting to restore the agreement

A lawyer for a man sent back to prison in South Carolina after a deal reducing his sentence was canceled is asking for the agreement to be restored

The Independent UK

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Police reveal where terror suspect Daniel Khalife disappeared after Wandsworth prison escape

No sightings have yet been confirmed of the former British Army soldier

The Independent UK

Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison

Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but is being denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system

The Independent UK

Paedophile coach labelled ‘monster’ by police as victim criticises ECB response

Michael Strange, 63, was handed a two-year prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Manhunt is underway for U.K. terror suspect who escaped prison strapped under a truck

Authorities found straps dangling from a truck that left a prison kitchen early Wednesday. The suspect, last seen wearing a chef's uniform, is an ex-soldier accused of planting fake bombs and spying.

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Wealthy Russian with Kremlin ties gets 9 years in prison for hacking and insider trading scheme

A federal judge in Boston has sentenced a wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin to nine years in prison for his role in a nearly $100 million insider trading scheme that relied on stolen company earnings information hacked through U.S. computer networks

The Independent UK

Bahrain: 804 political prisoners carry out hunger strike against poor prison conditions

A total of 804 political prisoners incarcerated in Jaw prison in south-eastern Bahrain have been on a hunger strike since August 7, 2023, protesting against poor conditions in the prison. The movement has inspired calls for the prisoners' release and for King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, who has ruled as…

France 24

What we know about the search for escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante

A manhunt stretches into its eighth day and a tower guard has been placed on leave amid an investigation into Danelo Cavalcante's escape. Here are the latest updates.

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Danny Masterson sentencing - live: Judge slams ‘That 70s Show’ actor as he jails him for 30 years in rape case

Victims condemn Church of Scientology and ‘coward’ former sitcom star as judge dismantles defence case

The Guardian - UK

Inquiries launched after terror suspect Daniel Khalife’s prison escape

Justice secretary says ‘no stone must be left unturned’ in examining Khalife’s escape from Wandsworth

The Independent UK

‘Almost certain’ terror suspect who escaped Wandsworth prison had inside help

Exclusive: Security official tells The Independent the escape was ‘orchestrated not opportunistic’ – as it’s revealed inmate was questioned over spying for Iran

The Independent UK

Daughter of long-imprisoned activist in Bahrain to return to island in bid to push for his release

A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she will return to the island nation to press for his release

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The Independent UK

Braverman: Prevent reforms will help train people to spot genuine radicalisation

A major review found Prevent was ‘out of kilter with the rest of the counter-terrorism system, and the UK terrorism threat picture’.

The Independent UK

All we know about how suspected terrorist Daniel Abed Khalife escaped HMP Wandsworth

Urgent manhunt is underway after Daniel Khalife escaped from HMP Wandsworth

The Independent UK

‘That ‘70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson faces 30 years to life at sentencing for rapes

“That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson could get 30 years to life in prison at his sentencing for the rapes of two women two decades ago

The Week

Daniel Abed Khalife: how did terror suspect escape from Wandsworth prison?

Airports and ferry terminals have been put on high alert as police fear a terror suspect who escaped from a south London prison on Wednesday may attempt to flee the country.

Fortune

Ecopro founder Lee Dong-chae's fortune grows to $4.9B while he's in prison

The Ecopro founder has refuted the insider trading allegations, and has seen his worth leap despite paying fines of more than a million dollars.

The Independent UK

Wandsworth prison performance rated ‘serious concern’ before escape

In the Annual Prison Performance Ratings for 2022/23, published in July, it was rated as a ‘serious concern’.

The Independent UK

Independent investigation into terror suspect’s prison escape to take place

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said ‘strapping’ was found underneath a delivery vehicle.

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