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Meet the little lad with a name fit for a king... literally

‘People are always shocked and ask if that’s his real name but we love it’

Manchester Evening News

Paul Russell to be given new identity when he's released from prison

The 41-year-old has been jailed for assisting murderer Thomas Cashman who fatally shot nine-year-old Olivia Pratt Korbel in October last year

Manchester Evening News

Sting will play a guitar made from migrant boat wood – and built by inmates – at an Italian jail housing mafia bosses

The Police songwriter is set to perform at a Naples prison and has said he’ll use an instrument that has been built by prisoners, using wood salvaged from a migrant craft

Guitar World

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Yemeni detainees recount torture after release in prisoner swap

Prisoner swap earlier in April was one of the biggest of the war in Yemen so far, allowing detainees to finally be free.

Al Jazeera

Wife says treatment of Julian Assange ‘inhuman and cruel’

The treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been described by his wife as "inhuman and cruel" as he continues to be held in prison.

The New Daily

Campaigners mark 2000 days since arrest of Jagtar Singh Johal

THE family of imprisoned Dumbarton man Jagtar Singh Johal say they fear he could be stuck in arbitrary detention for 40 years due to delays in the…

The National (Scotland)

Dixon and Daughters review – comic domestic noir reveals grim shadows

When Mary returns home from prison, there is both humour and horror in store, as Deborah Bruce’s play explores a cycle of abuse

The Guardian - UK

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Film-maker Jafar Panahi leaves Iran for first time in 14 years as travel ban lifted

The award-winning director who was released from prison in February is rumoured to be a juror at Cannes

The Guardian - UK

Factbox-Sudan's Bashir and allies out of prison

With conflict raging in Sudan, the army said on Wednesday former long-time autocratic ruler Omar al-Bashir had been moved from prison to a military hospital along with at least five members of his former administration.

Reuters

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh is hit with fresh charges

New indictment comes as Murdaugh is serving life in prison for the June 2021 murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul and is awaiting trial on another 99 financial crime charges and charges over a bizarre botched hitman plot

The Independent UK

Treatment of Julian Assange ‘inhuman and cruel’, wife says

Stella Assange said her husband’s physical condition is deteriorating by the day.

The Independent UK

Former president Omar al-Bashir and allies out of jail as Sudan fighting flares

Sudan's capital has resounded with gunfire and explosions, eroding a truce amid collapsing basic services and dwindling food supplies.

The New Daily

"So what?": Fury of Olivia Pratt-Korbel's family amid plea for suspended sentence from man who helped her murderer

Paul Russell has been jailed for 22 months

Manchester Evening News

Man who helped Thomas Cashman to cover up Olivia Pratt-Korbel's murder jailed

Paul Russell disposed of the child killer's clothing and drove him back to his van following shooting

Liverpool Echo

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Al Jazeera

Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir held at army hospital

Former leader moved out of prison during heavy fighting as other ex-officials escaped during a jailbreak amid the chaos.

Liverpool Echo

Olivia's brother walks out of court as Paul Russell defence ask for suspended sentence

Ryan Korbel left the public gallery as Russell's mitigation was outlined

The Independent UK

Prison sex abuse must be rooted out, Justice official says

Sexual abuse in the nation’s federal prisons must be rooted out

The Independent UK

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny to face new trial

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is set to face a new trial on extremism charges that he has described as a Kremlin-ordered effort to extend his time behind bars

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The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s ex-leader Omar al-Bashir being held in military hospital, says army

Bashir, wanted by international criminal court on genocide charges, moved after attack by paramilitaries on prison where he was being held

Daily Mirror

Ex-gangster 'groomed' for crime as child becomes CEO after 17 year-jail sentence

Stephen Gillen was a bonafide gangster and earned a living on the wrong side of the law, until his life came crashing down when he was sentenced to 17 years in a category A prison.

Daily Mirror

Fugitive caught hiding in attic weeks after fleeing jail to spend Christmas with partner

Sean Harding was found in the loft of his partner's home after he absconded from a Category D prison in Lancashire on December 22 last year, and he managed to evade police for about five weeks before he was caught

Manchester Evening News

Government told to carry out 'urgent' probe following Manchester Evening News investigation into Forest Bank prison

They say the troubled jail - operated by Sodexo - should be brought under Government control if our findings are confirmed

Manchester Evening News

Violent thug battered his ex within hours of release from prison - police found him on 'bed full of blood' with his victim

Within hours of leaving jail Wayne Baines, 39, was on his former partner's doorstep even though he was banned from contacting her

The Independent UK

Prosecutors now doubt imprisoned mother killed her children

Prosecutors have acknowledged that new scientific evidence leaves reasonable doubt that an imprisoned Australian mother deliberately killed her four children

Reuters

Belgium says no deal reached to free jailed Iran diplomat in swap

Belgium said on Wednesday an Iranian diplomat jailed there for 20 years will not soon be released in a prisoner swap, apparently contradicting Iran's judiciary.

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