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Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to the Police General Hospital at 12.20am Wednesday, suffering from chest pain, hypertension and low blood oxygen, the Department of Corrections said.

Bangkok Post

Thaksin moved from prison to a hospital less than a day after he returned to Thailand from exile

Thailand’s divisive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from prison to a hospital less than a day after he returned from an extended exile and started serving an 8-year sentence

The Independent UK

Thaksin has private room on prison medical ward

Thaksin Shinawatra is in a private room on the medical ward of Bangkok Remand Prison and being monitored around the clock because of four underlying health conditions including heart and lung problems, the head of the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

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New York bank manager arrested for murder-for-hire plot on Facebook against her brother-in-law

Reshma Massarone, 39, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of alleged scheme

The Independent UK

US-Iran prisoner swap deal is ‘on track’, says White House official

Agreement is ‘proceeding’ but there is no exact timetable for swap, says US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

Al Jazeera

Inmates of central prison booked for attacking fellow inmate over trivial row

Four inmates of the Parappana Agarahara Central Prison were booked for attacking a fellow inmate with a weapon made out of steel plates over a trivial row

The Hindu

A teenager killed her boyfriend and his friend in a ‘hell on wheels’ crash. She will serve 15 years to life

Mackenzie Shirilla had one mission when she crashed her car into a brick building — and that was murder, a judge said. The 19-year-old will now serve 15 years to life over the murders of her boyfriend Dominic Russo, 20, and his friend Davion Flanagan, 19. Andrea Blanco reports

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Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe arrested on sexual misconduct charges

A former Long Island police chief who served federal prison time for beating a suspect has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex and exposing himself at a public park

The Independent UK

Mother of ‘hell on wheels’ teen who caused double murder crash pleaded with judge to spare her before life imprisonment

Mackenzie Shirilla ‘will never emotionally or physically recover from it. She almost died too,’ her mother pleads to judge

The Independent UK

OPINION - Torture, prison, even murder... the threats faced by our free press

With attacks on journalists rising, we need to fight harder than ever for the right to let campaigning reporters speak truth to power

Evening Standard

Murdered Pc’s father says making offenders go to sentencing may cause ‘anguish’

Letby did not leave her cell on Monday as she was given a whole-life sentence in prison.

The Independent UK

Prisoners, cruising and Bruce Lee: how the world caught up with artist Martin Wong

The Chinese-American’s queer, multilingual painting’s used to be difficult to decode. But as a new retrospective of his politically prophetic work becomes a surprise summer hit, has his time finally come?

The Guardian - UK

Pain-inducing restraint to be banned in England and Wales children’s prisons

New Ministry of Justice policy says such techniques must only be used in emergency scenarios

The Guardian - UK

Whole-life sentences: when life in prison actually means life

Lucy Letby will die behind bars after the 33-year-old nurse was sentenced to life in prison without the prospect of parole – an incredibly rare occurrence in the British justice system.

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Evening Standard

Fyre Festival fraudster announces second festival after spending time in prison

The original festival saw guests, who had been promised a luxury music experience, met with cancelled acts and cheese sandwiches

Bangkok Post

8-year jail term for Thaksin

Thaksin Shinawatra has begun serving his eight-year prison sentence on Tuesday morning following his return to the country after 15 years abroad.

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Salon

Dozens die in sweltering Texas prisons

At least 41 prisoners have died of heart-related or undetermined causes since the unrelenting heat wave began

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Texas imprisoned migrants after they should have been released, lawsuit claims

The lawsuit alleges that four migrants who were arrested under Operation Lone Star remained locked up as long as six weeks after their criminal trespassing cases were dismissed or they served their sentences.

The Independent UK

Teenage girl sobs as she’s sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for ‘hell on wheels’ deadly car crash

Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, was found guilty on multiple counts of murder for the incident that killed Dominic Russo, 20, and Davion Flanagan, 19

The Independent UK

Three years after plot to kidnap Michigan’s Gov Gretchen Whitmer failed, final defendants go on trial

The men, alleged members of an extremist gang, could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted, Graig Graziosi reports

The Independent UK

Former Missouri respiratory therapist sentenced to 18 years in prison over 2002 patient deaths

In 2002, nine patients died at Hedrick Medical Center over a several month period, a series of events that charging documents called ‘medically suspicious’

The Guardian - UK

Inside Low Newton: the high security prison that will house Lucy Letby

Durham facility is regarded as safe by inspectors and houses Joanna Dennehy, who also received a whole life order

The Texas Tribune

As the death toll in stifling Texas prisons climbs, congressional Democrats ask for investigation

Most Texas prisons lack air conditioning. At least 41 prisoners have died of heart-related or undetermined causes since the unrelenting heat wave began.

The Independent UK

Where will Lucy Letby go to prison? Inside jail where killer nurse expected to spend rest of her days

Killer nurse will likely be incarcerated at HMP Low Newton, which previously housed murderer Rosemary West

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