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An Australian mother jailed 20 years is pardoned and freed because of new evidence

The pardon was seen as the quickest way of getting Kathleen Folbigg out of prison, as new scientific evidence found that her four children died by natural causes as she had insisted.

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Australian mother imprisoned 20 years pardoned and freed because of doubt she killed her 4 children

An Australian woman who spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released based on new scientific evidence that her four children died by natural causes as she had insisted

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Kathleen Folbigg's tragic life started long before her babies died — now she is a free woman

Kathleen Folbigg was no stranger to tragedy when all of her children died before their second birthdays. This is how someone once known as Australia's worst female serial killer was freed from prison.

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Scots prison boss says 'no plans' to increase cell searches amid rise in drug finds

Fiona Cruickshanks claims guards spending more time searching for contraband would mean less “meaningful engagement” with prisoners.

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Woman accused of killing her four kids pardoned after 20 years in prison

Kathleen Folbigg, 55, was convicted of murdering her children Patrick, Sarah and Laura, as well as manslaughter of her first child Caleb, who all died between 1989 and 1999

Daily Mirror

One of Ireland's most dangerous killers doing yoga in prison to stay calm

Violent brute Warren Dumbrell, 48, who along with his brother Jeffrey was jailed in 2011 for the murder of Chris Cawley in Inchicore, Dublin, has been spending hours every day in his cell practising his meditative poses.

Irish Mirror

Far-left protesters clash with German police in Leipzig after trial verdict

Far-left supporters of a young woman given a lengthy prison sentence for participating in attacks on neo-Nazis and other extremists clashed with police in the eastern German city of Leipzig over the weekend

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Glasgow mum of daughter who died in custody blasts 'lies and insults'

A joint fatal accident inquiry was launched into the deaths of Katie Allan and teenager William Lindsay, who both took their lives within months of each other at Polmont Young Offenders Institution.

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Supporters of Russian opposition leader Navalny hold demonstrations to mark his 47th birthday

Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has voiced hope for a better future in Russia as his supporters held demonstrations to mark his birthday

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Killer dies in North East prison on the day he was told his early release had been refused

Terence Lockhart died in the palliative care suite at HMP Holme House in Stockton on July 14, 2022 - two months after being told his lung cancer was terminal

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‘Extreme self-harm’: Queensland Labor faces internal criticism over prison system

Lack of mental health resources and basic facilities leaving inmates and workers traumatised, party member and daughter of state MP says

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Scots prison bosses warn cash crisis could scupper plans for new Barlinnie

Barlinnie has been marked for closure by 2026, with plans to replace it with the new state-of-the-art HMP Glasgow on the outskirts of the city.

Daily Record

Mum of tragic Katie Allan blasts ‘lies and insults’ since death in custody

A joint fatal accident inquiry was announced last week into the deaths of Katie Allan and teenager William Lindsay, who both took their lives at Polmont Young Offenders Institution.

Daily Record

Banksia Hill Detention Centre guards lack working with children qualifications, union says

The Department of Justice is accused of allowing prison guards to work in youth detention centres without valid working with children checks, as an expert warns of a "legal minefield" over other missing qualifications.

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Bridgeview man gets 18 years for soliciting nude photos from a 14- and 5-year-old online

Federal authorities said Brandon Hanahan spent months soliciting and receiving nude photos from minors and continued after police searched his home and found child pornography.

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Chicago man gets 22 years for secretly recording boys in YMCAs

Michael Porter, 58, was convicted of recording boys in Chicago-area YMCAs and possessing nearly 100,000 pictures and videos of child pornography over a nearly 20-year period.

The Independent UK

Key suspect in Natalee Holloway's case moved to new prison ahead of extradition tot US

The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is being transferred to a prison near Peru’s capital ahead of his pending extradition to the United States to face charges linked to her vanishing

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Richard Wakeling, crime boss extradited to UK from Thailand, starts jail sentence

Drug importer fled UK in 2018 before trial that led to 11-year prison term but was captured at a Bangkok garage in February

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Prison hooch now costs more than premium Champagne after crackdown measures

Jail home brew doubled in price in a year, the Chief Inspector of Prisons said. Cons make the drink from fruit, sugar and yeast, brewing up to five litres per container

The Guardian - UK

Derby protester could face legal action or prison for contempt of court

A protester who ran on Epsom racecourse after the start of the Derby could be jailed for contempt of court

Daily Mirror

Chilling moment prisoner attacks guard after stalking him through jail to settle grudge

Kevin Jones was seen on CCTV trying to stalk the victim around the Blackthorn Unit at HMP Bullingdon before pulling a sharpened plastic knife out of his pocket

Reuters

Three Europeans return home after release by Iran in prisoner swap

Three Europeans returned home on Saturday a day after being released by Iran in a prisoner swap, and Tehran said there was no reason for Europeans to be arrested if they were not "exploited" by foreign security services.

Reuters

Fresh protests rock Senegal as death toll climbs

New clashes broke out on Saturday between Senegalese opposition supporters and police in parts of the capital Dakar, the third day of protests in the West African nation sparked by the prosecution of an opposition leader.

The Guardian - US

‘They fought for freedom’: the nightly vigil to sanctify the January 6 rioters

On DC’s ‘Freedom Corner’, activists are convinced the January 6 attackers are political prisoners persecuted by the government

The Independent UK

Protests, poisoning and prison: A look at the life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny

In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner

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