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Idaho couple starved 5-year-old, who had heart attack. Idaho judge’s sentence: probation

BOISE, Idaho — A Kuna, Idaho, couple who starved their then-5-year-old adoptive daughter to the point that she had a heart attack will not spend any time in prison after an Ada County judge sentenced them to probation.

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Debate: The case of Pinar Selek is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by academics in Turkey and around the world

On 31 March 2023, a trial will be held in Istanbul against Pinar Selek, a sociologist, writer, feminist, anti-militarist and pacifist activist, exiled in France since the end of 2011 and facing life imprisonment in Turkey.

The Conversation

Oscar Pistorius' murdered girlfriend's mum to speak in court as he seeks release

On Friday, the parole board at Atteridgeville prison in South Africa is expected to announce its decision on whether to release Oscar Pistorius after serving half his sentence

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Asylum seekers to be housed on former prison site under Government plans

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick would describe it only as a ‘separate site’.

The Independent UK

'No information about my son': El Salvador's state of emergency over gang violence drags on

Protesters gathered in El Salvador's capital on March 28 to denounce ongoing human rights abuses under the state of emergency that was first enacted a year ago in response to rampant gang violence. Since then, Salvadoran authorities have apprehended approximately 66,000 individuals, accusing them of being gang members, but many…

France 24

‘To Die For’ inspiration Pamela Smart will stay in prison after losing final appeal at Supreme Court

New Hampshire Supreme Court cited a ‘lack of jurisdiction’ in the decision

The Independent UK

South Africa manhunt for convicted killer who escaped prison

South African police have launched a manhunt for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester who escaped from a privately-run maximum security prison in the Free State province under bizarre circumstances

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As fentanyl deaths surge in California, lawmakers kill bills that would punish dealers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As thousands of Californians die each year from drug overdoses fueled by fentanyl, a bitter fight has emerged in Sacramento over how lawmakers can hold dealers accountable without refilling state prisons and waging another "war on drugs."

Los Angeles Times

Smart man plays squatters 'at their own game' as they move into his mum's house

The trouble started for Flash Shelton when he put his mother's house was put up for rent and a woman claiming to be a prison guard asked if she could move in.

Edinburgh Live

Israel urged to release Palestine prisoner diagnosed with cancer

Palestinian rights group Addameer says Walid Daqqa’s health is deteriorating, accusing Israel of neglect.

Al Jazeera

Police hunt for wanted fugitive released from prison

Stephen Tierne is wanted on a prison recall

Liverpool Echo

Man charged for anti-112 graffiti at Wat Phra Kaew

A 24-year-old man arrested for spray-painting the number 112 on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok on Tuesday evening has been hit with police charges carrying up to seven years in prison.

Bangkok Post

Alexei Navalny's chief of staff says increased economic pressure could push Putin out of office

The chief of staff for imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, is urging Australia to continue to exert financial pressure on the Kremlin.

ABC News

Appeal for help to find convicted robber wanted on recall to prison

Elliot Harrison was released from prison in July last year

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She said she killed suffering Key deer to put it out of its misery. She got probation.

A woman who was facing a year in federal prison for what local environmentalists said was the mercy killing of a suffering endangered Key deer in November instead was sentenced to a year of probation and fined $4,000 this week.

Reuters

Freed 'Hotel Rwanda' hero returns to United States after prison stay

The man who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", Paul Rusesabagina, arrived in the United States on Wednesday after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Al Jazeera

Displaced twice: Gay Ugandans on the run face upheaval in Kenya

Ugandans on the run from their country due to the persecution of sexual minorities face discrimination in Kenya, too.

AAP

Prison escapee planned to hide in cave system

A man has been sentenced after escaping jail in Hobart, stealing a car and driving at police officers who tried to stop him.

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Murderer found dead in Shotts Prison cell took his own life

An inquiry into the death of killer Brian Connor heard that he had a history of mental ill-health, but showed no signs of being suicidal in the weeks before his death.

Daily Mirror

Transgender woman sent to men's prison after stabbing partner and robbing her cash

Zara Jade stabbed the woman with a small knife at a flat in Halifax, West Yorkshire, before tying her up and demanding her PIN to steal her money from a cash machine

ABC News

No plans to build new Northern Territory prison amid record inmate numbers and proposed tougher bail changes

The NT government says record prisoner numbers are "expected to continue for the foreseeable future", with stricter bail laws proposed following the fatal stabbing of a bottle shop worker.

The Independent UK

Man imprisoned for 16 years after being falsely accused of rape is awarded $5.5m in settlement

‘I hope and pray that others in my situation can achieve the same measure of justice. We all suffer from destroyed lives,’ Anthony Broadwater says

Daily Mirror

Charles Bronson is convinced he will walk free from prison soon, ex-wife says

After almost 50 years inside, 70-year-old HMP Woodhill inmate Charles Bronson will hear later this week whether his latest bid for parole has been a success

The Independent UK

Adnan Syed murder conviction reinstated after appeal from victim’s family

Unclear if 41-year-old will return to prison

Leeds Live

Leeds prison guard on 'challenging' £30k+ role where she loves meeting new people

Kate Sims, of HMP Wealstun, has spoken about what it takes become a good prison officer

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