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Jonathan Dowdall set for prison move - because being on a landing on his own uses too much space

Sources have confirmed that Dowdall is currently alone on a landing that can house up to a dozen prisoners - despite massive overcrowding crisis in the Irish prison system

Irish Mirror

Ceasefire Agreed after Death of Palestinian Hunger Striker

A Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking an exchange of fire between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, before three Palestinian officials said the sides had agreed to a ceasefire. Earlier, Israeli jets struck in Gaza as armed groups there fired rocket barrages toward Israel in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Florida to execute prisoner for 1986 fatal stabbing of woman

Florida is scheduled to execute a man for breaking into a woman’s home and stabbing her to death in 1986

The Independent UK

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Ceasefire agreed after hunger striker’s death in Israel

A ceasefire has been agreed after Israeli planes hit Gaza amid fighting sparked after a Palestinian hunger striker died in an Israeli prison.

The New Daily

Myanmar pardons 2,153 prisoners jailed for dissent

Myanmar's junta on Wednesday announced it had pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners jailed under a law used widely in its crackdown on dissent since seizing power more than two years ago.

Bangkok Post

3 imprisoned Iranian female journalists win top UN prize

The United Nations says its premier prize for press freedom has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian female journalists “for their commitment to truth and accountability.”

The Independent UK

Alabama church shooter gets life for killing 3 at potluck

A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the killing of three people at an Alabama church dinner in June

The Independent UK

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Officials move inmate stuck on US death row for years

Prison officials have moved a former drug dealer convicted of killing a 16-year-old Texas girl off federal death row to serve a life sentence in another prison amid criticism he should have been moved years ago after a judge deemed him intellectually disabled and vacated his death sentence

The Independent UK

Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash

Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman

The Independent UK

OIC Holds Israel Responsible for ‘Martyrdom’ of Palestinian Prisoner

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation held on Tuesday Israel responsible for the “martyrdom” of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan in one of its jails. Accusing Israel of medical negligence, it condemned its inhumane treatment of Palestinian prisoners and their deprivation of their basic rights that are safeguarded by international treaties and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arrests, hunger strikes, protests – the life of Khader Adnan

A timeline of major events in the life of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who died in Israeli detention.

Al Jazeera

Int’l condolences after Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan’s death

The ICRC called on Israel to release Palestinian hunger striker Adnan’s body to allow his family to mourn.

Al Jazeera

Prison worker ‘suspended for kissing Zara Aleena’s killer’

Woman was reportedly arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Evening Standard

Drug seizures quadruple at Greater Manchester prison

A total of 675 drug seizures took place at HMP Hindley between 2020 and 2023

Manchester Evening News

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Al Jazeera

Who was Khader Adnan, the Palestinian who died on hunger strike?

Khader Adnan, a spokesperson for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, has died after a nearly three-month-long hunger strike.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainians captured defending Chernobyl nuclear plant starving in Russian prison

After a fierce firefight, Russian troops seized Chernobyl from the hands of Ukraine's National Guard on day one of the war at the end of February before taking over the 19-mile perimeter of the plant for over a month and bunking on the grounds

Daily Mirror

Family of Brit dad locked up in Indian prison saves dinner place for him every day

Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton, Scotland, was locked up amid accusations he was involved in a political murder plot in Punjab, northern India, which he and his family have always strongly denied

ABC News

Family of Bodhi Risby-Jones offered advice by stepfather of man jailed for cocaine possession in Bali

Ashley Robinson, whose stepson was imprisoned in Bali for cocaine possession, has reached out to support the family of Bodhi Risby-Jones, the Noosa man accused of a drunken rampage in Indonesia last week.

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Bristol Post

'Devil's Disciple' serial killer Patrick Mackay seen in Bristol after day release from prison

Patrick Mackay has so far served 47-years in prison and was denied parole only last month

ABC News

New report claims 'jailing is failing' in the NT, as incarceration rates continue to rise

A new report from the Justice Reform Initiative is calling for money to be redirected from Northern Territory prisons into evidence-based alternatives as incarceration rates continue to rise.

Irish Mirror

Bishop exposes dire conditions at Mountjoy Prison and says drugs 'literally catapulted' into grounds

Bishop Martin Hayes said that despite the best of intentions, the prison system is under pressure and 'struggling to achieve rehabilitation' of inmates.

ABC News

Brothers 4 Life leader Bassam Hamzy allegedly used lawyer as go-between in drug ring, court told

Gang leader Bassam Hamzy is accused of using coded language about legal fees and barristers to hide a meth supply operation, all while he was in high-security prison.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rocket Fire From Gaza After Palestinian Hunger Striker Dies

Rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip Tuesday, an AFP journalist witnessed, following the death in Israeli custody of a leading figure in the Islamic Jihad group who was on hunger strike. The Israeli military in a statement said "sirens sounded in the area of kibbutz Saad" close to the…

Bristol Post

The worst drivers jailed in Bristol in the past six months

We list the motorists put behind bars after a plethora of offences, including dangerous driving and causing injury by dangerous driving

Al Jazeera

Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison

Israeli prison authorities said Adnan was found unconscious in his cell after nearly three months on hunger strike.

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