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Turkey using courts, laws to target dissent ahead of votes-Human Rights Watch

President Tayyip Erdogan's government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with censorship and prison sentences, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Reuters

Iran sentences Belgian aid worker to 40 years in prison, 74 lashes

A court in Tehran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to four decades in prison and 74 lashes after convicting him on espionage and smuggling charges.

Radio France Internationale

Spain Imprisons Two Women Repatriated From Syria with Suspected ISIS Links

Spain's High Court on Wednesday imprisoned two Spanish women who were repatriated earlier this week from detention camps in Syria while prosecutors investigate whether they were part of ISIS. Spain has committed to repatriating several Spanish women and children who are among thousands of foreigners that have been living in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Calls for overhaul as Victoria continues to outsource prison health care to private companies

The Victorian government enters into a fresh agreement outsourcing health care in publicly run prisons to an overseas company, frustrating the state's Aboriginal legal group, which claims the practice is fuelling serious healthcare gaps for prisoners.

ABC News

Peaceful protest punishments 'outrageous'

Human rights advocates have delivered a scathing assessment of Australia, condemning punishments for protesters, prison conditions and the climate response.

AAP

Feds say ex-Board of Review worker should get up to 2.5 years in prison for taking bribes for tax breaks

A defense attorney for Danilo “Danny B” Barjaktarevic asked a judge to sentence him to probation instead, arguing he’s already lost his job, will lose his pension, brought shame to his name and spent hours answering questions from the FBI.

Chicago Sun-Times

Guantanamo at 21: Advocates renew calls for closing US prison

Guantanamo’s legacy of abuse, injustice and ‘lawlessness’ gets worse with each passing year, former detainee says.

Al Jazeera

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Daughter of murdered Scot David Haines left furious as dad's abductor 'disappears' from US prison system

Bethany Haines was forced to make urgent enquiries with US justice sources to get reassurance that he was still detained somewhere in the USA.

Daily Record

Todd and Julie Chrisley are denied bail pending appeal, so prison starts next week

Reality television stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley, known for the series “Chrisley Knows Best,” are still heading to prison next week despite efforts to challenge their fraud convictions.

Los Angeles Times

ITV Emmerdale viewers distracted by Cain Dingle issue as character set for exit

The character, played by Jeff Hordley, is currently serving time in prison

Liverpool Echo

ISIS Beatle VANISHES from US jail system - sparking fury from family of Brit victim

Bethany Haines, whose father David was beheaded in Syria, has had to seek reassurance from US justice sources that IS 'Beatle' Alexanda Kotey was still detained somewhere in America.

Daily Mirror

Oklahoma prisons chief: Minister OK'd inside death chamber

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has reversed its position and now says it will allow an anti-death penalty minister inside the execution chamber for an upcoming execution

The Independent UK

15 sentenced for illegal slaughter of horses unfit for human consumption

Prison sentences of up to two years have been handed down to 15 French, Belgian and Dutch horsemeat industry professionals for introducing meat unfit for human consumption into the food chain.

Radio France Internationale

Notts men among 22 criminals who flooded UK with industrial amounts of Class A drugs

Three men from Nottingham are among the 22 people who are now facing a total of more than 200 years in prison after Encrochat - communication service which was found to be used by criminals to plan and coordinate illegal activity - was taken down

Nottingham Post

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Wales Online

Healthcare assistant smuggled cocaine and ketamine into prison where she worked

Megan Woodham was sentenced alongside two men

Zenger

Far-right Livestreamer Sentenced To 60 Days In Prison For Role In Capitol Riot

A former Buzzfeed commentator and far-right personality who recorded video of himself storming the Capitol building on January 6.

Daily Mirror

Man, 98, left to languish in Indian jail after no one paid £116 for his release

Ram Surat, 98, wasn’t released because no one paid a bail bond of Rs 11,500 (£116) which was mandated in his court order - Prison officials soon realised that he had no family or friends to help because he had no visitors

Reuters

Turkish court convicts doctor of terrorism propaganda, releases her from jail-rights groups

A Turkish court sentenced the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) to more than two years in prison for terrorism propaganda on Wednesday but ruled she should be released after being in detention since October, human rights activists said.

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Daily Mirror

Woman sobs 'I love you' to her family as she's jailed after £1million cocaine plot

Megan Woodham, a healthcare assistant at HMP Risley in Warrington, has been jailed for her role in a multi-million pound drugs plot which included smuggling ketamine into prison

Reuters

Pope praises Pell for persevering in times of personal trials

Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the late Australian Cardinal George Pell for persevering in trying times, a reference to when he spent more than a year in prison on child sexual abuse accusations before he was fully acquitted.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ben-Gvir to Forcibly Ban Prisoners' Celebration

The extremist Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, ordered police to take strict measures against Arabs celebrating the release of prisoners. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said that Ben-Gvir banned any celebrations, even if this meant the use of force against their families and the gathering. The minister ordered Police…

WEKU

For the exonerated, compensation is a battle for stability and dignity

Both Malcolm Alexander and Frederick Clay were exonerated after spending decades in prison. Clay has received financial compensation for his wrongful conviction, while Alexander still waits.

Evening Standard

Playboy model jailed for beating psychiatrist to death with baseball bat and stuffing body in car boot

A former Playboy model will serve at least 10 years in prison after admitting killing a 71-year-old psychiastrist whose body was found stuffed in a car boot near Las Vegas.

Manchester Evening News

Paedophile ex-special constable who sent explicit messages to girl while at work is going back to prison

“It appears he still needs some degree of support in relation to his mental health and emotional well-being.”

The Guardian - AU

George Pell flew higher than any Australian priest, but he chose career over the safety of children

The cardinal was smart and determined. His failure to uncover some of the worst cases of child sexual abuse by priests blights his reputation

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