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

Elliot Harrison was released from prison in July last year

Manchester Evening News

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.

Miami Herald

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.

Reuters

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

AAP

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.

Glasgow Live

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

Daily Mirror

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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.

ABC News

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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

Unclear if 41-year-old will return to prison

The Independent UK

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

Leeds Live

Man accused of stabbing Senate staffer after prison release

A U.S. Senate staffer remained hospitalized Tuesday after police say he was attacked leaving a restaurant in Washington this weekend by a man who had been released from federal prison a day earlier

The Independent UK

Transgender woman will serve sentence in male prison after stabbing partner

Zara Jade was jailed after pleading guilty to six offences including false imprisonment, assault and robbery.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Boris Becker won’t attend Wimbledon 2023 after prison release

The tennis champ is keeping off UK soil after post-prison deportation

The Independent UK

Russia convicts father of teen who drew antiwar pictures

Officials say a Russian court has convicted a single father over social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison

Daily Mirror

Boris Becker insists "what happens in prison stays in prison" as he "feared for life"

Former tennis player Boris Becker, a six-time Grand Slam champion, hit rock bottom following his prison sentence last April after being found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act

Daily Mirror

Boris Becker always had to “look over shoulder” as he shared prison with murderers

Boris Becker spent eight months inside after being jailed last year and has now opened up on his sentence in his first UK interview since being released

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Bristol Post

Asylum seeker in West Country hotel says living in hotel is 'just like a prison'

Seeking refuge in the UK because of his sexuality, he is still being abused

Wales Online

Boris Becker shares details of how he 'survived' prison as he looks ahead to new TV documentary

The former Wimbledon champ, who was released from prison last year, chatted to Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond on ITV's This Morning

Bristol Post

Mystery filming partly closes Shepton Mallet Prison to visitors

The Conversation

Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ+ law could lead to death penalty for same-sex 'offences'

People in same-sex relationships in Uganda now face the possibility of life in prison after the country’s parliament unanimously passed its 2023 anti-homosexuality bill. The legislation, which Amnesty International has called “appalling”, “ambiguous” and “vaguely worded”, establishes a range of harsh penalties for same-sex “offences” – including the death penalty…

Nottingham Post

HMP Lowdham Grange confirms third prisoner death in 3 weeks

The prison holds nearly 900 male inmates

Daily Mirror

‘Facebook rapist’ escapes from prison and on run after staging his own death

Thabo Bester, who targeted his victims by finding them on Facebook, was found "dead" last May after a burned body was left in his cell - but he was later spotted in shops and restaurants in an upmarket part of Cape Town

Reuters

Freed 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Rusesabagina leaves Kigali, reaches Qatar

Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film "Hotel Rwanda" about the 1994 genocide, has arrived in Qatar after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, Rwanda's government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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