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Virginia prisoners who used toothbrush to escape caught at pancake restaurant

Two inmates dug their way out of cell using toothbrush but were apprehended within hours at Ihop branch

The Guardian - US

Norma Foley agrees with Taoiseach that transgender prisoners should not be housed in female prisons

Education Minister Norma Foley said that she also agreed with comments from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that prisoners convicted of violent crimes who were born biologically male should not be placed in female-only prions.

Irish Mirror

San Quentin — California’s oldest prison — executed hundreds from death row over decades

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — San Quentin State Prison was once known as “The Bastille by The Bay,” an enormous facility overlooking San Francisco Bay that housed the nation’s largest death row and was built in 1852, making it California’s oldest prison.

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Saudi Arabia and Iran restore relations: A chance at peace for Yemen?

The two sides in Yemen's conflict have agreed to free nearly 900 people in a prisoner exchange. That deal comes less than two weeks after Saudi Arabia and Iran re-established diplomatic ties after years of hostility. The two regional powers have backed opposing sides in Yemen's war, and their rapprochement…

France 24

Edinburgh prisoner slashed by fellow inmate with 'psychotic traits'

Damien McCann was caged for repeatedly raping a girl, starting when she was aged 10, as his vile wife filmed the abuse. His attacker, Damian Fowler, was previously told by a judge that he has "psychotic traits"

Edinburgh Live

Scots paedophile monster scarred in prison razor blade attack by serial slasher

Damien McCann, whose wife filmed him raping a young girl, was permanently disfigured after attack by inmate at Saughton Prison.

Daily Record

Victoria's Centre of Excellence VET program helps prisoners gain skills to prepare for employment

One participant started using drugs at 16, was trafficking by 21 and has been in and out of jail for much of her adult life. Now, she's using construction skills she learnt while incarcerated to build herself a better future.

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Man sentenced to 30 years after police officer shot friend

A judge reduced the prison sentence from 55 to 30 years for an Alabama man convicted of murder when a police officer shot his friend

The Independent UK

Ireland may need to change laws around trans prisoners – Varadkar

Taoiseach says any response to cases like the Isla Bryson one in Scotland would be dealt with 'in a similar way'

Dublin Live

Ireland may have to consider changing laws around trans prisoners – Varadkar

The Irish Prison Service said that it is currently drafting a policy on transgender prisoners.

The Independent UK

Push for Victorian bail laws to honour Veronica's story

The family of Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson, who died in custody in 2020, says Victoria's bail law reforms should be named in her honour.

AAP

‘I’m flawed, I need grace and forgiveness.’ Missouri man sentenced in Capitol riot

A Missouri man who told a federal judge that “I take full responsibility” for breaching the Capitol in the early minutes of the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Tuesday to 14 days in prison and fined $500.

Tribune News Service

Pipeline protests criminalized in Utah

Since the Standing Rock protests in 2017, 19 states have passed so-called critical infrastructure laws

Salon

Tucker Carlson says Trump’s payoff to a porn actress is ‘ordinary in America’

Fox host ignores context of Michael Cohen’s prison sentence as he portrays Daniels payment as harmless

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Salon

Fox hosts sad over possible Trump arrest

"If he's the nominee, you're putting 74 million votes in prison. And that's how I see it," said Jesse Watters

The Independent UK

Man gets 4 years for attacking police at Jan. 6 Capitol riot

A Virginia man who assaulted police with a stolen baton and used a flashing strobe light to disorient officers trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

Reuters

Chad sentences 441 rebels to life in prison over ex-president Deby's death

A court in Chad sentenced more than 400 rebels to life in prison on Tuesday over the death of former president Idriss Deby, who was killed on the frontline of a battle against their group in 2021, their lawyer said.

France 24

The many lives of French abbeys

Once important seats of Christian worship, and now treasures of the country's heritage, French abbeys often have surprising histories. That’s the case of Fontevraud abbey, in the former duchy of Anjou. Run by a woman during its heyday, the abbey was turned into a prison after the French Revolution. In…

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Italian anarchist in solitary confinement warns of his death

Alfredo Cospito’s hunger strike began last October in protest against a harsh and controversial regime known as 41-bis.

France 24

The legacy of the Soviet Gulag with 'Varlam' author Michael Prazan

The Gulag is synonymous with some of the worst mass human rights abuses of the 20th century, and also some of the lesser known. As many as 24 million people were imprisoned and some 1.6 million killed in the Soviet prison system. But no one was ever held accountable for…

The Guardian - US

Can California’s most notorious prison become a rehab center? Ex-residents weigh in

Thanh Tran and James King, formerly incarcerated advocates, on life inside the notorious San Quentin and the governor’s transformation plan

Asharq Al-Awsat

London Police Institutionally Racist and Sexist, Major Review Finds

London's Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist and misogynistic and unable to police itself, an independent review said on Tuesday, heaping pressure on the Met's new chief to reform Britain's biggest police force. The review was commissioned by the then-head of the Met, Cressida Dick, in 2021 after a serving officer…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rights Report Accuses Syria Regime Services of Killing Thousands of Civilians

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Monday that it continues to monitor and track the arrests and killing under torture in Syrian regime prisons and security centers.

Chronicle Live

Woman, 32, found dead on morning after release from prison

Jaymielee Crow faced challenges with life in the community and had requested support with this

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets

Saudi Arabia has freed a Saudi-American citizen it had imprisoned more than a year over his old tweets critical of the kingdom’s crown prince

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