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Mother called prison concerned about son hours before he attempted suicide in cell and later died

The prison authorities at the inquest of Andrew Gearns indicated that he was checked on 13 times on the afternoon of September 28, 2020

Irish Mirror

Abandoned prison which caged dangerous cartel killers found by urban explorer

The building was opened as a state prison in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1943 and closed in September 2019 following a string of riots and protests between prisoners

Daily Mirror

'Dances With Wolves' actor to be charged with sex assault

Former actor Nathan Chasing Horse could be facing multiple sexual assault and sex trafficking charges and life in prison

The Independent UK

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Egyptian content creators arrested over comic prison visit video

Detainees face charges such as ‘publishing false news and utilising social media accounts to commit acts of terrorism’.

Al Jazeera

Putin foe Navalny says he's in solitary cell for 6 months

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says prison authorities have placed him in a one-person cell for the next six months

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate to remain behind bars after losing new appeal against detention in Romania

Social media figure, his brother and two Romanians are in custody following police raids in December

The Independent UK

Egyptian content creators arrested over spoof prison visit video

Five social media content creators have been arrested in Egypt after publishing a widely viewed comic sketch about a visit to an Egyptian jail, two lawyers said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Scottish Tories: Government must reveal when it intervened over prison transfers

The call came in the wake of double rapist Isla Bryson being housed in segregation at a female-only jail.

The Independent UK

Maghaberry prisoners crochet hats for premature babies

“It’s hard to imagine a group of burly prisoners all sitting together crocheting, but it is happening in Maghaberry"

Belfast Live

Westminster: ‘Jealous’ double killer likely to die in prison for murder of girlfriend and man

Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years

Evening Standard

Convicted Khmer Rouge leader moved to Cambodian state prison

Khieu Samphan, who was convicted by a U.N.-backed tribunal of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role as a leader of the communist Khmer Rouge when they ruled Cambodia in 1975-1979, has been transferred from the tribunal’s jail to serve his life sentence at a state prison

The Independent UK

Double killer likely to die in prison for cutting throats of girlfriend and man

Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years.

The Independent UK

Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine

A court in Moscow has sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military

The Independent UK

Labour demands answers on trans prisoner 'fiasco' from SNP justice secretary Keith Brown

Two MSPs have written to Keith Brown to ask why it took so long for the government to intervene over the prison transfers of Isla Bryson and Tiffany Scott.

Daily Record

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Prison term sought for ex-Aoki head

Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 2-1/2-year prison term for the former chairman of business apparel chain operator Aoki Holdings Inc. in a bribery case connected to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Manchester Evening News

'It's creating an open prison': Plans to turn old library into huge 48-bed home scrapped after outcry

The 11,000 sqft building was heralded as a super-modern, state-of-the-art public space when it was first built in 1905

Tribune News Service

Connecticut family whose daughter was murdered fights to keep inmates like her killer in prison

HARTFORD, Conn. — When Elizabeth Carlson’s parents agreed to a plea agreement to send their daughter’s killer to prison for 42 years, they thought it was iron-clad.

Miami Herald

‘Extreme injustice’: Homeless man with untreated schizophrenia fights 150-year sentence

MIAMI — The crime that Jared Stephens committed is not in dispute.

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Al Jazeera

A guard told me, ‘We will shoot you’: Life in a Donetsk prison

A Ukrainian social worker, jailed by Russia-backed separatists and freed in a wartime exchange, tells her story.

Wales Online

Dad went 'berserk' and attacked two men 'mercilessly' punching and stamping on them

Jamie Thomas approached his victims from behind and launched a surprise assault using his feet and fists

ABC News

Iranian Instagram couple sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after video of them dancing in Tehran goes viral

The influencer couple, who are in their early 20s, have been convicted of promoting indecency, colluding against national security, and producing propaganda against Iran's government.

ABC News

Prison boss said Veronica Nelson's family wanted 'someone to blame' in leaked email

A leaked email reveals the head of the prison where Veronica Nelson died in custody told staff last year the Aboriginal woman's family wanted "someone to blame" and accused the media of sensationalist coverage.

Miami Herald

Political prisoners are main obstacle to better relations with Cuba, US diplomat says

The U.S. government has made it clear to Cuban authorities that the imprisonment of hundreds of peaceful protesters who took part in island-wide demonstrations on July 2021 is the “most serious obstacle” to improving bilateral relations, the head of the U.S. Embassy in Havana told the Miami Herald in an…

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand PM welcomes change to Australia’s ‘corrosive’ deportation policy

Length of time someone has lived in Australia will be taken into account when considering whether to deport Kiwis who have been sentenced to a year or more in prison

Tribune News Service

Warden at troubled California women’s prison faced sexual harassment, misconduct lawsuits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Investigations at California’s largest prison for women into sexual abuse and assault claims are continuing, and the acting warden who oversaw a probe that identified at least 22 potential victims has been moved out of the prison.

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