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Uzbekistan jails protesters over anti-government unrest

Court sentences 22 people to various prison terms over last year’s unrest which left 21 people dead.

Al Jazeera

Police launch crackdown on drugs being smuggled into Perth Prison

Officers carried out patrols around the perimeter of the jail and the surrounding areas

Daily Record

Asaram Bapu sentenced to life imprisonment by Gujarat court in 2013 rape case

AHMEDABAD: A sessions court in Gandhinagar punished Asaram with life imprisonment after holding him guilty of rape and sodomy, a decade after his former devotee complained against him.

The Times of India

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Uzbek court sentences 22 over deadly Karakalpakstan unrest

A court in Uzbekistan sentenced 22 people to various prison terms on Tuesday over the deadly unrest in the autonomous Karakalpakstan republic last July, the country’s Supreme Court said.

Reuters

Glasgow gangster has prison escort and is handcuffed to guard as he gives eulogy at mum's funeral

John Hardie delivered the "emotional" speech at Springburn Parish Church after being escorted to the service from jail, where he is serving 20 years for his part in an attack on Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel.

Glasgow Live

West Kimberley Regional Prison inmates work to provide food and relief to communities affected by flooding

Prisoners in the Kimberley are providing flood evacuees and emergency workers with meals and are gaining valuable life skills in the process.

ABC News

Urgent action needed to curb rise in prison deaths linked to spice, say UK researchers

Synthetic cannabinoids involved in nearly half of male prisoner deaths analysed in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

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Killer to be sentenced for threats in poem from jail

Convicted killer Justin Fuller will be sentenced in Newcastle District Court on Thursday for threatening to kill his former partner in a poem he sent to her from prison.

Newcastle Herald

Notorious Scots gangster escorted from prison to give 'emotional' speech at mum's funeral

Despite being handcuffed to a security guard, violent John Hardie eulogised about his mother to a packed Springburn Parish Church.

Daily Record

Thug who murdered gangland boss Tam McGraw's brother given extra year in prison after razor attack

Thomas Main lashed out as he was being locked up for his own safety after another prisoner hit him, a court heard.

Daily Record

ISIS soldier from Dearborn guilty in federal court terror trial

DETROIT — An Islamic State soldier from Dearborn captured on a Syrian battlefield five years ago faces at least 10 years in federal prison after a jury Monday convicted him of providing material support to a terrorist group.

Tribune News Service

Ex-officer involved in 2020 protest shooting avoids prison

A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a deadly shooting during the 2020 Breonna Taylor protests has been sentenced to two years of probation

The Independent UK

“We are humans back here”: As Texas hunger strike wanes, prisoners speak out against solitary confinement

After 21 days, the last of many Texas prisoners to consistently refuse food ended his hunger strike. In letters to The Texas Tribune, two prisoners spoke out on the dire solitary confinement conditions that led them to starve themselves.

The Texas Tribune

Cook County prosecutors to drop all charges against R. Kelly, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announces

CHICAGO — Cook County prosecutors intend to drop all charges against imprisoned R&B star R. Kelly, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced Monday.

Chicago Tribune

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Goldfields prisoner waited two hours for treatment after stroke, inquest hears

A WA coroner stops short of blaming prison and hospital staff over a 48-year-old Aboriginal inmate's death in custody, but says senior staff at a regional jail need to understand preservation of life is more important than the completion of paperwork.

Los Angeles Times

California fines detention center operator $100,000 over immigrants’ working conditions

California regulators levied $104,510 in fines against the private prison operator GEO Group last month after detained immigrant workers at the Golden State Annex in Central California complained about unsafe conditions, including a lack of protective equipment and proper training, while cleaning the facility for $1 per day.

Daily Mirror

Blogger couple jailed for ten years for innocently dancing in the street

Astiyazh Haghighi and Amir Mohammad Ahmadi were each sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison, for "corruption on earth and incitement to prostitution" following dancing in Freedom Square, Tehran

The National (Scotland)

Transgender prisoner placing pause by government was to give clarity, says Sturgeon

The decision to pause the placing of transgender prisoners with a history of violence against women in the female prison estate was taken to provide…

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Liverpool Echo

Schoolboy's Snapchat exposed gang boss directing ruthless heroin ring from prison cell

Wesley Hankin, originally from Wavertree, headed a gang using child drug dealers

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon insists review of transgender prisoners in women's jails will provide 'clarity'

The Scottish Government has been under fire for the past week after double rapist Isla Bryson was sent to Cornton Vale after being convicted.

The Independent UK

Trans prisoner pause was to give clarity, says Sturgeon

Scotland’s Justice Secretary said there are five transgender prisoners in the women’s estate, none of whom have a history of violence against women.

Evening Standard

Woman who strangled and sexually assaulted girl in Tottenham jailed

A “highly dangerous” woman who strangled and sexually assaulted another young girl has been sentenced to five years in prison.

ABC News

Number of Aboriginal Tasmanians in prison more than doubles in a decade

A support worker who helps Aboriginal prisoners when they are released in Tasmania is not surprised the rates of incarceration have doubled in a decade, saying the system is failing her community.

Irish Mirror

John Gilligan 'hopping mad' as old pal takes €100,000 from his Spanish bolthole

The pint-sized gangster is due back in court in Spain on drugs charges

The Conversation

Why are there prisons? An expert explains the history of using 'correctional' facilities to punish people

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

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