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Life insurance ad featuring serial killer Harold Shipman attracts criticism

Shipman committed suicide in prison having been sentenced to life for murdering 15 elderly patients

Birmingham Post

Thug brutally battered girlfriend before issuing grim 'parting shot'

Domestic abuser left nurse unable to walk for weeks after he came out of prison a "different man"

Liverpool Echo

Indonesia’s charity laws in spotlight after Lion Air crash scam

Three charity workers have been given prison terms for misappropriating $7.8m from a victims’ fund set up by Boeing.

Al Jazeera

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Wheatfield Prison records largest number of phones, drugs and weapons seized last year

No contraband was found in three prisons in the country

Dublin Live

Junta amnesty backflip concerns Australia

Concerns have been raised after Myanmar's junta cancelled the amnesty of Australian Professor Sean Turnell, who was imprisoned there for 650 days.

AAP

Freed after 20 years, Hawaii man reflects on case, future

A Hawaii man who spent more than 20 years in prison for the murder and rape of a tourist has been released because of new evidence

The Independent UK

Judge slaps ex-Chicago college student who spied for China with 8 years in federal prison

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Chicago college student to eight years in federal prison for spying on behalf of the Chinese government, saying it was clear that his ultimate goal was to become a “sleeper agent” and infiltrate some of the United States’ most sensitive operations.

Chicago Tribune

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Report: Louisiana often holds inmates beyond release dates

The U.S. Justice Department says Louisiana's prison system routinely holds people beyond their release dates

The Independent UK

Police officer jailed for lying twice that wife was driving when caught speeding

Mark Hinchliffe has been handed a six-month prison sentence after the officer got his wife to attempt to take the blame for two speeding offences over fears he'd lose his job

Daily Mirror

Sons of Panamanian ex-president released from US prison

The two brothers are expected to return to Panama on Wednesday, where they and their father face corruption charges.

Al Jazeera

Gender reform 'doesn't change' where trans criminals are jailed, says Nicola Sturgeon

NICOLA Sturgeon has said that the Scottish Parliament’s gender reform legislation “doesn’t in any way change the system” which determines…

The National (Scotland)

Trans woman guilty of raping two women remanded in female prison in Scotland

Politicians, campaigners and UN special rapporteur concerned by case of Isla Bryson, who offended before she had transitioned

The Guardian - UK

Mum's horror as son ties her up, threatens to pour boiling water over her and demands £10k

Michal Strehlau, 27, kept his own mother prisoner in her home for hours before she managed to escape.

Daily Record

Savannah Chrisley reveals the dividing line when her life began 'falling apart'

"Chrisley Knows Best" star Savannah Chrisley is struggling with the reality of her parents' absence and says that her life is "falling apart" after they began their respective prison sentences for tax evasion last week.

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The Independent UK

Panama awaits return of ex-president's sons in bribery case

Two sons of former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli are expected back in Panama after completing prison sentences in the United States for laundering millions of dollars in bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht

Wales Online

Man with incredible criminal record caught using stolen bank cards

As he was arrested he told police: 'I haven't done anything since I came out of prison 10 years ago and now I'm getting done for wearing some d***head's jacket'

Daily Record

'Vicious' Scots thugs attacked dad seen carrying child with machete in broad daylight

Stuart Jess and John Lucas were originally charged with attempting to murder their victim, 35-year-old Marc Webley.

Wales Online

Former police chief blasts prison therapy ducks for convicted gang members

Bosses are hoping the humane approach of introducing pets to prison life may help speed up prisoner reform

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The Independent UK

Scottish minister ‘trusts’ decision to send transgender rapist to women’s jail

The High Court in Glasgow found Isla Bryson guilty of raping two women while she was a man in 2016 and 2019.

Wales Online

Paedophile spared jail term as he would be 'vulnerable' in prison

Daniel Tyler thought he was sending sexually explicit messaged to girls aged between 12 and 14 but in reality he was communicating with members of so-called paedophile hunter groups

The Independent UK

Officer fired over Tyre Nichols death was sued for beating prison inmate unconscious in 2016

Inmate claims corrections officers slammed him face first into sink and floor

Daily Record

SNP justice minister refuses to intervene after trans woman rapist sent to Cornton Vale

Keith Brown was called to answer an urgent question on the case of Isla Bryson, who was found guilty of two counts of rape

Al Jazeera

US man released after 25 years in prison amid new evidence

Judge ordered Albert ‘Ian’ Schweitzer ‘released from shackles immediately’ during proceedings in Hawaii court.

Edinburgh Live

Men jailed after horror Edinburgh machete attack which left dad scarred for life

John Lucas and Stuart Jess were handed lengthy sentences following the horror attack on 35-year-old Marc Webley in March 2021. Both men approached Webley and repeatedly struck him on the head and body.

The Independent UK

Downing Street ‘concerned’ over transgender rapist sent to women’s jail

Isla Bryson, formerly known as Adam Graham, was found guilty following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

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