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Kuwait Court of Appeals Sentences Mazen al-Jarrah to 5 Years in Prison

The Kuwaiti Court of Appeal sentenced Major General Mazen al-Jarrah and Nawaf al-Shalahi to five years in prison and fined them KD1.360 million for money laundering and bribery in what was known as the case of the Bangladeshi MP. It is the second part of the Bangladeshi MP, which dates…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Staff working with refugees accused of 'wanting to just clock off' after damning Newcastle hotel probe

A council investigation recently uncovered shocking living conditions for asylum seekers in Newcastle hotels, which it is claimed reminded torture victims of being in prison

Chronicle Live

Cambodian court convicts opposition leader of land giveaway

A court in Cambodia has convicted opposition leader Sam Rainsy in absentia of planning to cede national land to a foreign entity and sentenced him to life in prison

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Exclusive-Deadly Iran jail fire erupted as police clashed with inmates, sources say

Two days before a fire ripped through a section of Iran's Evin prison and killed at least eight people, a riot police unit arrived at the compound and began to patrol the corridors, shouting "God is Greatest" and banging batons on cell doors, six sources told Reuters.

Reuters

Far-right ex-UCLA student sentenced to 3.5 years in prison over Capitol insurrection

Christian Secor, a follower of white nationalist Nick Fuentes, was among a group of rioters pushing through a doorway into the Capitol.

Axios

California man who sat in Mike Pence’s chair during Capitol riot sentenced to prison

A 24-year-old Costa Mesa, California, man who sat in former Vice President Mike Pence’s vacated seat while storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection was sentenced Wednesday to three and a half years in prison.

The Orange County Register

US raises concerns after Saudis sentence American to 16 years in prison over tweets

The U.S. has raised concerns with Saudi Arabia about an American citizen whom the kingdom sentenced to 16 years in prison for posting tweets critical of the Saudi government.

Tribune News Service

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Ex-Louisville officers headed to prison for throwing drinks at random residents, cyberstalking

WEKU

Jail for assaulting NSW frontline workers

People who assault NSW frontline workers - including paramedics, prison officers, hospital staff and firefighters - could be jailed under new laws.

AAP

NSW using prisoners as political pawns, critics say, after state refuses to let UN inspectors into detention facility

Queensland also revealed to be restricting access to mental health wards, despite Australia’s ratification of UN torture protocol

The Guardian - AU

Ex-UCLA student linked to extremists gets Jan. 6 prison term

A former UCLA student who stormed the U.S. Capitol while waving a flag promoting a far-right extremist movement has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for his role in a mob’s attack on the building

The Independent UK

A former UCLA student was sentenced to over three years in prison for Capitol riot

Christian Secor, a former UCLA student and follower of the far-right racist livestreamer Nick Fuentes, was sentenced on Wednesday for obstructing congress during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

WEKU

Saudi Government Sentences U.S. Citizen to 16 Years in Prison for Anti-Regime Tweets Posted from U.S.

Axios (Shawna Chen) reports, as does an opinion piece in the Washington Post (Josh Rogin) (paywalled). From the Post: [L]ast November, when [American citizen Saad Ibrahim Almadi] traveled to Riyadh to visit family, he was detained regarding 14 tweets posted on his account over the previous seven years. One of…

Reason

Florida Corrections Officers Paralyzed A Man, Then Left Him in Solitary Confinement

Craig Ridley died after corrections officers paralyzed him in a beating then left him without medical care for days.

Reason

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Sex offender gets life for killing teen during 2009 vacation

A man has been sentenced to life in prison after confessing to the 2009 killing of a 17-year-old girl who disappeared while on a beach vacation in South Carolina

The Guardian - US

Brittney Griner sends message from Russian prison on birthday: ‘Thanks for fighting to get me home’

Basketball player, who was arrested at Moscow airport after authorities found vape canisters, thanks supporters

Wales Online

Wales v All Blacks pitch intruder gets suspended prison sentence and two-year ban over cricket incident

Daniel Jarvis appeared in court and was banned from attending sporting events in England and Wales

Chicago Sun-Times

Brittney Griner gets support as she spends her 32nd birthday in Russian prison

“Thank you everyone for fighting so hard to get me home. All the support and love are definitely helping me,” Griner said in a statement.

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Slimmed down Boris Becker reportedly teaching yoga in prison

Former Wimbledon champion trains at Huntercombe prison where he is serving time for hiding assets, German tabloid reports

Daily Mirror

Inside haunted jail where murderers were caged - and you can now stay as hotel guest

Every room in this bizarre hostel is a former prison cell complete with the names of the inmates incarcerated in them – you can even visit death row

Daily Record

Prison nurse who had 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate jailed

Elyse Hibbs shared 'flirtatious' calls and texts messages with the unnamed inmate over several weeks.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner will have prison sentence appeal heard by Russian court later this month

Two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted on 4 August over cannabis oil vape canisters in luggage

Daily Mirror

The ‘brain eater’ who sleeps on concrete slab in glass box after murdering three inmates

Robert Maudsley murdered other inmates in horrific and brutal ways and was deemed unsafe to keep around other prisoners so has been locked in a cell deep below Wakefield Prison ever since

The Independent UK

Stephen Curry honors Brittney Griner during Warriors ring ceremony

Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison

Wales Online

Molly Russell's dad said jailing executives at 'unsafe' social media platforms should be an option

Ian Russell said it would "refocus their minds" if senior social media executives faced a prison sentence for not protecting users of their platform properly after the death of his daughter Molly, 14

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