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Family waiting months for autopsy result on Aboriginal death in custody

Clinton Austin was the second Aboriginal man to die in custody in Victoria in the space of a month. His twin brother is calling for changes to the justice system.

ABC News

20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma

Thiolina Marpaung still panics anytime she smells smoke, immediately recalling the bomb explosion that upended her life 20 years ago

The Independent UK

Mum spared jail after judge discovers she is living on street in tent

Giving the mother another chance, Judge Mark Bury urged her 'to get off drugs completely' in order to avoid a future prison sentence

Daily Mirror

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Sister of UK millionaire shot dead by model ex shocked to see killer sunbathing on beach

The family of Andrew Bush have been angered after Mayka Kukucova sparked outrage by posting Instagram selfies as she soaked up sun on the beach

Daily Mirror

Authorities hunt Katie Piper’s acid attacker after he was recalled to prison - OLD

Piper suffered horrific injuries in the acid attack that left her permanently scarred.

The Independent UK

Kim escaped North Korea and then went back to save his mum

It is rare for anyone to return to North Korea and even rarer for them to make it back to South Korea a second time. Yet Kim did both to help his mother, writes Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Min Joo Kim

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter who attacked journalist should get prison time, prosecutors say

Alan Byerly of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania went to the Capitol and joined other rioters in using a large metal Trump sign as a battering ram against barricades and police officers, prosecutors said.

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Prosecutors seek prison for rioter's attack on AP journalist

Federal prosecutors have recommended a prison sentence of approximately four years for a Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to assaulting an Associated Press photographer and using a stun gun against police officers at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

The rise and fall of Dominic Noonan, the paedophile gangster who once ruled Manchester's underworld

For years Noonan traded on his notoriety to conceal a dark secret

Manchester Evening News

NSW Serco staff strike at largest prison

Officers at Australia's largest correctional complex in northern NSW will go on strike again amid negotiations with the prison's private operator Serco.

AAP

‘The system’s broken’: the crisis gripping Australia’s juvenile justice centres

There are calls for urgent reforms across the country, where some jurisdictions incarcerate children as young as 10

The Guardian - AU

Miscarriage of justice ruling for intellectually disabled man

For 12 years a gap in the law saw people with intellectual disabilities convicted of crimes and in some cases sent to prison because there was no “unfit to stand trial” provision for them.

Newsroom.co.nz

NHRC seeks report from Odisha govt on overcrowding issue of Bhadrak jail

BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the director general of prisons, Odisha and sought a detailed reply from the officer on the overcrowding and precarious condition of Bhadrak jail.

The Times of India

Seoul subway killing sparks calls for new laws

There was a public outcry after police in Seoul took Jeon Joo-hwan into custody and accused him of stalking and then stabbing a woman to death in a public toilet at a subway station.

Bangkok Post

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The Guardian - UK

Podcasts for ex-offenders: ‘It’s not super-common that you’ve been to prison. Who can relate to you?’

Life after prison can be lonely and tough. Two new podcasts presented by former prisoners aim to help those leaving jail – and their families – to readjust

Irish Mirror

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch vows to go to court every day of three-month trial causing security nightmare

A source revealed Hutch told his legal team he wants to be in court every day in person rather than via video link from prison even though the trial is expected to last three months.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Extends Temporary Prison Release of US Citizen

Iran has extended the temporary prison release of a US citizen freed earlier this week, his brother said Saturday, voicing hopes the liberation would become permanent. Siamak Namazi, a 51-year-old Iranian-American, has been held in Iran for years along with his elderly father, former UNICEF official Baquer Namazi, under convictions…

The Guardian - US

New Weinstein trial to begin in Los Angeles, five years after bombshell reports

Disgraced producer, already poised to spend life in prison, faces 11 additional sexual assault charges

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Leeds Live

Life in the shadows of Leeds Prison where residents keep their curtains closed

Residents living outside HM Prison Leeds spoke of how the 'eyesore' building can attract some unwelcome guests

Liverpool Echo

The laws that you need to be aware of if you own a dog

Anyone who fails to adhere to the pet-owner rules could face huge fines or even prosecution

Tribune News Service

VP Kamala Harris in Austin hits Texas abortion ban as ‘immoral,’ pleads for votes

WASHINGTON – One month before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Austin, Texas, on Saturday and, calling Texas’ abortion ban “immoral,” urged voters to install prosecutors and state officials who will not try to imprison abortion providers.

The Independent UK

From child star to convicted killer: The chilling ‘downward spiral’ of Riverdale’s Ryan Grantham

Grantham killed his mother in cold blood in 2020. He’s since been sentenced to life in prison. Bevan Hurley investigates how he got there

Daily Mirror

Obsession with gruesome true crime dramas explained - and best ones to watch

Dahmer has been popular on Netflix over the past week, as viewers watched American Horror Story star Evan Peters act out Jeffrey Dahmer's vile and cannibalistic ways in the series.

Daily Mirror

Agony of serial killer Peter Tobin's victims' families as murderer takes secrets to grave

Before his death Tobin reportedly boasted in prison of killing up to 48 victims and Valerie Earl, mum to murdered Jessie Earl said they will never know if he killed daughter

Daily Mirror

Thug dubbed ‘most dangerous teen in Scotland’ stabbed two prison officers

Darren Cornelius lashed out at the two guards wihle his evening meal was being served at his cell in HMP Shotts, Lanarkshire, managing to stab two before he was subdued

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