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UK man who murdered pregnant girlfriend after release from prison jailed for 42 years

Alana Odysseos, 32, was pregnant with her third child when she was killed by Shaine March in July last year

The Guardian - UK

Deaths in custody remembered as protesters urge change

Calls for justice and accountability have echoed through the streets as the loved ones of those who have died in custody share their stories.

AAP

French justice minister's prison visit to Sarkozy sparks legal complaint by lawyers

France's justice minister visited former President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Santé prison in Paris on Wednesday evening, sparking a legal complaint.

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Double murderer who stabbed pregnant girlfriend 23 times is jailed for life

Shaine March was aged 21 when he fatally stabbed 17-year-old Andre Drummond in the neck at a McDonald’s restaurant in Denmark Hill

The Independent UK

Why is it so difficult for the UK to deport foreign criminals?

A convicted sex offender has been deported from Britain to Ethiopia after being accidentally released from prison. Following a national manhunt, home secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed that Hadush Kebatu – an asylum seeker who came to the UK without authorisation on a small boat – would be returned to his…

The Conversation

Australian governments ‘turning their backs’ on soaring Indigenous incarceration, former minister says

Robert Tickner says there are ‘no excuses for the failure to implement’ recommendations from the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody

The Guardian - AU

Turkish court sentences hotel owner and 10 others to life for deadly fire that killed 78

A Turkish court has sentenced the owner of a ski resort hotel and 10 others to life in prison for severe negligence in a deadly fire

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Man handed life prison term for murdering wife in ‘brutal’ New Year’s Day attack

Mompati Dodo Isaacs, 39, stabbed Keotshepile Naso Isaacs, 33, nine times at their home in North Berwick while their children were asleep.

Evening Standard

Legal complaint filed against French justice minister over Sarkozy prison visit

A group of lawyers has filed a complaint against French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin for what they say is an "illegal conflict of interest," following his visit to former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a prison sentence.

Radio France Internationale

The potential ‘Son of Sam’ killings that still haunt the NYPD

NEW YORK CITY HALLOWEEN COLD CASE: Decades after a photographer and his girlfriend were executed in their Manhattan apartment, the case remains open – haunted by cult rumors, a missing gun and theories tied to the ‘Son of Sam’ serial slays. A former NYPD sergeant tells Andrea Cavallier what he…

The Independent UK

Double murder refuses to attend Old Bailey sentencing

Shaine March stabbed pregnant girlfriend Alana Odysseos to death in July last year.

Evening Standard

Diddy's 'Drug Rehab and Redemption' Plan — Why Observers Aren't Convinced It's Genuine

Diddy begins rehab and therapy at FCI Fort Dix during his prison term, but experts question whether his redemption effort is sincere or strategic.

International Business Times UK

Taiwan increases penalty for damaging undersea cables amid increased suspected sabotage attempts — offenders face up to 7 years in prison and $325,000 in fines

It would also require vessels to have automatic identification systems and make the undersea infrastructure easier to find with published mapping data.

Tom’s Hardware

Sean 'Diddy' Combs transferred to New Jersey prison

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been transferred to a federal prison in New Jersey, where he will likely spend the rest of his sentence.

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The Guardian - UK

Drone-blocking technology ‘urgently’ required at jails in England and Wales

Ability to maintain control in prisons ‘critically undermined’ by scale of illicit drug trade, MPs say

The Independent UK

Former Australian lawmaker sentenced to prison for rape and sexual abuse of two men

Gareth Ward sentenced to almost six years in prison for raping a young man and sexually assaulting a teenager

AAP

Push to challenge sentence that sparked prisons protest

Prosecutors have asked a court to reopen sentencing after a seemingly lenient penalty given to a man who assaulted prison officers caused mass outrage.

AAP

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death

A woman in detention in a spit hood said "I can't breathe" before she died, a coroner has found, sparking calls for the head covering's use to end in one state.

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The Guardian - AU

Former NSW MP Gareth Ward sentenced to almost six years in prison for sexually abusing two men

Ward appeared via video link from Cessnock prison, having resigned as the member for Kiama in early August

The Independent UK

Dangerous culture of accepting drugs crisis in prisons must be broken – MPs

A report published on Friday warned of the ‘unacceptable’ human cost from the crisis.

The Independent UK

Prison drugs crisis hits ‘endemic’ levels as drone sightings soar 1,140 per cent

There is a ‘dangerous culture of acceptance’ around substance misuse in prisons as almost four in 10 inmates admit it’s easy to get drugs, a report warns

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Halloween meal will include baked fish, spinach and coleslaw

In a huge contrast to the spooky season parties he used to enjoy, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ prison Halloween meal will include baked fish, spinach and coleslaw.

The Independent UK

Cop's testimony, judge's instructions influenced outcome of Sonya Massey murder case

The killing of Sonya Massey in her home by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy was pursued by prosecutors as a first-degree murder case with a possible life prison sentence

The Guardian - UK

Man jailed after burgling Damien Hirst’s London studio while wearing GPS ankle tag

Liam Middleton-Gomm, 36, receives 32-month sentence for stealing £5,000 of goods after police traced his movements

The Guardian - US

US climate activists condemn 18-month jail term for nonviolent art museum protester

‘It’s hard to fathom how a peaceful protester can receive more prison time than many of the insurrectionists,’ said one researcher, of Timothy Martin’s sentence

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