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Britain calls on Iran to release environmentalist Morad Tahbaz

The British government on Wednesday called on Iran to release environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, an Iranian-American who also holds British citizenship, after his family said he had been returned to prison.

Reuters

Putin opponent loses complaint about prison confinement

Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, lost another court battle in his effort to push back against the Kremlin’s widening crackdown on him and other dissenters

The Independent UK

Brit who killed Canadian girlfriend after she flew to UK was banned from meeting own mother

Jack Sepple was sentenced to life in prison two weeks ago for the killing of his 19-year-old partner Ashley Wadsworth.

Daily Record

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Mystery around death of gang ringleader who tortured cannabis farmer with a hammer

Gerard Thompson had suffered chest pain the night before he was found dead

Liverpool Echo

Young man told gardai at scene of crash 'I've killed my best friend - I wish it was me'

Martin Ditchburn was handed a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty at an earlier court hearing to dangerous driving causing the death of Jason Killeen on September 24, 2020

Irish Mirror

Australian government ordered to mediate with Indonesians jailed in adult prisons while still children

The Federal Court orders the Commonwealth to enter mediation with at least 120 Indonesians who were children when they were put in adult prisons.

ABC News

Beyond the heated rhetoric about bail, what else is in the SAFE-T Act?

The massive criminal justice bill that ends cash bail in Illinois also supports crime victims and increases police oversight.

Chicago Sun-Times

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In prison, Parkland killer may lose what he appeared to prize most: Fame

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — He will be a number.

Tribune News Service

Man who ploughed car through Christmas parade killing six facing life in prison

Darrell Brooks, 40, had pleaded not guilty to six counts of intentional homicide with the use of a dangerous weapon along with 60 other counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety in Wisconsin, US

Daily Mirror

US Slaps New Sanctions on Iranian Officials over Protest Crackdown

The United States on Wednesday targeted Iranian officials, including those overseeing Tehran's Evin prison and others in new sanctions on Iran over internet censorship and a crackdown on protests ignited by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody. Demonstrations following 22-year-old's death in custody on Sept. 16 have become one of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Edinburgh whistleblower claims council department could lead to dangerous prisoners being released

The council says an investigation was launched after the whistleblower came forward, and insists it found no evidence to support the allegations.

Edinburgh Live

US imposes more Iranian sanctions over Mahsa Amini's death

The United States has imposed new sanctions on members of Iran’s intelligence agency, leaders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, prison wardens and others

The Independent UK

Low Moss prisoner kept razor for protection in jail after trying to murder teenager

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard today that prison officers discovered Andrew Sutherland's razor attached to nail clippers on the floor following an incident in the jail's Clyde Hall.

Glasgow Live

She joined Charles Manson’s cult and became a murderer. Should she be forgiven?

Patricia Krenwinkel has sought parole more than a dozen times. She was denied, again, just this month, Graig Graziosi reports

The Independent UK

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What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why is she detained in Russia?

The basketball star has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

The Independent UK

Kremlin: Any talks about Brittney Griner swap must be confidential

The Kremlin has reiterated that any discussions about a possible swap involving U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession must be strictly confidential

The Independent UK

What is a penal colony? Brittney Griner follows Navalny and Pussy Riot to notorious ‘concentration camp’ prison

The WNBA star’s lawyers said their client will be transferred to a Russian penal colony in the next few months

Daily Record

Prisoner who bugged ex’s bedroom sent Valentine’s letter from Scots jail and called 33 times

Gabriel Trepkos, 36, made 33 calls to Josephine Hastings in two days from HMP Low Moss , Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire in February 2021.

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Liverpool Echo

Plea to public in hunt for wanted man

Daniel O'Callaghan served a prison sentence for assault and causing actual bodily harm

Daily Mirror

Prison officer who sent inmates nude photos just months into the job is jailed

Emma Webster, 34, signed letters to prisoner Bradley Brammall 'Your future wife' and had spoken on the phone to him 17 times with the prisoner using a smuggled-in phone at HMP Lincoln

Irish Mirror

Eamon O Cuiv's visits to republican prisoners including Jonathan Dowdall 'come from a good place', says Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys

Fine Gael politicians have been privately fuming about Mr O Cuiv’s meeting, with one telling the Irish Mirror that it was an 'absolute f***ing disgrace'

The Independent UK

Kremlin: any talks about Griner swap must be confidential

Wales Online

Prison officer jailed for sending sexual pictures of herself to two inmates

Mum of two Emma Webster was caught when prison staff monitored inmates calls and recognised her voice

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Teamsters boss John Coli gets 19 months in prison for illegal payments from Cinespace Studios

The feds enlisted Coli as a cooperator in 2019, just as a set of aggressive investigations into old-school, Chicago-style corruption turned public. He was seen as particularly significant given his ties to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, former Chicago Mayors Richard M. Daley and…

Daily Record

'Zombie Angelina Jolie' reveals her true appearance in first interview since leaving prison

The 21-year-old who goes by the false name of 'Sahar Tabar' actually looks nothing like a real life corpse bride.

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