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Kremlin says Griner prisoner swap must be negotiated behind closed doors

The Kremlin on Wednesday said that a potential prisoner exchange with the United States to free U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia on drug smuggling charges, can only be negotiated quietly.

Reuters

The full devolution of criminal justice to Wales is the best way forward, argues new book

A new book makes a powerful case for the devolution of criminal justice to Wales

Wales Online

wagamama chefs work with prisoners in HMP kitchen, teaching future skills

The prisoners who created dishes for 250 inmates want to work in hospitality when they are released

Wales Online

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'Zombie Angelina Jolie' unveils her real face in first interview since prison release

Iranian social media star Sahar Tabar, 21, admitted that the image was created through computer effects as fans finally found out she looks nothing at all like movie star Angelia Jolie

Daily Mirror

Gardaí feared escaped prisoner was plotting 'violent' attack before pouncing on him in high speed chase

He fled from Loughan House open prison in October last year

Irish Mirror

Dublin gangster 'lucky to be alive' after suffering submachine gun shooting attack

He was hit at least once, but his life was not in danger last night.

Irish Mirror

Clarence Correctional Centre denies prisoners face lockdown as officers strike for third time in four weeks

A union had said prisoners at Australia's largest jail faced being confined to the cells as prison officers walk off the job after rejecting an 11th-hour offer from private operator Serco.

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Ex-Black Panther asks for fresh trial amid new evidence

New evidence shows that the conviction of Mumia Abu-Jamal – who has spent over 40 years in prison – was tainted, prompting calls for a re-examination

The Guardian - US

Mark McGowan at loggerheads with children's court over detention of youths at Casuarina Prison

Mark McGowan says he disagrees with the state's children's court and the way it is handling some juvenile detainees in the latest escalation over the detention of teenagers in part of an adult prison.

ABC News

Brittney Griner news – update: WNBA star heads to penal colony where abuse, forced work common

The Russian court said that the remaining time the 32-year-old WNBA star must serve will be recalculated based on her pre-trial detention

The Independent UK

Team of Mountjoy inmates to play football match against guards outside of prison

The match will be played in December at a high profile GAA venue

Dublin Live

Gangster survives after being targeted with submachine gun in Tallaght

The victim is regarded as a serious criminal and has been involved in a long running feud with a man from the South Dublin area

Dublin Live

NSW prison locked down during strike

Officers at Australia's largest jail in northern NSW are striking for 48 hours, with 1000 prisoners likely to be locked down for the duration of the action.

AAP

Brittney Griner is a 'hostage' in Russian jail as WNBPA releases scathing statement

WNBA star Brittney Griner had her appeal denied after she was arrested in Russia for smuggling hashish oil back in February and sentenced to nine years in prison

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The Independent UK

An exiled actress stars in a piercing portrait of Iran

Ninety-nine lashes and a prison sentence awaited Zar Amir Ebrahimi in 2008 when she decided to flee Iran

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 Mirror

Pensioner, 74, jailed in Portugal for drug smuggling moves to UK to finish prison term

Cocaine smuggler Roger Clarke, 74, left his Lisbon prison just weeks after his wife Susan, 72, died from breast cancer, with the pair jailed after being caught with drugs stitched into their suitcases’ lining

Liverpool Echo

Magic mushroom grower who 'sold to friends' spared prison

The 36-year-old, caught with nearly 300 grams of mushrooms, said they were to treat his addictions with some for sale

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Liverpool Echo

Police hunt wanted man after release from prison

Lewis Patrick Edwards is wanted by police for breaching his licence

Irish Mirror

Mountjoy inmates could play prison guards in Gaelic football match at big venue

It's the 'Battle of the Joy'

Wales Online

Cyclist paralysed from waist down after being deliberately run over by driver

Steven Thomas was at the wheel of a stolen car he had stolen he knocked down Kyler Brophy outside a supermarket

Sports Illustrated

Griner Appeal Rejected: National Security Adviser Shares Statement

The U.S. government is reportedly still working with Russia on a possible prisoner exchange.

Reason

Outside the White House, Protesters Urge Biden To Release Nonviolent Marijuana Offenders

While Biden's mass pardons for those with low-level marijuana possession convictions were greeted with cautious optimism, protesters expressed frustration over Biden's lack of action to actually release those imprisoned for nonviolent drug crimes.

Daily Mirror

WNBA star Brittney Griner has appeal over jail term rejected by Russian court

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner has had her appeal denied after she was arrested in Russia for smuggling hashish oil back in February and sentenced to nine years in prison

The Texas Tribune

Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence upheld by Russian court

The Texas basketball star had asked for a suspended sentence. The White House is calling for her release.

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