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East Texas nonprofit hopes small loans and job training will ease the hardships of leaving prison

Formerly incarcerated Texans face numerous barriers to restart their lives. Without help from the state, the Next Chapter program in Lufkin is helping people released from prison get back on their feet.

The Texas Tribune

Myanmar court extends Suu Kyi's prison sentence to 26 years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges Wednesday that leave her with a 26-year total prison term, a legal official said.

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Commentary: How do we stop sexual misconduct in health care? Chaperones are one solution

Last week, Columbia University and its affiliated hospitals announced a $165 million settlement to 147 patients who accused a male gynecologist of sexual abuse. The recent settlement follows an agreement last year awarding $71.5 million to 79 other patients for misconduct by the same doctor. The physician, Robert Hadden, pleaded…

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Dumfries Prison boss declares recruitment drive success

11 possible candidates turned up on Saturday morning following a nationwide advertising campaign

Daily Record

Japanese journalist held in Myanmar gets 3 more years in prison

TOKYO: A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese journalist Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating an immigration law, the Asahi newspaper reported, citing court sources.

Bangkok Post

Japanese journalist held in Myanmar gets three more years in prison - Asahi

A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese journalist Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating an immigration law, the Asahi newspaper reported, citing court sources.

Reuters

Data | Indian jails are overflowing, in 26 States prisoner count exceeds capacity

In 2021, the crisis was most acute in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi where the occupancy rate crossed 180%

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Military-ruled Myanmar hands Aung San Suu Kyi more prison time

Nobel laureate has now been sentenced to 26 years in prison in total and still has several criminal cases outstanding.

Al Jazeera

Help acquit me and get $20k, murderer said

A NSW grazier's killer is guaranteed to spend at least one more birthday in prison after being sentenced for her illegal plan to get off a murder charge.

AAP

Family of Peter Tobin victim say killer's ashes should be 'flushed down the toilet'

The 76-year-old killer and paedophile died in hospital over the weekend while serving three life sentences at Saughton Prison in Edinburgh. It is understood that he suffered from cancer for the last three years of his life

Edinburgh Live

Aung San Suu Kyi faces total of 26 years in prison after latest corruption sentencing

Court controlled by junta adds a further three years in jail to raft of other sentences handed to the former leader

The Guardian - AU

‘I love you, and there’s nothing you can do about it’: will jail silence Jeremy Vine’s stalker?

Alex Belfield’s online harassment made life misery for BBC presenters Jeremy Vine, Liz Green and many others. Why did it take so long to bring him to justice? Why do the four women involved feel let down? And what did he mean by: ‘We will be back’?

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more charges, extends jail term to 26 years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges Wednesday, with two three-year sentences to be served concurrently, adding to previous convictions that now leave her with a 26-year total prison term, a legal official said.

France 24

Myanmar junta jails Suu Kyi for 6 more years for corruption

Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate's total jail time to 26 years.

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Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for 3 years for graft -source

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in prison on charges of accepting a bribe, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

The Independent UK

Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges

Daily Record

Scots thug who stabbed best pal to death after PlayStation session loses sentence appeal

Dale Gardiner was seeking to reduce the eight-year prison term he received for killing William Wardrop in Lanarkshire.

The Independent UK

Attorneys: Inmate endured 'torture' during execution attempt

An Alabama inmate said prison staff poked him with needles for over an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal injection last month

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Ex-Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison in Tyler Skaggs overdose death

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Angels communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday after being convicted of providing counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that led to the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

The Independent UK

Who is Christian Brueckner? Madeleine McCann suspect and the accusations against him

German prisoner Christian Brueckner was identified as a suspect in Madeleine’s case in April this year

Tribune News Service

‘Botched execution’ lasted 90 minutes as Alabama inmate survived ‘torture,’ lawsuit says

An Alabama inmate on death row survived a “botched execution” lasting 90 minutes as prison workers unsuccessfully searched for his veins, according to a federal lawsuit.

The Independent UK

Concerns grow as cholera spreads through Haiti's prisons

A nonprofit organization is calling on Haiti’s government to release certain inmates amid a swift rise in cholera cases throughout the country’s severely crowded prison system

Los Angeles Times

Ex-Angels employee sentenced to prison for supplying drugs in Tyler Skaggs overdose death

Irish Mirror

Death Row killer survives agonising botched execution as desperate staff inject foot

Convicted murderer Alan Eugene Miller has filed a federal lawsuit claiming prison workers poked him with needles during the unsuccessful execution.

The Independent UK

Transgender inmates in women’s prisons to face new government restrictions

Only 40 transgender inmates, most of whom identify as male, are held in women’s prisons

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