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Najib leaves court with police escort after 1MDB conviction upheld

Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak left court in a black vehicle with a police escort on Tuesday, shortly after he was ordered to begin a 12-year prison sentence on charges related to the multi-billion dollar 1MBD graft scandal.

Reuters

Shotts paedo jailed after vigilantes trap him in online sting for second time

Craig Edgeler, 52, had completed a prison sentence only months before he was caught again.

Daily Record

Glasgow prisoner death probe after hammer attack brute dies in jail

Kenneth Wilson passed away at HMP Low Moss earlier this month after being banged up at Edinburgh High Court in January of 2018 for attacking a woman with a hammer.

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Explainer-Malaysia's ex-PM Najib and the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal

Malaysia's top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday after rejecting his appeal against a conviction on charges related to a multi-billion dollar graft scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Reuters

Canberra man who killed disability advocate Sue Salthouse to be released from jail in six weeks

Mitchell Laidlaw is sentenced by the ACT Supreme Court to a two year and three month prison sentence, but will only spend three months there before serving the rest with a good behaviour order.

ABC News

Supreme Court orders shifting of ‘conman’ Sukesh Chandrashekhar from Tihar to Mandoli prison

Sukesh Chandrashekhar has been jailed on charges of purported money laundering and duping several people

The Hindu

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to plead not guilty in national security case

Democracy activist and Apple Daily founder will stand trial without jury and could face up to life in prison

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Boxer's friend admits part in window death

Khalid Baker, who spent 13 years in prison, is appealing his murder conviction as his acquitted co-accused says the Melbourne boxer was not near the incident.

AAP

Widow of murdered Scots aid worker David Haines 'will never forgive' as killer ISIS 'Beatle' jailed for life

David, from Perth, tragically lost his life at the hands of the twisted terror cell in September, 2014, after being kidnapped from a Syrian aid camp the previous year.

Daily Record

Scots prisoner attacked inmate with sharpened toilet brush sentenced to 20 months behind bars

Kyle Leonard, 26, whittled the toilet brush it to a pointed end before using the makeshift weapon to attack rival Thomas Henderson.

Daily Record

Scots thug threatened to rape female police officers in rampage hours after jail release

Ross Cossans started rampaging across Perth immediately after being released from the city's maximum security prison after serving just half of his sentence.

Daily Record

Argentine prosecutors request 12-year sentence for VP

Prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández to 12 years in prison and bar her from holding public office for life for allegedly leading a criminal conspiracy that irregularly awarded public works contracts to a friend and ally

The Independent UK

Argentina prosecutor seeks 12-year jail sentence for VP Kirchner

An Argentine federal prosecutor requested a 12-year prison sentence on Monday for Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the country's former president and current vice president, on corruption charges related to public works.

Reuters

Ukrainian soldiers accuse Russians of abuses in captivity

Three Ukrainian soldiers who say they were wounded and taken prisoner by Russia after one of the war's biggest battles and later released, on Monday accused their captors of torture and psychological pressure.

Reuters

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Former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson reports to prison in Wisconsin

The disgraced Bridgeport pol — a member of the city’s best-known political family — was found guilty in February of two counts of lying to regulators and five counts of filing false income tax returns.

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Rapper Fetty Wap pleads guilty in drug-trafficking case, faces minimum 5 years in federal prison

NEW YORK — Rapper Fetty Wap has admitted to his role in a multimillion-dollar drug trafficking ring, pleading guilty in Long Island Federal Court Monday in exchange for a minimum five years in federal prison.

Reuters

U.S. says raised concerns to Saudi Arabia over activist's sentencing

The United States has raised "significant concerns" with Saudi Arabia over a 34-year prison sentence imposed on women's rights activist Salma al-Shehab, the State Department said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Man charged in Bulger slaying to stay locked up until trial

A federal judge has ruled that a man charged in the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger will remain behind bars while he awaits trial

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Fetty Wap pleads guilty to drug charges, faces mandatory prison term

The ‘Trap Queen’ rapper’s conspiracy charge carries a minimum five-year sentence.

The Independent UK

Rapper Fetty Wap pleads guilty to conspiracy drug charge

Rapper Fetty Wap has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy drug charge that carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence

Liverpool Echo

'Eager Ape' used close links with Spain to supply nearly 300kg of cocaine and cannabis

Laid off construction worker "entered the big time" of criminal underworld

The Guardian - UK

French justice ministry under pressure to explain jail go-karting

Minister condemns ‘shocking’ games inspired by reality TV show at Fresnes prison, south of Paris

The Guardian - UK

Cardiff burglar raped woman and her daughter days after release from prison

Joshua Carney jailed for life and told he will serve at least 10 years over attack in March

Los Angeles Times

A rural California prison was set to close this summer. It's still open, and inmates want a say

When it rains, water pours through the ceilings of the California Correctional Center in Susanville, sometimes flooding the cells of incarcerated men who have resorted to using soap to seal leaks.

Daily Mirror

Where Rhys Jones' killer is 15 years after he died on way home from football practise

Rhys Jones' killer Sean Mercer was helped in various ways by 10 other people, including his mother, with nine jailed for their involvement in the murder of the youngster

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