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Three prison officers left in hospital after being 'attacked with pool balls inside sock' at Forest Bank

Police were called to the prison over reports of one prisoner attacking another

Manchester Evening News

Some convicts in Bilkis Bano case are 'Brahmins with good sanskaar', says Gujarat BJP MLA

"We asked the jailer and learnt that their behaviour was good in the prison...also (some of the convicts) are Brahmins. They have good 'sanskaar' (values)," BJP MLA from Godhra C.K. Raulji said

The Hindu

Child inmate at Ashley Youth Detention Centre ruined by incarceration experience, mother tells inquiry

The mother of a boy imprisoned at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre tells an inquiry her son was "savable" and "a child who still had a future" when he went in — but his ordeal at the prison changed that.

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Drug-dealing reality TV star avoids jail

Reality TV star Christopher Mark Jensen has received a suspended prison sentence for drug trafficking after waiting almost five years for the verdict.

AAP

What happened to Yusuf – and all children left behind after IS siege?

Family of missing Australian boy share their doomed efforts to bring him home

The Guardian - UK

Australia upset at Indonesia reducing Bali bomber's sentence

Australia’s leader says it’s upsetting that Indonesia has reduced the prison sentence of the bombmaker in the Bali terror attack that killed 202 people — meaning the terrorist could be freed within days if he’s granted parole

The Independent UK

Prisoner dies while being held in custody at Scots jail

Elizabeth Holmes, 27, was found dead at HMP YOI Cornton Vale on Sunday, August 14, having been remaned on June 28.

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Lundy professes innocence twenty years on

The first shot at parole has been denied for convicted murder Mark Lundy, with the next chance coming up in nine months

Newsroom.co.nz

Bali bomber Umar Patek's release is being discussed. Here's what you need to know about that and his role in the attack

Accused of being an expert bombmaker for a South-East Asian terror network, Umar Patek was dubbed the "Demolition Man" by local media during his trial. Now he says he's committed to deradicalisation.

ABC News

British ‘Beatle’ IS terror cell member to be sentenced in US

El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, was found guilty of his role in a hostage-taking scheme which involved torturing, beating, and executing prisoners.

The Independent UK

Prince William slams 'insidious' wildlife crimes as poacher given five years in prison

Prince William has praised the "significant victory and landmark case" after poacher Moazu Kromah was jailed for 63 months for conspiring to traffic millions in rhino horns and elephant ivory

Daily Mirror

Bali bombmaker Umar Patek has sentence reduced, Anthony Albanese confirms

Survivors of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians, have spoken out about their distress over news terrorist Umar Patek could have his prison sentence cut just weeks from the terror attack's 20th anniversary.

ABC News

Whitey Bulger prison death: 3 men indicted in connection with beating death of Boston mob boss

BOSTON — Nearly four years after James “Whitey” Bulger was beaten to death in prison, three men have been indicted in connection to the fatal pummeling of the Boston mob boss.

Boston Herald

A Mafia hitman is among three men charged in 'Whitey' Bulger's prison death

Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the 2018 killing of notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia prison, the Justice Department said.

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The Independent UK

Justice Dept.: 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger’s killing

Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison

The Independent UK

What's next for Trump Organization after Weisselberg plea?

The numbers guy did the math: Allen Weisselberg — a longtime loyal lieutenant to Donald Trump — could have gotten years in prison if he went to trial and failed to beat tax evasion allegations

The Guardian - UK

I have spent 25 years treating serious sexual offenders – this is what I’ve learned

Sexual offenders can be deceitful and cruel. But they may also be ashamed and desperate to change. Helping them is the only way to prevent more victims, says forensic psychologist Rebecca Myers

Al Jazeera

Imprisoned Saudi activist Salma al-Shehab ‘reported on app’

PhD student Salma al-Shehab received the longest-known sentence for a Saudi activist on Monday.

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Reuters

Russia engaging in 'quiet' diplomacy with U.S. on Griner prisoner swap, official says

Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was engaged in "quiet diplomacy" with the United States regarding a potential prisoner swap that would include basketball star Brittney Griner.

The Conversation

Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated people and prison staff

Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People who are incarcerated are among society’s most vulnerable groups and have been especially affected.

The Independent UK

Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets

A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student and women’s rights advocate to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” on Twitter and retweeting dissidents

Daily Mirror

Star Hobson: Toddler's sadistic killer's life under guard in prison for her own safety

The Channel 5 programme showed details of Savannah Brockhill being put under guard for her own safety, after she was convicted of murdering one-year-old Star Hobson

Daily Mirror

'Neighbour put up blinding lights that stay on all night - it's like a prison'

A person has been left in disbelief after their neighbour installed floodlights all the way around their property and leaves them on all night - with people asking if they're planning for a zombie invasion

Manchester Evening News

Police on the hunt for man who has escaped prison

Gavin Phythian is known to have connections in Tameside, Oldham and Rochdale.

Chicago Sun-Times

With Blues Brothers Con, Dan Aykroyd tries to ‘purge’ the bad karma from Joliet prison

Aykroyd and Jim Belushi will team up to perform at the fest, which also features local blues music and a re-creation of Chicago’s Maxwell Street Market.

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