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Zack Estrin dead: Writer-Producer known for Lost In Space dies suddenly aged 51

Zack Estrin has died suddenly in Hermosa Beach aged 51. He was best known for his work behind the scenes on shows such as Prison Break and Lost In Space

Daily Mirror

Lawyer's descent into crack cocaine addiction cost him job and wife

"I wish my life hadn't been quite so interesting at times but it has been a ride"

Liverpool Echo

Covid restrictions may have hidden animal cruelty offending in North East, charities say

Charities have raised fears that coronavirus restrictions may have hidden much of animal cruelty offending

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Peter Tobin chained to hospital bed 'frail, weak and at death's door'

The serial killer is suspected of dozens more killings and families have pleaded with him to tell the truth about what happened to their loved ones before it's too late.

Glasgow Live

The 'entrenched' paedophiles in Wales who repeatedly re-offend

Some continue to breach court orders and offend time and again

Wales Online

Sub-inspector gets life term in lawyer's murder

The convict who was sacked from service has been lodged at Rae Bareli prison

The Hindu

Inmates denied open air exercise sue govt for false imprisonment

They include a former gang leader, a detainee who rioted while drunk on "prison brew", and a serial criminal who assaulted a guard after being denied a milkshake.

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Who was Kathleen Lonsdale?

The Irish-born scientist was a pacifist, prison reformer and crystallographer.

The Canberra Times

Urgent call for review into sentencing pregnant women due to health risks

Experts and campaigners write open letter to justice secretary and Sentencing Council warning of dangers of giving birth in jail

The Guardian - UK

The criminals who were already serving time but couldn’t help but offend again

Cases brought before the courts include a man who brandished a homemade 'knife' and a man who launched a frightening stalking campaign from his cell

Manchester Evening News

Killer prisoner who demanded right to have sex in cell could be freed next year

Andrew Millard tried to use human rights laws to get permission for a tryst with a warped pen pal. He wanted to be the first inmate in history to enjoy the perk. He has been granted a parole hearing

Daily Mirror

Protesters gather at HMP Bronzefield to call for end to pregnant women in prison

It comes as the latest in a sequence of public protests over mothers in prison, organised by campaign groups No Births Behind Bars and Level Up.

The Independent UK

The week in audio: Can I Tell You A Secret?; Serial; Heavyweight – review

A subtle new Guardian podcast unravels the devastation caused by an online stalker. And a special episode of Serial marks Adnan Syed’s release

The Guardian - UK

Did an LA cop’s racist remark need to be disclosed? For a prisoner, the answer took years

LOS ANGELES — Richard Lathan wasn’t sure how to react when he got a letter in July informing him that the Los Angeles police detective who helped put him in prison for murder had made a racist remark about Black people.

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The Independent UK

Staffing shortages, violence plague Oklahoma prisons

With one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, Oklahoma has struggled for decades to properly staff its prisons

Daily Mirror

Aiden Aslin's mum told captors to 'f*** off' after they sent sick videos of him

Angela Wood, the mother of freed Brit prisoner of war Aiden Aslin, has told how she was sent sickening videos from her son's captors but she stood up to them and told them to "f*** off"

The Guardian - UK

Ill-fated Spanish village poised to be destroyed a third time

Settlers who restored abandoned village of Fraguas face prison if they can’t pay €110,000 to demolish it

Tribune News Service

Feds blast drug kingpin’s bid for NY prison release due to stress headaches, need for vegan diet

NEW YORK — Queens drug kingpin Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols’ bid for early release from prison due to stress headaches was blasted Friday by federal prosecutors, who said the convict’s migraine problem “is not an extraordinary and compelling reason” to be given a get-out-of-jail-free card.

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The Independent UK

Michael Carneal killed three fellow students in 1997. He’s still hearing voices. Should he get parole?

The Kentucky State Parole Board is about to decide the fate of an inmate who walked into his school 25 years ago, at age 14, and opened fire, killing three and injuring five. He’d be one of the few school shooters to walk free, writes Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK

N. Dakota guard fired over suicide of man serving life

A North Dakota prison guard was fired over the suicide of a man who was serving life sentences for killing four people

The Hindu

Vaiko urges Centre to release Sri Lankan nationals from Karnataka prisons

They were cheated by agents in Sri Lanka, he says

The Hindu

Seer sent back to prison

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Benzinga

The Griner Effect: 10 Countries You Should Never Bring Marijuana Into When You Visit (And A Few Others That Are OK With Weed)

This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission.

Chronicle Live

Geordie prisoner found dead in cell had 'wrap of 23 tablets inside his body'

Simon Boyle was serving a five-year sentence at Holme House when he was found unconscious

Daily Record

Vile thug threatened to rape police officer hours after release from Scots jail

Ross Cossans, 28, went on a violent rampage just hours after being released from prison.

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