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EXPLAINER: 37 years later, Mexican drug lord to face justice

The capture of fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was hailed by U.S. authorities as an example of cooperation with Mexico in the fight against drugs

The Independent UK

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi sentenced to six years in prison

Award-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him in 2010, the judicial authority announced Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Iran: Award-winning film director Panahi to serve decade-old jail term

Award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi will serve a six-year prison sentence originally issued by a Tehran court in 2010, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, amid a stepped-up crackdown on dissent in the Islamic Republic.

Reuters

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Premature birth ‘almost twice as likely’ in England’s prisons than outside

Data says more than 11% of women who give birth behind bars do so before 37 weeks, compared with 6.5% in community

The Guardian - UK

Iranian filmmaker Panahi sent to prison to serve 6-year sentence

Jafar Panahi was handed the sentence for supporting demonstrations and ‘propaganda against the establishment’ in 2010.

Al Jazeera

HRW: Australian Teenager Dies in Northeast Syria Prison

An Australian teenager detained in northeast Syria after living as a child under ISIS rule has died in unclear circumstances, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said. The rights group on Monday cited family members as saying an Australian government official had informed them Yusuf Zahab, who would have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australian teenager dies in northeast Syria prison - rights group

An Australian teenager detained in northeast Syria after living as a child under Islamic State (ISIS) rule has died in unclear circumstances, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said.

Reuters

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Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence

Iran’s judiciary has ordered one of the country’s leading filmmakers to serve out a six-year prison sentence from a decade ago that had never been enforced, as the government seeks to silence criticism amid growing economic turmoil and political pressure

The Independent UK

Light-fingered Lanarkshire thief packed knife ahead of expected prison stint

Michael Griffin later told officers he forgot to remove the blade before packing the bag.

Daily Record

My name is Brian: the prisoner whose treatment put Switzerland on trial

Swiss tabloids portray Brian Keller as a monster called ‘Carlos’. UN torture experts say he has been traumatised by isolation and systemic racism

The Guardian - UK

Irish gym owner tells of life after prison for one-punch killing and alcoholism battle

After being given a four-year prison sentence for manslaughter following a one punch killing in 2003, the Tyrone man went on to launch a successful gym franchise

Irish Mirror

Man diagnosed with terminal cancer went on crime spree in ‘downward spiral’

A judge said he felt able to suspend the prison sentence due to the mitigation being 'exceptional'

Manchester Evening News

Emmerdale's Noah released from prison just weeks after stalker sentencing

Emmerdale spoilers confirm Noah Dingle will be released from prison before finishing his three-month sentence for stalking Chloe Harris

Daily Mirror

Barlinnie to be replaced by HMP Glasgow in 2026 as contract awarded for new prison

Plans for the new jail to be built on a 54-acre site in Provanmill to the south of Royston Road, near Provan Gas Works, were approved by the council in September of 2020.

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Daily Mirror

Man jailed for one-punch killing turns life around to become successful businessman

Ryan Quinn from Northern Ireland, who runs LS Results gyms and has recently launched a range of ready meals, opened up on his battle with alcoholism and regret over a fatal punch

Reuters

Thirteen killed in Ecuador prison riot, prisons agency

Thirteen prisoners were killed at a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo on Monday, Ecuador's prison agency said, the latest incident of deadly jail violence in the Andean country.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council’s Finance Committee OKs $11.2 million in settlements tied to alleged police wrongdoing

The largest settlement goes to Norman McIntosh, imprisoned 15 years for a murder he did not commit. He was released from Stateville Correctional Center in 2016 just hours after a judge vacated his conviction.

The Independent UK

Senate panel subpoenas federal prisons director to testify

The outgoing director of the Bureau of Prisons has been subpoenaed to testify before a Senate committee examining abuse and corruption in the beleaguered federal agency

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Daily Mirror

Prisoner 'tore leg off table' and used it to batter arsonist to death inside cell

A prisoner who killed a man he shared a cell with at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London has been jailed for at least 17 years

Salon

Bannon on trial, faces 1 year in prison

If convicted of contempt, Bannon faces minimum sentence of 30 days and maximum of one year in prison on each count

The Guardian - US

Prosecutor urges jury to sentence Parkland school shooter to death

Jury to decide on death penalty or life in prison for gunman who pleaded guilty to murdering 17 people in 2018

ABC News

Advocates fear for women and children in Syrian camps following death of Yusuf Zahab

Advocates for women and children stuck in Syrian detention camps say they have grave concerns two young boys could be taken off their mothers and sent to an adult prison "any day".

Daily Mirror

Trans inmate who got two women pregnant is moved to vulnerable unit in men’s prison

Trans woman Demi Minor was jailed for 30 years for stabbing her former foster father to death, is now being held in a vulnerable unit at a men’s prison in New Jersey

Belfast Live

Gym owner opens up on life after prison for one-punch killing and his battle with alcoholism

Now 41, Ryan is an enigmatic character and well known at home and further afield

Birmingham Post

Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett 'really emotional' after agreeing latest deal

He has previously struck similar deals with the likes of British Airways

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