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Germany, US note 'courage' of jailed Russia critic Navalny

On the second anniversary of the poison attack on Alexei Navalny, Germany and the United States have hailed the determination of the Kremlin critic who is imprisoned in Russia

The Independent UK

Star Hobson's evil killer 'walks grinning around prison with guards protecting her'

The claims were made in a TV documentary

Manchester Evening News

Glasgow filming to begin on second season of Channel 4 drama Screw in November

Production crews will return to the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow's west end to film the second season, which Channel 4 promises will be “bigger, bolder and more dangerous”.

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Documentary on Houthi Crimes Wins US Award

“Detained Under Houthis” won the platinum award for Best Shorts Documentary at the Los Angeles-based Independent Shorts Awards (ISA) in August. Filmmaker Eric Trometer’s documentary shed light on three Yemeni women who were detained by the Iran-backed Houthi militias but survived their imprisonment. They chose to be part of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New York’s ageing prisoners languish with poor medical care and little hope

Advocates in New York hope the case of Valerie Gaiter, who died in prison after 40 years behind bars, will help bring reform

The Guardian - US

From crime lord to Michelin award: how a notorious Marseille prison was the making of a top French chef

He spent 13 years behind bars after smuggling drugs for Mediterranean gangs. Now Krishna Léger is one of the country’s most exciting chefs. What made him change his ways?

The Guardian - UK

Corrie prison release and Emmerdale baby twist exposed: Soap highlights for this week

Coronation Street is lining up scenes of tension and there's panic on EastEnders, while Emmerdale lines up some big discoveries

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'Depraved' Manchester paedophile hatched plan to abuse child at AirBnB rental

Jeremy Mason, 39, was sentenced to six years after admitting a catalogue of offences

Manchester Evening News

Gujarat riot victim 'numb' after rapists freed from prison

India’s Gujarat has set free 11 men convicted of the gang rape of a Muslim woman and the murder of her relatives during the state's 2002 riots.

Radio France Internationale

'Arrogant' wife killer Joe O'Reilly moved to new prison over attack fears

Warders believed other prisoners could have attacked him over his arrogant behaviour

Dublin Live

Prison bosses feared Joe O'Reilly was going to 'get a hiding' before Midlands move

O’Reilly, 50, who battered his wife Rachel to death in 2004, was moved to the Midlands Prison on Tuesday night.

Irish Mirror

Man who killed five in San Fernando Valley shooting spree sentenced to life in prison

LOS ANGELES — A man convicted of killing five people in a random shooting spree in the San Fernando Valley in 2014 was sentenced this week to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said.

Los Angeles Times

Washington state school shooter sentenced to 40 years

A man who shot one classmate to death and wounded three others five years ago in a Washington state high school, apologized to his victims before he was sentenced to 40 years in prison

The Independent UK

Large-scale gun, drug busts mark latest chapter in federal violent crime crackdown in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Separate federal raids in the Twin Cities and Rochester this week yielded the seizure of dozens of firearms — including devices to turn them into machine guns — and the takedown of a large-scale meth trafficking group, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said Friday.

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The Independent UK

A mafia hitman, a mobster and a newly-released inmate: Who killed Whitey Bulger?

Almost four years after he was savagely beaten to death in federal prison, three men have been charged with the murder of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger. Rachel Sharp reports on the suspects accused of killing the notorious mafia boss and the many unanswered questions that still remain

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An Islamic State member is sentenced to life in prison in the deaths of hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh, part of a group known as the "ISIS Beatles," is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State to be convicted in the U.S,, prosecutors said.

The Independent UK

Immigrant gets 38 years in prison for fatal Arizona robbery

A Mexican immigrant was sentenced to 38 years in prison in the fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk during a 2015 robbery in Arizona

The Independent UK

He kidnapped 26 kids on a school bus and buried them alive. Now he’s free

Three California rich kids hijacked a bus full of schoolchildren in 1976 and buried them underground, along with their driver. They then called in a ransom demand to local police before falling asleep and waking up to the news their victims had escaped. The final perpetrator, now 70, is only…

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Islamic State militant gets life in U.S. prison over killing of American hostages

A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as "The Beatles" to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led to the killings of American journalists and aid workers in Syria.

Daily Mirror

Hotel Custody shows prison's attempt at modernising British penal system

The controversial £14million Birchin Way Custody Facility in Grimsby boasts CCTV, brand new toilets, washbasins, pillows and even an intercom for prisoners to buzz the staff

The Independent UK

Islamic State 'Beatle' gets life term for US hostage deaths

A British man nicknamed one of the Beatles by his captives because of his English accent has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four U.S. hostages captured by the Islamic State

Reuters

Myanmar's Suu Kyi could return home after verdicts, junta chief says

Myanmar's junta chief said on Friday he would consider allowing deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest from prison but only after verdicts in a litany of cases against her have been reached.

The Independent UK

British Isis ‘Beatle’ sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and killing hostages

Elsheikh was a member of the notorious ‘Beatles’ terror cell, known for their brutal treatment of captives

Daily Mirror

ISIS Beatle torturer to die in max-security prison as monster is sentenced to life

El Shafee Elsheikh was known as the main torturer of the ISIS Beatles terror cell - and was found guilty in April of killing 27 hostages in Syria including Brits David Haines and Alan Henning

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah on Trump: ‘His friends could fill up an entire prison wing’

The late-night host discussed the latest Trump associate to be convicted of a crime and the former president’s claim he ‘had no clue’ about wrongdoing

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