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Russia opens criminal case against opposition figure Ilya Yashin

Prominent opposition politician and activist has been charged for allegedly spreading false information about the army.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s inhumane’: how US prison work breaks bodies and minds for pennies

Two out of three prisoners are forced to work, in what is often referred to as modern day slavery

The Guardian - US

Fleeing murder convict lands in the police net

Climbs on to tree and threatened suicide

The Hindu

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Brickbat: Anyone Else Got Something to Say?

In Russia, a court has sentenced Moscow council member Alexei Gorinov to seven years in prison for spreading "knowingly false information." Charges were brought against Gorinov after he opposed the council holding a children's drawing contest and a dancing festival while the war in Ukraine is underway. "I believe all…

Reason

Dumfries prison officers receive bravery awards for stopping man leaping from bridge

Susan Findlater and Fiona Smith were honoured in a ceremony at HMP Dumfries with framed certificates for meritorious conduct for saving the man

Daily Record

‘Vulnerable teen’ used by group to keep cocaine in his bedroom

Khalim Reynolds committed two Class A drug offences by the time he was 18

Wales Online

Convicted sex offender slashed 17-year-old's throat on bus in brutal attack

Hamid Akhonzada said he 'heard the voices in his head telling him to stab somebody'

Manchester Evening News

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Jail time cut for NSW teen murderers

Two teenagers convicted for the violent murder of a service station attendant in Queanbeyan in 2017 have had years slashed from their time in prison.

AAP

Cancelled treatment led to prisoner death

A Victorian prisoner had three urgent medical appointments cancelled in the months before he took his own life, a coroner has found.

AAP

Roman Polanski sex abuse case documents should be unsealed, Los Angeles DA says

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón asked a state appeals court Tuesday to unseal transcripts related to the criminal case against Roman Polanski, which could end the decades-long legal saga over the film director's sexual abuse of a teenager in 1977.

Los Angeles Times

Irish Expert's Take On Drug Decriminalization, Scottish Prison Provides Anti-Overdose Training To Incarcerated

Addiction specialist Dr. Garrett McGovern recently stated that he believes Ireland should take a health-led approach to drugs and decriminalize their personal use, an opinion he would take up at a meeting with the Oireachtas Justice Committee regarding the country’s current drug policy.

Benzinga

US inmate Casey White, who escaped with help of prison officer Vicky White, charged with her murder

Casey White is charged with the murder of prison officer Vicky White, who led him out of jail in handcuffs before the pair went on the run.

ABC News

ICE banned from using contractors to arrest immigrants at California jails, prisons

A California lawsuit has ended with a settlement that bans U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from leaning on private contractors to arrest immigrants at state prisons and jails and send them to deportation proceedings.

Los Angeles Times

LeBron James wouldn’t blame Brittney Griner for not wanting to live in the U.S.

LeBron James seems to wonder if fellow basketball star Brittney Griner will want to live in the U.S. again if she’s released from the Russian prison she currently calls home.

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The Independent UK

Inmate charged with murder of jail official during escape

A prisoner who prompted a nationwide manhunt when he disappeared from an Alabama jail has been charged with killing the jail official authorities said helped him escape

The Independent UK

AP Exclusive: Venezuela jails 3 Americans amid US outreach

Three Americans were quietly jailed in Venezuela earlier this year for allegedly trying to enter the country illegally and now face long prison sentences in the politically turbulent nation, The Associated Press has learned

Daily Mirror

Sex offenders will be chemically castrated in Thailand under new law

Rapists and paedophiles judged capable of carrying out further attacks after their release from prison in Thailand may be offered a reduced sentence if they take a testosterone-lowering injection

The Hindu

Powerful jammers to block 5G network calls at Parappana Agrahara

Home Minister makes surprise inspection at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison

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Roe reversal spurs worries about miscarriage care

WASHINGTON — The state laws enacted since the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization have come in rapid succession: A doctor in South Dakota accused of inducing an abortion could be guilty of a Class 6 felony punishable by two years in prison.

Nottingham Post

Inspectors highlight failings at Nottinghamshire prison

Over half were unemployed

Manchester Evening News

Police hunting convicted attacker wanted on recall to prison

Ian Sparkes is known to visit bookmakers often, police said

Reuters

Thailand on verge of using voluntary chemical castration for sex offenders

Thailand is close to introducing chemical castration as a means of tackling sex crime after lawmakers approved a bill that will give some offenders the right to choose the procedure in return for a reduced prison sentence.

Daily Record

Baby who could have died at hands of vodka-fuelled woman rescued by police

Kelly Nelis avoided a prison sentence by the ‘narrowest of margins’ after locking the injured child in a room.

Glasgow Live

Vain Paisley killer 'mortified' by mugshot gets fake tan and make up in prison

Jail insiders say Stephanie Bowie's main concern after being arrested for the murder of Darren Russell was getting her hands on cosmetics so she could look her best behind bars.

Al Jazeera

Latest Nigerian jailbreak could usher new era of insecurity – experts

Armed gunmen attacked a prison and freed several Boko Haram members. Analysts fear it will lead to a ripple effect.

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