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Brittney Griner lawyers appeal against nine-year Russian jail sentence

Appeal by lawyers for US basketball star may indicate no deal has been reached for prisoner swap between Russia and the US

The Guardian - UK

US basketball player Brittney Griner appeals Russian conviction

Washington has said Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession, has been wrongfully detained.

Al Jazeera

Lawyers appeal Griner's Russian prison sentence

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession

The Independent UK

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets 6 more years in jail in corruption cases

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to six more years in prison on Monday in a judgment that could further anger supporters of the 77-year-old Nobel peace prize laureate.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges and sentenced her to an additional six years in prison

The Independent UK

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption - source

A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty in four corruption cases, a source with knowledge of the proceedings said.

Reuters

Lawyers for basketball star Brittney Griner appeal her Russian prison sentence

Griner's attorney was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal were not immediately clear.

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20 convicts set free from Mysuru Central prison for good conduct

The prisoners, who were serving short-term sentences, were released on the basis of their good conduct

The Hindu

A Conversation With Lee Ming-che: ‘I Was a Human Rights Worker Doing Field Research in Chinese Prison’

During her visit to Taiwan, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Lee Ming-che, a human rights activist released in April this year after five years in a Chinese prison.

The News Lens

R. Kelly is going on trial in Chicago after being convicted in New York

R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago is starting. The singer faces a slew of legal battles and was already sentenced in New York to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and racketeering.

WEKU

Brother of murdered Jennie Poole says killer should be prosecuted for alleged crimes behind bars

Jennifer, 24, was stabbed seven times by her ex partner Murphy at her home in Melville Drive, Finglas, West Dublin, on April 17, 2021

Dublin Live

Convicted SA killer to seek freedom after apparent deathbed confession from drug dealer

An Adelaide prisoner who has spent more than a decade in jail for the execution-style murder of his uncle has launched a fresh bid for freedom after the apparent deathbed confessions to the crime by another man.

ABC News

Friends of murdered Mountjoy prisoner Robert O'Connor pay respects at wake

The investigation into his death is continuing as the suspects are held in isolation in Mountjoy

Irish Mirror

Wake held for prisoner who died after brutal assault

The 34-year-old’s body was brought back to his home in Darndale

Dublin Live

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Reason

Donald Trump's Handling of Classified Material Looks Worse Than Hillary Clinton's

The former president thought his 2016 opponent should go to prison for recklessly endangering national security.

ABC News

Renewed calls to revoke Northern Territory's mandatory sentencing following power outages inside Darwin's prison

Ongoing power outages and concerns over conditions inside Darwin's only adult prison mean the "community is at greater risk of continued crime", according to the Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory.

Liverpool Echo

'Charles Bronson helped me survive torture of prison'

"They say he's the most dangerous prisoner - that's bull"

Irish Mirror

Most dangerous jails in Ireland as attacks on prison officers on the rise

The most dangerous jails for staff in 2021 were Mountjoy and Limerick jails with 15 incidents

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Puts on Trial Reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh

Iran has put on trial the reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was previously jailed and arrested again last month accused of undermining state security, local media reported. The 65-year-old -- who last year made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency as a reformist and "political prisoner for seven years" --…

Manchester Evening News

'Prison officer' arrested after disabled man allegedly 'punched' and called an 'idiot' outside Forest Bank prison

A disabled man claims he was punched, dragged around and sworn at after commenting that a woman had parked in a disabled bay.

Manchester Evening News

Urgent appeal issued to find man wanted just a month after prison release

Ellis Rocks served half his four-month sentence

The Independent UK

Private prison firm to settle lawsuit over inmate death

A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee inmate’s killing

The Independent UK

New York restricts families from sending packages to inmates

As part of an effort to keep illegal drugs and other contraband out of state prisons, New York is taking away one of the few pleasures of life behind bars

Daily Mirror

Prisoner died after swallowing bag of drugs smuggled in by his own mum

Shaun Hughes died after suffering a respiratory failure brought on by 'the effects of a combination of drugs' a report by a prisons' watchdog has concluded in its findings

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly’s new Chicago trial to take jurors back to peak of star’s career, early allegations

Kelly’s defense attorney calls the trial starting Monday “total and complete overkill.” But legal experts say it could help vindicate other accusers and ensure the superstar remains in prison.

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