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Boys self harming in WA adult prison unit

A group of youth detainees moved to a standalone facility at an adult prison in Perth have repeatedly attempted to harm themselves at the new unit.

AAP

South Korea to pardon Samsung's Lee, other corporate giants

South Korea will pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong with a year left on his sentence for bribing a president in a corruption scandal that toppled her government

The Independent UK

Aboriginal man dies in custody at Port Phillip Prison in Melbourne, hours after hospital visit

The man in his 30s had been taken to hospital on Wednesday morning for treatment. He was then brought back to the prison, where he died in the medical unit.

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Arrernte boxing academy helping troubled kids get on the right track and stay there

The Arrernte man says he was on his way to prison until boxing taught him the balance and discipline he needed to get his life on track and become a mentor for others.

ABC News

Power outages at Darwin Correctional Centre spark concerns over access to justice, prisoner welfare

Lawyers have been unable to communicate with some clients in Darwin prison due to power outages, adjourning court appearances as the number of people on remand skyrockets.

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Ex-police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case

An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a fellow officer has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases

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Man who hid guns in jail pleads guilty to weapons charge

A prominent prison reform advocate has added a guilty plea on a federal firearms charge after a state court jury convicted him last month of felony vandalism for disguising himself as a construction worker to hide guns, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of a Nashville jail under…

The Independent UK

NSW prison staff strike on charge upgrade

NSW prison officers are off the job on Friday, protesting the upgrading of a manslaughter charge against one of their colleagues over a 2019 death in custody.

AAP

Trump law may come back to haunt him

Trump could be facing five years in prison thanks to a bill he signed into law in 2018, attorney says

Salon

Explained | What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022?

How is the recent legislation different from the earlier Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920? What are the main concerns and oppositions against the Act?

The Hindu

Tony Hudgell’s adoptive mother ‘over the moon’ that his abuser may stay in jail

Parents Jody Simpson and Anthony Smith were both jailed for 10 years in 2018 for torturing their son so badly that he lost both of his legs.

The Independent UK

Strangeways staff member arrested by anti-corruption police as part of investigation into supply of drugs into prison

The staff member, from Radcliffe, has been temporarily suspended from her duties

Manchester Evening News

‘Prison destroys every human dignity’: Free Chol Soo Lee and the miscarriage of justice that united Asian-Americans

Arrested in 1973 for a murder he did not commit, Chol Soo Lee became a rallying cause for Asian-Americans in the 1980s – a story too important to be buried in history, say the film’s directors

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Reason

Federal Judge Holds Illinois Prison System in Contempt for Inadequate Medical Care

A court monitor's report found evidence of neglect and abuse of dementia patients, including signing "do not resuscitate" orders that they could not understand.

Daily Record

US fugitive suspect Nicholas Rossi's 'mental health' to be probed as he fights extradition

Rossi, who is wanted in America over alleged offences including rape, is currently on remand in Edinburgh's Saughton Prison.

The Guardian - UK

Frederick Barclay avoids jail as high court gives him three months to pay ex-wife

Judge rebukes former Ritz hotel owner for failing to pay £100m divorce settlement

Benzinga

The Full List Of Donald Trump's Legal Woes Ahead Of Possible 2024 Presidential Run

Former President Donald Trump is under siege in a number of legal jurisdictions that could harm his plans to run for the 2024 presidential election. The inquiries could not only affect his public image, but also his ability to run for office or even stay out of prison.

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The Independent UK

Sir Frederick Barclay told ‘debt will not go away’ as contempt hearing adjourned

The businessman was previously found to be in contempt of court for failing to pay his ex-wife the £245,000 he owed for legal fees and maintenance.

The Independent UK

What we know about the two British women facing life sentences for abortion in the UK

One woman is already serving a two-year prison sentence for an illegal abortion

Tribune News Service

Mark Zeigler: Brittney Griner has trade value a teacher does not

The American arrived at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow and was arrested after a luggage search found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil that was prescribed by a U.S. doctor to treat chronic pain. There were various detention facilities, a guilty plea, a hearing in front of Russian judge and an implausibly…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algerian Judiciary Jails Two Ex-Ministers on Corruption Charges

A court in Algiers sentenced on Wednesday two former ministers to jail on corruption charges. Sidi M'hamed Court of Algiers sentenced former Minister of Finance Mohamed Loukal to six years in prison and a fine in Algerian dinar and ordered lifting seizure on all his seized assets upon the examining…

Glasgow Live

When rioting inmates staged a five-day siege at Glasgow's HMP Barlinnie

Over a five-day period in early January 1987, a group of rioting inmates managed to seize control of an entire wing of Barlinnie jail, occupying the rooftop and taking several officers hostage.

Evening Standard

Marina Ovsyannikova: Russia charges journalist who protested Ukraine war live on TV

A Russian journalist who staged a TV protest about the war in Ukraine was charged on Wednesday with spreading false information about the Russian army, an offence punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

ABC News

Death in custody of young Aboriginal man Mr Yeeda was likely preventable, WA coroner finds

A 19-year-old Aboriginal man's death would likely have been prevented if multiple state authorities had not failed to arrange a life-or-death medical appointment, according to the WA state coroner.

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