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Zhenya Tsvetnenko handed eight-year jail term in US for multi-million-dollar text message scam

Perth man Zhenya Tsvetnenko is sentenced to eight years in a federal US prison for defrauding hundreds of thousands of mobile phone consumers by placing unauthorised charges on their mobile phone bills.

ABC News

Three prisoners feared dead after escaping Alcatraz 60 years ago could still be alive

Pictures by a forensic artist of Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin and John Anglin have been released by the US Marshals Service who are still hunting the men, 60 years after they escaped from Alcatraz prison

Daily Mirror

Ghislaine Maxwell branded a ‘dangerous and devious monster’ by victims in sentencing impact statements

The socialite is facing 55 years in prison when she is sentenced on Tuesday

The Independent UK

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Fire kills 49 after apparent riot attempt at Colombia prison

Authorities say a fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 49 people and injured a dozen more

The Independent UK

Jailed Egyptian blogger entering danger zone in hunger strike - mother

The mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah says she is worried there could be a rapid deterioration in his health after nearly 90 days on hunger strike, despite some improvements in his prison conditions.

Reuters

Evil Ghislaine Maxwell 'opened the doors to hell' - read victims' statements in full

The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, is facing up to 65 years in prison for luring young girls to massage rooms to be molested by Jeffrey Epstein

Daily Mirror

Committee set up to probe suicide attempts in prison

The Department of Corrections has set up a fact-finding committee to investigate three apparent suicide attempts by members of the Thalu Gas political protest group.

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Drug dealer kisses pregnant wife in the dock before starting six-year jail term

Bradley Heath was told he will miss the birth of his child as he was sentenced to six years in prison - his wife, Tara Heath, who appeared alongside her husband, and is 26 weeks pregnant was spared jail

Daily Mirror

Senegal court hands down prison sentence to opposition MP over protests

A Senegal court Tuesday handed an opposition MP a six-month suspended prison sentence for defying a ban on protests in the tense run-up to legislative elections in July. Another lawmaker and 82 other defendants tried in the same case were released.

Radio France Internationale

German court sentences ex-SS camp guard, aged 101, to five years in jail

A German court sentenced a former SS guard, now 101 years old, to five years in prison on Tuesday for assisting in the murder of some 3,500 people at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, bringing to an end one of the last Nazi trials in Germany.

Reuters

Navalny appeal rejected; another Kremlin critic jailed

A Russian court has rejected an appeal by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who contended that prison authorities illegally prevented his lawyers from bringing necessary equipment including voice recorders and laptop computers to a court session held in a prison

The Independent UK

11 law changes coming in today - from driving and protests to breastfeeding

Tuesday 28 June will see changes in the law aimed at keeping serious violent criminals - and sex offenders - behind bars longer

Daily Mirror

'Disastrous' Colombia prison riot leaves 49 dead and more than 30 injured

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Daily Mirror

S. Korean prosecutors grant ex-president temporary release

South Korean prosecutors granted former President Lee Myung-bak a temporary release from prison over health concerns Tuesday after he served less than three years of a 17-year sentence handed down for corruption

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Reuters

At least 51 dead in prison riot fire in Colombia, prisons agency says

At least 51 prisoners died after a fire started during a prison riot in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency said on Tuesday, one of the worst incidents of recent prison violence in the country.

Daily Record

Fire crews race to blaze at Scots prison as person treated for smoke inhalation

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) dispatched five fire appliances to the location.

Manchester Evening News

Police hunting for man from Gorton wanted on recall to prison

Antonio Osbourne has links to north and south Manchester and Salford

Irish Mirror

Notorious Irish rapist who abused his sister and seven daughters dies in prison

“You died a lonely disgusting man, I'll never forgive you for what you did to me and all my sisters."

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Evening Standard

101-year-old Nazi concentration camp guard sentenced to 5 years jail

A 101-year-old German man has been sentenced to five years in prison for serving as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp.

The Independent UK

When is Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing?

Lawyers argue it would be a ‘travesty of justice for socialite to face a sentence that would have been appropriate for Epstein’ ahead of 28 June sentencing

The Independent UK

Jeffrey Epstein: How did the disgraced paedophile financier die?

Epstein died in 2019 inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York - five years later and secret files about his associates have been made public

The Guardian - UK

‘Why did you murder my father?’ How Liz McGregor confronted a killer

After a painful and lengthy murder trial, the journalist still had questions about why her father had died. So she set out to meet the gang member jailed for the killing

The Independent UK

Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing - live: Socialite given 20 years in prison for aiding Jeffrey Epstein abuse

British socialite was found guilty on 29 December by a federal jury on five charges, including sex trafficking - follow for live updates

Dublin Live

Veronica Guerin killer Brian Meehan enjoys shopping trip before anniversary of her murder

He is set to enjoy future days out and even weekends away from prison

The Guardian - UK

From Poirot to poppers! Jarman award shortlist celebrates ‘risk-taking’ film-makers

Contenders for the £10,000 video art prize offer up a range of work, from explorations of the UK prison system to surreal skin cream adverts

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