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Hell In Paradise: A Wealthy British Hotelier Could Face Up To 20 Years In An African Prison

A wealthy British hotelier and his wife are being held in a ‘hell hole’ prison after being charged with money laundering by cops on the paradise island of Zanzibar.

Zenger

Faces of nine people jailed in Liverpool this week

An overview of court cases in our region this week

Liverpool Echo

Man, 30, arrested in North Lawndale slaying after stepping out of downstate prison

While incarcerated on a gun conviction, Devon Harper allegedly admitted to an unrelated fatal shooting in 2020. He was arrested Friday when he was paroled from the Menard Correctional Center.

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Charles Bronson's first wife 'can't rest' until UK's most violent prisoner is free

Irene Dunroe was married to notorious British prisoner Charles Bronson when he was first locked up in 1974 and says he is a product of his environment and needs to be set free

Daily Mirror

Katie Price and fiancé Carl Woods jet off on holiday after she avoids jail time

Former glamour model Katie Price avoided a prison sentence after appearing in court on June 24 for breaching a restraining order

Daily Mirror

Ghislaine Maxwell placed on suicide watch despite not being suicidal, lawyer claims

The British socialite is waiting sentencing in a US prison after being convicted of sex trafficking

The Independent UK

Violent thug who poured Coke over his girlfriend and a paedophile with history of sex crimes - The criminals locked up in Manchester this week

Jail sentences are handed out to the worst offenders each week and Manchester Evening News reporters are in court to cover the most serious cases

Manchester Evening News

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Convicted rapist still on the run a month after being let out of prison for day release

Previous appeals to trace Sean Phipps have found nothing and the prisoner remains at large. Officers have now made a renewed appeal for help and urged people to remain vigilant

Daily Mirror

The Big Hit review – impressive French prison comedy-drama

Based on the true story of a drama teacher who worked in a high-security jail, this film crackles with charm and nervous energy

The Guardian - UK

Charles Bronson's first wife still writes to him - and says she 'can't rest' until he is free

Irene Dunroe insists Britain's most notorious prisoner is 'not into crime anymore'

Manchester Evening News

Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh who died in Pakistan jail, passes away

Dalbir Kaur, had raised her voice at different forums in a bid to get Sarabjit out of prison

The Hindu

Merseyside's most devious fraudsters, con artists and scammers

The list includes Netflix fraudsters, a cancer con woman and a tax cheat

Liverpool Echo

From top cop to prison boss, can Ray Johnson slow recidivism?

ACT's terrible record in prisoners returning to the jail again and again puts new Corrections boss Ray Johnson under tough scrutiny.

The Canberra Times

Charles Bronson's ex wife says she still gets letters from Britain's 'most notorious prisoner'

The first wife of Britain's most notorious prisoner is calling for him to be released

Liverpool Echo

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The Hindu

Patriotic nights in prisons to celebrate 75th year of Independence

Inmates with good conduct, facing minor offences to be released

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly’s summer of reckoning

CHICAGO — It’s been nine months since Chicago-born R&B singer R. Kelly was last in a New York courtroom, where he was convicted by a jury after decades of allegations of sexual misdeeds.

Daily Mirror

Prison guards taught slang after inmates moaned about jail language barrier

Prisoners have complained that older jail staff treat them unfairly because they do not understand the slang terms they use - so guards at HMP High Down have been learning to 'speak like Eminem'

The Independent UK

Fiance of Katie Price’s ex ‘felt threatened and intimidated’ by model and ‘feared she would attack her’

Michelle Penticost shared her fears in a victim impact statement, before Price avoided prison for breaching restraining order

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The Guardian - US

Magic mushrooms are all the rage. But are they Jewish?

Rabbi Ben Gorelick is facing up to 32 years in prison for distributing psychedelics. His defense rests on the argument that tripping is a Jewish rite

Irish Mirror

Sinn Fein TD Pauline Tully haunted by ex-husband Pearse McAuley's attack as he walks free

“I’m determined that I and my children will just get on with our lives as normal."

Al Jazeera

‘Sonic Detective’: The Beirut artist using sound to expose crimes

A new retrospective shows how sound artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan uses audio-visual techniques to bridge art and politics.

Daily Mirror

Boris Becker can watch Wimbledon from prison cell - 37 years after first winning event

The 54-year-old German is currently serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence after he was found to have hidden £2.5million of assets in a bankruptcy fraud claim

The Independent UK

‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli launches Substack following prison release

The former pharma executive was released from jail last month after serving four years

The Independent UK

Dissident artist, rapper sentenced to prison in Cuba

Two members of a loose-knit group of dissident artists have been sentenced to prison in Cuba

Wales Online

Head shaved, crammed in 10-man cell with hole in the wall toilet - hotelier on Zanzibar jail ordeal

Simon Wood and his wife have been released after spending two week in a 'hell hole' prison

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