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Paisley paedophile victim 'haunted by abuse' at hands of football predator

Former prison officer Stuart McMillan has spoken of his ordeal at the hands of SFA official in the late 1970s and says it has left an "indelible mark" on his life.

Glasgow Live

Hanged at Barlinnie - criminals who met their maker at the end of a noose

10 men were hanged by the neck until they were dead during the 14 years executions were carried out at the Glasgow prison. In the first of our series we take a look at four of their stories.

Glasgow Live

Former addict jailed 33 times wants to 'make amends' to the people of Liverpool

Jamie Lee Headey has been clean for 17 months and is trying to contribute positively to society

Liverpool Echo

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Irishman arrested over Marbella club stabbing and shooting could avoid prison with €10,000 bail

He was arrested last week following nearly three days in intensive care with gunshot wounds to his chest.

Irish Mirror

Harry Maguire set to learn date for Greek court appeal hearing after assault conviction

The Manchester United and England defender was arrested on the Greek isle of Mykonos in 2020 and was subsequently handed a suspended 21-month prison sentence following his conviction on three charges, which he is set to appeal

Daily Mirror

Tennis star Boris Becker could be deported from UK 'the second he walks free from jail'

Prison sources said the Wimbledon star, who was jailed for hiding £2.5million in assets and loans to avoid paying his debts., spends much of his time playing tennis locked up

Daily Mirror

An old political prisoner warns against new Tunisian constitution

Hamma al-Hammami knows the peril Tunisia risks if it slides back into autocracy, as he and opposition parties warn it may do if President Kais Saied passes his draft constitution in a referendum on Monday.

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Prison criticised after suicide watch inmate who died was allowed razors

Inquest into death of remand prisoner at HMP Chelmsford finds officers were unaware that access to razor blades should have been monitored

The Guardian - UK

Female paedophile who raped two boys posts TikTok videos from prison asking for pen pals

Miriah Vanlith, 43, refused to say how she managed to get the videos on TikTok, but a simple search on TikTok brings up hundreds of Boise prisoners searching for pen pals

Irish Mirror

Liz Truss accused of ignoring British activist on hunger strike in Egypt

Family of Alaa Abd El Fattah say it feels as if foreign secretary has ‘abandoned’ him since she started leadership campaign

The Guardian - UK

Triple killer Sameer Syed's body flown back to his home in India for family burial

The repatriation move comes despite the fact he insisted his wife and two kids were buried in Ireland against their family’s wishes

Dublin Live

Inmates are desperate to be deported - but it's taking too long, report into HMP Risley reveals

The number of foreign nationals harming themselves has risen at the Warrington jail, says a prisons watchdog

Manchester Evening News

Jailed ISIS bride Lisa Smith will eat and exercise alone in prison after conviction for being a member of the terrorist group

The 40-year-old, jailed for 15 months at the Special Criminal Court on Friday, is the first person to be convicted in an Irish court of membership in another country of an Islamic terrorist organisation

Irish Mirror

Family of murdered mum Seema Banu and two children hit out after body of triple killer flown home to India for burial

The repatriation move comes despite the fact he insisted his wife and two kids were buried in Ireland against their family’s wishes

Irish Mirror

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Orlando Sentinel

Prison reform activists demand A/C amid ‘sweltering heat’ within Florida state prisons

ORLANDO, Fla. — On a hot Saturday morning, prison reform advocates and state leaders rallied at Lake Eola Park to bring attention to the thousands of prisoners in Florida who are spending record-breaking summer temperatures without access to air conditioning.

The Times of India

Maharashtra: Medical care is prisoner's right, says court

MUMBAI: In a significant order, a special court on Friday observed that a prisoner's right to obtain proper medical treatment is recognised as a right under the Constitution of India. The court directed Taloja jail superintendent to take an accused jailed in the scam involving Sahityaratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development…

The Independent UK

Explore one of America’s most “haunted” places that housed the likes of Al Capone

A photographer visited the infamous Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia to document the eeriness of the long-closed prison

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bernard Hopkins’ Hall of Fame career started with a visit in prison from a boxing ref named Rudy Battle

PHILADELPHIA — The sneakers his mother sent had not yet arrived, forcing Bernard Hopkins to leave Graterford in 1988 while still wearing his state-issued prison boots. He spent five years in prison after being arrested when he was 17 years old. As he left, the warden told Hopkins he would…

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A serial killer who operated in the notorious Texas Killing Fields used his crimes as a bargaining chip to try to save himself

Dozens of murders and disappearances associated with the Texas Killing Fields remain unsolved. But for a handful of families in the area, a serial killer's confession means they finally have answers.

Liverpool Echo

Inside Curtis Warren's 'hidden millions' tied up in 'untraceable web'

The former drugs baron served an extra 10 years for failing to pay £197million

Daily Mirror

Serial axe murderer Patrick Mackay, 69, could be freed from jail before Christmas

Patrick Mackay is the UK's longest-serving prisoner after spending 47 years inside. He was convicted of butchering three people and confessed to killing eight more

The Times of India

Bihar: NIA special court awards 20 years rigorous imprisonment to FICN trafficker

PATNA: A special NIA court at Patna has convicted and sentenced a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) trafficker Mohd Ali Akhtar Ansari for trafficking FICN worth Rs 25 Lakh across India- Nepal border via Raxaul in East Champaran district in September, 2015. A Pakistani national, who presently stays in the…

The Guardian - UK

‘You can’t bring my boy back’: why are so many UK prisoners dying on remand?

Garry Beadle was a promising footballer before his life fell apart. Then, three years ago, he killed himself in prison, one of hundreds failed by the system

The Independent UK

New Jersey woman jailed for one year over $400,000 GoFundMe homeless scam

Katelyn McClure is slated to be sentenced on state charges next month and could likely receive more prison time

Manchester Evening News

Family of paedophile teacher who abused pupils had to ID body weeks after death amid prison failure

Ronald Wotton was serving a 16-month prison sentence when he died of colon cancer

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