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WA government moves boys to adult prison

The transfer of 17 boys from a West Australian youth detention facility to an adult prison has been completed despite outrage from justice advocates.

AAP

America's deadly epidemic: violence against women

Tammy Suomi's Duluth, Minnesota living room is filled with memories of her daughter Jackie Defoe and her grandson Kevin Shabaiash Jr. Teddy bears line the couch. Photos of her smiling loved ones cover a coffee table and kitchen island.

Reuters

Edinburgh man jailed for killing drug dealer caught with huge heroin stash

James Henry was snared with the haul after being freed from prison early during an 11-year sentence for culpable homicide, with the 47-year-old appearing again at court this week.

Edinburgh Live

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Putin's final standing opponent, former mayor does not 'fear' prison

YEKATERINBURG, Russia: Yevgeny Roizman tries to conceal his sadness behind a mountain of work at his charity fund in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, where visitors queue to see him.

Bangkok Post

A New Gun Law Reflects the Worst Instincts of Both Parties

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act increases the penalties for violating arbitrary firearm bans.

Reason

Curtis Warren boasted to police about 'taking over' two weeks after release

Warren was under surveillance from the moment he was released from a Dutch jail

Liverpool Echo

Talk of being 'most wanted' led to arrest of escaped prisoner

Taxi driver who discovers he's driving absconder Shawn Dibble reports his whereabouts to police

Bristol Post

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Controversial Indonesian cleric released on parole

A controversial Indonesian Islamic cleric, Rizieq Shihab, was released from prison on parole on Wednesday, just over a year after being sentenced and earlier than expected, a government official confirmed.

Reuters

Former senior NSW police officer sentenced to prison for giving false evidence, granted bail

A former senior NSW police officer is on bail pending appeal after being sentenced to jail for giving false information to the force's watchdog.

ABC News

Prison escapee freed by fiancee pleads guilty after 'Hollywood movie' ramming

The inmate went on the run for a few hours after a prison vehicle was rammed in scenes a detective likened to a Hollywood movie.

The Canberra Times

California board OKs parole of ex-Mexican Mafia killer

California parole officials have approved releasing a notorious former Mexican Mafia prison gang leader who has been cooperating with law enforcement for nearly 20 years

The Independent UK

Former Fort Bragg soldier receives one of the harshest sentences tied to Capitol riot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former Fort Bragg soldier, who re-enlisted in the Army after attacking police with chemical spray during the riot at the U.S. Capitol, will now serve the longest prison sentence handed down so far against a defendant tied to the massive insurrection case.

Tribune News Service

Sheriff says prison reform advocate committed 'evil act'

Nashville, Tennessee, Sheriff Daron Hall has testified that a prominent prison reform advocate committed an “evil act” when he disguised himself as a construction worker to hide guns, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of an under-construction Tennessee jail

The Independent UK

How the 'Songbirds' program is helping prisoners, one song lyric at a time

Inmates are being encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings through songs, with some unexpected results.

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Daily Mirror

Millions of workers get 'massive pay cut' dressed up as rise - find out if you are one

Teachers, police officers, NHS staff, civil servants and other public sector workers are being handed measly pay rises as the cost of living crisis spirals - triggering warnings of strike action

Reuters

Ecuador says 12 killed in prison riot, still identifying dismembered bodies

Ecuador's government on Tuesday said it was still trying to identify the dismembered bodies of inmates following a prison riot in the city of Santo Domingo and lowered the death toll to 12 from the 13 initially announced.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: 37 years later, Mexican drug lord to face justice

The capture of fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was hailed by U.S. authorities as an example of cooperation with Mexico in the fight against drugs

Radio France Internationale

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi sentenced to six years in prison

Award-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him in 2010, the judicial authority announced Tuesday.

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Reuters

Iran: Award-winning film director Panahi to serve decade-old jail term

Award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi will serve a six-year prison sentence originally issued by a Tehran court in 2010, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, amid a stepped-up crackdown on dissent in the Islamic Republic.

The Guardian - UK

Premature birth ‘almost twice as likely’ in England’s prisons than outside

Data says more than 11% of women who give birth behind bars do so before 37 weeks, compared with 6.5% in community

Al Jazeera

Iranian filmmaker Panahi sent to prison to serve 6-year sentence

Jafar Panahi was handed the sentence for supporting demonstrations and ‘propaganda against the establishment’ in 2010.

Asharq Al-Awsat

HRW: Australian Teenager Dies in Northeast Syria Prison

An Australian teenager detained in northeast Syria after living as a child under ISIS rule has died in unclear circumstances, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said. The rights group on Monday cited family members as saying an Australian government official had informed them Yusuf Zahab, who would have…

Reuters

Australian teenager dies in northeast Syria prison - rights group

An Australian teenager detained in northeast Syria after living as a child under Islamic State (ISIS) rule has died in unclear circumstances, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said.

The Independent UK

Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence

Iran’s judiciary has ordered one of the country’s leading filmmakers to serve out a six-year prison sentence from a decade ago that had never been enforced, as the government seeks to silence criticism amid growing economic turmoil and political pressure

Daily Record

Light-fingered Lanarkshire thief packed knife ahead of expected prison stint

Michael Griffin later told officers he forgot to remove the blade before packing the bag.

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