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Prisoner who killed Belmarsh inmate sentenced to life imprisonment

A prisoner who killed a fellow inmate at HMP Belmarsh after bludgeoning him to death with a wooden chair leg has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Evening Standard

Another top opposition figure in Russia handed prison term

A Russian court has sentenced a top opposition figure to four years in prison, the latest move in the Kremlin’s crackdown on opposition activists, independent media and rights groups

The Independent UK

South Shields control freak used tracker on wife's car to find her and knifed man she was with

Afshin Hejazi, of South Shields, is facing a substantial prison sentence for attacking his estranged wife and a man she was with

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Man exonerated in Malcolm X killing sues NYC for $40 million

A man who was exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X has filed a $40 million lawsuit against New York City for the two decades he spent in prison for a notorious crime he did not commit

The Independent UK

Prosecutors disavow 3 convictions in 1995 NYC subway killing

Prosecutors are disavowing the convictions of three men who spent decades in prison for one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s: the killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a subway toll booth

The Independent UK

Ashley Cole robber who threatened to cut star's fingers off in raid jailed

Kurtis Dilks was previously found guilty of being part of a four-man crew that broke into Ashley Cole's home and has now been sentenced to sentenced to 30 years in prison

Daily Mirror

Hitman who murdered Trainspotting star left prison guard scarred for life

Sean Orman, 31, head butted the prison guard, leaving the victim with a scar.

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Man told judge he just wanted day out with nan after drugs found between his buttocks

Ashley Keany was taken into custody after breaching his bail conditions. Officers found he had 16.1g of high purity crack cocaine clenched between his buttocks

Daily Mirror

Bodybuilder who once turned prison officer into criminal found with drugs between his buttocks

"I just want to go for a day out in Lytham and sit on a bench with my nan."

Manchester Evening News

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi testifies in election fraud trial

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is testifying for the first time in an election fraud charge against her and two co-defendants

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court jails young men who tried fleeing to Taiwan by boat

Seven Hong Kong men who tried to flee Hong Kong by speedboat to escape protest related charges were on Friday sentenced to between seven and 10 months imprisonment for acts to "pervert the course of justice".

Reuters

German army officer on trial planning attack sentenced to 5.5 years

A German army officer accused of planning to attack one or more politicians while posing as a Syrian asylum seeker to try to pit blame on migrants was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison on Friday.

Reuters

Top judge plays 'long game' amid community 'angst' over sentencing

Chief Justice Lucy McCallum labelled prison "a blunt tool" in terms of rehabilitation when compared with more therapeutic sentencing options.

The Canberra Times

Director Accuses Iranian Authorities of Kidnapping Him

Iranian renowned film director Jafar Panahi described his arrest by authorities last Monday as “theft” and “kidnapping.” In his first phone call with his wife, Tahira Saidi, after he was transferred to Iran's notorious Evin Prison, Panahi said that prison officials did not allow him access to medical services. His…

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NT prison officers to strike over pay

Prison officers in the Northern Territory will strike on Monday amid calls for a four-year pay freeze to be axed.

Miami Herald

3 stole millions of PPE from Florida company as pandemic surged. They’re headed to prison

MIAMI — Three men who stole thousands of N-95 masks and millions of medical gloves from a Broward County supply company — one of the largest known thefts of personal protective equipment in the U.S. — will be going to prison.

The Independent UK

Iran regime official jailed for life in Sweden for role in 1988 prisoner massacres

“It is a historic day”: First time ever an Iranian official has been tried and sentenced for infamous 1988 killings

The Times of India

Sharjeel Imam ‘assault’: Delhi court seeks jail footage

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday asked the Tihar jail authorities to place on record the CCTV camera footage of the prison cell where JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, was lodged after he alleged that he was physically assaulted in prison.

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The Independent UK

Delays to secure schools ‘leaving girls in unsafe conditions’

Government lacks ‘coherent strategy’ for youth custody, say MPs.

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter from Maryland with Confederate flag gets 5 months in prison

David Alan Blair joined the January 6 riot while it was in progress

Evening Standard

Iranian 1988 war mass executioner jailed after being ‘lured to Sweden in sightseeing sting’

Hamid Noury is set to spend a minimum of 20 years behind bars in Sweden

The Independent UK

UK heatwave: Schoolboy put in ‘prison-like’ isolation room for wearing shorts as temperatures soared

Temperatures rose to over 30C for Kent and other southern parts of England

Miami Herald

3 stole massive amount of PPE from Florida company as pandemic surged. They’re going to prison

MIAMI — Three men who stole thousands of N95 masks and millions of medical gloves from a Broward County supply company — one of the largest known thefts of personal protective equipment in the U.S. — will be going to prison.

The Guardian - UK

‘TV nearly always gets street violence wrong’: a bouncer on what small-screen fights leave out

From Cobra Kai high-kicking to Jack Reacher’s prison punch-ups, a veteran door supervisor reveals the issues with television’s depiction of scraps

Daily Mirror

Charles Bronson hopes to be 'out by Christmas' as he rages at parole hearing delay

Charles Bronson, now 69, was first locked up in 1974 for armed robbery and had his sentence increased several times for assaults on inmates and prison guards

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