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Protester avoids prison after chasing BBC Newsnight’s Nicholas Watt and shouting abuse

AN anti-lockdown protester has been handed a suspended jail sentence after a BBC journalist was chased and called a traitor near Downing Street.

The National (Scotland)

Simone Biles among assault victims seeking $1bn from FBI for failing to stop Larry Nassar

FBI agents in 2015 knew that sports doctor Nassar - who is now serving decades in prison - was accused of molesting gymnasts but they failed to act and he continued to target young women and girls for more than a year

The Independent UK

Thai police sentenced to life for killing drug suspect

A former Thai police colonel nicknamed “Jo Ferrari” for his extravagant collection of luxury cars has been sentenced with five subordinates to life in prison for the torture and killing of a drug suspect from whom they were trying to extort money

The Independent UK

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Fife rapist of underage girls dies in prison

The 67-year-old died at the weekend.

The National (Scotland)

How states enforce anti-abortion laws

Penalties for abortion providers are expected to become more severe.

Axios

Egypt Sentences 3 Brotherhood Members to Death, 20 to Life in Prison

An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced three of the banned Muslim Brotherhood members to death, 20 others to life in prison and one to nine years in jail in 18 different cases. According to the indictment, the convicts attempted to assassinate a former criminal court judge in Fayoum and police…

Asharq Al-Awsat

ITV Emmerdale fans predict Noah Dingle prison twist as they're left unhappy at sentence

The teen's fate was finally revealed as he was sentenced for stalking his ex Chloe Harris

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Life imprisonment for police who tortured suspect to death

Six policemen, including the former chief of Muang Nakhon Sawan police station, were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for torturing a drug suspect to death with plastic bags placed over his head.

Bangkok Post

Tasmania set to be first jurisdiction to raise minimum age of children in youth detention

A proposed reform to Tasmanian law is welcomed as a move which could "change the lives of a lot of kids" by keeping them out of prison — but advocates say there is another key issue which must be addressed.

ABC News

NZ man freed after 19 years in jail

New Zealand Supreme Court Chief Justice Helen Winklemann has quashed the murder conviction of Alan Hall, freeing the Kiwi after 19 years in prison.

AAP

Arizona set to execute Frank Atwood, who killed girl in 1984

An Arizona prisoner convicted in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl is scheduled to be executed Wednesday

The Independent UK

Gateshead knifeman robbed delivery driver days after early release from prison for double stabbing

Daniel Orrick, of Gateshead, was branded a dangerous offender after his latest violent offence left his victim terrified

Chronicle Live

Russian bombardment of Sievierodonetsk ‘pushes Ukrainian troops back to city’s outskirts’ – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners who escaped by cutting through ceiling still on the run after four days

Lance Justin Stephens, 29, Matthew Allen Crawford, 29, and Christopher Allen Blevins, 37, broke out of jail in Barry County, Missouri on Friday morning after climbing through a roof hole

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Feds ask judge to send former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton to prison for up to 18 months in embezzlement case

Even though he had faced indictment since August 2019, the Villa Park Democrat held onto his seat until last February, resigning just before his attorney revealed his plans to plead guilty.

The Times of India

Maharashtra: ED opposes Anil Deshmukh & Nawab Malik's plea to vote in Friday's elections

MUMBAI: In a reply opposing former home minister Anil Deshmukh's plea seeking to be released for a day from prison to enable him to cast his vote in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has told the special PMLA court on Tuesday that he is the main…

The Independent UK

‘Honeytrap’ killer who helped murder 16-year-old lured to death by girlfriend to be freed from prison after 13 years

Shakilus Townsend was beaten with baseball bats and stabbed six times after being ambushed by love rival’s gang in south London

Reuters

Alleged victims of Mexico-based church leader ask for maximum sentence

Several of the alleged victims of the leader of a Mexico-based church are speaking out ahead of his sentencing, asking for him to receive maximum prison time.

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The Independent UK

How many January 6 rioters are in jail?

The Justice Department says roughly 65 defendants have recieved jail or prison sentences for their conduct on 6 January 2021

ABC News

Julian Assange's wife Stella Moris reveals how they raise children together while he is in jail waiting an extradition decision

I don’t need to explain to Gabriel and Max the reality of Belmarsh prison where we go to visit their father. They live it, writes Stella Moris.

The Independent UK

Texas suspends inmate transports after escape left 5 dead

The Texas prison system says it's temporarily stopped transporting inmates as it investigates how a convicted murderer escaped from a transport bus last month, later killing a man and his four grandsons

The Independent UK

Can Mark Zuckerberg fix justice in America? He is betting $450m that he can

EXCLUSIVE: Key players behind the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s nearly half-a-billion dollar investment into criminal justice work tell Josh Marcus how they’re seeking to achieve a lofty goal: keeping more Americans out of the prison system and giving them a chance for something better

Tribune News Service

California prison psychiatrists demand pay raise, rip state spending on contractors

The union that represents California state psychiatrists called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to boost their pay Monday, saying a shortage of prison psychiatrists is harming inmates’ mental health care and endangering employees who work in the institutions.

The Guardian - AU

Australian traveller strip-searched, held in US prison and deported over little-known entry requirement

Jack Dunn was detained for 30 hours with no access to phone or family because onward flight from US went to neighbouring country

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein sues car manufacturer Chrysler over 2019 crash that left him using walker

Weinstein used a walker during his 2020 sexual assault trial, in which he was convicted and sentenced to 23 years in prison

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