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Man who murdered wife over affair kills himself after losing job in prison charity shop

Richard Farquhar, 61 - who murdered his wife in a jealous rage over an affair - took his own life after his release from prison was stalled and he was suspended from his charity shop job

Daily Mirror

Wealthy British hotelier and his wife face 20 years in African 'hell hole' prison

He has been charged alongside his Italian wife

Wales Online

‘The PCC are after me’: the drug cartel with Paraguay in its clutches

A Brazilian former prison gang is threatening to turn its neighbour into a narcostate and its deadly tentacles extend much further

The Guardian - US

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‘Monstrous’ Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison, say prosecutors

Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison for her role in the sexual abuse of teenage girls over a 10-year period by her onetime boyfriend, financier Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors have said.

Evening Standard

Lithuanian woman sentenced to prison in Danske Bank money laundering case - Danish police

A Lithuanian woman was handed four years and one month in prison by a Danish court on Thursday after pleading guilty to money laundering through Danske Bank's Estonian branch, Danish police said.

Reuters

Feds: Ghislaine Maxwell deserves at least 30 years in prison

Prosecutors say British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison for her role in the sexual abuse of teenage girls over a 10-year period by her onetime boyfriend, financier Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Former neo-Nazi Robert Wayne Edhouse sentenced after using 'codes' to communicate bungled armed jail break

A former neo-Nazi spending a life sentence in Casuarina prison for murdering his lover's partner is handed another jail sentence over a failed jail break plot.

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Bengaluru: 7 jail officials in soup for laxity

BENGALURU: Following a departmental inquiry into alleged irregularities, including corruption at Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, the government on Monday transferred seven head warders (equivalent to police head constables in rank).

The Times of India

Jussie Smollett opens up about regrets, public ridicule and Taraji P. Henson in first post-prison interview

Jussie Smollett is setting the record straight.

Tribune News Service

"10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Unregistered Destructive Devices During Portland Protests"

From a Justice Department press release yesterday: An Indiana man was sentenced to federal prison today for repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging others to commit violence during protests that occurred in Portland in 2020. Malik Fard Muhammad, 25, was sentenced to…

Reason

Former West Virginia lawmaker gets 3 months in Jan. 6 riot

A former West Virginia lawmaker who livestreamed himself on Facebook storming the U.S. Capitol and cheering on what he described as a “revolution” has been sentenced to three months in prison

The Independent UK

Ex-Marine cop killer guilty of savage attack on female guard at top-security prison

Former US Marine David Bieber, serving life for the murder of PC Ian Broadhurst, carried out the assault at HMP Long Lartin

Daily Mirror

4 inmates who escaped a federal prison camp in Virginia are back in custody

The inmates were discovered missing from a satellite camp in Hopewell, Va., on Saturday. Officials did not release details about the escape but said an internal investigation is underway.

WEKU

Most wanted men and women police are looking for so far this year

24 people are wanted by Merseyside Police this year

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The Independent UK

4 inmates who escaped federal prison camp back in custody

The U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons say all four inmates who escaped a minimum-security prison satellite camp in Virginia over the weekend are now back in custody

Reason

Rikers Island Sees 2 Prisoner Deaths in 2 Days

Just a week ago, New York City convinced a federal judge not to seize control of the jail.

The Independent UK

17-year sentence sticks for man who killed woman on porch

A Detroit-area man who said he feared for his life when he fatally shot a young woman on his porch in 2013 has been sentenced to the same 17-year prison term he initially received

Leeds Live

Leeds cop killer stabbed female prison guard in face with homemade metal bar

David Bieber was behind bars for the murder of Pc Ian Broadhurst when he attacked prison officer Alison Smith

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Bill Cosby was found guilty of assaulting a teenager at the Playboy Mansion in 1975

But he still won’t be serving any more prison time.

The Independent UK

Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved from secret location to prison

Legal officials say ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from a secret detention location to a prison in the country’s capital

Benzinga

Can You Get A Life Sentence For Weed Possession? Mississippi Supreme Court Says Yes If You've Got Priors

Can one be sentenced to life in prison for cannabis possession? Under certain circumstances, it can happen.

Daily Mirror

Cricket fraudster Allen Stanford alleges England stars 'still contact' him in prison

Allen Stanford, who was convicted of running a $7bn Ponzi scheme, infamously staged a winner-takes-all T20 match involving England just one year before he was charged with fraud by the SEC

The Independent UK

Lifer who shot dead policeman in 2003 found guilty of wounding prison officer

Former US Marine David Bieber, who is serving a 37-year minimum term, used a pointed metal bar to launch the attack at HMP Long Lartin in 2017.

Benzinga

China Sentences Man Linked To Alibaba Employee Sexual Assault Case

A China court sentenced a man to 18 months in prison for being involved in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) female employee sexual assault case, the Global Times reports. The court held Zhang Guo guilty of forcible indecency against a female employee surnamed Zhou of Alibaba Group during a business dinner in July…

The Independent UK

Former partner of Babes in the Wood killer fails in appeal bid

Jennie Johnson was given a six-year prison sentence in May 2021 after jurors heard that she had lied at Russell Bishop’s original 1987 trial.

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