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Man to leave Ireland after being found not guilty of Josh Dunne's murder

Mr Bento, 35, was cleared of murder on Tuesday and walked free from prison after more than a year on remand

Dublin Live

Lawyers urge leniency at sentencing for Ghislaine Maxwell

Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are urging a judge to disregard a probation department recommendation of a 20-year prison term for her role in Jeffrey Epstein's sex abuse of teenage girls

The Independent UK

Gunman who killed El Monte police officers faced probation violation at time of shooting

LOS ANGELES — The man who killed two El Monte police officers was on probation for illegally carrying a gun when he fired on the officers as they responded to a call for service at a motel Tuesday, court records show.

Los Angeles Times

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Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers urge leniency ahead of sex trafficking sentencing

Ghislaine Maxwell should spend fewer, and perhaps far fewer, than 20 years in prison for helping deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, her lawyers said on Wednesday, arguing that Epstein was the "mastermind" behind the abuse.

Reuters

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Being 'fully vaccinated' but not boosted doesn't help against omicron, study finds

Tribune News Service

Oregon's prison chief in lead for top federal prisons job

Colette Peters, who runs Oregon’s prison system, has emerged as the leading contender to run the federal prison system

The Independent UK

Closing statements begin in Bill Cosby assault trial

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Bill Cosby and Judy Huth delivered closing statements Wednesday in the latest sexual assault trial against the disgraced actor and comedian.

Los Angeles Times

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Grand jury indicts California man for attempted murder of Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh

If convicted, the suspect faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison.

Axios

Major search launched after gang rams prison van to try free inmate

Sources say a car slammed into the van as it was travelling on the road between Monaghan and Castleblayney

Irish Mirror

Edinburgh man dies in prison while serving a sentence for gun crime

Liam McCaig was found in possession of an illegal firearm as well as £33,000 worth of cocaine. He was sentenced at Edinburgh High Court to five years imprisonment in 2019.

Edinburgh Live

Uganda's opposition figure denied bail for leading inflation protests

A Uganda veteran opposition figure and long time opponent of aging leader Yoweri Museveni was remanded to prison on Wednesday after he was charged with offences for leading protests against soaring consumer prices.

Reuters

Former Liverpool drug boss 'Juicebomb John' honoured for work with ex-cons

John Burton has helped find work for hundreds of former prisoners over recent years

Liverpool Echo

US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance

New report by American Civil Liberties Union says incarcerated laborers are either poorly compensated or not at all

The Guardian - US

Russian opposition leader confirms prison move

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny confirms he's been moved to another maximum security prison

The Independent UK

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Irish Mirror

Garda and prison investigation into death of Sameer Syed to take place as criminal file closed

Syed, 38, died in his cell in the Midlands Prison in Co Laois last Thursday afternoon after taking his own life

The Independent UK

Blatter, Platini face 20-month suspended jail sentences

Prosecutors in the fraud trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and vice president Michel Platini have asked for both men to get 20-month suspended prison sentences

Daily Mirror

Top Mafia don dies in prison as manslaughter investigation launched

An autopsy has been called on Cosimo Di Lauro, who was found dead at the prison he had been serving a life sentence at since 2005, reports say

The Independent UK

Alexei Navalny: Russia ‘does not share concerns for his safety’, Putin’s spokesman says

‘The Kremlin does not track Navalny’s whereabouts,’ Russian diplomat says

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The Independent UK

‘The hunger strike may be his last act”: Celebrities urge Liz Truss to secure release of Briton in Egypt jail

Alaa Abd el-Fattah has not eaten for 73 days, and his sister says he is ‘convinced he won’t leave prison alive’ as she joins his strike

Manchester Evening News

Serial stalker told his ex 'I hope it's too much for you and you decide to end things'

Christopher Fisher - who was branded 'dangerous' by a judge - was locked up for six years

The Hindu

Illegal facilities for Sasikala in prison: HC quashes defamation case against IPS officer D. Roopa

Sathyanarayana Rao, a retired DG&IGP(Prisons), had filed defamation case as she had referred to speculation about allegations of corruption against him in a letter she had written to him

Wales Online

Submarine officers having affair fired for sending top-secret routes via email

The emails gave away details of the submarine's route, schedule, depths and other classified information highly useful to a foreign enemy

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Bail’s purpose is freedom, not jail

Megachurch leader Naasón Joaquín García was sentenced last week to nearly 17 years in state prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse, putting an end to a case that in its early days made headlines for the astonishingly high $50 million bail amount set by the court.

Daily Mirror

Mike Tyson got prison school teacher pregnant after having sex behind bars

Boxing legend Tyson got a school teacher pregnant during his three years in prison back in 1992 where he frequently had secret assignations while studying for a diploma

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Saudi Shura Council Member, Ambassador, Judges, Officers Charged with Corruption

The Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Agency (Nazaha) charged on Tuesday several individuals with corruption. A former Shura Council member was convicted of bribery. He was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison and fined 500,000 SR. Six citizens were also convicted of bribery. They were sentenced to two…

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