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Cougar prison officer who sprung murderer on last day before retirement hunted

The escape of killer-for-hire Casey Cole White has gripped the US with the scandal unfolding to reveal many twists and turns about the escaped inmate and the high-ranking prison officer, Vicky White, who sprung him from jail on her last day before retirement

Daily Mirror

Sofia Sapega: Belarus jails girlfriend of dissident blogger seized after forced Ryanair plane landing

A Belarusian court has sentenced Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of a dissident detained on a Ryanair flight, to six years in prison for “inciting social hatred”.

Evening Standard

Heavily armed militants break 60 inmates from Burkina Faso prison

Militants freed around 60 prisoners during an attack on a jail in northwest Burkina Faso overnight, ransacking offices and setting vehicles ablaze before making their escape, two security sources and a judicial source said.

Reuters

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Inside brutal Bali prison where Brit gran is waiting for execution on death row

If you survive the firing squad the commander must shoot the prisoner in the head this is the life of a death row inmate in the infamous Kerobokan prison

Daily Mirror

Man tells wife he's in love with his mother and they have 'mind-blowing' sex

They could face 15 years in prison and be added to the sex register for life over their incestuous relationship.

Irish Mirror

Orange County piano teacher sentenced to 100 years to life for sexually assaulting young students

A former Orange County piano teacher convicted of sexually assaulting and molesting child students over nearly two decades was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison, prosecutors said.

Los Angeles Times

Syrians in Berlin seek release of loved ones after presidential amnesty

For ten years, Rojin Derki hoped her brother Mohammad was still alive and would one day be released from a Syrian government prison after his arrest in 2012.

Reuters

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Prisoners prepare their own meals after being given slow cookers in jail

The slow cookers can be used to cook up a tasty stew or soup just by being plugged in and left to simmer, and were introduced into jails in a bid to improve prisoners' diets

Daily Mirror

Inside Russia’s brutal Black Dolphin prison where the only way to escape is dying

Russian prisons have a reputation for being seriously tough, but there’s one prison which is even more brutal than the rest - and it's home to inmates who together have killed around 3,500 people

Daily Mirror

Literature discussion gives voice to the formerly incarcerated

In Reading Between the Lines group sessions, participants read and dissect great literature — poems, essays, speeches, and short stories — and share their reflections and ideas.

Chicago Sun-Times

Killed by abortion laws: five women whose stories we must never forget

As the US supreme court threatens to undo 49 years of access to safe and legal terminations, five women who died because of bans on abortion stand as warnings of what is at stake globally

The Guardian - UK

A Michigan law from 1931 would make abortion a felony if Roe falls

The law could put doctors, and even patients, in prison for up to four years. And the state's attorney general says she can't stop local prosecutors from enforcing it.

WEKU

Life in prison for stealing $20: how The Division is taking apart brutal criminal sentences

Part two: The New Orleans’ civil rights division reckons with a case involving an egregious sentence – and a policy that has punished the city’s poorest for decades

The Guardian - US

Thieving mum cries 'my dad's going to die' as she's sent to jail

Lisa Fletcher and then partner Lee Owens stole £1,285 from a small business in a targeted burglary but now her prison term means she may not see her dad alive again

Liverpool Echo

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Daily Record

Should child killers be given a second chance and the opportunity to be rehabilitated?

The heart says no but the head can’t make up its mind and it’s very frustrating.

Daily Record

Woman who poked holes in condoms handed six month prison sentence

A court found the woman guilty of sexual assault, with the judge giving her a six-month suspended sentence for purposefully damaging her partner’s condoms.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge denies Kim Foxx’s bid to let inmate out early under new state law

Judge Stanley Sacks said he didn’t believe 55-year-old convicted burglar Charles Miles had shown himself to be rehabilitated while in prison and expressed skepticism over whether the state’s constitution would allow him to effectively commute the remainder of Miles’ sentence.

The Independent UK

Man gets 55 years for fatal 2017 shooting of Indiana officer

A man convicted of fatally shooting an Indiana police officer who came to his aid following a car crash in 2017 has been sentenced to 55 years in prison

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Middle East expert weighs in on string of prison releases in Egypt

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Mirette Mabrouk, founding director of the Egypt program at the Middle East Institute, about the recent string of political prisoner releases in Egypt.

ABC News

Legal groups condemn NT government over plan to cap compensation for mistreatment in prisons

Human rights lawyers, Aboriginal justice groups and the NT Children's Commissioner condemn proposed changes that would limit damages for new cases of mistreatment inside prisons.

The Guardian - AU

Veronica Nelson inquest: nurse and doctor give contradictory evidence on prison medical assessment

Doctor calls nurse who conducted initial assessment a liar after she told inquest she suggested Nelson be taken to hospital

ABC News

Kiwi Chow's film cannot be named in Hong Kong. But Revolution of Our Times is empowering the diaspora in Australia

Even uttering the name of this film in Hong Kong and China could land you in prison, but Hong Kong Australians say it has empowered them to continue the pursuit of social justice.

The Independent UK

Police find car linked to Alabama murder inmate and prison guard on the run

Vehicle was found two hours north of escape location in Tennessee

The Independent UK

Police share new images of Alabama murder inmate on the run with corrections officer, revealing his Nazi tattoos

The man’s tattooos suggest he is affiliated with a white supremacist prison gang

Asharq Al-Awsat

Swedish Man Detained in Iran as Relations Deteriorate

A Swedish man has been detained in Iran, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Friday, just days after it advised against unnecessary travel to Iran, citing a deteriorating security situation. Relations between Sweden and Iran are tense after Sweden detained and put on trial a former Iranian official on charges…

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