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US citizen freed after nine months in Afghan prison, Qatari mediators say

The release came just weeks after US President Donald Trump's executive order on 5 September which imposed new "consequences on those who wrongfully detain Americans abroad."

Euronews

Brickbat: Prison Medicine

Wyandotte County, Kansas, deputy Richard Fatherley has been charged second degree murder and involuntarily manslaughter after inmate Charles Adair died… The post Brickbat: Prison Medicine appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Teacher killer refuses to face victims in court

A killer who threw a teacher's body inside a green waste bin in "an extremely callous act" has refused to get on a bus to face his victim's loved ones in court.

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US private prisons operator to be paid $790m to hold 100 people on Nauru in quiet expansion of contract

Exclusive: A sixteenfold increase in the original contract without public notification raises allegations of ‘gross mismanagement’ and a process ‘run out of control’

The Guardian - AU

Three women face federal charges for ‘doxxing’ ICE agent by posting their home address online

If they are convicted, each woman could face a maximum of five years in prison for each count.

The Independent UK

Family of British couple held in Iran say their health is deteriorating in prison

Son of Lindsay Foreman expresses ‘real concerns’ after mother put on drip and stepfather, Craig, ‘constantly ill’

The Guardian - UK

Suspect went to court to plead to killing his wife. He collapsed and died moments before admitting his crime

James Anderson, 37, was expected to accept a plea deal that would send him to prison for 35 years

The Independent UK

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‘I refuse to be defined by fascism’: daughter of murder victim speaks after death of neo-Nazi killer in prison

After the man who killed her father is found dead in his cell, Maz Saleem reflects on living with loss and choosing not to hate

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners held over alleged Palestine Action offences face crackdown since group ban

People charged before protest group was proscribed describe restrictions on wearing keffiyehs and holding certain prison jobs

The Guardian - UK

State department appoints official to handle case of American-Palestinian teen detained by Israel

Moves marks escalation in diplomatic efforts in case of Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, who is being held in an Israeli military prison

The Guardian - US

‘I’m a prisoner in my own home and my life is on hold after collapse of vital NHS lifeline’

As a major supplier of wheelchairs and equipment to the NHS collapses, Rebecca Thomas reveals the story of one of the thousands of people hit by the provider’s financial crisis

The Independent UK

‘Hell on earth’: immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help

Six people at a remote Ice facility in California City describe medical problems and filthy conditions, which operator CoreCivic denies

The Guardian - US

Sara Jane Moore, who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, dies at 95

Sara Jane Moore, who spent more than 30 years in prison for trying to shoot President Gerald Ford, has died

The Independent UK

Assata Shakur, an icon of Black liberation who was exiled to Cuba, dies aged 78

Shakur spent decades exiled after she was convicted of killing a state trooper in 1977 and escaped from prison

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

James Comey indicted: How ex-FBI chief went from Hillary-gate, to Russia-gate, to facing five years prison under Trump

Comey could serve up to five years in prison if convicted

Tom’s Hardware

Teen suspected of holding $1.8 million in bitcoin from hacking Vegas casinos is out on bail — alleged perp could be tried as an adult, face possible prison time

A 17-year-old alleged hacker has been released into the custody of his parents, as prosecutors hunt for his involvement with a multi-million dollar cyberattack and heist on a slew of Vegas casinos. The attack, attributed to the Scattered Spider group, affected MGM and Caesar's Entertainment casinos on the Vegas Strip.

The Independent UK

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died

International Business Times UK

Rapture 2025 Fear Leads to Sherri Shepherd's Imprisonment; Pastors Now Apoligising for Believing False Prediction

Sherri Shepherd was sent to prison after she panicked because of the Rapture 2025 prediction. Now, pastors who shared the news and actually believed it are apologising.

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The Guardian - UK

Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers will try to ensure time in prison is ‘as short as possible’

Former French president sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over election campaign funds scheme with Gaddafi regime

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Prison Service admits human rights law breach over death in custody

Police Scotland and Crown Office also make admissions in court relating to death of Allan Marshall in 2015

International Business Times

Sarkozy Conviction Exposes Political Divide In Crisis-hit France

The dramatic decision to send former president Nicolas Sarkozy to prison for criminal conspiracy has laid bare France's stark political divisions, with the move cheered by the left but slammed by the ascendant right.

TechRadar

Peacemaker season 2 episode 6's big cameo is the perfect set up for Man of Tomorrow

Peacemaker season 2's latest big cameo is another with ties to Superman, and it's one I didn't see coming.

The Conversation

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison: Republic’s judiciary frees itself

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to the Libyan funding of his 2007 presidential campaign. Sentenced to five years in prison, he is due to appear in court on 13 October to learn the date of his incarceration. The unprecedented…

International Business Times UK

Who is Carla Bruni? Fast Facts about the Former First Lady of Convicted French Ex-President of France Who Was Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

Carla Bruni faces legal scrutiny in France amid claims of witness tampering, as husband Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year sentence.

Evening Standard

'We knew that whatever happened, our truth would come out': How Noureddin Bongo used spy glasses in prison to film captors

In part three of The Standard’s interview with Noureddin Bongo, he speaks about the secret device he smuggled into prison which enabled him to record his captors

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