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Man gets prison in US for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home

A real estate businessman who aided a Chinese effort to pressure an expatriate to return home has been sentenced to over a year in a U.S. prison

The Independent UK

Man who escaped from prison van on Wednesday morning still missing

Jamie Cooper, 33, fled from the vehicle carrying prisoners to court when it was on the M55 on Wednesday, police said.

Evening Standard

Bodmin Mom of Eight Dies from Cocaine Overdose After Losing Tolerance in Prison

Amee Louise Bettison, a 31-year-old mum of eight, tragically died from a cocaine overdose just days after being released from prison.

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California Man Handed Life Sentence After Killing Two Men for Painting Over His Graffiti

Jamal Jackson was sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting and killing a crew member who painted over his graffiti art and a bystander.

Latin Times

Woman strangled to death while visiting her mass murderer husband for conjugal visit, prison officials say

The devastated family of Stephanie Dowells is now asking authorities how and why it happened given her husband’s criminal history

The Independent UK

‘Lifer’ in HMP Woodhill planned to kill Tommy Robinson, high court told

Two other prisoners also plotted to attack far-right activist, who is challenging his segregation at jail

The Guardian - UK

Four hours of phone calls a day, 80 visits, a laptop: Tommy Robinson’s life behind bars

The activist has a ‘substantially more permissive’ segregation regime than other prisoners

The Independent UK

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Prosecutors call for life sentences in Islamic State Syria kidnappings trial

Prosecutors have called for a life sentence without parole for the Frenchman on trial for holding French journalists and aid workers hostage in Syria for the Islamic State armed group. The four other men on trial face sentences of 20 years to life.

Radio France Internationale

Details of Tommy Robinson’s life in prison given at High Court hearing

The High Court heard Robinson has a ‘substantially more permissive’ segregation regime than standard prisoners.

The Independent UK

US deportees face brutal conditions in El Salvador mega-prison: ‘Severe overcrowding, inadequate food’

Political scientist Mneesha Gellman on Cecot, targeting of innocuous tattoos, and Bukele-Trump parallels

The Guardian - US

Tommy Robinson segregated in prison over fears ‘he would be killed by a lifer’, court hears

Robinson has a private cell as well as access to gym facilities for three hours a day, court hears

The Independent UK

Tommy Robinson segregated in prison due to ‘mark on his head’, High Court told

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is serving an 18-month sentence for contempt of court after breaching an injunction

Evening Standard

Inside this week's London Standard

Adolescence star Ashley Walters on prison, fame and finding peace

Evening Standard

‘The drill scene was dead. They’d locked everyone up’: RIP Germain on his shocking coffin installation

In a room stinking of industrial bleach and cooled to the temperature of a morgue, the artist explores pop culture’s voracious appetite for violence – by trapping the viewer in front of 101 hours of drill videos

The Guardian - UK

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So Shady... Eminem's former employee charged with selling and leaking unreleased music

Eminem's former employee, Joseph Strange, could face years in prison and a hefty fine if convicted of criminal copyright infringement and interstate transportation of stolen goods.

The Guardian - US

Clergy abuse survivor begs Louisiana not to release child molester: ‘It’s just not right’

Tim Gioe, abused as a child by disgraced priest Pat Wattigny, appeals to state’s department of corrections

Radio France Internationale

Frenchman Olivier Grondeau freed after more than two years in Tehran prison

Iran has freed a French man who was jailed for nearly two and a half years on security charges. Olivier Grondeau, one of three French nationals held in Iran, arrived in France on Monday, the French presidency said.

The Independent UK

Britons held by Taliban to face court hearing despite charges remaining unclear

British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds have been separated in a Kabul prison ahead of court hearing without their Afghan interpreter

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The Guardian - UK

Iran releases French citizen imprisoned for more than 880 days

Diplomats now working to secure release of two more citizens after backpacker Olivier Grondeau finally freed

International Business Times

Iran Frees French Citizen After Prison Ordeal: Macron

Iranian authorities have released French citizen Olivier Grondeau, detained by the country since October 2022 on security charges, and he has returned to France, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday.

The Independent UK

Justice Department motion tells federal deportation judge to be ‘more respectful’

The Court’s actions ‘represent grave usurpations of the President’s power,’ lawyers say

The Guardian - AU

What to know about the El Salvador mega-prison where Trump sent deported Venezuelans

The US has sent hundreds of migrants to El Salvador to be held without trial in Cecot, a controversial prison known for its harsh conditions

The Guardian - US

‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims

Brother of Francisco Javier García Casique spotted him in a video showing scores of Venezuelan prisoners being taken to notorious El Salvador prison

The Independent UK

Woman accused of running high-end brothels near Boston and Washington gets 4 years in prison

A Massachusetts woman accused of operating a high-end brothel network with wealthy and prominent clients in that state and the Washington, D

Latin Times

U.S. Citizens Detail Being Hooded And Beaten Up At High-Security Prison in Venezuela

According to Foro Penal, there are at least 68 foreign passport holders wrongfully detained in Venezuela, a record during the Maduro regime. They are used as leverage for foreign policy negotiations.

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