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Anti-whaling activist to learn if he will be extradited to Japan within 14 days

Paul Watson, an early Greenpeace member, says his imprisonment in Greenland is a ‘political case’

The Guardian - UK

Teenager jailed for shooting woman dead through her front door

Joshua Alexander, 17, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years at the Old Bailey on Monday.

The Independent UK

Handshakes, murals and ministry: A reopened Texas prison focuses on rehabilitation

The Bartlett Unit in Williamson County will house 1,049 male inmates who will participate in educational programs aimed to help them secure a job after they’ve served their time.

The Texas Tribune

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Venezuela Passes Targets Dissidents Making Support for International Sanctions a Crime Against Humanity

The new law targets opposition leaders, criminalizing support for U.S. sanctions with convictions carrying sentences of at least 25 years in prison.

Latin Times

‘Prison didn’t touch the sides’: Tony Adams on addiction, losing the man who saved him and helping others

The former Arsenal and England captain Tony Adams tells Michael Butler that he has finally ‘grown up’, with ‘no tentacles’ from his troubled past

The Guardian - UK

‘If I’m sent to Japan, I’m not coming home’: jailed anti-whaler defiant in face of extradition threat

Captain Paul Watson talks about his arrest on behalf of the Japanese government, his ‘interesting’ Greenland prison, and separation from his children

The Guardian - UK

‘Time for compassion to prevail’: could the remaining Bali Nine members finally be coming home?

The new Indonesian president – who came to office with a questionable human rights record – has emerged as an unlikely champion for a prisoner swap deal

The Guardian - AU

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Bali Nine: who were they?

The Australians were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the Indonesian resort island

The Guardian - AU

How to Make Gravy review – a well-intentioned, mawkish misfire

This soupy Christmas drama based on Paul Kelly’s song tips into corny sentimentalism – and comes dangerously close to suggesting that gravy is actually magic

The Guardian - AU

Lyle Menéndez Loved Different Women from Prison Before Wife Rebecca Sneed

Explore the complicated and emotional history of Lyle Menéndez and Rebecca Sneed, from their unusual first encounter to their recent separation.

Latin Times

Man dubbed ‘one of Australia’s worst paedophiles’ sentenced to life in prison

Judge says scale and nature of crimes were ‘depraved’ and ‘horrendous’

The Independent UK

Kremlin Critic Alexei Gorinov Sentenced To Three Years

Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov faces additional prison time for dissent against Russia's actions in Ukraine, highlighting the crackdown on dissent in the co...

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China sentences journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat to 7 years for espionage

A court in Beijing has sentenced a prominent Chinese journalist to seven in years in prison for espionage

The Independent UK

28-Year-Old Brit Regrets Free Mexico Holiday From Strangers After 'Unknowingly Smuggling Cocaine' For Them

A British beautician faces 60 years in jail for smuggling £15 million worth of cocaine, but she claims she was tricked into carrying the drugs.

International Business Times UK

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The Independent UK

Resentencing of prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms not ‘adequately explored’, committee warns

The justice committee says ministers ‘may have misunderstood’ their advice and urged them to look again at establishing a resentencing committee for thousands of IPP prisoners

The Guardian - AU

‘Inside the Kellyverse’: how Paul Kelly’s How to Make Gravy became a Christmas film

Megan Washington and Hugo Weaving share how Kelly’s anthem inspired a ‘beautiful opportunity for redemption’, while Kelly reveals he’s ‘playing around with a sequel’ to his song

The Guardian - AU

Ashley Griffith committed ‘depraved’ abuse at childcare centres for nearly 20 years. Were warning signs ignored?

As one of Australia’s worst paedophiles is sentenced to life in prison for 307 sexual offences, parents and victims demand answers

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s immigration regime is violent and cruel. Labor’s rushed bills will devastate traumatised people

Many families have endured years of separation while in prison camps – and children are the main victims

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The Independent UK

Jailed Kremlin critic convicted again and handed new prison term for opposing the war in Ukraine

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov has been convicted again for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine and handed a three-year prison term

The Independent UK

Veteran Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu sentenced to seven years in prison for ‘espionage’

Dong Yuyu was detained while dining with a Japanese diplomat in 2022

Reason

Brickbat: Grand Canyon Graft

Former Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Elizabeth Gutfahr faces up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzlement by… The post Brickbat: Grand Canyon Graft appeared first on Reason.com.

The Guardian - UK

‘It signifies renewal’: recipients of Sycamore Gap saplings announced

‘Trees of hope’ will be planted across the UK, including at a prison and a children’s hospital, in National Trust scheme

The Guardian - AU

Queensland paedophile Ashley Griffith sentenced to life in prison after preying on 73 children in his care

Former childcare worker, 46, pleaded guilty to committing 307 sexual offences against young girls in Brisbane and Italy

The Independent UK

Father who threw beer cans at officers and was bitten by police dog is jailed

Tommy McQuaker, 29, took part in a ‘siege’ on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Tamworth in the wake of the Southport stabbings.

Latin Times

Ex-Illinois Tech Student Convicted as Chinese Spy Released in US-China Prisoner Exchange Deal

A former Chicago college student convicted of spying for China was released in a US-China prisoner swap that freed three Americans thought to be wrongfully detained in China.

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