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A stolen life: Remembering GN Saibaba, who the State kept imprisoned over a decade

No matter how grave a crime, or how big a gangster, they aren’t placed in the anda (egg-shaped) cell in Nagpur Central Prison. In the prison’s 90-year-old history, I think I was the only one who was put there — Dr GN Saibaba.

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In the Netherlands, we’re closing our emptying prisons. What can other countries learn from how we did it?

The Dutch prison population has fallen by more than 40% – and awareness of the harms of harsh sentencing could explain why, says Dutch writer and journalist Renate van der Zee

The Guardian - UK

Corecivic Settlements Highlight Issues In Tennessee Prisons

CoreCivic's settlements and mistreatment allegations in Tennessee prisons raise concerns about accountability and the need for reform in the private prison...

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Prison operator under federal scrutiny spent millions settling Tennessee mistreatment claims

The leading private prison company in the U.S. has spent more than $4.4 million to settle dozens of complaints alleging mistreatment at its Tennessee prisons and jails since 2016

The Independent UK

‘I could not get through the script without crying’: Adrien Brody talks to the death row survivor who he’s playing on the London stage

In 1982 Nick Yarris was wrongly convicted of a murder he didn’t commit and spent 22 years in prison. Here, he and the Oscar-winning actor reflect on bringing Yarris’s inspiring life story to the theatre

The Guardian - UK

Trevor Noah reveals the 'worst advice' he was given as a child

Trevor Noah felt "imprisoned" after trying to fit in and advised all kids today to just be themselves.

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Long jail terms as non-fatal choking laws take effect

Long-awaited non-fatal strangulation laws have taken effect in Victoria, with perpetrators risking up to a decade in prison if found guilty of the act.

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Drug Kingpin Used Laundered Pot Money to Purchase Iconic Banksy Artwork

A drug kingpin who used laundered money from his cannabis operation to acquire a collection of Banksy artwork has been sentenced to prison in South Wales.

International Business Times

'She's Only Guilty Of Stupidity': Dad Defends 28-year-old Brit Facing 60-year US Jail Sentence For Drug Smuggling

Kimberly Hall, a 28-year-old British beautician, faces up to 60 years in a US prison for allegedly smuggling £3.5 million worth of cocaine, with her father insisting she was coerced and is "only guilty of stupidity."

International Business Times UK

Alexei Navalny Wrote He Knew He Would Die In Prison In New Memoir

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will be released on October 22.

International Business Times

Alexei Navalny believed he would die in prison, memoir reveals

In secret journal, Putin’s fiercest critic writes: ‘If your convictions mean something, you must be prepared to stand up for them’

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel hope’: chance of release dawns for Menéndez brothers in 35-year-old case

Renewed interest in the 1989 case of two men convicted of killing their parents leads the LA district attorney to consider new evidence

The Guardian - US

Jigra review – Alia Bhatt is lethal and luminous in sibling jailbreak thriller

Bhatt plays a woman trying to spring her brother from prison in a fictional East Asian state, after he is framed by their rich-kid cousins

The Guardian - UK

Navalny’s prison diary: Guards slipped sweets in his pocket to ‘undermine’ hunger strike as he lost 1kg a day

Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he hoped his prison memoir would be his ‘memorial’ and he wanted his family to get royalties if he was ‘whacked’

The Independent UK

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‘Nothing but lies’: New Navalny memoir foretells collapse of Putin’s regime

Posthumous memoir, Patriot, of Russian opposition leader who died in prison is set to be released on October 22.

International Business Times

Buried Nazi Past Haunts Athens On Liberation Anniversary

A brass sculpture of a naked man being garrotted, a monument evoking prison bars and a sign are the only hints this sleepy central Athens street once housed the Gestapo's headquarters.

France 24

New memoir from Russian dissident Alexei Navalny reveals he knew he would die in prison

Excerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny revealed he believed he would die in prison, an event which finally occurred on February 16 at age 47. The New Yorker magazine published excerpts from the book, "Patriot", on Friday, ahead of its release on October 22.

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New law to end prison-like culture in detention centres

The federal government has announced legislation to boost search powers in detention centres due to a reported rise in violence and drug-related crimes.

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Latin Times

Virginia Cop Sent to Prison for Using Police Computer to Stalk Woman He Met on Tinder

A Richmond police officer was jailed and put on administrative leave for illegally using a police database to stalk a woman he met on Tinder.

Latin Times

Drug Kingpin Used Laundered Pot Money to Purchase Iconic Banksy Artwork

A drug kingpin who used laundered money from his cannabis operation to acquire a collection of Banksy artwork has been sentenced to prison in South Wales.

Latin Times

QAnon Businessman Sent to Federal Prison for Participating in Jan. 6 Insurrection; Was One of the Last to Leave Capitol

A Montana man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection.

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Veteran cop questioned over 'abhorrent' Nazi salutes

A Victorian police instructor will likely be charged by summons after being questioned by detectives over allegedly performing banned Nazi gestures.

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The False Narrative Driving California’s Popular Anti-Crime Ballot Initiative

Prop. 36 creates stiffer penalties for some theft and drug crimes and has overwhelming support, but big retailers do not cite theft as a leading threat, and property crime is the lowest in 50 years.

The Independent UK

Iowa teen who killed teacher must serve 35 years before being up for parole

The Iowa Supreme Court says an Iowa teen who pleaded guilty to beating his high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat must serve 35 years in prison before the possibility of parole

Latin Times

Convicted Crypto Executive Brags on LinkedIn About New Position as Prison Inmate

Ryan Salame, former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, has announced his new role as an inmate on LinkedIn ahead of a 7.5-year prison sentence.

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