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Russian-Born U.S. Citizen Sentenced To 13 Years In Moscow

U.S. citizen of Russian descent sentenced to nearly 13 years in Moscow prison for drug-trafficking charges. Woodland's lawyer plans to appeal.

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Kim Kardashian Reveals She's in Contact with Gypsy Rose Blanchard and For a Very Meaningful Reason

"I just think there's such an opportunity for her to use her platform in a really important way."

Marie Claire

Invest in people, not in building more prisons, to cut reoffending

Letters: Readers on the crisis in the criminal justice system that has brought the prison and the probation service to the verge of collapse

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Swedish Diplomat Recalls Darkest Moments In Iran Prison

After almost 800 days in Iran's notorious Evin prison, the now-free Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus recalled the darkest moments throughout his imprisonment and how he survived them.

International Business Times

US citizen Robert Woodland convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court

Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, has been convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison

The Independent UK

As an ex-prison officer, here’s what I think about the Wandsworth jail sex video scandal

The film of an officer allegedly having sex with an inmate in a cell has gone viral. I worry that cuts create conditions in which corruption can flourish, writes former prison officer Alex South

The Guardian - UK

New prime minister will face a range of urgent priorities from day one

An imminent Nato summit, bursting prisons and another strike by junior doctors for starters mean whoever takes the keys to No 10 will have little to no time to celebrate

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Neo-Nazi convicted of hate-crime murder of gay classmate, 19, he met online for a hookup

Blaze Bernstein, 19, was found dead in a California park in 2018. Now, his killer faces a sentence of life in prison without parole

The Independent UK

Federal judge sentences 4 anti-abortion activists for a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade

Four anti-abortion activists who were convicted for their roles in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade will serve sentences ranging from six months in prison to three years of supervised release

The Independent UK

As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

A federal judge has ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation

The Independent UK

UK man imprisoned for 4 months after walking up to cops wielding 6-inch Master Sword

Anthony Bray will also have to pay a victims' surcharge of £154.

PC Gamer

Rats, overcrowding and urgent riot warnings — my day inside a London jail

Britain’s jails are “on the precipice of failure”, with warnings that jails could run out of space within days. As Keir Starmer announces emergency measures to fix the crisis, Katie Strick spends a day on the frontline

Evening Standard

Labour must help release Briton Jimmy Lai jailed in China amid fears he could die in prison, son says

Jimmy Lai, 76, faces a life sentence under charges described as politically motivated after being locked up for years

The Independent UK

Arrest warrant lifted for Madeleine McCann suspect

Christian Bruckner spent many years in Portugal, including in the resort of Praia da Luz around the time of Madeleine’s disappearance there in 2007. He has denied any involvement in her disappearance

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Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail

Activist claims she was threatened with release of the footage in order to silence her, amid multiple reports of sexual violence inflicted upon imprisoned Afghan women

The Independent UK

Texas teen admits to strangling his mom then driving to Nebraska with her body in the trunk

Tyler Roenz, 19, pleaded guilty to killing his mother, 49-year-old Michelle Roenz, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison

The Independent UK

Killer mom jailed for 1994 murder of her sons is giving phone sex to sugar daddies from prison

According to prison call recordings, Smith had sexual and romantic conversations with at least a dozen men in the past three years

The Independent UK

Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge

The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie has rejected a plea deal that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge

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The Independent UK

Parole denied for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has been denied parole after spending most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota

RideApart

Milwaukee Tools Used Forced Prison Labor to Make Tools, Says Lawsuit

A new lawsuit, brought to bear by a formerly incarcerated political prisoner, states that he was forced to work in a Milwaukee Tools factory in China.

Reason

Brickbat: A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words

Former Boyle County, Kentucky sheriff's deputy Tanner Abbott has been sentenced to nine years and two months in federal prison after being convicted of four counts of violating people's civil rights, and one count each of conspiracy and falsifying records. Prosecutors said Abbott used excessive force against four people, performed…

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene rages outside Bannon’s prison - but is interrupted by a ‘Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body’ sign

The sign made reference to a name Rep Jasmine Crockett gave to Majorie Taylor Greene during a heated argument

The Independent UK

Arizona man starved son, 6, to death. Now he will spend life in prison after 18lb boy was locked in cupboard for month

Court was told that Anthony Jose Achibeque-Martinez punished youngster for ‘stealing’ food at night

The Independent UK

UN group demands release of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan; says his detention violates international law

A U.N. human rights working group has called for an immediate release of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his detention is arbitrary and violates international laws

International Business Times

Trump Advisor Bannon Reports To Jail To Serve Sentence

Steve Bannon, a prominent right-wing figure in American politics and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, reported to prison Monday to begin a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.

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