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Convicted Killer Freed Due to Wrong Prison Placement

A man convicted of murder in western New York has been freed and had his indictment dismissed due to a violation of interstate detainee laws.

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We survived only because of our defence training, says Navy veteran released from Qatar

Ragesh Gopakumar, one of the eight ex-Indian Navy personnel released by the Qatar government that they survived the prison days only due to their defence training

The Hindu

Killer pilot takes legal action against minister’s decision to block release

BA captain Robert Brown beat his wife Joanna Simpson to death with a claw hammer in their family home in October 2010.

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Quincy Promes: Ex-Netherlands star sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking

The Spartak Moscow player denies his involvement in the smuggling of 1,360kg of cocaine

Evening Standard

Mississippi prison delayed woman’s cancer diagnosis until it was terminal, lawsuit says

Susie Balfour, 62, says officials failed to provide tests and treatment for breast cancer for years, allowing it to spread

The Guardian - US

How to watch 'Kin' series 2 online now – live stream the Irish gangland drama from anywhere

All episodes of "Kin" season 2 are available to stream now on BBC iPlayer in the UK. Here's how to watch "Kin" S2 online and from anywhere including the United States and Australia.

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Tennessee advances bill to ban people from helping minors obtain abortion

Proposed bill that could see prison sentences of up to 15 years for breaching rules moves forward in state legislature

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I’m not trying to destroy art, says man planning to do just that if Assange dies in jail

Andrei Molodkin believes WikiLeaks founder will be freed, leaving $45m of precious artworks unscathed

The Guardian - UK

Threatening to dissolve masterpieces in acid is a pathetically banal stunt for our shallow times

Russian artist Andrei Molodkin will destroy works by Picasso, Rembrandt and Warhol if Julian Assange dies in prison. It’s an unoriginal idea born of art-historical ignorance

The Guardian - UK

Inmates Transform Smugglers' Boats into Instruments for Rehabilitation

Discover the inspiring story of the Orchestra of the Sea, where inmates in an Italian prison transform salvaged wood from migrants' boats into beautiful st...

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Israel holds female Palestinian rights lawyer without trial or charge

Human rights defender Diala Ayesh, 28, has been held in administrative detention since January 17.

Al Jazeera

British Journalist Sentenced To Prison In Malaysia For Defaming Queen

The journalist has alleged that she is being targeted because of her reports that exposed the 1MDB scandal.

International Business Times UK

MP makes 11th hour bid to stop Assange extradition

An MP has made a last-minute plea to the federal government to help Julian Assange as the WikiLeaks founder prepares for what could be his final appeal.

AAP

Mother of Colin Pitchfork victim dismayed as he wins new release hearing

Double child rapist and murderer will face fresh parole hearing after appeal

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Wayne Kramer’s Rage Against the Prison Machine

Years behind bars for drug dealing led the influential proto-punk rocker to work for criminal justice reform.

The Hindu

8 sentenced to life in prison in Peruvambu lynching case

Eight persons sentenced to life imprisonment for lynching a mentally challenged man in Palakkad district, Kerala.

Evening Standard

TikTok phone burglar spared prison time over £18,000 raid at London HQ

Robert Smith was caught on CCTV wandering around TikTok offices before stealing 54 mobile phones

The Guardian - UK

Poem of the week: In the Prison Pen by Herman Melville

The desolation of a prisoner-of-war camp in the American civil war is drawn with tragic power

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Al Jazeera

Egyptians accused in Pylos shipwreck case deny smuggling, blame Greece

Months after the disaster that killed hundreds at sea, nine accused men languishing in prison insist they are innocent.

Bangkok Post

Rally against Thaksin's release, warning of bigger protests

A small group of protesters gathered outside the Justice Ministry on Monday opposing the expected release of Thaksin Shinawatra from prison without having spent a day behind bars.

Reason

Brickbat: Sympathy for the Devil

The Mississippi man who destroyed a statue erected by the Satanic Temple of Iowa in the state Capitol last year faces years in prison after being charged with a hate crime. Navy veteran Michael Cassidy has been charged with felony third-degree criminal mischief. He was originally charged with misdemeanor criminal…

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71-year-old Ukrainian man dies in Russian prison during espionage trial

Learn about the recent death of a Ukrainian man on trial for espionage in a Russian prison. The secretive nature of these trials raises concerns.

Latin Times

'It All Makes Sense': Youtuber Luisito Comunica Posts Supportive Video of El Salvador Mega Prison

The video goes through the compound used to hold some 40,000 prisoners

Reason

Writer's Suspended Death Sentence Is a Reminder of China's Awful Record on Human Rights

Yang Hengjun's punishment will be commuted to life in prison if he passes a probationary period. But the espionage accusations against him are highly spurious.

The Hindu

Murugan’s life is in danger, says his wife Nalini

Wife of Sri Lankan national on hunger strike in Tamil Nadu prison petitions government for his safety.

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