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Ugandan climate activists face charges after a month in maximum security jail

The 11 university students could be imprisoned for a year for protesting against the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline

The Guardian - US

Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code: State’s iron fist on divorce, remarriage, live-in relationships

The final draft of the Uniform Civil Code bill in Uttarakhand, advocating for uniform laws governing different aspects of life of all faiths, including live-in relationships, was tabled by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in the state assembly on Tuesday.

Newslaundry

Indigenous prison inmate dies in custody

A 51-year-old Aboriginal inmate from West Australia's maximum security Hakea prison has died in hospital after a medical episode.

AAP

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Todd and Julie Chrisley struggle to communicate in prison

Discover the challenges Todd and Julie Chrisley face trying to communicate with each other while in prison and the difficult process they endure.

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Former Brazilian footballer Dani Alves faces sexual assault trial

Spanish court rejects Dani Alves' request for more time to prepare for his sexual assault trial. Prosecutors seek 9-year prison term. Trial ongoing.

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Former Barcelona Star Dani Alves Begins Trial For Rape Case

Alves was arrested in January 2023 and has been in jail since.

International Business Times UK

Brickbat: The Wrong Man

The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.75 million to Louis Wright, who spent 35 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl. Wright's conviction was overturned after DNA results ruled him out as the suspect. Police targeted Wright for the crime…

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Indigenous man called out ‘I’m dying’ with no response from prison staff in hours before death, Victorian inquest hears

Joshua Kerr, 32, was ‘visibly unresponsive’ for 17 minutes before getting medical treatment, counsel assisting the coroner said

The Guardian - AU

Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watched an Aboriginal prisoner as he died and did not enter his cell for 17 minutes after be became unconscious, a coroner has been told.

AAP

Australian academic Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence by Chinese court

Australia’s foreign minister says government is ‘appalled’ by sentence, which could mean life in prison

The Guardian - AU

Judge Condemns Efforts to Portray Capitol Rioters as Heroes

U.S. District judges are warning against the efforts to portray Capitol rioters as heroes, calling out the dangerous distortions and false narratives.

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Selena's killer up for parole in 2025

Saldívar fatally shot the Tejano superstar in 1995 and was sentenced to life in prison

Salon

‘Always a bed in prison’: Australia’s housing crisis blamed for rise in unsentenced prisoners

The number of people held on remand is rising rapidly – and Indigenous Australians are significantly overrepresented

The Guardian - AU

Choirboy, cocaine and crowbars: Cycling's most notorious lawbreakers

Tales of cyclists bending or breaking the rules litter the sport’s history but Chris Marshall-Bell uncovers those that have gone further and broken the law

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International Business Times

A Mega-prison And A Mayan 'Pompeii': Five Things About El Salvador

The Central American nation of El Salvador goes to the polls Sunday in an election dominated by President Nayib Bukele's war on gangs.

Salon

Martha Stewart "smuggled food" in prison

“Everyone smuggles food out of kitchens. I mean what else are you going to make?"

The Canberra Times

'Caught in same vicious cycle': call for prison to be an election issue

Will voters be swayed by ongoing problems with Canberra's jail?

AAP

Landmark alternative justice process set for NT island

One of the first judicially recognised Indigenous justice groups has been established, designed to help judges hand out culturally appropriate sentences.

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The Guardian - UK

Mafia boss who escaped prison using bedsheets recaptured in France

Marco Raduano broke out of high-security wing of a prison in Sardinia in February 2023

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Joe Exotic seeks Kardashian help on Instagram, still in prison

Joe Exotic, of Tiger King fame, is seeking help from Kourtney Kardashian on Instagram to be released from prison for his crimes.

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Najib Razak's Jail Sentence Cut, Fine Reduced in Corruption Case

The Pardons Board in Malaysia has reduced former Prime Minister Najib Razak's prison sentence and fine related to a corruption case involving billions of d...

Reason

Brickbat: Royal Trouble

An appeals court in Thailand has sentenced democracy activist Mongkol Thirakot to 50 years in prison for Facebook posts he made that were critical of the country's monarchy. A trial court had sentenced him to 28 years, but the appellate court found him guilty on 11 more counts during his…

The Guardian - UK

Jailed as collaborators: the stories of Ukrainians who ended up in prison

There is little sympathy for them in their society, but rare prison interviews with those convicted of helping the Russians reveal a complex picture of war

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Russian dissident Karamurza moved to brutal prison colony

Learn about the imprisonment of Russian dissident Vladimir Karamurza and the crackdown on opposition figures as President Putin strengthens his grip on power.

International Business Times

40 Years In Prison For Ex-CIA Coder Who Leaked Hacking Tools To WikiLeaks

A former CIA programmer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday for leaking the US spy agency's most valuable hacking tools to WikiLeaks.

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