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Prosecutors Appeal Proud Boys' Prison Sentences Over January 6 Riot

Prosecutors asked for longer prison sentences at trial and now seem to be trying again.

Reason

There are no quick or easy solutions to the crisis in our prisons and probation

Letters: What is needed is a full workforce plan and the funding to rehabilitate offenders, writes Pam Walker, while Sheila Cross calls for a rethink on sentencing

The Guardian - UK

Danelo Cavalcante prison guard warned about his escape plan weeks before jailbreak

Cavalcante was deemed an ‘escape risk’ twice before he went on the run for two weeks, new documents show

The Independent UK

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Digital education gets a boost as 100 children in Chamarajanagar get tabs

Digital education in govt. schools in Chamarajanagar strengthened with Rotary Panchsheel Mysuru, Infosys, and district admin's support. 100 tablets worth ₹20 lakh distributed to 100 students from 50 schools. 43 tribal students to benefit from intensive crash course for SSLC. INTACH Mysuru inspected heritage school building for renovation. Infosys to…

The Hindu

A Thai construction magnate convicted of poaching protected animals gets early release from prison

A Thai construction magnate whose conviction on poaching charges became a rare example of the rich and influential facing justice in the country was freed on parole, two months before his prison term ends

The Independent UK

US man wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years shot and killed by police

Leonard Cure, 53, exonerated after being wrongly convicted of robbing a drug store in 2003, killed after traffic stop in Georgia

The Guardian - US

Trump trolled for saying he’s ‘willing to go to jail for sake of democracy’: ‘Sounds like a plan’

Donald Trump is currently facing a number of criminal indictments, all of which carry potential prison sentences

The Independent UK

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‘Like being buried alive’: Australian journalist Cheng Lei on life in a Chinese prison

TV reporter reveals she was arrested for breaking an embargo by a few minutes, and talks about how she survived months in solitary confinement

The Guardian - AU

Police foil Telugu Desam Party’s BC organisations plan to seize Rajahmundry Central Jail

Police foiled the plans of the activists of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) affiliated BC organisations who proposed to lay a siege around Rajahmundry Central Prison on October 17.

The Hindu

'Lupin' season 4: Everything we know so far

Everyone's favorite gentleman thief is officially returning to Netflix for "Lupin" season 4. Here's what we know about Assane's latest chapter so far.

Tom’s Guide

Shot that killed prisoner needed to stop escape: lawyer

A corrective services officer was only trying to prevent an escape when he shot a man in the back, his barrister has told a jury.

AAP

Georgia deputy shoots, kills man who spent 16 years in prison on wrongful conviction

A man who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction has been fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop

The Independent UK

Jada Pinkett Smith says ‘soulmate’ Tupac Shakur proposed to her from prison

Pinkett Smith and Shakur met at a performing arts school as teenagers in the 1980s

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary to take ‘decisive action’ over indefinite prison sentences

His comments come as capacity in the prison estate has come under serious pressure.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on probation: the service has not recovered from a privatisation disaster

Editorial: To ease the prisons crisis, improved management of offenders in the community is essential

The Times of India

Ghaziabad: Head warder of Dasna jail dies by suicide

GHAZIABAD: The head warder of Ghaziabad's Dasna Jail took his own life by leaping in front of a goods train at a railway crossing near the prison.

The Independent UK

Low-level offenders to be spared jail to free up space in overcrowded prisons

Government will switch penalties to community service and release some prisoners early

The Guardian - UK

The prison system is failing inmates and the public alike

Letters: Andy Stelman writes that the entire criminal justice system is broken, Dr Michael Peel calls for more mental health and drug misuse support, and other readers respond

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The Guardian - UK

Thousands of prisoners in England and Wales to be released up to 18 days early

Government sources say proposals will apply to those serving a sentence of less than four years

The Hindu

Congress leader Chinta Mohan demands release of Chandrababu Naidu from jail

Congress leader Chinta Mohan on October 16 (Monday) demanded that TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu should be released from the prison immediately. Addressing the media in New Delhi, Mr. Chinta Mohan said that it was “unjust” on the part of the YSRCP government to “trouble the former Chief Minister…

The Guardian - AU

‘Inhumane’ spit hoods still in widespread use across Queensland, despite royal commission recommendations

Inquest into the death of Selesa Tafaifa, who died in prison in 2021 with a spit hood over her head, will resume in Brisbane on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Why the collapse of Britain’s prison system is good news

Our jails are academies of crime and dens of violence. A less punitive approach could help, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

InsideEVs

Con Man Who Scammed Tesla Out Of Five EVs Gets Four Years In Prison

Michael Gonzales exploited a loophole in Tesla's online ordering system that allowed him to take delivery of five Tesla vehicles without paying.

AAP

Shooting of escaping man was murder, jury told

A prison officer is defending a murder charge after shooting a shackled inmate who'd slipped a colleague's grip and run across a road.

Evening Standard

‘More probation staff needed to ease jails crisis’

A shift away from the use of short sentences is intended to reduce the pressure on prison capacity

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