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Former Chief Inspector of Industries gets seven years RI on graft charges

Special Court in Tiruchi convicts S. Elangovan, former Chief Inspector of Industries, to 7 yrs RI for demanding & obtaining ₹2 lakh bribe from Sterlite Copper Industries in Thoothukudi in 2008. DVAC arrested Elangovan while receiving bribe & filed charge sheet in 2009. Judge R. Karthikeyan convicts & sentences him…

The Hindu

How overcrowded are the UK’s prisons?

Prison overcrowding is reportedly at an all-time high in the UK

Evening Standard

Russian authorities raid the homes of lawyers for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny say Russian authorities have searched the homes of three lawyers representing him, with one of them detained

The Independent UK

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Just 557 prison spaces left and ‘criminals to be spared jail’ as population hits record high

Prison governors say it is ‘inevitable’ spaces will run out as male population rises by 400 in a fortnight

The Independent UK

'Disgusting': child sex offender used group chat called 'Family'

A convicted child sex offender has avoided prison after he engaged in a "disgusting" group chat titled 'Family' on an LGBTQI+ dating app.

Newcastle Herald

Sewage in rivers, crumbling schools – what next? No room in prisons for rapists and burglars

Even as our jails run out of places, Tories push the myth that longer sentences make us safer, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

French police probe ‘poisoning’ of TV journalist who denounced Putin’s war live on air

Marina Ovsyannikova was sentenced in absentia to eight and a half years in prison in Russia

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Inmates and visitors allegedly smuggled contraband into jail

Police allegedly found opioids being smuggled in a pair of shoes.

The Canberra Times

El Salvador is gradually filling its new mega prison with alleged gang members

With tattoo-covered faces, wearing white shirts and shorts, gang members captured during El Salvador’s state of exception are gradually filling the country’s new mega prison

The Independent UK

Colombian serial killer who confessed to murdering more than 190 children dies in hospital

Authorities in Colombia say a prolific serial killer who confessed to murdering more than 190 children during the 1990s has died in a hospital where he was imprisoned

The Independent UK

‘Inevitable’ prison spaces will run out as judges ‘delay sentencings’ to avoid overwhelming system

Exclusive: Ministers playing ‘game of brinksmanship’ with prison places, governors association warns

The Independent UK

Women’s groups criticise move to delay sentencing in England and Wales

Government accused of letting down victims as full prisons mean convicted criminals will spend longer on bail

The Guardian - UK

Mom of slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French faces man charged in fatal shooting: “My faith tells me to forgive, I’m not ready for that.’

Elizabeth French spoke during a hearing where 25-year-old Eric Morgan pleaded guilty to aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, battery with a deadly weapon and obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to 7 years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Future generations deserve more than prisons

Dumping untold thousands of people into prison is much easier than solving any of our social problems. But it won’t work, argues Emilie Rākete.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The Tories are polling badly for exactly the reasons you think

All international crises have a local angle. For Britain and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it is the infamous ‘good day to bury bad news‘ affair. This was when Jo Moore, a political advisor to the transport secretary, Stephen Byers, suggested within an hour of the second plane flying into the…

The Independent UK

Minister to set out reforms as prison overcrowding reaches ‘critical point’

Health Secretary Steve Barclay acknowledged there is ‘huge pressure’ on the prison system.

The Independent UK

New Labour attack ad claims Sunak is letting rapists walk free as prisons crisis deepens

Party’s latest attack ad targets prime minister over prisoners

Evening Standard

Levani Botia: Fiji’s former prison officer hoping to put England on Rugby World Cup lockdown

La Rochelle’s ‘Demolition Man’ and Fijian cult hero will punish any sluggish breakdown work in Sunday’s quarter-final battle in Marseille

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The Guardian - US

A school shooter went viral on TikTok. Should he be on the platform at all?

Trauma experts say Jon Romano, who was released from prison in 2020 after serving time for a 2004 shooting, is doing even more harm

The Guardian - UK

England and Wales judges told not to jail criminals as prisons full – report

Senior judge quoted by the Times says ‘biggest concern’ over guidance is those convicted of sexual assault likely to stay on bail

The Independent UK

Barclay refuses to say if judges have been told not to jail some criminals

The Health Secretary told broadcasters that Justice Secretary Alex Chalk will address the issue in a statement to the Commons on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

First minister says SNP MP who defected to Tories ‘probably never believed’ in Scottish independence – as it happened

Humza Yousaf says Lisa Cameron’s move was ‘the least surprising news I’ve had as leader of the SNP’

Evening Standard

Minister admits prisons under ‘huge pressure’ amid reports burglars and rapists will avoid jail

The senior presiding judge in England and Wales is said to have called for a delay to sentencings to avoid more criminals being put behind bars

AAP

Indigenous boy fighting for life after custody incident

A 16-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell at the Unit 18 detention facility in Western Australia.

The Guardian - UK

China has sentenced Rahile Dawut to life in prison and would like the world to forget her. We must not

The respected Uyghur scholar became a powerful symbol of the devastation of that culture. Her imprisonment cannot go unchallenged, says author and academic Rachel Harris

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