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One in ten prisons should close down, says watchdog

The chief inspector of prisons said a lot of jails have got far more prisoners than they were originally designed for.

The Independent UK

Explained | Counting deaths in India’s prisons

The Hindu explains deaths in prisons, the distinction between ‘natural’ and ‘unnatural’ deaths and why courts and experts think this classification is vague.

The Hindu

Violence, isolation and rat-infested cells: insiders on the state of English and Welsh prisons

Inmates and staff paint a picture of an overcrowded and understaffed prison system that doesn’t appear to be working

The Guardian - UK

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One in 10 prisons in England and Wales should be shut down, watchdog says

Exclusive: Chief inspector of prisons says 14 Victorian jails cannot provide proper accommodation for inmates

The Guardian - UK

BTK’s daughter slams true crime fans for writing to serial killer in prison

Kerri Rawson told CrimeCon that her father Dennis Rader pushed her to talk about Bryan Kohberger – the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students

The Independent UK

Nothing can push Chandrababu Naidu into psychological trauma in prison, says wife Bhuvaneswari

Alleging that attempts are being to push TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu into psychological trauma in the Rajahmundry Central Prison, his wife Nara Bhuvaneswari on September 25 (Monday) said that the former Chief Minister was bold enough to face such challenges.

The Hindu

Rapists could be barred from early prison release in crackdown to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak

The crackdown is expected to feature in a speech by the prime minister in the coming weeks

The Independent UK

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A former UK nurse will be retried on a charge that she tried to murder a baby girl at a hospital

A former neonatal nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of seven babies in her care and trying to kill six others at a U.K. hospital will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a newborn baby girl

The Independent UK

US has failed to compensate tortured victims of its Iraq prisons: HRW

The US has failed to redress Iraqis who suffered from systemic torture and abuse in its prisons during the invasion.

Al Jazeera

Idaho murders victim’s mother makes emotional plea at CrimeCon – live

Follow live updates as The Independent attends the true crime conference CrimeCon 2023 in Orlando, Florida

The Independent UK

A Mafia boss on the run for decades dies in hospital months after his capture

Matteo Messina Denaro died on Monday in a hospital prison ward several months after being captured following decades on the run, Italian state radio said.

WEKU

On the run for decades, convicted Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies in hospital months after capture

Italian state radio says that Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia’s most heinous slayings, has died in a hospital prison ward, months after being captured

The Independent UK

A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a 'punishment cell,' lawyer says

An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and was placed in a tiny “punishment cell.”

The Independent UK

Russian-installed head of region in Donetsk imposes five-hour curfew and bans assemblies and rallies

Civilians forbidden from being on streets and public places from 11pm until 4am, with mass events banned

The Guardian - AU

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Chinese authorities reportedly sentence Uyghur professor to life in prison

Human rights group says Rahile Dawut lost appeal after being convicted in 2018 on charges of promoting ‘splittism’

The Hindu

Skill development scam case: AP-CID hands over Chandrababu Naidu to Rajahmundry Central Prison as police custody period ends

The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (AP-CID) has handed over Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to the Rajahmundry Central Prison authorities after the completion of the two-day police custody period on September 24 (Sunday).

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court will hear a case with a lot of 'buts' & 'ifs' over the meaning of 'and'

How important can the meaning of a single word be

Radio France Internationale

French rapper MHD handed 12 year jail term for youth's murder

French rapper MHD has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the murder of a young man in Paris in 2018 during a fight between rival gangs.

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The Guardian - UK

‘More stressful than prison’: sharp rise in the number of empty properties in England

Homeless charity Crisis says thousands of people stuck in unsuitable temporary accommodation could be given a home if politicians took stronger action

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: a moment of intimacy for women in prison

Jane Evelyn Atwood spent a decade photographing the life of female inmates, from childbirth to conjugal visits

The Independent UK

Friends call Julian Assange imprisonment ‘outrageous’ at bike protest

Riders set off from Belmarsh Prison before passing through several major London landmarks.

The Hindu

Skill development scam case: Naidu moves SC against HC order

N. Chandrababu Naidu filed SLP in SC to challenge AP HC's dismissal of his plea to quash FIR in skill development scam case. He seeks urgent hearing as his two-day CID custody ends on Sunday. ACB Court allowed CID to take him into custody and he is being questioned at…

WEKU

1 in 4 inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison. Why?

The Butner federal prison complex in North Carolina is where a quarter of federal inmate deaths occur. It includes a medical facility but inmates aren't getting needed care, there or at other prisons.

The Independent UK

Chinese government sentences famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says

A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China

Dynamite News

Andhra: Security tightened at Rajahmundry central jail ahead of Chandrababu Naidu’s questioning

Security arrangements have been tightened outside the Rajahmundry Central Prison where former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu is lodged in connection with the alleged skill development scam. Read further on Dynamite News:

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