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That Time President Trump Reportedly Hung Up On Kim Kardashian When She Called Him At The White House

A new book alleges that President Donald Trump once hung up on Kim Kardashian when she called him about prison reform.

Cinemablend

Russian convicted over Anna Politkovskaya’s murder pardoned after fighting in Ukraine

Sergei Khadzhikurbanov was given 20-year prison sentence in 2014 for role in killing investigative journalist

The Guardian - UK

Inimical witnesses can’t be dismissed as partisan: Supreme Court

The verdict came in a petition filed by a murder convict who sought the commutation of his death penalty to life imprisonment

The Hindu

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Côte d'Ivoire's former prime minister Soro says he is willing to 'end his exile'

The former prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, said on Monday that he has been in Niamey since Saturday and met with Niger coup leader Tiani. On Sunday. He also announced that he was ending his self-imposed exile, which began in 2019.

Radio France Internationale

‘Prosecution by persecution’: The Zimbabwean politician imprisoned 65 times

Human rights groups say Zimbabwean authorities are ‘weaponising the law to target opposition figures’ like Sikhala.

Al Jazeera

Serial rapist to be released with $800k NDIS support

A court has ordered a violent rapist who sexually assaulted and attempted to murder a five-year-old girl be released from prison with $800,000 in NDIS support.

AAP

Rapist officer’s tenure at NSW women’s prison extended by governor despite ‘serious allegations’ from inmates

Shari Martin says she was aware of complaints at Dillwynia correction centre about Wayne Astill, who was later convicted of raping inmates

The Guardian - AU

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Karma by Boy George review – loud, vainglorious and very funny

Relentless rants, endless score-settling and a stint in prison – the singer’s (latest) memoir recounts a life lived at a higher frequency

The Guardian - UK

Escaped murderer Danilo Cavalcante charged with more crimes from his time on the run

Cavalcante was charged with felony counts of burglary, criminal trespass, theft and possession of a firearm as well as a number of misdemeanor charges including theft and receiving stolen property.

WEKU

'Broken' prison system sparks call for funding shake-up

An advocacy group is calling on the Victorian government to redirect money away from the state's prison system to get further ahead on justice reform.

AAP

Escaped murderer charged with burglary and theft while on the run for 2 weeks

A convicted murderer who escaped from a southeastern Pennsylvania prison earlier this year and eluded a massive two-week search is now facing new charges in alleged crimes committed while he was on the run

The Independent UK

R. Kelly sues feds over leak of private information while locked up in Chicago

Kelly is being held at a medium-security prison in North Carolina, records show. He is serving a decadeslong sentence for sex crimes.

Chicago Sun-Times

What does David Cameron’s return to UK politics mean for the Middle East?

The former PM has called Gaza ‘a prison camp’ and advocated for two states, but he is also a staunch backer of Israel.

Al Jazeera

‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley wants to run for Congress after Jan 6 prison release

Years after the fur headdress, horns, and face paint from January 6 have been taken off, the Arizona resident filed a statement of interest to run for office

The Independent UK

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Former Chicago cop pleads guilty in kidnapping, sex abuse case

James B. Sajdak, 65, faces up to a year in federal prison under a misdemeanor civil rights count. Federal prosecutors accused him of forcing a woman into his squad car to perform a sex act on him.

The Guardian - UK

Killer known as ‘Clifton rapist’, 82, sexually assaulted woman after release

Ron Evans, who spent more than 50 years in prison, assaulted woman he befriended at drop-in centre after he was freed in 2018

The Times of India

Jail 'extortion': CBI seeks sanction to file FIR against Satyendar Jain, ex-DG prisons

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought government approval to initiate an FIR against former Delhi jail minister Satyendar Jain and former director general of prisons Sandeep Goel.

Al Jazeera

UK sentences ISIL member to eight years in prison

Aine Davis, 39, sentenced to eight years for firearms possession and fundraising for ‘terrorism’.

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The Independent UK

Russia jails an associate of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny as crackdown on dissent continues

An associate of opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed by a court in the Siberian city of Tomsk pending trial

Fortune

As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits his prison sentence, spotlight shifts to 'Barb and Joe'

Bankman-Fried's parents remain in the news after their son's fraud conviction.

The Independent UK

Criminals released from prison ‘left free to kill’ as overstretched probation service in crisis

Exclusive: 59 offenders being monitored after leaving prison went on to be convicted of murder in just one year – with at least five cases blamed on failings in an overstretched probation service

Evening Standard

OPINION - Get Evan Gershkovich out of his Russian prison — the fight for a free press concerns us all

Nearly eight months ago, Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was arrested by Russia’s security services while doing his job — chronicling the life and times of Vladimir Putin’s country. Every day since has been a bad day for Evan, for his American family, for the Journal…

The Independent UK

David Cameron called Gaza a ‘prison camp’ and criticised Israel

New foreign secretary had also criticised ‘illegal settlements’ while prime minister

WEKU

Colorado banned forced prison labor 5 years ago. Prisoners say it's still happening

The U.S. Constitution bans slavery except as punishment for a crime. A growing number of states have tried to address this in their own constitutions, but prisoners say the only change is on paper.

The Hindu

CBI seeks L-G's sanction to proceed against Satyendar Jain in 'extortion' matter

CBI seeks L-G's sanction to file case against Satyendar Jain for allegedly extorting crores from high profile prisoners. Agency alleges syndicate ran extortion racket in connivance with former DG Prison, Additional Inspector General of Prisons and associate officers.

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