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HMP Wandsworth needs closing, says chief inspector of prisons

Charlie Taylor said in an ideal world he would shut the prison, but it was needed to service the courts and because of a ‘crisis’ in prison places.

The Independent UK

That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years in prison for rapes

Masterson drugged and raped two women between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills house

Evening Standard

Prison break: how Daniel Khalife went from smiling soldier to suspected spy on the run

Police and prison staff have been racing to discover how the former soldier and suspected spy managed to escape HMP Wandsworth and disappear amid the morning rush hour

The Guardian - UK

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Pennsyvania residents want to know why it’s taking so long to catch Danelo Cavalcante

‘It’s very crazy ... I just don’t understand how someone stays on the run for this long,’ a bussiness owner told CNN

The Independent UK

Former Prisoner Can Sue Officials Who Illegally Detained Him for 2 Months, 5th Circuit Says

The case is just one example of miscalculations that routinely keep Louisiana prisoners behind bars after they complete their sentences.

Reason

Actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years in prison for rape

‘That ’70s Show’ star was convicted of raping two women two decades ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for rape

The "That '70s Show" star was found guilty of two counts of rape in May, in a trial that involved the Church of Scientology.

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Escaped prisoner: no confirmed sightings of Daniel Khalife since his escape, police say – as it happened

Lack of confirmed sightings ‘a little unusual’, says head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command

The Guardian - UK

How did Daniel Khalife escape so easily from Wandsworth prison?

The terror suspect hid under a van to make the prison break. Under-resourcing and collusion have been proposed as factors

The Guardian - UK

‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for rapes

Sitcom actor was found guilty for the rapes of two women two decades ago

The Independent UK

Terror suspect escape prompts furious political row over prison cuts

Government facing questions about state of criminal justice system as search for Daniel Khalife continues

The Guardian - UK

There are several manhunts underway this week. But don't panic, an expert says

Authorities in Pennsylvania; Washington, D.C. and London are searching for people who escaped from prison in recent days. Here's why these events are more common than you think — and what you can do.

WEKU

Police reveal route of delivery lorry they believe was used by terror suspect to escape Wandsworth Prison

Metropolitan Police believe Daniel Abed Khalife was hiding underneath the truck using strapping

Evening Standard

What are the outstanding questions in the wake of the Wandsworth prison escape?

Daniel Khalife was reportedly initially in custody at maximum security Belmarsh prison.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Overcrowded, cramped and insecure: state of UK’s jails made conditions ripe for Khalife’s escape

Crumbling buildings, a lack of space inside them and the high turnover of staff paint a picture of the parlous state of the prisons service

The Guardian - UK

Paedophile cricket coach given further two years in prison for fifth offence

Victim expresses disappointment in cricket authorities for failures in safeguarding

The Guardian - UK

Amid prison break and collapsing schools, Tory backbenchers pray for the torture to end

Politics is far too broken these days for honesty and accountability to show up

Newsroom.co.nz

Violent remand population blamed for increased handcuff use

Inmates are more likely to be handcuffed now than five years ago when the prison population was higher, according to figures from Corrections, reports Emma Hatton

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The Guardian - UK

Amount of Raac in English and Welsh prisons won’t be known for at least two months

Investigations will start within two weeks as prisons service says it doesn’t believe there is Raac in accommodation buildings

The Independent UK

A man is back in prison despite a deal reducing his sentence. He's fighting to restore the agreement

A lawyer for a man sent back to prison in South Carolina after a deal reducing his sentence was canceled is asking for the agreement to be restored

The Independent UK

Police reveal where terror suspect Daniel Khalife disappeared after Wandsworth prison escape

No sightings have yet been confirmed of the former British Army soldier

The Independent UK

Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison

Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but is being denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system

The Independent UK

Paedophile coach labelled ‘monster’ by police as victim criticises ECB response

Michael Strange, 63, was handed a two-year prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday.

WEKU

Manhunt is underway for U.K. terror suspect who escaped prison strapped under a truck

Authorities found straps dangling from a truck that left a prison kitchen early Wednesday. The suspect, last seen wearing a chef's uniform, is an ex-soldier accused of planting fake bombs and spying.

The Independent UK

Wealthy Russian with Kremlin ties gets 9 years in prison for hacking and insider trading scheme

A federal judge in Boston has sentenced a wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin to nine years in prison for his role in a nearly $100 million insider trading scheme that relied on stolen company earnings information hacked through U.S. computer networks

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