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Notorious French gangster stands trial for helicopter jailbreak

Infamous French criminal Rédoine Faïd, who escaped prison in 2018 aboard a hijacked helicopter in a jailbreak that astonished France, went on trial in Paris on Tuesday. Faïd, dubbed the “getaway king”, faces life in prison on charges of escaping jail in an organised gang and hijacking an aircraft.

France 24

Germany refuses to extradite man to UK over concerns about British jail conditions

Court in Karlsruhe decides against extradition of Albanian man ‘in view of the state of the British prison system’

The Guardian - UK

Bastien Chalureau says he is ‘not a racist’ following France World Cup call-up

The lock is appealing against a suspended prison sentence for a racially-motivated attack in 2020.

The Independent UK

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Pennsylvania police hone in on heavily wooded area during ongoing manhunt for dangerous fugitive Danelo Cavalcante

Danelo Cavalcante, 34, was sentenced last week to life in prison without parole after being convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing his 33-year-old former girlfriend

The Independent UK

Manhunt for dangerous fugitive hones in on heavily wooded area after four sightings

Danelo Cavalcante, 34, was sentenced last week to life in prison without parole after being convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing his 33-year-old former girlfriend

The Independent UK

Danelo Cavalcante killed his girlfriend in front of her children. Now he’s on the run after a prison break

Danelo Cavalcante was sentenced to life behind bars for the April 2021 murder of Deborah Brandao. He broke free from jail days later, sparking an ongoing manhunt, Faiza Saqib reports

The Independent UK

Minnesota prison resolves dispute with 100 inmates refusing to return to cells

Facility put on lockdown after inmates refused to return to cells amid extreme high temperatures

The Guardian - US

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Convicted Proud Boys leader boasts that ‘Trump will pardon him’ in phone call to Alex Jones

Joe Biggs made jailhouse phone call to complain about prison food and ask for donations to support his family

The Independent UK

How I turned prisoners’ misery into reading pleasure: the brilliant story of Bang Up Books

When I heard Covid was keeping inmates in cells, I drove a car load of donated books to Pentonville. It became a project that now delivers thousands of books to British jails

The Guardian - UK

‘Coward’ Call Of Duty killer fails to attend sentencing days after law change

Mr Allen’s family gathered at the Old Bailey for Adeoye’s sentencing – only to learn he had refused to leave Pentonville prison

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh claims mystery evidence will prove need for new murder trial

Murdaugh’s attorneys plan to reveal new evidence and release motion requesting new trial at press conference on Tuesday afternoon

The Independent UK

Man jailed for life for murder and sexual assault of his sister near Glasgow

Connor Gibson, 21, sentenced to minimum prison term of 22 years at high court in Livingston

The Guardian - UK

Minnesota prison reaches resolution with inmates who refused to return to their cells in heat wave

A Minnesota prison has “resolved without incident” a situation involving about 100 inmates in one housing unit who would not return to their cells

The Independent UK

Convicted Proud Boys leader calls Alex Jones from prison and boasts that ‘Trump will pardon him’

Joe Biggs made jailhouse phone call to complain about prison food and ask for donations to support his family

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Forcing criminals to attend sentencing is illogical

Letter: Jeremy Dein KC says the government’s plan will simply add unnecessary pressure to a prison system already on the verge of collapse. Plus a letter from Duncan Curtis

The Guardian - UK

Number of offenders with indefinite sentences recalled to prison soars

Exclusive: Campaigners say people are being sent back to jail in England and Wales ‘for no good reason’

The Guardian - UK

UN highlights ‘psychological harm’ to UK man jailed since 2012 for phone theft

Exclusive: Expert repeats call to review indefinite sentences such as Thomas White’s, whose family says now suffers from psychosis

Reason

Federal Prison Guards Confessed to Rape and Got Away With It

"I knew they were scumbags," a former Bureau of Prisons officer tells Reason.

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The Guardian - UK

‘He took every penny’: the women left with a debt mountain by coercive partners

Coercive or controlling behaviour has been an offence since 2015, but its financial aspects are poorly understood and can leave lives in ruins, a new report says

The Independent UK

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions

Barchart

Consequences of Spoofing: Precious Metals Traders Pay a Steep Price

Banks and financial institutions have dominated precious metals wholesale markets for decades. The 2008 global financial crisis changed the rules for the traders handling significant buy and sell orders that often speculate to create income.

The Independent UK

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante spotted on surveillance camera in Pennsylvania

The Chester County District Attorney’s Office said that Cavalcante seen on cameras near the Chester County Prison

The Independent UK

Killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison is spotted nearby on surveillance cameras

Authorities say a recently convicted murderer who escaped from a suburban Pennsylvania prison this week was spotted on residential surveillance cameras in an area not far from the prison

The Independent UK

Mother accused of killing husband with fentanyl-laced cocktail ‘misses her children’ in prison, lawyer says

‘She’s going through a lot,’ Kouri Rouchins’s attorney said

The Independent UK

‘Like a prison’: Asylum seeker tagged by Home Office describes ‘shame’ of being tracked 24/7

Home Office is considering plans to put electronic tags on more migrants who come to the UK irregularly. Here, Holly Bancroft speaks to an asylum seeker about how the government tracks his every move.

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