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‘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.

The Independent UK

These Rwandan women were sent to jail for having an abortion. Now free, they speak out

They were sentenced for up to 10 years for violating anti-abortion laws. Some say their pregnancy was a result of rape. Rwanda has now liberalized its abortion laws and pardoned hundreds of the women.

WEKU

Ecuador: Inmates in prison takeover free 57 hostages after 24-hour standoff

Criminal gangs terrorise country as explosions rip across Ecuador

The Independent UK

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Nanguneri attack on SC siblings | Three teens accused in the case, get bail

The Juvenile Justice Board has given bail to three of the seven accused persons in the case pertaining to the attack on a Scheduled Caste teen of Nanguneri and his younger sister, on August 9.

The Hindu

Seattle Proud Boys leader who led mob to Capitol on January 6 sentenced to 18 years in prison

Ethan Nordean and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have received the longest sentences yet in connection with the attack

The Independent UK

An explosion in Ecuador is seen as gangs asserting power after inmates take hostages and free some

Authorities say criminal groups in Ecuador used explosives to damage a bridge in Ecuador after prison inmates took dozens of law enforcement officers hostage less than two days earlier

The Independent UK

Two Proud Boys members given lengthy prison terms for Jan 6 Capitol riot

Dominic Pezzola and Ethan Nordean received sentences of 10 and 18 years, respectively, for their roles in the riot.

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Gun and drug charges filed against Myon Burrell, sent to prison for life as teen but freed in 2020

Prosecutors have filed gun and drug charges against Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for life as a teen but set free in 2020 after 18 years behind bars after his sentence was commuted in a high-profile murder case

The Independent UK

Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, then declares, 'Trump won!'

A former Proud Boys member who smashed a U_S_ Capitol window in the building’s first breach on Jan_ 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison — before walking out of the courtroom declaring, “Trump won!”

The Independent UK

Proud Boy shouts ‘Trump won’ as he’s sentenced to 10 years in prison for Jan 6 crimes

Dominic Pezzola stole a shield to break a Capitol window. He joins members of the gang facing years in prison

The Independent UK

One more suspect in Coimbatore car blast case arrested

NIA arrests Mohammed Azarudeen in connection with Coimbatore car blast case. He was part of an ISIS module in TN and had indoctrinated other accused in the case. The blast was triggered by Jamesha Mubeen, who had met Azarudeen in prison and planned an attack to free him. The VBIED…

The Hindu

A man convicted of murder in Pennsylvania and wanted in Brazil remains at large after prison escape

A man convicted of murder in Pennsylvania for the fatal stabbing his ex-girlfriend remains at large, a day after he escaped from a county jail

The Independent UK

Proud Boys member receives 10-year prison sentence for US Capitol attack – as it happened

Dominic Pezzola’s sentence is less than 20-year term prosecutors proposed while Ethan Nordean will also be sentenced

The Guardian - US

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions

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Tracking Trump’s criminal charges and lawsuits - and where they stand

Former president faces cases in Washington, Florida, New York and Georgia which could land him in prison. Josh Marcus explains each one

The Independent UK

Can Donald Trump still run for president after four indictments?

Republican former president faces federal indictments in Florida and DC and criminal and civil cases in both New York and Georgia

The Independent UK

Thailand's king reduces prison term of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to a single year

Thailand’s king has reduced the prison term of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one year following the divisive politician’s return from 15 years of self-imposed exile

Evening Standard

Far-Right Proud Boys figureheads jailed over deadly US Capitol riot

The 17-year prison term for Joseph Biggs and 15 years for Zachary Rehl were the second and third longest sentences handed down yet over the attack

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The Independent UK

Manhunt launched for ‘extremely dangerous’ murder convict who escaped Pennsylvania jail

Danelo Cavalcante was sentenced to life for cold-blooded murder of Deborah Brandao in front of her children

The Independent UK

Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador's fragile security

The fragile security of Ecuador has been underscored by the explosions of four car bombs and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various detention facilities

The Guardian - UK

Domestic abusers leaving prison to wear electronic tags in pilot scheme

Launching in east and West Midlands, the scheme is expected to be rolled out across England and Wales next year

France 24

Ecuador rocked by gang-related violence as law enforcement officers taken hostage in prisons

Ecuador's fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various prisons, just weeks after the country was shaken by the assassination of a presidential candidate.

The Guardian - UK

Jail housing Charles Bronson is ‘fundamentally unsafe’, says watchdog

‘Urgent support’ needed over high levels of violence and drugs at understaffed HMP Woodhill

The Independent UK

Watchdog calls for ‘urgent improvement’ of high-security jail holding Charles Bronson

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor wrote to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk to issue an urgent notification for improvement at HMP Woodhill.

Reason

Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison Over January 6 Riot

Civil libertarians should decry the tendency to round everything up to terrorism.

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