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El Salvador soccer executives dodge prison with payment to stampede victims' families

Five soccer club executives and stadium officials arrested for their alleged roles in the stampede at an El Salvador league game that left nine fans dead and dozens injured will avoid prison by making payments to the injured and relatives of dead

The Independent UK

Haitian man sentenced over pres assassination

A US federal judge in Miami has sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison for his role in helping Colombian mercenaries get weapons to

The New Daily

Man behind guns in Haitian president's assassination sentenced to life in prison

A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after pleading guilty in a U.S. court in March to three charges involving his role in the 2021 assassination of then-Haitian President Jovenel Moise, prosecutors said.

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Man cleared in hunters' murders after 21 years in prison seeks $1M from Michigan

A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million for wrongful convictions

The Independent UK

Dire health, a paedophile letter and call to dead mother: Jeffrey Epstein’s final days detailed in new documents

Thousands of papers offer a more detailed glimpse into the days leading up to sex trafficker’s apparent suicide, writes Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK

Businessman gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

A federal judge in Miami has sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison for his role in helping a group of Colombian mercenaries obtain weapons to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021

The Independent UK

Three more Europeans exchanged for Iran's Assadi in prisoner swap

Three more Europeans have been released by Iran in return for Iranian diplomat Asadollah Assadi as part of a prisoner swap in which Iran released Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele last week, a spokesperson for the Belgian government said.

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Oath Keeper convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot gets 3 years in latest extremist sentencing

A Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges — the latest in a historic string of sentences in the Jan. 6

The Independent UK

Man accused of Danielle McLaughlin murder claims he was assaulted by prison officers as trial delayed again

This morning’s hearing at Court Marago could not go ahead because Vikat Bhagat did not appear from jail or on video link

Irish Mirror

Australian man was actually Nebraska teen who murdered parents and escaped from prison, DNA tests reveal

William Leslie Arnold died in 2010 using alias of John Damon after decades on the run

The Independent UK

Haitian businessman gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president

The Independent UK

Shirtless man hid in alley before attacking victim he had 'bad blood' with

Ryan Thomas is currently serving an extended sentence as a dangerous offender after bludgeoning a man about the head with a pickaxe handle

Wales Online

Car dealer illegally ‘clocked’ mileages in £350,000 sale scam

A west London car dealer has been handed a suspended prison sentence after selling £350,000-worth of ‘clocked’ motors with vastly-reduced mileages.

Evening Standard

Kremlin foe Navalny's demands in prison: moonshine, a balalaika and a pet kangaroo -- all denied

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has released excerpts of his correspondence with prison administrators, detailing his sarcastic demands for things like a bottle of moonshine, a balalaika and even a kangaroo

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Edinburgh Live

Two West Lothian prison guards rushed to hospital after being 'poisoned'

The emergency incident took place on Thursday as prison guards fell ill from what appeared to be an unknown substance within the jail. Two were rushed to St John's Hospital as a precaution.

Nottingham Post

Prolific Nottingham shoplifter stole £100 worth of cheese from the Co-op in 2 day spree

They have been handed prison sentences for their crimes.

The Independent UK

Triple killer should be moved to open prison, Parole Board says

The final decision lies with Justice Secretary Alex Chalk.

Daily Mirror

Man murdered postwoman who refused to deliver his mail because of 'aggressive' dog

The Indiana man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting a postal worker during a confrontation over a dispute about his mail delivery

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Reuters

Can I have a kangaroo? Navalny taunts Russian prison with bizarre requests

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most famous opposition leader, on Friday shared letters showing how he has poked fun at prison authorities for several months with a host of bizarre requests for a kimono, a balalaika, a beetle and even to keep a kangaroo.

Evening Standard

Teenager jailed for life over ISIS plot to murder police officers or soldiers

A teenager from Essex who plotted an Islamist terror attack on police officers or UK soldiers and boasted about his murderous plans on SnapChat has been jailed for life.

Daily Record

Addiewell prison 'locked down' after staff members allegedly fall ill during 'incident'

Several staff members in the Lomond B wing fell unwell

Reuters

UN document: UAE keeping rights activists in jail past end of sentences

The United Arab Emirates is arbitrarily detaining 12 human rights activists who have already completed prison terms handed down over an alleged plot to overthrow the government, a U.N. document said on Friday.

Bristol Post

Bedminster Three Lions pub bomb hoaxer is jailed

He was found with what appeared to be a makeshift bomb at HMP Horfield

The Texas Tribune

Facing youth prison crisis, Texas lawmakers opt to build new facilities and funnel more kids to adult system

For more than a decade, Texas has been trying to slim down its youth prison system, which has been plagued by years of abuse scandals. This Legislature is reversing that course.

Reuters

Senegal protesters and police clash again as death toll rises to 10

One more person was killed in Senegal on Friday, as police and protesters clashed for a second day since the sentencing of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko sparked some of the deadliest violence in recent memory.

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