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Jury convicts former Presidente Supermarket exec of plotting brutal murder of wife’s lover

MIAMI — More than a decade after the body of his wife’s lover was found tortured and disfigured and after seven years on the lam in Europe, former Presidente Supermarket magnate Manuel Marin was found guilty of planning and the brutal crime.

Miami Herald

'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US following release

In tonight's edition: Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is given a two-month suspended sentence in his libel trial. Also, Kenya sees a third day of opposition and anti-inflation protests. Plus, Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina arrives back in the United States after being released from prison. He spent more than…

France 24

National security watchdog calls for controversial terror laws to be dumped in scathing review

The national security watchdog argues laws that allow convicted terrorists to be held in prison after their sentence is over should be dumped.

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Q&A: Prosecutors open up about prisoner's fatal beating

Three former Illinois prison guards will spend years behind bars for fatally punching, kicking and stomping a 65-year-old Black inmate, after dragging him out of sight of security cameras

The Independent UK

Killing, smuggling of rare sheep could land Northern California hunter in prison for 26 years

A Northern California man who attempted to enter San Francisco airport customs with eight full or partial animal corpses in his personal baggage was indicted last week for conspiring to violate the Endangered Species Act.

Los Angeles Times

'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley is released early from jail into halfway house

'QAnon Shaman', 35-year-old Jacob Chansley, stormed Capitol Hill during the Jan 6 riots while wearing a viking helmet and face paint - he was sentenced to 41 months in prison

Daily Mirror

Russia's arrest of US reporter is a 'retaliation' as Putin's man rules out quick swap

The case against The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia, could be used as a 'trump card' for exchange of prisoners with the US, a Russian lawyer claimed

Daily Mirror

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'Babes in the Wood' killer died in prison after catching Covid and choosing not to shield despite cancer diagnosis

Russell Bishop died in January 2022. He had declined to shield despite cancer having spread to his brain, lungs and bowel.

Chronicle Live

Bronson’s ‘son’ says they faked relationship for six years in publicity stunt

George Bamby said he faked the connection with the notorious prisoner in order to gain publicity for him.

The Independent UK

Belarus detains Russian dad convicted in antiwar art case

Authorities in Belarus say they have detained a fugitive single father who escaped house arrest in Russia shortly before he was convicted of discrediting the army and sentenced to prison following his daughter’s antiwar sketch at school

The Independent UK

Charles Bronson makes heartbreaking call to his mum to tell her 'I'm not coming out'

The notorious lag - who has held 11 hostages in nine different sieges during his 48 years in prison - had begged the parole board to set him free, claiming he was a 'retired prison activist'

Daily Mirror

‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley released from prison 14 months early

Chansley has reportedly been transferred to a halfway house

The Independent UK

The Auriol Grey case exposes Britain’s obsession with prison

Letters: Readers respond to Simon Jenkins’ article on a justice system stuck in the dark ages

The Guardian - UK

Mulberry bush that inspired nursery rhyme has new lease of life

Historians believe the rhyme Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush refers to a tree that grew inside Wakefield Prison.

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Olivia killer Thomas Cashman's target was drug dealer who had been shot before

Joseph Nee, 35, ran towards Olivia Pratt-Korbel's home after he was shot in the midriff by Thomas Cashman last August - the minutes that followed lead to the nine-year-old girl's death

Daily Mirror

Bizarre reason Charles Bronson boycotts Colman's Mustard - and cartoon threat

Charles Bronson, the UK's most notorious prisoner, has a strange vendetta against a certain brand of mustard and has drawn a number of unusual cartoons on the subject

Tribune News Service

A Maryland appeals court reinstated Adnan Syed’s convictions. Here’s everything you need to know.

BALTIMORE — A Maryland appellate court sent shock waves around the globe this week when it ordered a redo of the legal hearing that set Adnan Syed, subject of the hit podcast “Serial,” free.

Axios

Russia has detained a Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage allegations. Here's what we know.

Gershkovich could face up to 20 years in prison.

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The Independent UK

Who is Cleotha Henderson: Ex-convict accused of abducting and killing Memphis heiress Eliza Fletcher

Former convict, who was released from prison in 2020 for kidnapping, is now facing trial for the kidnap and murder of Eliza Fletcher

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh prisoner with gangland links found dead behind bars at Saughton

Prison chiefs confirmed that Police Scotland has been advised and the matter reported to the Procurator Fiscal. A Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held in due course.

Daily Mirror

Charles Bronson WILL be eligible for new freedom bid after latest request was rejected

Charles Bronson, who has spent nearly 50 years in prison, saw his bid for freedom rejected after the Parole Board concluded he lacks the 'skills to manage his risk of future violence'

The Independent UK

Charles Bronson: Parole board explains why it won’t release notorious prisoner

The Parole Board has denied Charles Bronson’s eighth bid for freedom, expressing concern over the risk he still poses to the public

Reuters

Senegal opposition politician handed light sentence, still viable for presidency

Senegal's leading opposition politician and presidential aspirant Ousmane Sonko on Thursday received a two-month suspended prison sentence for libel in a case involving the tourism minister, the minister's lawyer El Hadji Diouf said.

Daily Mirror

How Charles Bronson would have spent his first day of freedom - including barefoot walk

Charles Bronson is the UK's most notorious prisoner and has been behind bars for most of his life - and he won't be getting out today after failing in another bid for freedom

The Conversation

As the global musical phenomenon turns 50, a hip-hop professor explains what the word 'dope' means to him

After I finished my Ph.D. in 2017, several newspaper reporters wrote about the job I’d accepted at the University of Virginia as an assistant professor of hip-hop.

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