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Inmate charged with WA prison murder of Ashley Bropho

A sentenced prisoner will face a Perth court charged with the murder of convicted child sex offender Ashley Bropho at Hakea Prison.

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Charles Bronson says he's a 'man of peace who hates violence' and 'no danger to public'

Dubbed Britain's most notorious inmate, Charles Bronson is facing another parole hearing in a bid for freedom and claims he has "never been a danger to the public"

Daily Mirror

EU slams prison term for Russian father in antiwar art case

Russia’s prosecution of a single father whose daughter drew an antiwar sketch at school elicited outrage from the European Union, even as the man, who fled house arrest before the verdict was announced, remained at large

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Charles Bronson claims he has ‘never been a danger to the public’ ahead of parole board decision

Notorious inmate claims he ‘hates violence’ and is a changed man ahead of parole board decision

Evening Standard

Hitman in New Jersey murder-for-hire sentenced to 16 years

A career criminal whose rap sheet includes bank robberies and a murder conspiracy was sentenced to 16 years for killing a New Jersey political consultant in exchange for money in 2014

The Independent UK

Home Office planning to house asylum seekers in former prison

Charities say former prison that saw riots is an ‘unsuitable’ location for traumatised asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh judge breaks silence for first time after sentencing killer to life in prison

At his 3 March sentencing, Judge Clifton Newman gave Murdaugh one last chance to confess to his crimes and said Maggie and Paul would visit the killer every night

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As Todd And Julie Chrisley Remain In Prison, Daughter Savannah Chrisley Gets Candid About Dealing With Negativity

Savannah Chrisley got honest about handling negativity amid her parents' prison stints.

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Idaho couple starved 5-year-old, who had heart attack. Idaho judge’s sentence: probation

BOISE, Idaho — A Kuna, Idaho, couple who starved their then-5-year-old adoptive daughter to the point that she had a heart attack will not spend any time in prison after an Ada County judge sentenced them to probation.

Tribune News Service

Debate: The case of Pinar Selek is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by academics in Turkey and around the world

On 31 March 2023, a trial will be held in Istanbul against Pinar Selek, a sociologist, writer, feminist, anti-militarist and pacifist activist, exiled in France since the end of 2011 and facing life imprisonment in Turkey.

The Conversation

Oscar Pistorius' murdered girlfriend's mum to speak in court as he seeks release

On Friday, the parole board at Atteridgeville prison in South Africa is expected to announce its decision on whether to release Oscar Pistorius after serving half his sentence

Daily Mirror

Asylum seekers to be housed on former prison site under Government plans

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick would describe it only as a ‘separate site’.

The Independent UK

'No information about my son': El Salvador's state of emergency over gang violence drags on

Protesters gathered in El Salvador's capital on March 28 to denounce ongoing human rights abuses under the state of emergency that was first enacted a year ago in response to rampant gang violence. Since then, Salvadoran authorities have apprehended approximately 66,000 individuals, accusing them of being gang members, but many…

France 24

‘To Die For’ inspiration Pamela Smart will stay in prison after losing final appeal at Supreme Court

New Hampshire Supreme Court cited a ‘lack of jurisdiction’ in the decision

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South Africa manhunt for convicted killer who escaped prison

South African police have launched a manhunt for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester who escaped from a privately-run maximum security prison in the Free State province under bizarre circumstances

Los Angeles Times

As fentanyl deaths surge in California, lawmakers kill bills that would punish dealers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As thousands of Californians die each year from drug overdoses fueled by fentanyl, a bitter fight has emerged in Sacramento over how lawmakers can hold dealers accountable without refilling state prisons and waging another "war on drugs."

Edinburgh Live

Smart man plays squatters 'at their own game' as they move into his mum's house

The trouble started for Flash Shelton when he put his mother's house was put up for rent and a woman claiming to be a prison guard asked if she could move in.

Al Jazeera

Israel urged to release Palestine prisoner diagnosed with cancer

Palestinian rights group Addameer says Walid Daqqa’s health is deteriorating, accusing Israel of neglect.

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Police hunt for wanted fugitive released from prison

Stephen Tierne is wanted on a prison recall

Bangkok Post

Man charged for anti-112 graffiti at Wat Phra Kaew

A 24-year-old man arrested for spray-painting the number 112 on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok on Tuesday evening has been hit with police charges carrying up to seven years in prison.

ABC News

Alexei Navalny's chief of staff says increased economic pressure could push Putin out of office

The chief of staff for imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, is urging Australia to continue to exert financial pressure on the Kremlin.

Manchester Evening News

Appeal for help to find convicted robber wanted on recall to prison

Elliot Harrison was released from prison in July last year

Miami Herald

She said she killed suffering Key deer to put it out of its misery. She got probation.

A woman who was facing a year in federal prison for what local environmentalists said was the mercy killing of a suffering endangered Key deer in November instead was sentenced to a year of probation and fined $4,000 this week.

Reuters

Freed 'Hotel Rwanda' hero returns to United States after prison stay

The man who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", Paul Rusesabagina, arrived in the United States on Wednesday after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Al Jazeera

Displaced twice: Gay Ugandans on the run face upheaval in Kenya

Ugandans on the run from their country due to the persecution of sexual minorities face discrimination in Kenya, too.

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