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Wife killer will likely spend rest of life in prison

John Douglas Bowie, who murdered his wife more than four decades ago, will likely die in custody after being sentenced to 24 years in prison in NSW.

The New Daily

California to transform prison with death row legacy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison, a facility in the San Francisco Bay Area known for maintaining the highest number of prisoners on death row in the country

The Independent UK

CPS’ ex-chief of staff gets probation for lying to feds about bribes from Roberto Caldero

Pedro Soto was facing up to six months in prison after pleading guilty. But a judge issues a lighter sentence of 18 months’ probation, citing his cooperation with the feds.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Smoking to be banned in Canberra's prison by mid-year

Corrections Minister Mick Gentleman said the ban would be implemented in a measured way.

The Canberra Times

Who is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and why was she jailed?

Now 44, Nazanin has been out of prison for a year - but her earlier imprisonment continues to impact her life

Wales Online

Illinois prison guard gets 20 years for inmate beating death

A former state corrections officer has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of a prison inmate in May 2018

The Independent UK

3 dead in rioting blamed on gangs in Brazil's northeast

National guard troops are patrolling northeastern Brazil after three nights of rioting allegedly ordered by imprisoned gang members that has left windows smashed, buses ablaze and at least three people dead

The Independent UK

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Man who cut heart out of woman he killed before murdering two more people, including a child, jailed for life

Lawrence Paul Anderson, 44, was jailed for the 2021 murders of Andrea Blankenship, 41, Leon Pye, 67, and Kaeos Yates, four

The Independent UK

Brothers who spent decades in prison for 1994 murder will wait for ruling on innocence

Brothers Reginald Henderson and Sean Tyler were convicted of a 1991 murder in Back of the Yards but claim they were tortured by detectives.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oklahoman pleads guilty to killing 3, cutting heart from one

An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to killing three people, including a woman whose heart was cut from her body, weeks after being released from prison

The Independent UK

At this California prison, 'we are no longer prisoners. We are professionals'

LANCASTER, Calif. — Before the graduates strode in to the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance," their prison blues peeking out from under their gowns, correctional officer John Janvrin encouraged them not to rush.

Los Angeles Times

'Calculating' killer who filmed stepson, 3, dying on floor then sent chilling text jailed

Leila Borrington assaulted her three-year-old stepson Harvey causing him a fatal head injury at their home in Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire - today she was sentenced to prison

Daily Mirror

Inside mega prison hellhole as thousands of gangsters forced to sleep on metal shelves

El Salvador has had a problem with gang-related violence for decades, but the South American country's new President Nayib Bukele has promised a crackdown on crime, and has already rounded up 63,000 gangsters and thrown most in jail

Daily Mirror

Man given life in prison for 2019 killing of Gdansk mayor

A Polish court has given a life sentence to the man who fatally stabbed the popular mayor of Gdansk in 2019

The Independent UK

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Bangkok Post

Former TOT chief gets 20 years for 2008 deal

Former TOT president Varut Suvakorn has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay about one billion baht to the state agency for an unauthorised deal with Samart I-Mobile in 2008.

The Independent UK

Jim Gordon death: Drummer for Eric Clapton and Beach Boys dies in prison aged 77

The session drummer was convicted of killing his mother in 1983 and was serving time in prison when he died

Chicago Tribune

Rick Kogan: It may be only rock ‘n’ roll but Blagojevich was back in the spotlight for a few songs at a Chicago club

CHICAGO — Beer was flowing, the band was playing, people danced and in the audience sat a former governor of Illinois at a table with his wife, ready to rock ’n’ roll.

Wales Online

Man found with 53 bags of cocaine not jailed as prisons are too full

The judge said: "Given the current state of prisons and the overcrowding, I am going to suspend that sentence"

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Los Angeles Times

Jim Gordon, famed session drummer convicted of murdering his mother, dies at 77

LOS ANGELES — Jim Gordon, the prolific session drummer who played with some of rock’s biggest stars — including the Beach Boys, several Beatles and Eric Clapton, whose classic “Layla” he’s credited with co-writing — before he was sentenced to prison for killing his mother, died Monday at the state-run…

ABC News

Truck driver Amala Paulson in court for statements from family of Liam Batson

A lawyer for a truck driver found guilty of dangerous driving causing death says his client is in isolation in a women's prison for 23 hours a day because her transition is not yet complete.

Al Jazeera

Former Mexican presidential candidate sentenced to US prison

Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, ex-governor of Tamaulipas, is accused of using $3.5m in bribes to buy property in the US.

The Independent UK

Ex-Wells Fargo exec to plead guilty for role in bank scandal

A former Wells Fargo Bank executive accused of overseeing a ruse that created millions of bogus customer accounts has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges likely to send her prison for her role in the scandal

The Independent UK

El Salvador: 2,000 more to prison, vows will 'never return'

El Salvador's government has sent 2,000 more suspects to a new prison built especially for gang members, and the justice minister vows that “they will never return” to the streets

The Independent UK

Oklahoma City bombing figure's son guilty in Nevada robbery

The troubled son of imprisoned Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols has pleaded guilty in Las Vegas to kidnapping and armed robbery in a case that will get him at least five years in a Nevada prison

The Independent UK

Convicted felon Joe Exotic announces bid for 2024 US presidential election

Infamous ‘Tiger King’ star is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence

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