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West Lothian prisoner given more jail time for thrashing fellow inmate after bullying claim

Christopher Miller, 38, is understood to have booted Jospeh Wedlock last year who has been so badly injured by the incident that he has been forced to stay with his mother.

Edinburgh Live

Iran court issues first death sentence in protest-linked cases

Iranian authorities say the sentence was issued to a ‘rioter’ and handed out prison sentences to others.

Al Jazeera

Racist killer left inmate with brain damage after stamping on him in prison

Christopher Miller, 38, viciously attacked Joseph Wedlock last year after taking Valium.

Daily Record

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Emergency prisoners, farmer leaders, journalist: Who are the non-Congress people with Bharat Jodo Yatra?

After placing India under an authoritarian Emergency regime in 1975, Indira Gandhi’s Congress threw an estimated 1.4 lakh people in jail. Dileep Singh, then in his early 30s, was one of them. He was imprisoned for 19 months.

Newslaundry

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: family of activist jailed in Egypt say he is alive

‘Proof of life’ note says writer, who has been on hunger strike, is drinking water again

The Guardian - UK

Trio of thugs slash random man with hunting knife in broad daylight attack

A judge sentenced Ryan Foyle, Ashton Jones and Dylan Griffiths to prison after they attacked their innocent victim in broad daylight.

Daily Record

Jailed British-Egyptian activist is still alive, says sister

Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s sister Sanaa Seif said they have received a note from the prison authorities in his handwriting.

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Paedophile bus driver who killed schoolboy then moved in with family could be freed from jail

Darren Vickers was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison for the murder of eight year old, Jamie Lavis who he abducted and sexually assaulted after he boarded a bus that he was driving in May 1997.

Daily Record

Elizabeth Holmes to be sentenced this week as Theranos saga nears conclusion

The blood testing company’s founder could serve up to 20 years in prison after she was convicted in January on four counts of fraud

The Guardian - US

Family: Egyptian hunger-striking activist drinking water

The family of Egypt’s imprisoned hunger-striking activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says he has started drinking water again

The Independent UK

Egyptian-British hunger striker's family receive 'proof of life' letter

The sister of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Monday the family had received a letter from prison that served as "proof of life" from the hunger striker, who said he had resumed drinking water.

Reuters

Brickbat: Banned in Britain

The British Advertising Standards Authority has banned a prison job ad by the Ministry of Justice because it shows a white guard and a black inmate, saying the ad promotes racial stereotypes. The ministry said that because the ad features an actual guard and prisoner it doesn't promote any stereotypes…

Reason

Jonathan Dowdall protests isolation in prison and wants to mix with other inmates

Sources say authorities aren’t taking any chances when it comes to Dowdall

Irish Mirror

Jonathan Dowdall's plea to prison bosses to get out of isolation

The former Sinn Fein councillor, who is now serving a four-year sentence for his role in facilitating the murder of Kinahan cartel associate David Byrne, is soon set to take the witness stand in the case against Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch.

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AAP

Escapee murder trial jury discharged

The jury in the trial of a NSW prison officer accused of murdering an inmate during an escape bid has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.

Tribune News Service

California lawmakers balked at anti-slavery amendment. 4 more states just passed one.

California lawmakers earlier this year declined to put an anti-slavery measure on the ballot, delaying a decision on a proposal to forbid the practice of using work as a form of criminal punishment.

Daily Mirror

Prisoner claimed guards were 'torturing' him after he found a spider in his room

Last year saw £60m worth of compensation claims from UK prisoners, including one prisoner who was refused bananas and another denied hair clippers

The Guardian - UK

Scottish engineer held in Iraqi prison facing extradition to Qatar released

Brian Glendinning, 43, was contracted to work for BP in Iraq when arrested over an alleged debt owed to the Qatari National Bank

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Evening Standard

British father held in Iraq prison over alleged debt released, pressure group says

Brian Glendinning is set to be released after he was arrested by Iraqi authorities over an alleged debt

ABC News

Boys handcuffed, held down by guards and sat on in dangerous youth detention 'folding' restraint

Video footage shows how children are being treated in a youth detention facility facing allegations of excessive force and unlawful confinement.

Daily Record

Family of Scots man jailed in Iraq 'cried tears of joy' after hearing prison 'nightmare' was over

Brian Glendinning, 43, was locked up in a Baghdad jail for 70 days after being arrested in Basra International Airport on September 4.

The National (Scotland)

Scots father held in Iraq prison over alleged debt released but arrest risk remains

Radha Stirling, founder of the Interpol and Extradition Reform (Ipex) initiative, said she was “thrilled” to announce the news.

ABC News

Former inmates struggling to reintegrate into society due to minimal experience with digital technology

With some prisoners released without ever using a smartphone, simple tasks like setting up a MyGov account and paying for parking can be a challenge.

Daily Record

Scots dad jailed for months in Iraq over Qatar bank debt released from prison

Brian Glendinning's family are hopeful they could be reunited in just days.

Edinburgh Live

Scottish dad freed from Iraq jail and will reunite with children 'within hours'

Brian Glendinning, from Fife had been detained in Iraq after arriving in the Middle East to work, only to be taken to prison over an 'Interpol Red Notice' that had been issued from Qatar.

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