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Woman born in prison amazed to realise her birth father kept treasured photograph

Tiegan Boyens, 20, from York, was amazed to realise her birth father had treasured her ultrasound picture for all those years.

The Independent UK

Man sentenced to 16 years in prison for criticising Saudi Arabia regime on Twitter

Speaking publicly for the first time, his son has alleged that the Saudi government has tortured his father in prison and said that the US State Department mishandled the case

Daily Mirror

Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar's Insein Prison

A bombing near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees has killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel

The Independent UK

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Will Biden fix our federal prisons?

Frederick Bardell wasn't much of a hero — but no convict deserves a death sentence by slow medical torture

Salon

At least 8 killed in Myanmar Insein Prison blasts: Media reports

Parcel bombs are suspected in Insein Prison explosions that reportedly killed three staff and five visitors.

Al Jazeera

Explosions at Myanmar main prison kill eight

At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured on Wednesday after at least two bomb explosions and gunfire at Myanmar's biggest jail, according to media reports and an account from a witness.

Bangkok Post

At least 8 dead after explosions, gunfire at Myanmar jail -media, witness

At least eight people were killed and 13 others were injured on Wednesday after explosions and gunfire at Myanmar's biggest jail, according to media reports and an account from a witness.

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Julian Assange lawyer Jennifer Robinson says his case needs an urgent political fix, not a legal one

The lawyer for the detained WikiLeaks founder calls for an "urgent political fix" to secure his release from prison in the UK, where he faces extradition to the US and a possible 175-year sentence.

ABC News

Prison nurse jailed for 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate

Elyse Hibbs was sentenced for six months

Wales Online

NSW denies prison access for UN delegation

The NSW premier has been asked why his government prevented a United Nations delegation from visiting the state's prisoners.

AAP

Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale sentenced for sexual abuse of boys at Mortlake

It is "overwhelmingly likely" notorious paedophile priest Gerald Francis Ridsdale will die in prison after being sentenced for the sexual abuse of two boys, a court has heard.

ABC News

Stephen Curry offers Warriors' support of Brittney Griner

Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison

The Independent UK

Escapee shot within 11 seconds, trial told

The shooting death of an escaping inmate by a prison officer outside a northern NSW hospital was murder, a jury has been told.

AAP

Julian Assange: Australian government urged to show ‘courage’ against US over charges

Jennifer Robinson, a human rights lawyer who represents Assange, says ‘the future ahead for Julian is grim’

The Guardian - AU

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AAP

Assange 'suffering profoundly' in prison

Human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson says Julian Assange will not survive a drawn-out legal process to secure his release without government intervention.

Tribune News Service

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Herschel Walker orders 1,000 fake police badges to give to supporters in tight Georgia Senate race

Tribune News Service

Brittney Griner’s wife thanks Biden for efforts as WNBA star spends birthday in prison

The wife of WNBA star and Texas native Brittney Griner released a video thanking President Joe Biden for his administration’s ongoing efforts to secure Griner’s release, seven months after she was arrested in Russia on drug charges.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian POW heard inmates screaming 'please shoot me' as they were tortured by Russians

Svyatoslav Yermonov lost nearly five stone while being held in the notorious Olenivka prison before being released as a POW swap - but is determined to rejoin the frontline

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Daily Record

James Bulger killer could be freed from prison in days as victim's mother begs PM to keep him jailed

Jon Venables was 10 years old when he and his friend abducted the two-year-old in 1993 from a shopping centre in Liverpool before torturing and killing him.

Manchester Evening News

Prison nurse from Manchester jailed after sending 'flirtatious' texts and telling inmate she loved him

Elyse Hibbs sobbed as she was sent down

The Independent UK

Family: Saudis sentence US citizen to 16 years over tweets

The family of an American citizen arrested in Saudi Arabia says he was tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States

The Guardian - US

Saudi Arabia sentences US citizen to 16 years over tweets critical of regime

Move is another sign of kingdom’s aggressive crackdown on any whiff of dissent posted on social media

The Independent UK

Ghislaine Maxwell praises Trump for backing her in prison interview: ‘I was touched’

Maxwell said men who had associations with her and Epstein — including Donald Trump and Bill Clinton — were victims of ‘cancel culture’

The Independent UK

Russian court rejects Navalny's 2nd prison sentence appeal

A court in Russia has rejected imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s second appeal of a nine-year sentence

Sports Illustrated

Brittney Griner Releases Statement on 32nd Birthday

The WNBA star had been a prisoner in Russia since February.

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