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Ex-Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison in Tyler Skaggs overdose death

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Angels communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday after being convicted of providing counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that led to the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

Los Angeles Times

Who is Christian Brueckner? Madeleine McCann suspect and the accusations against him

German prisoner Christian Brueckner was identified as a suspect in Madeleine’s case in April this year

The Independent UK

‘Botched execution’ lasted 90 minutes as Alabama inmate survived ‘torture,’ lawsuit says

An Alabama inmate on death row survived a “botched execution” lasting 90 minutes as prison workers unsuccessfully searched for his veins, according to a federal lawsuit.

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Concerns grow as cholera spreads through Haiti's prisons

A nonprofit organization is calling on Haiti’s government to release certain inmates amid a swift rise in cholera cases throughout the country’s severely crowded prison system

The Independent UK

Ex-Angels employee sentenced to prison for supplying drugs in Tyler Skaggs overdose death

Los Angeles Times

Death Row killer survives agonising botched execution as desperate staff inject foot

Convicted murderer Alan Eugene Miller has filed a federal lawsuit claiming prison workers poked him with needles during the unsuccessful execution.

Irish Mirror

Transgender inmates in women’s prisons to face new government restrictions

Only 40 transgender inmates, most of whom identify as male, are held in women’s prisons

The Independent UK

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Spanish court sentences former Catalan MP to four months in prison for disobedience

A former Catalan MP has been jailed for four months after refusing to answer questions from a far-right party during a trial…

The National (Scotland)

Justice Secretary signals policy reforms on transgender prisoners

Brandon Lewis has said the Government has ‘a duty of care to all those behind bars’.

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz defence asks for ‘mercy’ after prosecutor calls for death penalty over ‘calculated’ shooting

Jurors are expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday where they will decide whether to sentence Nikolas Cruz to death or to life in prison without the possibility of parole

The Independent UK

US prosecutors drop case against subject of ‘Serial’ podcast

Advocates welcome decision to drop case against Adnan Syed, who was released from a US prison last month.

Al Jazeera

Adnan Syed: Prosecutors drop charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject who spent 22 years in jail

It comes after Syed was released from prison last month after his murder conviction was overturned

Evening Standard

BJP MLA among 12 sentenced to two years in prison in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case

Khatauli Vikram Saini was granted bail soon after the verdict

The Hindu

Baltimore prosecutors drop all charges against Adnan Syed of Serial podcast

Syed, 41, who spent more than 20 years in prison, had conviction for 1999 murder of girlfriend overturned in September

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Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed, the subject of 'Serial' podcast

Adnan Syed served 22 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. His conviction was overturned last month. Prosecutors have decided not to retry Syed.

Nottingham Post

Prisoner hid smuggled cannabis and Mamba in underpants during 'group hug'

The incident was filmed on CCTV

Wales Online

Owner of dog which had horrendous and extremely painful untreated injuries receives suspended prison sentence

Warning: This article contains very graphic images

Chronicle Live

Gateshead killer Lee Nevins given 12-month jail sentence for going on the run from open prison

Killer Lee Nevins has been jailed after going on the run from an open prison in Derbyshire

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The Hindu

Coimbatore to get Semmozhi Poonga, prison to be shifted

The Poonga will be developed on the Central prison premises at ₹200 crore in the first phase

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Several' Inmates Dead in Iran Prison Riot

"Several" inmates died and others were injured during a prison riot in northern Iran, during which security forces used tear gas, a judicial official said on Monday. Sunday's riot in Rasht, provincial capital of Gilan, comes as a wave of unrest has rocked Iran since Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini,…

Chronicle Live

'He's got no remorse' - Murdered Lee Jobling's family demands answers after Gateshead killer fled prison for the second time

Lee Nevins has been caught by police in Washington after going on the run for the second time from an open prison in Derbyshire

The Guardian - UK

Police appeal for information after man who threw acid over Katie Piper leaves UK

Stefan Sylvestre, who was acting on orders from Piper’s ex-boyfriend, was released from prison in 2018, but has breached licence conditions

Chronicle Live

Police release picture of Katie Piper's acid attacker as manhunt launched after he flees UK

Stefan Sylvestre has fled the country after being recalled to jail for breaching his licence conditions

Daily Record

Katie Piper's acid attacker flees UK sparking global hunt as new picture released

Stefan Sylvestre received a life sentence in 2009 after throwing sulphuric acid at Katie's face on the orders of her former partner.

The Independent UK

Prisoners in Alabama keep dying as inmates go on statewide labour strike

Federal government sued Alabama prisons for poor conditions in 2020

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