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Federal court says California ban on private ICE detention facilities is unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES — A California law banning private prisons and immigrant detention facilities in the state violates the U.S. Constitution when applied to facilities operated on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal appellate court ruled Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Labour vows to give UK citizens abroad legal right to Foreign Office help

Pledge comes after repeated complaints by British prisoners abroad of Foreign Office indifference

The Guardian - UK

School shooter Michael Carneal denied parole by Kentucky board

Michael Carneal killed three students at Heath High School in 1997 and injured five more; he’ll remain in prison

The Independent UK

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Kazakh ex-leader's nephew sentenced to 6 years for embezzlement

A Kazakh court on Monday sentenced a nephew of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev to six years in prison for embezzlement, the first verdict against a close relative of the once powerful leader of the oil-rich Central Asian nation.

Reuters

Michael Carneal killed three fellow students in 1997. He’s still hearing voices. Should he get parole?

The Kentucky State Parole Board is about to decide the fate of an inmate who walked into his school 25 years ago, at age 14, and opened fire, killing three and injuring five. He’d be one of the few school shooters to walk free, writes Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK

Pro-Ukraine British soldiers reveal ‘very scary’ Russian prison ordeal after safe return to UK

Liz Truss had backed Britons volunteering while she was foreign secretary but later withdrew her support

Evening Standard

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC notice to Centre, TN on Nalini’s plea seeking premature release

Supreme Court had earlier invoked Article 142 to release Perarivalan, who had served over 30 years in prison.

The Hindu

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Judge moves juveniles to Angola prison

Angola is the largest maximum-security prison in the United States

Salon

'Bullied' prisoner used as 'spice drug guinea pig' died in jail

"He was bullied by other prisoners because he had built up drug debts," an Ombudsman report found.

Manchester Evening News

Zack Estrin dead: Writer-Producer known for Lost In Space dies suddenly aged 51

Zack Estrin has died suddenly in Hermosa Beach aged 51. He was best known for his work behind the scenes on shows such as Prison Break and Lost In Space

Daily Mirror

Lawyer's descent into crack cocaine addiction cost him job and wife

"I wish my life hadn't been quite so interesting at times but it has been a ride"

Liverpool Echo

Covid restrictions may have hidden animal cruelty offending in North East, charities say

Charities have raised fears that coronavirus restrictions may have hidden much of animal cruelty offending

Chronicle Live

Peter Tobin chained to hospital bed 'frail, weak and at death's door'

The serial killer is suspected of dozens more killings and families have pleaded with him to tell the truth about what happened to their loved ones before it's too late.

Glasgow Live

The 'entrenched' paedophiles in Wales who repeatedly re-offend

Some continue to breach court orders and offend time and again

Wales Online

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The Hindu

Sub-inspector gets life term in lawyer's murder

The convict who was sacked from service has been lodged at Rae Bareli prison

The Canberra Times

Who was Kathleen Lonsdale?

The Irish-born scientist was a pacifist, prison reformer and crystallographer.

The Canberra Times

Inmates denied open air exercise sue govt for false imprisonment

They include a former gang leader, a detainee who rioted while drunk on "prison brew", and a serial criminal who assaulted a guard after being denied a milkshake.

The Guardian - UK

Urgent call for review into sentencing pregnant women due to health risks

Experts and campaigners write open letter to justice secretary and Sentencing Council warning of dangers of giving birth in jail

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Manchester Evening News

The criminals who were already serving time but couldn’t help but offend again

Cases brought before the courts include a man who brandished a homemade 'knife' and a man who launched a frightening stalking campaign from his cell

Daily Mirror

Killer prisoner who demanded right to have sex in cell could be freed next year

Andrew Millard tried to use human rights laws to get permission for a tryst with a warped pen pal. He wanted to be the first inmate in history to enjoy the perk. He has been granted a parole hearing

The Independent UK

Protesters gather at HMP Bronzefield to call for end to pregnant women in prison

It comes as the latest in a sequence of public protests over mothers in prison, organised by campaign groups No Births Behind Bars and Level Up.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Can I Tell You A Secret?; Serial; Heavyweight – review

A subtle new Guardian podcast unravels the devastation caused by an online stalker. And a special episode of Serial marks Adnan Syed’s release

Los Angeles Times

Did an LA cop’s racist remark need to be disclosed? For a prisoner, the answer took years

LOS ANGELES — Richard Lathan wasn’t sure how to react when he got a letter in July informing him that the Los Angeles police detective who helped put him in prison for murder had made a racist remark about Black people.

The Independent UK

Staffing shortages, violence plague Oklahoma prisons

With one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, Oklahoma has struggled for decades to properly staff its prisons

Daily Mirror

Aiden Aslin's mum told captors to 'f*** off' after they sent sick videos of him

Angela Wood, the mother of freed Brit prisoner of war Aiden Aslin, has told how she was sent sickening videos from her son's captors but she stood up to them and told them to "f*** off"

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