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Ill-fated Spanish village poised to be destroyed a third time

Settlers who restored abandoned village of Fraguas face prison if they can’t pay €110,000 to demolish it

The Guardian - UK

Feds blast drug kingpin’s bid for NY prison release due to stress headaches, need for vegan diet

NEW YORK — Queens drug kingpin Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols’ bid for early release from prison due to stress headaches was blasted Friday by federal prosecutors, who said the convict’s migraine problem “is not an extraordinary and compelling reason” to be given a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Tribune News Service

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

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N. Dakota guard fired over suicide of man serving life

A North Dakota prison guard was fired over the suicide of a man who was serving life sentences for killing four people

The Independent UK

Vaiko urges Centre to release Sri Lankan nationals from Karnataka prisons

They were cheated by agents in Sri Lanka, he says

The Hindu

Seer sent back to prison

Hassan

The Hindu

The Griner Effect: 10 Countries You Should Never Bring Marijuana Into When You Visit (And A Few Others That Are OK With Weed)

This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission.

Benzinga

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Geordie prisoner found dead in cell had 'wrap of 23 tablets inside his body'

Simon Boyle was serving a five-year sentence at Holme House when he was found unconscious

Chronicle Live

Vile thug threatened to rape police officer hours after release from Scots jail

Ross Cossans, 28, went on a violent rampage just hours after being released from prison.

Daily Record

Inside Myanmar's enduring resistance movement

On February 1, 2021, the Burmese army retook power, brutally ending a decades-long period of democracy. In the space of a few months, thousands of civilians were killed and thousands more thrown into prison. A shadow government was quickly formed, but armed resistance also got organised in a country cut…

France 24

Uttar Pradesh: Mukhtar Ansari gets five-year jail in Gangsters Act case

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday convicted and sentenced don-turned-politician and former MLA Mukhtar Ansari to five-year rigorous imprisonment in a 23-year-old Gangsters Act case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him.

The Times of India

Man who was wrongly convicted of murder now travels to prisons around the world

Raphael Rowe was released from prison in 2000 after spending 12 years inside having been wrongly convicted alongside other members of the M25 Three of the murder of Alan Eley

Daily Mirror

Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham sentenced to life in prison for murder of his mother

The 24-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in March this year after he shot his mum in the back of the head as she played piano in their townhouse.

Daily Record

Malaysia's ex-PM Najib given medical all-clear to return to prison

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been given medical clearance to return to prison after completing rehabilitative treatment at a Kuala Lumpur hospital, the health ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

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AAP

WA youth prison staff seeking compensation

An independent inspector has questioned the response of Western Australia's government to troubles at the Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre.

The Guardian - UK

UK climate activists held in jail for up to six months before trial

Campaigners say protesters arrested for blocking roads getting ‘lost in prison system’ while on remand

Miami Herald

There has been a prison break at Haiti’s only female prison. Hundreds have escaped

A prison break is currently unfolding at Haiti’s only female prison.

USAFacts

What are prison work programs and how common are they?

Existing prison labor data lacks frequency and depth

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The Independent UK

Capitol rioter who dressed as Hitler and was defended by Trump sentenced to four years in federal prison

Hale-Cusanelli admitted that he someties says ‘ugly’ and ‘repugnant’ things

The Guardian - UK

Pay slips don’t lie: Shakira hits out at ‘false accusations’ she owes tax in Spain

If convicted, the Colombian singer faces an eight-year prison sentence and a fine of more than €23m

Liverpool Echo

Anthony Walker killer Michael Barton to be freed from prison after 17 years

The racist murder of 18-year-old Anthony sent shockwaves through Merseyside

The Hindu

Furnish details of missing cases, persons traced: HC to police

HYDERABAD

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shakira Vows to Fight 'False' Spanish Tax Accusations in 1st Public Comments

Colombian superstar Shakira vowed to fight what she claimed were "false" accusations by Spanish authorities that she dodged 14.5 million euros ($14.31 million) in taxes, in her first public comments on a case that could see her sent to prison for up to eight years. Shakira, 45, is facing trial…

Reuters

Shakira vows to fight 'false' Spanish tax accusations in first public comments

The Independent UK

Russian influencer ‘facing six years in prison for using Instagram’

‘Are you serious? Me? An 18-year-old fashion blogger?’

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