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Curtis Warren boasted to police about 'taking over' two weeks after release

Warren was under surveillance from the moment he was released from a Dutch jail

Liverpool Echo

Talk of being 'most wanted' led to arrest of escaped prisoner

Taxi driver who discovers he's driving absconder Shawn Dibble reports his whereabouts to police

Bristol Post

Controversial Indonesian cleric released on parole

A controversial Indonesian Islamic cleric, Rizieq Shihab, was released from prison on parole on Wednesday, just over a year after being sentenced and earlier than expected, a government official confirmed.

Reuters

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Former senior NSW police officer sentenced to prison for giving false evidence, granted bail

A former senior NSW police officer is on bail pending appeal after being sentenced to jail for giving false information to the force's watchdog.

ABC News

Prison escapee freed by fiancee pleads guilty after 'Hollywood movie' ramming

The inmate went on the run for a few hours after a prison vehicle was rammed in scenes a detective likened to a Hollywood movie.

The Canberra Times

California board OKs parole of ex-Mexican Mafia killer

California parole officials have approved releasing a notorious former Mexican Mafia prison gang leader who has been cooperating with law enforcement for nearly 20 years

The Independent UK

Former Fort Bragg soldier receives one of the harshest sentences tied to Capitol riot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former Fort Bragg soldier, who re-enlisted in the Army after attacking police with chemical spray during the riot at the U.S. Capitol, will now serve the longest prison sentence handed down so far against a defendant tied to the massive insurrection case.

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Sheriff says prison reform advocate committed 'evil act'

Nashville, Tennessee, Sheriff Daron Hall has testified that a prominent prison reform advocate committed an “evil act” when he disguised himself as a construction worker to hide guns, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of an under-construction Tennessee jail

The Independent UK

How the 'Songbirds' program is helping prisoners, one song lyric at a time

Inmates are being encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings through songs, with some unexpected results.

ABC News

Millions of workers get 'massive pay cut' dressed up as rise - find out if you are one

Teachers, police officers, NHS staff, civil servants and other public sector workers are being handed measly pay rises as the cost of living crisis spirals - triggering warnings of strike action

Daily Mirror

Ecuador says 12 killed in prison riot, still identifying dismembered bodies

Ecuador's government on Tuesday said it was still trying to identify the dismembered bodies of inmates following a prison riot in the city of Santo Domingo and lowered the death toll to 12 from the 13 initially announced.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: 37 years later, Mexican drug lord to face justice

The capture of fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was hailed by U.S. authorities as an example of cooperation with Mexico in the fight against drugs

The Independent UK

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi sentenced to six years in prison

Award-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him in 2010, the judicial authority announced Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Iran: Award-winning film director Panahi to serve decade-old jail term

Award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi will serve a six-year prison sentence originally issued by a Tehran court in 2010, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, amid a stepped-up crackdown on dissent in the Islamic Republic.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

Premature birth ‘almost twice as likely’ in England’s prisons than outside

Data says more than 11% of women who give birth behind bars do so before 37 weeks, compared with 6.5% in community

Al Jazeera

Iranian filmmaker Panahi sent to prison to serve 6-year sentence

Jafar Panahi was handed the sentence for supporting demonstrations and ‘propaganda against the establishment’ in 2010.

Asharq Al-Awsat

HRW: Australian Teenager Dies in Northeast Syria Prison

An Australian teenager detained in northeast Syria after living as a child under ISIS rule has died in unclear circumstances, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said. The rights group on Monday cited family members as saying an Australian government official had informed them Yusuf Zahab, who would have…

Reuters

Australian teenager dies in northeast Syria prison - rights group

An Australian teenager detained in northeast Syria after living as a child under Islamic State (ISIS) rule has died in unclear circumstances, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said.

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The Independent UK

Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence

Iran’s judiciary has ordered one of the country’s leading filmmakers to serve out a six-year prison sentence from a decade ago that had never been enforced, as the government seeks to silence criticism amid growing economic turmoil and political pressure

Daily Record

Light-fingered Lanarkshire thief packed knife ahead of expected prison stint

Michael Griffin later told officers he forgot to remove the blade before packing the bag.

The Guardian - UK

My name is Brian: the prisoner whose treatment put Switzerland on trial

Swiss tabloids portray Brian Keller as a monster called ‘Carlos’. UN torture experts say he has been traumatised by isolation and systemic racism

Irish Mirror

Irish gym owner tells of life after prison for one-punch killing and alcoholism battle

After being given a four-year prison sentence for manslaughter following a one punch killing in 2003, the Tyrone man went on to launch a successful gym franchise

Manchester Evening News

Man diagnosed with terminal cancer went on crime spree in ‘downward spiral’

A judge said he felt able to suspend the prison sentence due to the mitigation being 'exceptional'

Daily Mirror

Emmerdale's Noah released from prison just weeks after stalker sentencing

Emmerdale spoilers confirm Noah Dingle will be released from prison before finishing his three-month sentence for stalking Chloe Harris

Glasgow Live

Barlinnie to be replaced by HMP Glasgow in 2026 as contract awarded for new prison

Plans for the new jail to be built on a 54-acre site in Provanmill to the south of Royston Road, near Provan Gas Works, were approved by the council in September of 2020.

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