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Oklahoma is set to execute a man after a state panel recommended his life be spared

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man after a state panel recommended his life be spared

The Independent UK

‘She was extremely petrified’: the shocking drama about one woman’s six-year ordeal in an Iranian jail

When dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was imprisoned, her husband went on hunger strike – to force Britain to act. Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes reveal how they brought their nightmare to the small screen

The Guardian - UK

Smallville actress Allison Mack who went to prison for role in sex cult speaks out for the first time: ‘I was mean and I was forceful’

The 43-year-old actor was released from federal prison after serving 21 months of her three-year sentence

The Independent UK

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Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols asks governor for life in prison instead

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled Dec. 11 execution date

The Independent UK

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal pardoned and to be released from prison

Eighty-one year-old, who has prostate cancer, can now be transferred from Algeria to Germany for medical treatment

The Guardian - UK

Release errors show the sorry state that prisons are in

Letters: John Lovelock and James Stoddart on the woeful state of prisons, caused by funding cuts and lack of support for both inmates and staff

The Guardian - UK

Why Diddy Is Reportedly At Risk Of Losing Phone Privileges In Prison

Diddy may not be able to make calls moving forward.

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Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds

Neville Husband committed hundreds of offences while working at facility in County Durham from 1969 to 1985

The Guardian - UK

Ousted Gabon leader's wife and son sentenced to 20 years for graft

A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady and son of the oil-rich country's deposed leader Ali Bongo to 20 years in prison following a two-day graft trial.

Radio France Internationale

Gabon court sentences former first lady and president's son to 20 years in prison

Gabon's former first lady and her son have been sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison

The Independent UK

‘Racially aggravated assault and abuse’: Tulsi Gabbard’s friend wanted by London cops after allegedly pepper-spraying mom with stroller

This MAGA star could be facing years in a British prison.

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British state supplied victims to ‘worst sex offender in history’ as abuse continued unchecked at notorious detention centre

Investigation finds ‘the silence of many’ allowed widespread physical and sexual abuse to continue at Medomsley Detention Centre for decades – as watchdog says victims deserve public apology

The Independent UK

Diddy's grey hair revealed in prison mugshot as he takes job at chapel

The disgraced rapper, 55, was sentenced to four years in jail for prostitution-related charges last month

Evening Standard

Wife and son of ex-Gabon ruler sentenced to 20 years in prison over 'corruption' case

Noureddin Bongo and his mother Sylvia say they have been convicted in a ‘show trial’ after being tortured in detention in Gabon

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - US

Actor Allison Mack reveals role in Nxivm sex cult in new podcast: ‘I was abusive’

Smallville actor, released from prison two years ago, tells how she helped coerce women for cult leader Keith Raniere

The Guardian - US

Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prison

Evening Standard

More than 230 domestic abusers recalled to prison under London mayor’s GPS tagging scheme

Pilot cut re-offending by 45 per cent, protects victims and holds perpetrators to account, says Sir Sadiq Khan

International Business Times UK

Unrecognisable Sean 'Diddy' Combs Prison Photo Goes Viral: Is He Using Drugs?

A record of the first few weeks of fallen hip-hop superstar Sean 'Diddy' Combs was obtained by a news outlet.

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row

Relatives share with the Guardian final words of those killed amid ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman’s rule

International Business Times UK

£5 Billion Bitcoin Sting: Chinese Mastermind Gets 11 Years in UK Prison. Find Out What She Did.

A Chinese woman behind a £5 billion bitcoin fraud is sentenced to 11 years in a UK prison. Learn how she moved billions from China using crypto.

The Guardian - UK

There’s a missing link in British public life – and it underpins crises from the BBC to our prisons

A declining sense of collective identity is corroding trust in our institutions and undermining democratic politics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Domestic violence victims at risk under bill aimed at easing prison overcrowding, watchdog warns

Victims and survivors “will be put in harm’s way” with “devastating consequences”, domestic abuse commissioner says

Cinemablend

One Thing Diddy Now Reportedly Has In Common With Todd Chrisley Amid His Prison Stint

The two stars now have a shared experience.

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy says 91 prisoners freed in error in England and Wales since April

Justice secretary tells MPs as many as four may still be at large and blames previous governments’ cuts for mistakes

Evening Standard

Wrongful releases of 91 prisoners since April is ‘shocking’ – No 10

The data, released by the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, shows 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

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