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Decision on freeing mother of Baby P from prison could be made this week

Tracey Connelly's little boy died after suffering more than 50 injuries

Daily Record

Keep an oversight on literature available in prison libraries, MHA tells States

Centre says ‘background of NGOs involved with prison activities may be verified on periodic basis’

The Hindu

Thug who abused baby is tied up and hit with homemade weapons by inmates in cell

Michael Stewart and Nathan Odgers have been jailed for locking Anthony Smith in a cell and beating him repeatedly with socks full of tuna at Swaleside Prison on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent

Daily Mirror

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Top German court reject's Syrian's appeal in torture case

Germany’s top court says it has rejected the appeal of a former members of Syria’s secret police who was convicted last year of facilitating the torture of prisoners in his home country

The Independent UK

Convicted killer's brutal razor blade attack caused fellow HMP Durham inmate to lose an eye

Murderer Derek Pallas has been jailed a further 11 years for a gruesome attack which blinded a prisoner in one eye

Chronicle Live

Decision due on whether Baby P mother Tracey Connelly will be freed from prison

The Government has appealed the Parole Board decision

Wales Online

Top German Court Rejects Syrian's Appeal in Torture Case

Germany's top court said Tuesday that it has rejected the appeal of a former member of Syria's secret police who was convicted last year of facilitating the torture of prisoners in his home country. In a landmark ruling, a court in the western German city of Koblenz had convicted Eyad…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Pages for pardons? In Bolivia, inmates can cut jail time by reading

Inmates in Bolivia's overcrowded prisons are now able to reduce their jail time by reading books in a new program influenced by one in Brazil that aims to spread literacy and give hope despite a notoriously slow judicial process.

Reuters

Madras High Court orders ‘A’ class facilities in prison to doctor facing death sentence

Case pertains to murder of neurosurgeon Subbiah in Chennai

The Hindu

Alabama police hunt for missing ‘extremely dangerous’ prison inmate and guard

Ms White told co-workers she was taking the inmate to the courthouse for a mental health evaluation but there was not one scheduled

Evening Standard

Glasgow banter at HMP Barlinnie vital during darkest days of pandemic

At HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow the 1,200 inmates were not allowed out of their cells inside the country's largest prison for fear of catching and spreading the virus.

Glasgow Live

Giving ex-prisoners public housing cuts crime and re-incarceration – and saves money

“Going home” is a classic metaphor for exiting prison. But most people exiting prison in Australia either expect to be homeless, or don’t know where they will be staying when released.

The Conversation

Sydney man gets 12 years for murdering gay American in 1988

An Australian man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for the 1988 murder of an American who fell off a Sydney cliff that was known as a gay meeting place

The Independent UK

Alleged members of neo-Nazi prison gang in Alaska convicted of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Five members of a white supremacist prison gang were found guilty Monday in an Anchorage federal court of crimes connected with 2017 kidnappings, assaults and a murder in Alaska.

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The Independent UK

Missouri execution to go ahead after governor declines to give 11th hour reprieve

‘No one is suggesting that Carman Deck should get out of prison and go home tomorrow’

The Independent UK

Missouri execution to go ahead after governor declines to give 11th hour reprieve (OLD)

‘No one is suggesting that Carman Deck should get out of prison and go home tomorrow’

Dublin Live

Overcrowding in prisons putting inmates and staff at risk, says Dublin TD

It comes as Ireland currently has over 3,980 people in prison custody

The Independent UK

Kathy Boudin, radical imprisoned in fatal heist, dies at 78

A former Weather Underground radical who served more than two decades behind bars for her role in a fatal 1981 armored truck robbery has died at age 78

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Chicago Sun-Times

With trial looming, R. Kelly’s attorney challenges Chicago charges

Kelly is already facing a potential life sentence in federal prison after a jury in Brooklyn convicted him of racketeering. His sentencing there is set for June 15. Though his attorney had hoped to delay Kelly’s sentencing until after his Chicago trial, the Brooklyn judge refused.

Irish Mirror

Major manhunt underway after an inmate facing murder charges escapes Alabama prison with corrections officer

Casey White was last seen on Friday morning at the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office before disappearing with corrections officer Vicki White

The Independent UK

Australian admits to pushing gay American off cliff in homophobic 1988 killing

Scott White, 51, faces life in prison for killing Los Angeles-born mathematician Scott Johnson

Daily Mirror

Danniella Westbrook says her toyboy lover 'keeps her young' ahead of 50th next year

EastEnders alum Danniella Westbrook has spoken about her relationship in recent months, with her having said that she's seeing a prison inmate who is around 20 years her junior

The Independent UK

British citizen on hunger strike in Egypt jail says farewell to family amid fears for his life

Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been in jail for more than three years, launched his hunger strike last month

The Guardian - US

Her murder conviction was overturned. US immigration still wants to deport her

Sandra Castaneda’s just one of many immigrants detained by the US for their criminal records – even when the cases were dismissed

Daily Mirror

Open jail prisoners stock up on Viagra for day trips out as part of 'rehab'

The blue pills are reportedly being smuggled to prisoners who are allowed out of jail as part of their rehabilitation at Springhill prison in Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire

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