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Rider of classic motorbike who mowed down pensioner on crossing jailed

Judge Richard Marks KC jailed Daniel Redpath for 21 months in prison and disqualified him from driving for three years from the time of his release.

Evening Standard

Conditions in Barlinnie ‘shameful’, says senior prisons official

The Glasgow-based prison is operating at 140% capacity.

Evening Standard

Widow of Alexei Navalny says lab tests confirm he was poisoned in prison

Yulia Navalnaya says tests by two laboratories on samples smuggled out of Russia show her husband was killed by poison

The Guardian - UK

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Poison Killed Putin Critic Navalny, Wife Says

The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.

International Business Times

After Mass Nepal Jailbreak, Some Prisoners Surrender

Days after escaping alongside 13,500 others in a giant jailbreak during deadly anti-corruption protests in Nepal, Avinash Rai rubbed his belly after a meal -- and strolled back into prison.

International Business Times

Madeleine McCann: What next for infamous cold case as prime suspect walks free and refuses to answer Met Police questions

Madeleine’s case remains one of the most high-profile unsolved disappearances of recent decades – but 18 years on, investigators appear no closer to bringing a culprit to justice

The Independent UK

Inmates riot at San Pedro prison in Bolivia over food allowances

Inmates at San Pedro prison in La Paz staged a riot on Tuesday, seizing control of the facility for several hours to demand higher daily food allowances.

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Main suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance case released from German jail

Christian Brückner, der Hauptverdächtige im Fall des Verschwindens von Madeleine McCann im Jahr 2007, wurde nach Verbüßung einer Strafe in einem anderen Fall aus einem deutschen Gefängnis entlassen. Er steht weiterhin unter Ermittlungen im Fall McCann, wurde jedoch nie offiziell angeklagt.

Euronews

German Suspect In Madeleine McCann Case Freed From Prison

The top suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal was freed from a German prison on Wednesday, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.

International Business Times

Christian Brueckner: Madeleine McCann suspect freed from prison

He left the prison at Sehnde, near Hannover in northern Germany, on Wednesday morning

The Independent UK

Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance released from German prison

German national Christian Brueckner was serving a seven-year prison sentence for the rape of an elderly woman at her home in Praia da Luz in 2005.

Evening Standard

“You Could Hide A Small Child Inside”: New Disturbing Insight On Madeleine McCann’s Prime Suspect

“He's got a criminal record longer than a telephone directory,” said one man who knew Christian Brueckner. The suspect was released from prison on September 17.

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Main suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance is released from prison

Christian Brueckner, 48, was released from prison in Germany after serving a sentence for an unrelated sex crime in Portugal’s Algarve region where McCann disappeared

Evening Standard

German investigated in Madeleine McCann disappearance released after serving time in unrelated case

A German man who is under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago was released from prison Wednesday after serving his sentence in an unrelated case, police said

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The Guardian - UK

Main suspect in Madeleine McCann case released from German prison

Authorities say they no longer have legal justification to hold Christian Brückner in jail after serving rape sentence

The Guardian - UK

‘Push back – or they’ll eat you alive’: James Cromwell on life as Hollywood’s biggest troublemaker

He marched against the Vietnam war, supported the Black Panthers, has protested over animal rights, ended up in prison after a climate sit-in – and starred in Babe, LA Confidential and Succession. He explains how he became the ultimate activist-actor

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‘Wrongly injected’ Pardoned J6 rioter says he slowly became a woman in prison, and doctors are to blame

He alleges "forced medical experimentation."

The Guardian - US

California judge rejects Menendez brothers’ request for new trial

Claims that brothers were sexually abused didn’t supersede ‘premeditation and deliberation’ of killings, says judge

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The Independent UK

Navy admiral sentenced to six years in prison for post-retirement bribery plot

Prosecutors said Burke abused his powerful position to enrich himself at the Navy's expense

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Good news for Ghislaine: Patel says there’s no ‘credible information’ she committed a crime, yet somehow she’s still in prison

Patel's words contradict ... well, nearly everyone.

The Independent UK

Jailed terrorist threatened to shoot prison officer over a jacket potato

Brock, 57, threatened to shoot the guard because the jacket potato did not meet his dietary requirements

The Independent UK

Menendez brothers petition for a new trial has been rejected by a judge

Lyle and Erik Menendez have been in prison for decades after being convicted of the 1989 killing of their parents

The Independent UK

Belarus sentences journalist to 4 years in prison, days after release of over 50 political prisoners

A Belarusian court has sentenced independent journalist Ihar Ilyash to four years in prison

Latin Times

Mexican Narco Caro Quintero Accused of Running Cartel Operations Even in Prison

Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, once known as the "Narco of Narcos" and co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel, will remain under extreme isolation measures in a U.S. federal prison after prosecutors revealed he allegedly continued directing cartel operations from behind bars in Mexico through his brother, Miguel Ángel Caro…

Latin Times

Political Prisoners Describe Threats From Venezuelan Officials Amid U.S. Deployment: 'If There's a Foreign Intervention, We'll Vanish You'

The report says prisoners are bombarded with propaganda broadcasts of Nicolás Maduro and ruling party leaders, while families describe harsh restrictions on food, visits, and communication

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