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Wrongly jailed Andrew Malkinson gets first payout
Mr Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison, says his "hands were shaking" after his lawyer told him.BBC News - Feb. 12 -
Man jailed for life for murdering Irish backpacker
Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal, was raped and murdered while she was touring around India.BBC News - 2d -
Jellycat toy thief given suspended jail sentence
Ruby Smith is sentenced after 40 of the collectable toys are discovered at her home.BBC News - 1d -
Man jailed for attempted murder of former Japan PM
The 25-year-old hurled a homemade pipe bomb at the country's leader in 2023.BBC News - 1d -
‘Finally this is justice’: the Assad torture survivors who guard their former jail
Men imprisoned and abused at the notorious Palestine branch detention centre return to the facility as free men. The first thing the three militants did on entering Syria’s notorious Palestine ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34 years over tweets is released
Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 during holiday in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi student at Leeds University who was sentenced to 34 years in prison over her use of Twitter, now X, has been released ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Father jailed for murdering daughter he claimed died in a play-fight
Simon Vickers, who claimed his daughter's stabbing was accidental, is sentenced.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Bannon pleads guilty in border wall fraud case, avoids jail time
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty Tuesday in his fraud case related to a privately built border wall — a deal that will allow him to avoid jail time. Bannon, a right-wing media ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Jailed Russian released in US in exchange for Marc Fogel: Kremlin
The Kremlin said early Wednesday that American Marc Fogel's release came in conjunction with the Trump administration granting freedom to a Russian citizen held in a U.S. prison — though they were ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Nightclub bouncer jailed over plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher
Racing star’s former bodyguard passed sensitive data to Yilmaz Tozturkan and his son, German court heard. A nightclub bouncer who was part of a plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher for £12m has ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Suspect in Christmas cake poisoning found dead in jail cell
The Brazilian woman had been accused of murdering three members of her husband's family on Christmas Eve.BBC News - 6d -
Property boss hid fraud jail time behind new name
Scott El Paraiso, of Urban Evolution, hid his original identity and criminal record from customers.BBC News - 3d -
Gerald Ridsdale, Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest, dies in jail
Child protection group Bravehearts says some may see his death as ‘the end of a dark chapter’ but for survivors, the trauma remains. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ...The Guardian - 2d -
Man jailed for abusive emails to politicians Jess Phillips and Sadiq Khan
Jack Bennett pleaded guilty to five charges and was jailed for 28 weeks at Exeter Magistrates Court.BBC News - 1d -
Bolsonaro indictment leaves Brazil’s tropical Trump staring at prospect of jail
The ex-president faces charges of a murderous conspiracy while his US counterpart has surged back to power. At the height of Jair Bolsonaro ’s haywire presidency, Brazilian activists projected ...The Guardian - 15h -
Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat
A Cyprus court has sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded boat ...ABC News - Feb. 7 -
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Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein jailed as flight risk after cryptocurrency hiding claim
SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein was indicted in January on charges alleging he failed to declare millions of dollars in poker winnings.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Ossoff calls on Trump admin to ‘publicly refuse’ El Salvador’s offer to jail Americans
“Federal law does not allow the deportation of U.S. citizens, and El Salvador’s prisons are internationally notorious for life-threatening and abusive conditions,” the Georgia Democrat wrote.Politico - Feb. 11 -
Brittney Griner pulls out of speaking engagement over 'Gay Baby Jail' note found in hotel room
WNBA star Brittney Griner pulled out of a speaking engagement this week after she found a piece of tape in her hotel room with the words “Gay Baby Jail” written on it.NBC News - 13h
