Australian murderer told he has no human right to Vegemite
An Australian murderer has lost a legal bid to eat Vegemite in prison after claiming that a ban on the savoury spread breached his human rights.
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Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison
Andre McKechnie, who murdered a property developer, argued it was his right to enjoy Australian culture.
Once high-powered and influential brothers set to be sentenced for sex trafficking | CNN
Three brothers who once lived at the height of wealth and society in New York and Miami could face life in prison for sex trafficking more than a dozen women and girls when they are sentence…
Manhunt launched to find prisoner who escaped medical facility in south London
Anthony Lloyd, 38, was last seen at around 4.10pm on Friday heading in the direction of Catford
Iranian twins tortured in Iranian prison, cousin says | CNN
Taraneh and Romina, 21-year-old Iranian twins, were imprisoned after protesting against the regime. Romina has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and Taraneh sentenced to death. CNN’s Jim…
Freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard was tortured in Russian jail, former Ukrainian prisoners say
Ukrainians held alongside the American say they witnessed beatings and sexual humiliation by Russian guards during his detention.
From death row to a botched execution and back: A timeline of Christa Pike’s case | CNN
After spending decades in prison for a gruesome murder, Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. But something went wrong.
Here’s what really happened in 1971 that inspired Netflix’s Stanford Prison Experiment | CNN
One of the worst scientific experiments in history is now the inspiration for a Netflix reality show. Back in 1971, psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, quickly called the Stanford Prison Experime…
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Criminals who skip sentencing will face solitary confinement or lose social visits
Judges will be given new powers to impose tougher prison punishments on offenders who refuse to face their victims' families during sentencing.
Supreme Court hands Trump a rare loss on transgender prison care policy | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from suspending hormone therapy and other treatments for transgender Americans in federal prisons, a rare win for transgender ri…
Russia frees 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard, Trump envoy says copy | CNN
Russia has freed American Stephen Hubbard who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said dur…
Witkoff meets with American after Russian prison release | CNN
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with American Stephen Hubbard at a St. Peterburg airport after Russia freed him. Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher, was captured in occupied Ukraine b…
A botched scientific experiment returns as a Netflix reality TV show | CNN
As Netflix debuts its own reimagined version of the infamous 1971 Standford Prison Experiment, a key question remains: Did one man influence the outcome?
Brian Stack: Family of prison officer shot dead by IRA to get state apology
Brian Stack was crossing a street in Dublin in 1983 when he was shot in the back of the neck and died 18 months later.