4 h. ago Death row inmate released on bail after nearly 30 years in prison

Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murdering his then-girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter in 1998

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6 h. ago Death row prisoner dies of natural causes while awaiting firing squad

Ralph Leroy Menzies developed dementia during his 37 years on death row

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13 h. ago Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million

Number of women incarcerated around the world rising at nearly three times the rate of men, with female prisoners often subjected to sexual violence and forced labourExplainer: How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? – in chartsUp to a million women worldwide are facing sexual violence and forced labour in prisons, where they are overlooked and forgotten, in what is being called a growing global crisis.The number of incarcerated women is rising much faster than men and is expected to surpass one million on current trends. While on average women account for between 2% and 9% of national prison populations, since 2000 the number imprisoned has grown by 57%, compared with a 22% increase in the men’s prison population. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? – in charts

While fewer women than men are incarcerated, their numbers are rising faster and most often for non-violent offencesExperts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one millionMore than 733,000 women and girls are held in penal institutions globally, according to the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research, either as pre-trial detainees or remand prisoners, or having been convicted and sentenced. The actual total is thought to be much higher, as figures for five countries are not available and those for China are incomplete. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Bloodbath’ prison where Death Row executions are botched and guards live in constant fear

The notorious William C. Holman Correctional Facility was described as ‘objectively unsafe’, a place where overcrowded lags do battle in scorching kitchens to stay alive

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2 w. ago 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

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2 w. ago Lawrence Shankland puts hand up for starring Scotland role as he tells Steve Clarke he's ready to become a hero

Shankland is back in the squad and he insists he's ready to fire us to North America in the summer

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2 w. ago Death row gran Lindsay Sandiford's shock new life in UK and why she's still 'easy target'

As Lindsay Sandiford lands on UK soil after years on death row at Bali's notorious Kerobokan Prison behind, experts warn the drugs mule gran may face dark new challenges in this next chapter of her life

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2 w. ago First picture of death row grandmother Lindsay Sandiford back on British soil as she returns from Bali

Lindsay Sandiford, 69, who was convicted of smuggling £1.6million worth of cocaine into Bali 13 years ago, was pictured arriving in Heathrow 's Terminal 4 today.

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2 w. ago Drug mule gran arrives back in UK after 12 years on Bali death row

Lindsay Sandiford, 69, was on death row in Bali’s Kerobokan Prison

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2 w. ago British woman on Bali death row flies home on humanitarian grounds

Indonesia has some of the world’s toughest drug laws, but has moved to release more than half a dozen high-profile detainees in the last yearTwo British drug convicts including death row prisoner Lindsay Sandiford were repatriated from Indonesia on Friday, as part of a deal to return them on humanitarian grounds.Indonesia has some of the world’s toughest drug laws, but has moved to release more than half a dozen high-profile detainees in the last year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK street lockdown as bomb squad and cops swarm in with locals told 'stay away'

The huge emergency service response saw a bomb squad, police and fire engines piling in at the scene on Block Lane, Oldham. Residents were evacuated but have now returned to their homes

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3 w. ago Death row killer's grim last meal demand that forced prisons to change the rules

Lawrence Brewer was executed in 2011 for his role in the murder of James Byrd Jr, but it was his last meal request that prompted a major change in history across prisons

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