4 h. ago Louisiana inmates on the run after removing concrete and using sheets in jailbreak

Three-person escape is second for state in a year, after 10 people crawled through a wall at a different prisonTwo inmates accused of violent crimes, including second-degree attempted murder, are on the run after escaping from a south-western Louisiana jail on Wednesday by removing pieces of a deteriorating interior wall and using sheets to scale another outside wall, officials said.A third inmate who joined in the breakout died by suicide after he was tracked down. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Inmate on the run after escaping through degrading jail wall

One inmate has been recaptured

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4 h. ago Sheriff hunting for the last of 3 inmates who escaped from a Louisiana jail

Authorities are hunting for the last of three inmates who escaped from a Louisiana jail after removing concrete blocks from a deteriorating wall

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19 h. ago Louisiana inmates on the run after escaping by breaking through degrading jail wall

Officials in Louisiana say two inmates accused of violent crimes are on the run after escaping from jail by removing pieces of a wall and using sheets to scale a wall

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59 h. ago Moment handcuffed suspect leaps on police van before breaking his back by jumping over wall in escape attempt

Dylan Harrison, 33, shouted 'I'm not going back to jail as officers tried to detain him when he sprinted out the back of a police van at Ystrad Mynach police station in South Wales.

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7 d. ago British backpackers head to Australia in record breaking numbers to escape UK

Australia is handing out record numbers of visas to young backpackers and Brits are snapping up the most, with nearly 80,000 young British nationals heading Down Under

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8 d. ago Man Utd flop Antony breaks down in tears on live TV after somehow escaping red card for HEADBUTT

MANCHESTER UNITED flop Antony was left in tears after avoiding a red card for a headbutt during Real Betis' clash against Utrecht. The Brazilian inspired his side to a 2-1 win in their Europa League game as he assisted Cucho Hernandez's opening goal. But Antony was lucky to still be on the pitch at that...

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9 d. ago Louisiana man who spent 30 years on death row freed on bail after conviction overturned

A Louisiana death row inmate spent 30 years behind bars before his conviction was overturned allowing him to walk free on bail.

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9 d. ago Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars

A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row is out on bail

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1 week ago Man stole bags from breastfeeding mother at Gatwick Airport before using head to break barrier

John Brook also admitted causing criminal damage by breaking a security barrier with his head as he escaped

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1 week ago The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17

Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decisionThe outcome for those involved in military coups can be unpredictable at the best of times. In Ussu’s case, he was captured and tortured before making a bold escape. But after breaking out of the compound where he was jailed, and coming to Britain, a very different kind of fight lay ahead – one that lasted almost two decades.Ussu grew up in a small and unstable African country, a former Portuguese colony that was no stranger to attempted coups (the country is not being named to protect Ussu’s identity). A good student, he dreamed of going to university to train to become a doctor, but he was required to complete two years of military service first. Once he was in the army, though, his superiors refused to release him. Years passed and there was still no sign of an exit route. He became incr...

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3 w. ago Raheem Sterling and family unharmed after second burglary at home

Chelsea supporting player as police investigateBreak-in occurred last Saturday at residenceRaheem Sterling has been the victim of another burglary and is understood to have been in the house with his family when the incident occurred.It is understood that the invasion took place last Saturday at the Chelsea player’s residence and involved masked men trying to break into the property. Sterling and his family escaped unharmed but it is the second time that the former England international’s home has been targeted. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Louisiana prison guards cut a Rastafari inmate's dreadlocks. Supreme Court will decide if he can sue

The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs

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