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Disgraced author Craig Silvey has released an online statement saying he is desperately "ashamed" of his crimes.

Justices A.D. Jagadish Chandira and B. Karthikeyan order medical examination of four recaptured prisoners by a team of three government doctors.

Collie’s leg was so badly damaged from being entangled in a chain that all that was left was bone, court told

Young woman tells court she did not consent and does not think effects of defendant’s offending will ever go away

The Sentencing (Scams) Bill seeks to make jail or reformative training the primary options for young scam offenders, after the High Court ruled against such a default for such offenders.  

Doreion Hard was killed in a shootout after robbing two men selling him drugs.

The ABC can reveal lethal infighting has erupted inside the crime ring largely responsible for Victoria's illegal tobacco extortions, firebombings and murders as Kazem Hamad's second-in-command goes "rogue".

Gökçe Güven, 27, has become the latest in a series of rising stars featured in Forbes to find themselves behind bars, following in the footsteps of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes.

<p>PTI lawyer Barrister Salman Safdar on Monday said he met with party founder Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, where they are both incarcerated.</p> <p>Imran has been in prison since <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1768623">Aug 5, 2023</a>, while his wife was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1885831">arrested</a> on

Simon Richardson is told he will have to serve at least 25 years for the murder of Michael Mullins.

Self-described jihadi Abdullah Khan (24) imprisoned for 6½ years over 2025 incidents

The judge said the decision to confront the man and knock him off his e-bike involved "a degree of vigilantism".

‘Violence, intimidation and coercive control’ characterised short relationship

They are expected to camp at Kabbur Naka on Monday night and reach Hindalga Central Prison in Belagavi on Tuesday morning

A 24-year-old man who described himself as a 'Salafi Jihadi', stabbed a garda and set the Black Forge pub on fire last year in two terrorist attacks has been jailed for six and a half years.

Besides inquiring into the security lapses that led to the Theni prison escape, the committee will examine security infrastructure, standard operating procedures (SOPs), technological gaps and manpower deployment in prisons across Tamil Nadu, and submit recommendations to the government

Police officers found the animal in the back seat of John McNeil's car on the M74 in Glasgow.

Justice S.M. Subramaniam, the seniormost judge of Madras High Court, has ordered the inquiry in his capacity as the Executive Chairman of Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority

<p>LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed jail authorities to arrange a meeting between Noreen Niazi, the sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, and her two daughters on Tuesday (tomorrow).</p> <p>Justice Abher Gul Khan issued the directives while hearing petitions challenging the extensions in the detention orders of Imran’s sisters Noreen, Uzma

A man who hit a cyclist and knowingly dragged him for more than a mile under his car has been sentenced to at least 25 years in prison for the murder.

<p>LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed jail authorities to arrange a meeting between Noreen Niazi, the sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, and her two daughters on Tuesday (tomorrow).</p> <p>Justice Abher Gul Khan issued the directives while hearing petitions challenging the extensions in the detention orders of Imran’s sisters Noreen, Uzma

Improving prison conditions for Abdullah Ocalan has been a key Kurdish demand in push to end PKK-Turkiye conflict.

She stole a&nbsp;Patek Philippe watch worth S$73,000 and a stack of red packets containing about S$8,000 from the company safe.

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Award‑winning author Craig Silvey has been jailed for for seven months after pleading guilty to distributing and possessing child exploitation material.

Disgraced West Australian author Craig Silvey has been sentenced to seven months in prison after pleading guilty to child exploitation material charges.

Disgraced Australian author Craig Silvey is jailed by a Perth judge after admitting he distributed graphic images of adults abusing children over a messaging service.

The detention of senior Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan has happened with the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in mind, Advocate Pasha said

The victim, a 31-year-old woman, was drinking with her boyfriend and acquaintance at Kallang Wave Mall when she went to the toilet and was attacked.

The House of Representatives has begun consideration of a bill seeking tougher penalties, including imprisonment, for oil spill violations, barely 24 hours after the Senate passed the legislation and transmitted it to the House for concurrence. A source in the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly disclosed this exclusively to The PUNCH. “The Read Mor

Insulting the national anthem of Oman could now result in a three-year prison sentence under a decree issued by Sultan Haitham . The punishment for failing to respect the anthem Salute to the Sultan has been brought in line with the penalty for insulting the country's flag. Published on Sunday, the decree covers anyone who "desecrates the anthem verbally, in

Rajesh, a resident of Venkulam in Edava, was found guilty of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code

Helsinkiläiskirjailija M.J. Höltän tuoretta kauhunovellikokoelmaa Luiden laulu ovat inspiroineet suomalainen kansanperinne ja kansangotiikka.

At INDIA bloc rally in Ramlila Maidan, LoP says the 2024 mandate for the Modi government was “illegal”; he outlines a post-Narendra Modi vision rooted in inclusivity and harmony

The duo inadvertantly helped police, texting each other photos of drugs on scales.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Delhi traders had repeatedly urged the Congress to postpone its November 1 rally until after Diwali, citing concerns over festival-season business

On October 29, the Allahabad High Court suspended the sentence of Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan in the alleged dual PAN card case and granted them bail.

The offence took place during 2002-03, when she was working as the SC development officer in Palakkad block; she reportedly falsified official records, including the cash book and acquittance register, to divert funds amounting to ₹8.96 lakh from three schemes

The Christian Association of Nigeria has raised concerns over the 14-year imprisonment of Lami Samuel Dawa, a Christian woman in Borno State. Read More: https://punchng.com/can-raises-concerns-over-borno-womans-14-year-jail-term/

R. Krishnaraj, Superintendent of Madurai Central Prison, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Salem Central Prison

Liren Lai and Yuance Chen admitted to facilitating 'dead drop' cash payments worth at least $30,000 to people in the US.

Former Manly hooker Manase Fainu says he helped foil a plan to have the Parramatta figure stabbed in a Sydney prison.

On October 26, a group of 17 remand prisoners hatched a plan to escape from the Theni district jail under the cover of darkness. All of them were apprehended within 42 hours in a massive search operation involving various Tamil Nadu police teams and drones. But the jailbreak has raised larger questions about prison overcrowding, staff shortages, security, an

Thailand has prosecuted 294 people since 2020 under its lèse majesté law, with sentences going up to 50 years.

A man has been jailed for nine years and eight months for fraud using the RealMe identity verification service.

The DOJ has warned election officials in multiple states that they could face jail time if they fail to preserve election records in accordance with federal law.

Defence counsel told judge the incident in Bray was not a ‘Traveller feud’ but a form of ‘alternative dispute resolution’ between two groups

Stephen Hubbard was imprisoned in Russia for over four years until gaining release last week.

Three men who were part of a self-styled terrorist organisation that planned to blow up a mosque in Galway last year have been jailed at the Special Criminal Court as the presiding judge told them they have "brought shame on us all."

Erin Patterson is only the second woman in Australia to be imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole.

The secured persons had been detained in Thekkampatti jail and soon they would be moved to central prisons in Palayamkottai (4), Coimbatore (4), Cuddalore (3) and Salem (6).

Three men have been jailed over a series of smash and grab robberies in some of the most exclusive neighbourhoods of London . The gang hit high-value fashion shops in Bond Street, in the city's Mayfair area, and Sloane Square in Chelsea, causing £1 million ($1.3 million) in losses and damage. They carried out five robberies over a three-month period. They us

After he was arrested and brought to Changi General Hospital, Morris David threatened to defecate and throw his faeces at the police officers.

SINGAPORE, Oct 30 &mdash; A 29-year-old Indonesian domestic helper has reportedly been sentenced to three years in jail...

In today’s episode of Trending Middle East , Israeli politicians begin coalition talks after final election counts leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, without a parliamentary majority. Arab parties win a record 19 seats and could play a decisive role in forming the next government. Cryptocurrency prices fall sharply aft

Adelaide Crows defender Josh Worrell has been spared a jail sentence for hitting a pedestrian earlier this year after he ran a red light while driving to training.

The 29-year-old woman also recorded videos of the family’s three children naked in the toilet and sent them to her husband “to show him how mischievous the victims were”.

Now he wants suppression, citing his right to privacy after leaving two fearful victims.

WA speedway driver Dustin Gary Higgs was sentenced to prison for the sexual assault and grooming of a teenage girl.