Pennsylvania man served prison time for breaking into police station to retrieve his seized drugs ☞ Not the Bee
“It wasn’t exactly your typical kind of prison break.
It also wasn’t successful.”
Iran sentences journalists who covered Amini death to jail on propaganda charges ☞ France 24
“Two female Iranian journalists arrested for reporting on the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked nationwide protests last year, have been sentenced for up to seven years in prison, the judiciary said Sunday.
Amini’s death in custody on September 16, 2022 after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for an alleged breach of Iran’s strict dress rules for women led to mass protests across the country.”
Man imprisoned 16 years for wrongful conviction fatally shot by Georgia deputy ☞ CBS News
“The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said a Camden County deputy pulled over a driver along Interstate 95 near the Georgia-Florida line and the driver got out of the car at the deputy’s request. He cooperated at first but became violent after he was told he was being arrested…”
A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prison ☞ The Hill
“The prison system said in a press release that the man killed was being held at a prison in Quito, Ecuador’s capital. It released no details of how it happened and identified him only ‘José M.,’ without giving his nationality.”
Six Colombians held in assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate reported slain inside prison ☞ ABC News
“Earlier, the agency had reported that an ‘event occurred inside’ the prison and six people were dead. Litoral is Ecuador’s biggest prison and is considered one of its most dangerous, being the scene of several riots with deaths the past three years.”
Saudi Arabia sentences teenage girl to 18 years in prison over support for political prisoners ☞ Middle East Monitor – UK
“She was reportedly 17 at the time of her arrest for tweeting in support of political prisoners in the kingdom.”
Venezuela sends 11,000 troops to retake gang-run prison with pool, disco, zoo ☞ France 24
“An AFP team saw security officers carrying motorcycles, televisions, air conditioners and microwaves out of the jail.”
Suspected serial killer Billy Chemirmir dies in Texas prison ☞ NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
“Officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Chemirmir was found deceased in his cell early Tuesday. The TDCJ said Chemirmir’s cellmate, who is serving a sentence for murder out of Dallas County, was identified as the assailant.
No further details about Chemirmir’s death have been confirmed and the TDCJ said the Office of Inspector General is investigating Chemirmir’s death.”
Man suspected of murdering 22 people killed by cellmate in Texas prison ☞ ABC News
“I won’t be mourning the murder of convicted serial killer Billy Chemirmir. Rather, my thoughts today are with the families of the precious ladies he murdered. These families have been through more than we can imagine, and I pray that someday they can find peace.”
Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danelo Cavalcante captured using heat technology, Border Patrol dog ☞ NBC news
“The fleeing killer had been spotted numerous times by surveillance cameras in the search area. He had also managed to shave and change clothes during his time on the outside, images of the escapee have shown.
Cavalcante managed to get into and drive a white 2020 Ford Transit van with a refrigeration unit on the top, before dumping it in a field behind a barn…”