Miss. Prison Riot Leaves Guard Dead, 8 Hurt
ABC News
A guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds illegal immigrants, authorities said. The Sunday riot at the privately run Adams County Correctional Center in southwest Mississippi began around ...
Prison riot leaves one dead, others injured Natchez Democrat
Fatal Mississippi prison riot quelled, authorities say CNN International

Chinese tycoon sentenced to prison after public outcry prompts court to revoke ...
Washington Post
BEIJING " A former Chinese tycoon who was convicted of illegally raising money for her business was sentenced Monday to prison after China's supreme court overturned a death sentence following a public outcry. After a retrial, Wu Ying was sentenced to ...

Gay advocates urge no prison time for Rutgers student
Chicago Tribune
At least one gay advocacy group, Garden State Equality, is pressing for prison time for Ravi, although less than the maximum 10 years. "Justice is best served by his serving some jail time for the crime committed," Garden State CEO Steven Goldstein ...
Some LGBT activists oppose jail time in Rutgers case Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Deportation, 10 years in jail possible for convicted ex-Rutgers student CNN (blog)
Former Rutgers Student to Be Sentenced in Hate Crime New York Times (blog)
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Former Sri Lanka army chief freed from prison
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka, center, in white shirt, waves to his supporters as he walks out of a jail in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 21, 2012. Fonseka's release came after Foreign Minister GL Peiris met with US Secretary of State ...
Sri Lanka's Former Military Chief Released From Prison Voice of America (blog)

National study tracks number of people falsely convicted of crime
San Jose Mercury News
Does that mean Alameda County, with a higher crime rate, has never thrown the wrong person in prison, or at least hasn't admitted it? Probably not, according to the report released Sunday by the National Registry of Exonerations.
New national registry details wrongful convictions NOLA.com
None of Them Were Guilty, but Served 11 Years in Prison on an Average JDJournal.com
New national registry lists exonerations from wrongful convictions Kansas City Star
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Prosecutors seek life in prison for Bali bombing suspect Umar Patek; verdict ...
Washington Post
JAKARTA, Indonesia " Prosecutors said Monday an Indonesian militant known as the Demolition Man should spend the rest of his life in prison for helping to build the car bomb used in the 2002 Bali nightclub attacks. Umar Patek, a leading member of ...
Prosecutors ask for life in jail for Bali bomber Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Prosecutors demand life sentence for Patek Sydney Morning Herald

Audio of murder heard at Milat sentencing
Sydney Morning Herald
Earlier, his grandparents and parents told the judge of their great pain over the murder of David, who was tormented then attacked with an axe in the Belanglo State Forest on his 17th birthday on November 20, 2010. Matthew Milat and Cohen Klein, ...
Milat's relative to be sentenced over axe murder ABC Online
Murder audio heard at Milat sentencing BigPond News
Family tells of pain over teen killed by Ivan Milat relative The Australian

Crime alerts for Watts and nine other LA neighborhoods
Los Angeles Times
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 10 LA neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime LA database. Seven neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime.

Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt
WOI
(AP) - Authorities say a guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds illegal immigrants. The Sunday riot at the privately run prison in southwest Mississippi began around 2:40 pm CDT and ...

Sea Shepherd founder leaves German jail
Fox News
FRANKFURT, Germany " The founder of the environmental activist group Sea Shepherd has left a German jail after a court ordered him freed on bail pending a decision on whether he will be extradited to Costa Rica. Paul Watson told reporters he was ...