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Criminal Justice in the News
- 17 Aug 2009
Back-from-dead canoeist reveals plot in tell-all book
BACK-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin is plotting to make £1 million from a tell-all book he has written in prison. - 13 Aug 2009
Douglas' son relocated to New York prison
MICHAEL DOUGLAS' troubled son CAMERON has been transferred to New York's tough Metropolitan Correction Center after violating the terms of his home detention by asking his girlfriend to smuggle heroin to him in a toothbrush. - 12 Aug 2009
Redmond O'Neal plans another rehab stint to honour promise to Fawcett
FARRAH FAWCETT's troubled son REDMOND O'NEAL is working hard to keep a promise to his late mother to quit drugs for good - he's planning to enrol in a substance abuse programme as soon as he's released from prison. - 12 Aug 2009
Prison riot's trail of devastation
Prisoners who went on the rampage at the California Institution for Men have left a trail of destruction. - 10 Aug 2009
250 hurt as riot erupts in prison
A state prison near Los Angeles remains on lockdown after a riot sent 55 prisoners to hospital and injured more than 250 inmates. - 07 Aug 2009
Farce as Ronnie Biggs freed weeks after being denied parole
GREAT Train Robber Ronnie Biggs' will be freed today after a staggering U-turn by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. - 07 Aug 2009
Six free after Gerrard club brawl
Six men involved in a bar room brawl with England footballer Steven Gerrard walked free from court after being given suspended prison sentences. - 05 Aug 2009
Violent criminals given Asbo-style orders after prison
VIOLENT offenders will be handed Asbo-style orders when they leave prison from today. - 30 Jul 2009
Spector 'not doing great' in prison
Disgraced music mogul PHIL SPECTOR is struggling to adapt to life in prison and is "not doing great," according to his representative. - 29 Jul 2009
Fielder-Civil opens up about Winehouse's affairs
AMY WINEHOUSE's ex-husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL has accused the singer of cheating on him with at least four different men while he was in prison. - 28 Jul 2009
Winehouse supplied ex with drugs in prison
AMY WINEHOUSE helped her ex-husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL buy drugs in prison - funding his habit while he was behind bars. - 28 Jul 2009
Boyfriend of actress jailed for life for her murder
FOOTBALL coach Ricardo Morrison was jailed for life today for the murder of his model girlfriend Amy Leigh Barnes and told he must serve a minimum of 24 years before parole. - 24 Jul 2009
Final arguments in Suu Kyi trial
Lawyers for Burma's jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will present final arguments in a bid to save her from a five-year prison term. - 15 Jul 2009
Ohio executes killing spree trucker
A former Oregon truck driver who went on a multistate killing spree declined to make a final statement before he was executed in an Ohio prison - a sign that he remained unapologetic, according to the daughter of one his victims. - 15 Jul 2009
Nine held over conversion claims
Malaysian police have arrested nine Christians accused of trying to convert Muslim university students - a serious crime punishable by prison in this Muslim-majority country, a has lawyer said. - 08 Jul 2009
I'm no danger, says bail bid OJ
OJ Simpson has promised not to disappear or endanger the community if he is freed from prison pending his appeal over an armed hotel room robbery, his lawyers said. - 07 Jul 2009
Knepper thanks Sutherland for punch to the face
PRISON BREAK star ROBERT KNEPPER has credited KIEFER SUTHERLAND with saving his acting career - by punching him. - 07 Jul 2009
Del Toro visits Puerto Rican prison
Movie star BENICIO DEL TORO stunned convicts at a Puerto Rican prison on Monday (06Jul09) when he turned drama teacher for a day. - 07 Jul 2009
US serial killer was out on parole
The serial killer who terrorised a South Carolina community by shooting dead five people before police killed him was a career criminal paroled just two months ago. - 03 Jul 2009
Brown reporter faces jail
A reporter who covered CHRIS BROWN's recent assault case faces a prison sentence for posting illegal video footage from inside the court building on the Internet. - 01 Jul 2009
Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs 'may be released by Friday'
GREAT Train Robber Ronnie Biggs could be freed from prison within days, it has been revealed. - 30 Jun 2009
Fraudster Madoff sentenced to 150 years
CONVICTED fraudster Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for robbing investors in his pyramid scheme of £40bn. - 08 Jun 2009
Spector's wife speaks out
PHIL SPECTOR's wife RACHELLE SHORT has slammed the shamed star's treatment in prison - insisting inmates are treated "worse than animals". - 08 Jun 2009
US journalists jailed for 12 years
North Korea's top court has convicted two US journalists and sentenced them to 12 years in labour prison, according to the country's state news agency. - 03 Jun 2009
Life for drug charge Briton in Laos
A court in Laos has found a pregnant British woman guilty of trafficking heroin and sentenced her to life in prison. - 03 Jun 2009
Moore demands end to child sex abuse
Former JAMES BOND star SIR ROGER MOORE has demanded officials around the world put a stop to the sexual exploitation of children - by pursuing paedophiles across international borders. - 29 May 2009
Jade widower Jack Tweed leaves jail
The widower of Big Brother television star Jade Goody has been released from prison.
