YOU WONT BELIEVE: 21 - What They Never Told You

Ex-state official flees US after admitting he was fearful of going to prison

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The Independent UK · Sep 17

Minnesota man sentenced to prison for attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar

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The Independent UK · Sep 17

Ex-Connecticut official flees US by boat and plane ahead of corruption sentencing

The former Democratic state representative was found guilty by a federal jury last year after being charged with extortion

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Attorneys for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs drop music mogul, alleging unpaid legal bills

The musician is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offenses

The Guardian - US · Sep 17

Prisoner breaks free of handcuffs and punches deputy in chaotic courthouse escape attempt

A newly-sentenced criminal slipped his handcuffs, punched a deputy in the throat, and barged his way almost to freedom during a wild escape attempt in Ohio.

The Independent UK · Sep 17

‘We live with a big burden’: survivor of abusive Spotlight priest hopes clergyman’s death brings closure

Keith Townsend says he hopes death of Ronald Paquin in prison helps victims and families to ‘keep pressing forward’

The Guardian - US · Sep 17

Travis Kelce Named as Victim in Shocking $35M Ponzi Scheme as Fraudster Gets 11 Years

Travis Kelce was named as a victim in a $35M Ponzi scheme as Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

International Business Times UK · Sep 17

Syrian court issues first sentences over 2025 massacres of Alawites

Syria's judiciary on Thursday issued its first verdicts over the massacres of Alawites on the Syrian coast last year, sentencing a former member of government forces to 20 years in prison. A supporter of deposed president Bashar al-Assad received a death sentence and another was sentenced to life in jail.

France 24 · Sep 17

California Cites Billions to Cool Prisons, But Won’t Disclose Figures

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has yet to make public the multibillion-dollar cost projection behind its 2024 decision to exempt state prisons from heat safety rules.

Capital & Main · Sep 17

California Eyes Prison Heat Protections That Fall Short of Other Workplaces’

California is crafting weaker heat protections for prisons than for other workplaces, citing billions in costs to cool aging institutions as climate and health risks increase.

Capital & Main · Sep 17