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ABC journalist Peter Lloyd sentenced
ABC foreign correspondent Peter Lloyd has been sentenced to 10 months in a Singapore prison after being caught in possession of a small amount of methamphetamine or ``ice'' in the ...
The Canberra Times - 3:40 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
The Canberra Times - 3:40 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
10 months prison for Peter Lloyd
The ABC's foreign correspondent Peter Lloyd has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment in Signapore's Changi gaol after pleading guilty to three drugs charges.
TV Tonight - 3:12 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
TV Tonight - 3:12 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
ABC journalist gets 10 months in prison
ABC foreign correspondent Peter Lloyd sent to Singapore prison for small possesion of 'ice'.
WA Today top headlines - 3 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
WA Today top headlines - 3 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
350 women in Afghan prisons, many for 'moral crimes:' UN (AFP)
AFP - Afghanistan has some 12,500 prisoners, including 350 women, many of whom are being detained for "moral crimes" such as running away from home, the United Nations said on ...
Yahoo! News: World News - 8:24 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Yahoo! News: World News - 8:24 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Mum who hid dead babies in freezer jailed
A WOMAN who killed two of her babies and stashed them in the family freezer has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison.
News.com.au | World News - 6:41 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
News.com.au | World News - 6:41 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Swiss court imprisons ex-manager of Israeli bank (AP)
AP - A Swiss court has sentenced a former branch manager of Israel's Bank Leumi to eight years in prison for a string of fraud-related offenses.
Yahoo! News: World News - 4:36 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Yahoo! News: World News - 4:36 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Snazzy sneakers banned in prisons
FANCY sports shoes were declared off limits at New York prisons yesterday as authorities sought to reduce friction between fashion-conscious inmates.
News.com.au | World Breaking News - 2:35 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
News.com.au | World Breaking News - 2:35 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
1 day, 4 hours ago
Amy Winehouse’s husband admits “dragging” her into drugs
[Source: NME.com] Amy Winehouse ’s jailed husband has reportedly admitted that he introduced the singer to hard drugs. Blake Fielder-Civil, who was released from prison earlier this month after serving ...
BigPond Music - News - 11:53 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
BigPond Music - News - 11:53 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Ethnic rifts pin Bosnia's sick convicts in jail (Reuters)
Reuters - Daniel Marinic, a convicted murderer, is a victim of Bosnia's ethnic rivalries: he must remain in a prison unit for convicts with psychiatric disorders even though his imprisonment ...
Yahoo! News: World News - 10:21 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Yahoo! News: World News - 10:21 a.m. Monday 1st December 2008
1 day, 17 hours ago
D'Arcy has done his time
Nick D'Arcy's dream of Olympic Gold seemed well within reach when he qualified to represent Australia at the Beijing Olympics. Eight months later his life is a nightmare. Instead of ...
ABC Unleashed - 11 p.m. Sunday 30th November 2008
ABC Unleashed - 11 p.m. Sunday 30th November 2008
3 days, 9 hours ago
Irwin Cotler: Omar Khadr, a Canadian Responsibility
Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen and the lone western national remaining imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay, has once again sparked debate in and outside Parliament. Last week, the Minister of Foreign ...
National Post - 7 a.m. Saturday 29th November 2008
National Post - 7 a.m. Saturday 29th November 2008
4 days, 15 hours ago
Myanmar gives comedian critical of govt 14 years (AP)
AP - A court inside Myanmar's notorious Insein prison sentenced a comedian who has criticized the government's cyclone response to 14 more years Thursday, bringing his total prison term to ...
Yahoo! News: World News - 1:16 a.m. Friday 28th November 2008
Yahoo! News: World News - 1:16 a.m. Friday 28th November 2008
5 days, 5 hours ago
Porter slammed as 'arrogant and ignorant'
Perth QC Tom Percy attacks attorney general over truth in sentencing legislation and plans for WA prisons.
WA Today top headlines - 10:56 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
WA Today top headlines - 10:56 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
Carl Williams Won't Be Going To His Mother's Funeral
There's been quite a bit of discussion this week in the papers about convicted murderer Carl Williams - his mother died of an apparent drug overdose , his former wife ...
Defamer Australia (Entertainment) - 8:28 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
Defamer Australia (Entertainment) - 8:28 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
5 days, 17 hours ago
Privatisation to weaken prison security
THE escape of a prisoner from Sydney's Long Bay Correctional Complex underlines the security risks in store if the NSW government goes ahead with plans to privatise jails, a union ...
NEWS.com.au National Breaking News - 11:30 p.m. Wednesday 26th November 2008
NEWS.com.au National Breaking News - 11:30 p.m. Wednesday 26th November 2008
