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# jail - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
The Dredge: Irish fans lie on the ground for One Direction... literally
All of the day’s celebrity dirt… nay FILTH.
# jail - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Oscar Pistorius to spend night in jail
The 26-year-old athlete will appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court in connection with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
# jail - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Breivik files complaint over "aggravated torture" in prison
Breivik, who is serving a 21-year jail sentence for killing 77 people, has complained about being kept in isolation for too long.
Man 'broke out of jail cell to go for a beer'
Timothy Bonner broke the cell door off its hinges before stopping for a cold one, US police said.
# jail - Thursday 24 January, 2013
The Evening Fix... now with added photos of unsuspecting commuters
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Report into prisoner death finds multiple mistakes were made
Shane Rogers took his own life in a cell at Cloverhill courthouse, despite being on suicide watch.
# jail - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Poll: Should sex offenders be electronically tagged after prison?
Minister Alan Shatter is expected to introduce laws to increase monitoring of sex offenders, but should they be tagged after serving their sentence?
# jail - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
Two thirds of Mountjoy cells now have toilets – but many still slopping out
There’s still a long way to go before it ends completely but the number of prisoners forced to slop out at Mountjoy is at the lowest level in years.
# jail - Friday 21 December, 2012
226 prisoners granted temporary release for Christmas
The Department of Justice said the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences and most of them are in lower security institutions.
# jail - Thursday 20 December, 2012
US hacker who leaked nude celebrity photos jailed
Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and Renee Olstead were among dozens of people the man hacked.
# jail - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Jailed Pussy Riot member slams routine in 'grey' camp
Maria Alyokhina gives detailed account of her prison experience in Urals mountains.
# jail - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Killer of newlywed jailed for life in South Africa
The man was convicted of murdering honeymooner Anni Dewani. Her husband has denied plotting to have the 28-year-old killed.
# jail - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Activists slam Myanmar amnesty ahead of Obama visit
Officials said 452 prisoners would walk free, but most or all of them appeared to be ordinary criminals rather than political prisoners.
# jail - Saturday 3 November, 2012
PHOTOS: Seán Quinn Jr visits his father after first night in Mountjoy
Seán Quinn has spent the first night of his nine-week sentence for contempt of court in Mountjoy Prison.
# jail - Friday 2 November, 2012
Freddie Starr 'released on bail'
The comedian was reported to have been arrested last night by police on suspicion of sexual offences connected to the Jimmy Savile investigation.
# jail - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
Column: Politicians have no place in deciding who gets freed from prison
Our early release system badly needs an overhaul, writes Liam Herrick of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.
# jail - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
Man tries to rob $1 from bank in prison bid
The man walked into a Pennsylvania bank and asked tellers to hand over just one dollar.
# jail - Sunday 7 October, 2012
Putin hails Pussy Riot jail terms: report
“It was right to arrest them… one cannot undermine the moral foundations [and] break up the country,” Putin said today.
# jail - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Fiona Apple arrested for hash possession in same town as Snoop and Willie Nelson
The Texas town of Sierra Blanca has seen its fair share of celeb drug busts.
# jail - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Justice Department insists no decision made on Catherine Nevin release
The Department of Justice has taken the unusual step of commenting on the case of convicted murderer Catherine Nevin insisting that there has been no decision on her proposed temporary release.
In photos: Lindsay Lohan arrested again... a troubled timeline
Lindsay has been arrested for an alleged hit-and-run, but she says she’s been set up.
Poll: Should prisoners be released from jails to attend college?
As news emerges that a convicted murderer who was sentenced to life might get day release to attend classes, we ask: Do you agree with such a move?
Double killer Malcolm MacArthur released after 30 years
MacArthur was jailed in 1982 after he killed a nurse in the Phoenix Park and shot dead a farmer.
# jail - Friday 14 September, 2012
Woman finds ex-boyfriend living in her attic
The man, who had recently been released from jail, could see into her bedroom through air vents.
# jail - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
Ukraine: Jailed ex-PM Tymoshenko loses appeal
A judicial panel found that the former Prime Minister had no grounds to appeal her corruption conviction.
# jail - Monday 20 August, 2012
Pussy Riot will not ask Putin for pardon: lawyer
The three women told their lawyer: “Let them go to hell with their pardon”.
John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman to seek parole this week
This will be the seventh time that Chapman has sought parole.
Column: You know what? Doing time does help you move on in life.
There is little to recommend a spell in prison, says former trader Nick Leeson, but his jail time gave him time to tackle his mistakes – and make a better go at life when he emerged.
# jail - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Sean Quinn's daughter to appear on TV3's Tonight show
Quinn said she expects her father will join his son behind bars as the family is unable to purge their contempt.
First person jailed in UK for linking to pirated copies of TV shows and films
The site was once among the top 500 websites visited globally.
# jail - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# jail - Friday 3 August, 2012
Floyd Mayweather Jr released from Vegas jail after 2 months
He said nothing to the media as he got behind the wheel of a blue Bentley sedan with several friends inside, including rapper 50 Cent, and drove away.
# jail - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Thomas McFeely due in court to appeal prison sentence and €1 million fine
The bankrupt developer is appealing against his sentence for failing to fix the major fire safety problems in Priory Hall.
# jail - Wednesday 25 July, 2012
Singapore boys face seven years' jail for bus theft and joyriding
Police in Singapore said the three teenagers, who could face up to seven years in prison, were behind the theft of two school buses.
# jail - Saturday 21 July, 2012
25 people a day are being jailed for not paying fines
The high number of people being jailed for non-payment has been described as “expensive and pointless”.
# jail - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
Congo warlord sentenced to jail for using child soldiers
Thomas Lubanga was found guilty of recruiting and using children and sending them to kill and be killed during fighting in the Congo.
# jail - Friday 29 June, 2012
Bernie Madoff's brother taken into custody
Peter Madoff is poised to plead guilty to criminal charges and take his place in history alongside the sibling with whom he shared an office.
# jail - Saturday 23 June, 2012
The number of people jailed for illegal money-lending since 2005? Zero
New figures show no-one has been successfully prosecuted over the past seven years, despite the increase in families turning to loan sharks for financial help.
# jail - Friday 22 June, 2012
Atlanta jail tells inmates: We'll reward you if you can break out
The locks on the Fulton County Jail are so weak they’re useless – and the jail’s found a clever way to try out the new ones.
# jail - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Lawyer: Jail conditions may end Mayweather career
Mayweather was booked 1 June for attacking his ex-girlfriend while two of their children watched.
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Poll: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins yesterday lit the Áras Christmas tree and said his thoughts are with those in society who are homeless, marginalised and vulnerable.
Addressing an assembled crowd at the Áras, President Higgins said: “We will remember our new Irish community as they recreate precious family traditions here in their new homeland; we will think of those in our society who are homeless, marginalised or vulnerable; of all those who are sick or lonely or feeling sad or worried.
As Christmas draws nearer, charity fundraisers are now taking to the streets to raise much-needed funds for a variety of causes. Christmas is traditionally a time for giving after all.
So, today we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
Poll Results:
Yes (221)
No (81)
I can't afford to (40)
I don't know (18)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Column: The results of the UK general election could hugely impact the Irish border - and not for the first time
By Cormac Moore
A December election does not come around often, writes Cormac Moore.
Saoirse McHugh: Carbon tax is a red herring, the real climate culprit is the global tax system
By Saoirse McHugh
It’s time for governments to fix the global tax system, for the sake of the planet.
How I Spend My Money: A 26-year-old recruiter on €40,000 living in Dublin
By TheJournal.ie reader
The 26-year-old is adjusting after moving out of her family home
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