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Inmate flees Milan prison in fourth breakout from European jails

Taulant Toma escaped Milan's maximum security prison over the weekend, marking his fourth prison break since 2009 from Italian and Belgian facilities.

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France

Two inmates escape French prison using drone-delivered saw blades

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France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction in Bygmalion case

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Nicolas Sarkozy to publish prison memoir on his 20 days behind bars

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France's justice minister visited former President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Santé prison in Paris on Wednesday evening, sparking a legal complaint.

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France's Sarkozy to have permanent police protection in prison

French interior minister says the ex-president will have two police officers stationed in neighbouring cells around the clock for his security.

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Nicolas Sarkozy begins prison sentence over fraud case

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy left his Paris home on Tuesday morning to begin serving his prison sentence at La Santé, nearly a month after being convicted of fraud linked to alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign.

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Which highly symbolic books has Nicolas Sarkozy taken to prison?

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French police arrest four in alleged plot targeting Russian activist

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Main suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance released in Germany

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Five members of Pussy Riot sentenced to jail in Russia

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