The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Grim data highlights Indigenous imprisonment disparity

One in three prisoners in Australia's most populous state are First Nations people as fresh figures paint a "shocking" image of the justice system.

AAP · Feb 11

British couple held in Iran for 400 days are ‘starving and suffering medical neglect’ behind bars son warns

Joe Bennett has been urging the British government to do more to help his parents trapped in a grisly Iranian prison

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Man behind satirical Crewkerne Gazette AI videos was jailed in UK for hate crimes

Joshua Bonehill-Paine revealed as owner of X account known for videos depicting politicians such as Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

A Wake-Up Call and a Healthy Dose of Terror: How to Survive Your First Days in Prison

This young man needed to be scared straight after his mother expressed her fear that he was on a path to prison. Hearing these eight do's and don'ts worked.

Kiplinger · Feb 10

Paedophile who cost police £2m with bogus VIP abuse ring claims freed from jail early

Carl Beech walks free from jail early due to prison overcrowding issues

The Independent UK · Feb 10

'Dilemma': inmate's wish caused healthcare problems

Notorious killer Martin Leach's demand that he receive no life-saving medical treatment created a dilemma for prison health staff, a coroner has found.

AAP · Feb 10

From concrete walls to open skies: Meet Chile's first rugby team created inside a prison

Chile's first prison rugby team is transforming lives at the Valparaíso Penitentiary Complex

The Independent UK · Feb 10

20 years for a China critic: Former media tycoon’s jailing signals the end of an era for Hong Kong’s press

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city’s dissent.

Newslaundry · Feb 10

9 Places Where Krishna Lived, Left, and Still Lives in Memory

Krishna’s life spanned approximately 125 years, according to the Mahabharata and Puranic chronology. Within those years, he rarely remained in one place for long. His life unfolded in clear phases: infancy under threat, childhood in hiding, youth shaped by love and separation, adulthood defined by responsibility, and final years marked…

Times Life · Feb 10

New Zealand mosque shooter says he wanted to be described as a terrorist

Brenton Tarrant killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting

The Independent UK · Feb 10