The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Victims’ commissioner for England and Wales warns against U-turn on limiting jury trials

Exclusive: Claire Waxman says justice system risks collapse and no other viable way to drastically reduce courts backlog

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14

Woman Exposes Horrific Conditions Of ‘Fat Prison’ Where She Was Locked Up For A Month

"They need this in the US!"

Bored Panda · Jan 13

Beloved ‘West Wing’ actor vanishes without a trace after disturbing allegations about what he did to child actors on set

If convicted, he will spend years in prison.

We Got This Covered · Jan 13

Is Pooh Shiesty Back in Jail? Label Debunk Viral Rearrest Rumours — Here Is What the Prison Record Says

Rumours claimed Pooh Shiesty was back in jail after prison records surfaced online.

International Business Times UK · Jan 13

California Prisons Use VR 'Hope Machines' to Give Inmates Rare Glimpse Beyond Bars

Virtual reality technology is playing a vital role in readying inmates in California to reintegrate themselves back to society.

International Business Times UK · Jan 13

Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence

The long read: A rise of murders is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But even in prison, violence isn’t inevitable

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13

Ex-U.S. Navy sailor sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for spying for China

Jinchao Wei sold U.S. military secrets "to a Chinese intelligence officer for personal profit," official said.

Axios · Jan 13

Families of prisoners in Venezuela wait in anguish as promised releases trickle

Yaxzodara Lozada has woken up freezing on a sidewalk outside a Venezuelan prison, hoping her husband, a police officer detained in November, will be released

The Independent UK · Jan 12

3 inmates dead, corrections officer and others injured in Georgia prison fight, police say

Police in Georgia say three inmates were killed and a corrections officer and several other inmates were injured when a fight broke out at a state prison

The Independent UK · Jan 12

Milan prison hosts concert with instruments made by inmates from migrant smugglers’ boats

In Milan, a special performance at the Opera prison has featured instruments made from smugglers' boats that brought migrants to Italy

The Independent UK · Jan 12