The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Amid rising global tensions and a shrinking British Army, the idea of conscription has resurfaced in public debate, though ministers insist there are no plans to reinstate it. Experts suggest modern refusal would likely incur fines rather than imprisonment, with exemptions for essential workers and conscientious objectors. Polls show significant…

State officials push back against ‘reckless’ and ‘inaccurate’ statements about law enforcement in the state

Critics believe ‘drip drip’ of releases after Maduro’s dramatic seizure an attempt by regime to ‘keep the US satisfied’

As Imran Khan’s party again counts the days since he was last seen by anyone outside his prison in Pakistan, there are warnings for the precedent his case sets for the country’s justice system

Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman. His mother has bravely spoken to the Guardian of his ‘unjust’ killing

Albanian murderer Eugert Merizaj reportedly earned £20,000 in seven minutes via a TikTok livestream from his UK prison cell, raising security concerns.

Eugert Merizaj will be transferred to a high-security facility in Albania, home to some of the country’s worst offenders

Former Durham, North Carolina, police officer Rayshawn Taylor was sentenced to three years and one month in prison plus two… The post Brickbat: Durham Bully appeared first on Reason.com.

Eighty-nine people were injured by lightning at a rally supporting former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, as the demonstrators gathered to demand Bolsonaro's release from prison.

Four people who were imprisoned for their involvement in the murder of a French teacher in October 2020 will be back in court in Paris on Monday to appeal their convictions. Samuel Paty was beheaded by a Chechen Islamist, following an online campaign of hatred and intimidation.

According to the nonprofit human rights advocacy group Foro Penal, more than 130 political prisoners have been released in Venezuela since Jan. 8, while about 700 people remain behind bars.