The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Revealed: The inmates dying needlessly in Britain’s prisons

Exclusive: Epileptic prisoners are dying in their cells without receiving the care they are entitled to

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

Pras Michel: How a Fugees Icon Rose to Music Stardom and Fell into a Global Corruption Scandal

Pras Michel, once a celebrated Fugees member who helped define 1990s hip-hop, has fallen from musical stardom into a global corruption scandal, culminating in a 14-year prison sentence for illegally funneling millions into US political campaigns and lobbying on behalf of foreign interests.

International Business Times UK · Nov 22, 2025

New Caledonia activist says France is impeding travel home after prison release

Exclusive: Kanak leader Christian Tein, who was freed from prison in June, says France is ‘deliberately dragging out’ re-issue of his passport

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro seeks house arrest for prison time citing health issues

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers have filed a petition with the Supreme Court requesting house arrest citing his poor health

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

Nathan Gill’s sentencing raises fresh questions over European lawmakers’ Kremlin ties

A former British MEP has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for taking bribes in exchange for Russia-friendly posturing in the European Parliament. The sentence comes as scrutiny of European lawmakers’ ties to the Kremlin intensifies.

Euronews · Nov 21, 2025

P Diddy's Prison 'Overrun With Inmates Having Mass Orgies in the Showers at Night', Ex-Inmate Claims

Former inmates of FCI Fort Dix have shared disturbing accounts of life inside the New Jersey prison where Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs is serving a 50-month sentence, describing unsafe conditions, violence and poor oversight from the staff.

International Business Times UK · Nov 21, 2025

Nicolas Sarkozy to write prison memoir on his 20 days in jail

Former French president complains about noise in extract from A Prisoner’s Diary, to be released next month

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025

Man sentenced to prison for threatening to kill Donald Trump and his VP, but his identity is the real crazy part

"I've only got about 10 years left anyway so I don't care either way."

We Got This Covered · Nov 21, 2025

Italian Mobster Requests Supermax Prison Authorities Let Him Spend Time With El Chapo To Ease His Isolation

Convicted Italian mobster James Sabatino has requested a federal court to let him spend time with fellow inmate Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to ease his isolation, which the drug lord claims is leading him to the brink of insanity

Latin Times · Nov 21, 2025

EU imposes sanctions on Russian prison officials responsible for death of Ukrainian journalist

Viktoriia Roshchyna died aged 27 after a year in extrajudicial detention at a jail notorious for torture

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025