The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Move to allow use of Pava spray on children follows plans to trial Tasers in adult prisons after demands from prison officers’ union

Mahdawi, a Columbia University student now held in a Vermont, US prison, says he has faith in the ‘ability of justice’.

The Trump administration launched a new multimillion-dollar media campaign urging undocumented immigrants in the United States to self-deport immediately or face daily fines, imprisonment, and removal.

Shabana Mahmood made the announcement in Parliament on Tuesday

From Biennale visits to calls for restitution, the late Pope Francis left an indelible mark on contemporary art and cultural ethics.

The former tiger trader, who is serving a 21-year prison sentence, announced his engagement to Jorge Marquez last October

Joseph Maldonado, aka Joe Exotic, has found love in prison with a 33-year-old inmate.

In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense. This has not been lawful in the United States from its very inception, or in many other countries where the rule…

There’s little chance of rehabilitation in the UK’s dangerously depleted prison system. These weapons might at least keep staff and inmates safe, says former prison officer Alex South