The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Number of prisoners released in error more than doubled in a year, data shows

A report by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service said 262 prisoners were released in error from April 2024 to March 2025.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

Shocking amount of prisoners released in error as numbers more than double in a year

Thousands of inmates have also been freed early since then in a bid to cut jail overcrowding

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

Arizona Dad Faces Up To 30 Years After Leaving 2-Year-Old Daughter To Die In Hot Car While Drinking And Playing Games

Arizona dad Christopher Scholtes faces 30 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for leaving his two-year-old daughter to die in a hot car.

International Business Times UK · Oct 24, 2025

London manhunt underway after Epping asylum seeker jailed for girl’s assault mistakenly released

Police are hunting Hadush Kebatu, 41, whose sex attacks sparked nationwide protests outside migrant hotels after ‘mother of all f***-ups’ saw his release

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

Abolished indefinite jail term is an ‘embarrassment’ to Britain, prison officers union chief says

Exclusive: The leader of the Prison Officers’ Association said some people trapped on ‘grossly unjust’ IPP sentences should not be in jail

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

How were inmates able to film Nicolas Sarkozy's cell, given mobile phones are banned in prisons?

Footage of Nicolas Sarkozy being taunted by fellow inmates inside Paris' prison de la Santé has gone viral on social media, sparking a public controversy and a debate about prisoners' access to mobile phones.

Euronews · Oct 24, 2025

Double killer who murdered couple and tried to dump bodies from Clifton Suspension Bridge jailed for life

Yostin Mosquera to serve minimum of 42 years in prison for murder of couple in bid to steal their west London home and savings

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

Two years in an Israeli jail without charge. He came home to find his family dead and home destroyed

ON THE GROUND: Palestinians coming back to Gaza after being held without charge in Israeli prisons tell Nedal Hamdouna and Bel Trew how their families have been decimated and claim abuse at the hands of IDF soldiers

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

Palestinian Prisoners Freed In Hostage Swap Go From Jail To Exile

They were freed in exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, but instead of going home, 154 Palestinian ex-prisoners were exiled to Egypt, where they are confined to a hotel and kept under tight surveillance.

International Business Times · Oct 24, 2025

Disgraced rock star Ian Watkins died from stab wound to the neck, inquest hears

The 48-year-old died after an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025