The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Aussie journalist 'overjoyed' at pardon of jail mate

The pardon of an imprisoned political dissident has been welcomed by a former Australian journalist who was jailed alongside the activist in Egypt.

AAP · Sep 23, 2025

Tears of joy as British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah released from Egyptian prison

Abd el-Fattah, one of Egypt’s most prominent human rights defenders, has been freed after spending more than a decade behind bars

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

14 Killed As Rival Ecuadoran Inmates Fight With Guns, Explosives

Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and a guard dead, police said Monday.

International Business Times · Sep 22, 2025

British couple held in Afghanistan call their release by Taliban ‘a mystery’

After almost two decades living and working in Afghanistan, Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested by the Taliban and spent over seven months in prison. Finally free, they reveal how they feared they would die – either from ill health or at the hands of their captors. Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025

Bailey the support dog freed from Northern Irish prison after public outcry

Cocker spaniel was being kept full-time in Magilligan prison but is now in family home after ‘free Bailey’ campaign

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025

UN and rights groups condemn reported jailing of Wuhan Covid citizen journalist

Zhang Zhan sentenced to four years for second time on charge often used by China to target government critics

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025

Chinese Covid whistleblower ‘sentenced to 4 more years in jail’

Zhang Zhan sentenced to prison on charge of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’ in China

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025

Thaksin suffering neck problems in Bangkok prison

Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is suffering from neck bone deterioration in the Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok and a doctor will examine him there on Monday, according to the Department of Corrections.

Bangkok Post · Sep 22, 2025

London-Based Teen Accused of Running $115 Million Extortion Scheme Against 47 US Firms

A 19-year-old London resident is potentially looking at a 95-year prison sentence for allegedly orchestrating a large-scale cyber extortion operation.

Benzinga · Sep 21, 2025

‘If I didn’t go to jail, I would have been dead. It was like a hard reset for me – I had to sit for 13 weeks in jail and figure out who I was’ Troy Deeney on turning his life around following his prison spell

The former Watford striker was sentenced to ten months’ imprisonment in 2012

FourFourTwo · Sep 21, 2025