The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Diddy’s lawyer claims he wants to therapy so badly that he’s asking for home confinement instead of prison

If this works, expect more rich people to try.

We Got This Covered · Aug 8, 2025

‘Highly unusual’: A prison director just went on the record about Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘luxury’ new home

Why would a rich person with dirt on the powerful get moved to a relaxed prison?

We Got This Covered · Aug 8, 2025

'Chimp Crazy' star sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for lying that primate had died

A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Appeals court tosses judge's contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportations

An appeals court is tossing out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump's administration in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Belarus journalist is convicted of treason and jailed for 10 years as crackdown on dissent continues

A Belarusian journalist was convicted of treason and revealing state secrets and was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a closed trial

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

EU agencies seek to combat viral hepatitis in European prisons

EU agencies launch toolkit to combat hepatitis B and C in prisons, tackling drug-related transmission and implementation challenges.

Euronews · Aug 8, 2025

Baby killer Constance Marten compares prosecutors to Harry Potter Dementors in prison diatribe

Constance Marten has complained about her treatment during her Old Bailey manslaughter trial

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025

Restriction zones will ‘unduly influence’ release of offenders, warns PCC

Ministers are seeking to introduce restriction zones that will limit where abusers can go.

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025

‘This is lawfare’: Kenya ‘weaponising the law’ to silence critics and protesters

Those swept up in mass arrests of demonstrators in July faced punitive bail terms and draconian charges under terrorism laws

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025

Minns says Folbigg ‘free’ to sue his government if $2m not enough for 20 years in jail for wrongful convictions

New South Wales premier facing bipartisan condemnation and possible inquiry into what has been described as an ‘insulting’ compensation payout

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2025