The Latest Breaking News from Prison

US scholar leaves Thailand after charges of insulting monarchy are dropped

Thailand’s attorney general's office has confirmed that it will not prosecute an American academic arrested in early April on a charge of royal defamation, an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

Authorities looking at whether kitchen job played role in 'Devil in the Ozarks' prison escape

Arkansas authorities are looking at whether a prison kitchen job played a role in the escape of a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.”

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

The UK government is considering mandatory chemical castration for sex offenders – it’s an ethical and legal minefield

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood is looking into a potential “national rollout” of chemical castration for sex offenders. This is a process of lowering testosterone levels with the intention of reducing libido.

The Conversation · May 29, 2025

Todd Chrisley shows off his ‘prison bod’ as he makes it home after being pardoned by Trump

Savannah Chrisley posted the video on Instagram following her father’s release from a Florida prison

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

Head Of Smuggling Ring Sentenced Over Freezing Of Family On U.S.-Canada Border: 'Unimaginable Death'

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the freezing of an Indian family that attempted to cross into the U.S. from Canada

Latin Times · May 29, 2025

S.African Woman Gets Life Term For Selling 6-year-old Daughter

A South African court on Thursday sentenced a woman to life in prison for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, in a case that horrified the country.

International Business Times · May 29, 2025

Man accused of woman’s murder lived off-grid to avoid prison recall, court told

Roy Barclay, 56, denies killing Anita Rose, 57, while she was out walking her dog near her home in Suffolk last July.

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

A South African woman is sentenced to life in prison for selling her young daughter

A South African woman has been sentenced to life in prison for selling her 6-year-old daughter

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

A bill to air-condition all Texas prisons likely to fail again in the Senate

House Bill 3006 would have required the installation of climate control in state prison by 2032.

The Texas Tribune · May 29, 2025

Convicted ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ police chief plots bold plan, escapes from prison in broad daylight

He's considered armed and dangerous.

We Got This Covered · May 29, 2025