The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Ruby Franke’s husband explains why he asked her to stop contacting him from prison: ‘I’m very angry’

Ruby and her business partner were sentenced to up to 30 years in prison last February

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

A united Ireland ‘would be the most fitting tribute’ to former IRA man – Kelly

Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly delivered the graveside oration to Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane at Milltown Cemetery.

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025

The play that changed my life: Sing Sing’s Clarence Maclin on lessons from Sophocles in prison

Staging Shakespeare and Twelve Angry Men with fellow prisoners was a revelation but Oedipus Rex proved particularly poignant

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Strip searches and just two visits per month: What jailed MP Mike Amesbury can expect in new Category B prison home

The home secretary has called for him to resign or face a recall petition amid outrage over receiving £91,000 MP’s salary in jail

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Mother of British-Egyptian jailed over social media post is hospitalised after 150 day hunger strike

Laila Soueif, 68, has lost nearly five stone since she began her fast five months ago, protesting the detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Son of Chinese journalist jailed for espionage calls for his father's release

The son of a Chinese journalist accused of espionage is calling for his father to be released from his seven-year prison sentence

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

‘No rules’: Gaza’s doctors say they were tortured, beaten and humiliated in Israeli detention

Healthcare workers are protected under international law yet hundreds were detained during the war. Now, some of Gaza’s most senior doctors have spoken of the violence and abuse they say they faced

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Forgotten by the west, Syria’s IS prisons are under threat as militant group mobilises

Kurdish officials warn that Islamic State threat is greater than ever in the vacuum left from Syrian regime’s collapse

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture

Senior doctors claim they were subjected to months of physical abuse, as UN calls for release of those still detained

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

'Heinous' abusive husband imprisoned wife in their home

A man's "heinous" campaign of abuse against his wife has been aired ahead of him becoming the first person sentenced for aggravated servitude in Victoria.

AAP · Feb 25, 2025