The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case

A Connecticut man who was convicted in one of the state’s most notorious murder cases was one of the nearly 2,500 people whose federal drug-related prison sentences were commuted by former President Joe Biden in his last days in office

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more information about the drug that will kill him

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

What is seditious conspiracy, which is among the most serious crimes Trump pardoned?

Several of the highest-profile figures in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection were charged with, and convicted of, the crime of seditious conspiracy, which is defined as the act of getting together with other people to overthrow the government. They were among the roughly 1,500 people involved in the insurrection who…

The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025

‘Savage’ killer gets decades behind bars for decapitating his pregnant girlfriend and tossing her body in a trash can

Deundrea Holloway, 25, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing Liese Dodd and her unborn baby

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

French cyclist given 10-month suspended prison sentence for doping

Marion Sicot said doping formed "an integral part" of cycling

Cycling Weekly · Jan 22, 2025

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio calls for retribution in chilling interview with Alex Jones hours after prison release

‘We need to find and put them behind bars for what they did. They need to pay for what they did,’ Enrique Tarrio exclaimed on Tuesday night, referencing those who investigated the January 6 Capitol attack.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Self-styled 'QAnon Shaman' screams 'freedom' as he reacts to Trump pardon

The ‘QAnon Shaman’ said he can’t wait to buy guns following his release from prison

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road drug marketplace

Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison in 2015, given ‘full and unconditional’ pardon by president

The Guardian - US · Jan 22, 2025

Syria's Military Hospital Where Detainees Were Tortured, Not Treated

Former Syrian detainee Mohammed Najib has suffered for years from torture-induced back pain.

International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025

Sea Sheperd's Paul Watson vows to keep fighting for oceans from Marseille

After spending five months in a Greenland prison, Paul Watson, the founder of Sea Sheperd, settled in Marseille. During a meeting with the major of the city, he thanked the city for its support and said he was ready to continue the fight against whale hunters worldwide.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 22, 2025