The Latest Breaking News from Prison

The long read: Indeterminate sentences are devastating to mental health, but prisoners with mental illness are less likely to be released. The result is a vicious cycle whereby the most vulnerable inmates often have the least chance of getting out – as John’s case shows

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof flees to Europe after being sentenced to prison by Iran. His film set to premiere at Cannes, highlighting human rights v...

Domestic abuser among those freed from jail as part of plan to relieve overcrowding, watchdog reveals

Director had been sentenced for ‘collusion with the intention of committing a crime against the country’s security’

A push to expand the criteria for courts to delay jail sentences would allow pregnant women time to give birth before going to prison.

David McBride will appeal his nearly six-year prison term after he was sentenced for leaking classified documents that revealed alleged Australian war crimes.

H.D. Revanna, former Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) MLA, who was arrested in connection with an alleged abduction case on May 4 by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing alleged multiple instances of sex abuse by his son and “absconding” Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, was granted bail on Monday. He…

The cybercrime police, Coimbatore city, on Monday was granted one day custody of YouTuber A. Sankar aka ‘Savukku’ Shankar in a case related to his alleged derogatory remarks on police personnel.

A handful of Texas jails have issued electronic tablets to inmates. Counties can make money off their use.

Aurangabad High Court refuses to quash case against N. Chandrababu Naidu and TDP leader for assaulting police in 2010.

Prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into ex-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband.