The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Prison isn’t working for women, Labour says, as it unveils plans for alternatives

Shabana Mahmood tells conference she wants more help in community for offenders and fewer cases going to court

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024

‘I didn’t see the sun for 10 months’: American journalist reveals her ordeal in a Russian prison

Alsu Kurmasheva was among 16 people freed in the largest US Russian post-Soviet prisoner swap. She tells Bel Trew about life in prison and the moment she was snatched from her mother’s apartment by a swarm of men in black masks

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood unveils plan to shut women’s prisons amid overcrowding crisis

‘Around two-thirds did not commit a violent crime yet are sent to prisons desperate for places’

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

Alleged serial killer confessed to stabbing, court told

Accused serial killer Steven Hainsworth told another prison inmate he stabbed murder victim Phyllis Harrison and threw the knife in bushes, a judge has heard.

AAP · Sep 24, 2024

Top 5 sports stars who went to prison: Mike Tyson, Oscar Pistorius, OJ Simpson and more

Sports stars are often seen as role models, but even some of the biggest names in sports have had brushes with the law, leading to prison time. These incidents, ranging from assault to tax evasion, show that no one is above the law, not even world-class athletes.

The Times of India · Sep 24, 2024

Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison faces sentencing

A former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire faces the possibility of years in prison when she is sentenced Tuesday for fraud

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

Nearly half of prisoners at HMP Brixton tell watchdog it is easy to obtain drugs

Report finds prison is failing to prepare inmates for release and hundreds of prisoners have substance abuse problems

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024

Man convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life

A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock has been sentenced to 31 years to life in prison

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024

Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo's main prison to ease overcrowding

Congo's minister of justice says nearly 1,700 ill inmates have been released from the country's largest prison as part of an effort to thin out Congo's overcrowded prisons

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024

The Menendez Brothers: Kim Kardashian and her family visit. They get their own documentary on Netflix

After an intense weekend, in which the Menendez brothers blasted Ryan Murphy for his version of their story on Netflix, things started to look up. Kim Kardashian and her family visited them, and they will have a documentary of their own.

Latin Times · Sep 23, 2024