The Latest Breaking News from Prison

The Delhi High Court on Friday formed a Committee headed by the Health Secretary of the Delhi Government to give suggestions to improve the healthcare facilities in prisons in the national capital, observing that every prison inmate has an inherent right to life and humane treatment. Read further on Dynamite…

Asylum seekers living on the vessel moored in Portland, Dorset say they expect another ‘boring’ day on the ‘floating prison’

Gypsy Rose Blanchard made headlines in 2015 after her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn killed her abusive mother at her request. Eight years into her sentence for second-degree murder, Blanchard will be released from prison. Andrea Blanco writes

Attorneys for a mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman say he has reached an $11.7 million settlement with a northern Indiana city and former police officers

Blanchard has said that she wants to meet pop star Taylor Swift once free

The pardons freed no prisoners, but the White House says they will ease the burden of a criminal record.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland you can face prison for helping someone end their life. Some want the law to change

In a war zone, a courtroom and a prison, there was humanity and decency to lift the spirits – moments I carry with me, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

A South Korean religious sect leader whose sex crimes were featured in the popular Netflix series “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” has been sentenced to 23 years in prison

London father of three Nabeel Hussain has been sent back to prison after admitting to having multiple secret financial accounts and luxury stolen cars

A Russian deputy foreign minister said talks with the United States on a potential prisoner exchange that would free Americans held in Russia are hampered by publicity and an alleged disparity in the U.S. negotiating stance